| Registration | Due Date | |
| Team Contact Data | Begins on line | 15-Sep-2004 |
| Initial Regional | Begins on line | 30-Sep-2004 |
| Championship | Begins on line | 13-Oct-2004 |
| Second Regional | Begins on line | 28-Oct-2004 |
| Unrestricted for Remaining Events | Begins on line | 11-Nov-2004 |
| Registration Closes | Ends on line | 03-Dec-2004 |
| Event Payments | Due Date | |
| For initial event | Due at FIRST by | 10-Dec-2004 |
| For subsequent event(s) | Due at FIRST by | 28-Jan-2005 |
| Championship: Pre-qualified teams based on criteria | Due at FIRST by | 28-Jan-2005 |
| Championship: Based on 05 performance/awards | Due at FIRST by | 08-Apr-2005 |
| Team Information | Due Date | |
| Rookie FIRST Robovation shipment | Ships upon deposit receipt | ongoing |
| Program book team data updated | On line by | 03-Dec-2004 |
| Yearbook Page | Submit on line by | TBD, 2005 |
| Team attendance at event count | Submit on line by | TBD, 2005 |
| Kick Off | Due Date | |
| Kick Off | NH and remote sites | Jan 8, 2005 |
| Event location and count | On line by | Dec 3, 2004 |
| Kit delivery location | On line by | Dec 3, 2004 |
| Robot Shipment | Due Date | |
| Robot ship deadline | Ship / drop by 5 PM local time |
Feb. 22, 2005 |
| Confirm robot shipment | TBD | arrival by Feb 26, 2005 |
| Awards Submissions | Due Date | |
| Chairman’s Award | Email to FIRST by | Feb 19, 2005 12:01 a.m. EST |
| Woodie Flowers Award | Essays due on line | Feb 19, 2005 12:01 a.m. EST |
| Autodesk Visualization
Award Paperwork Deadline |
Note: 2 different
AVA deadlines. Due at Autodesk by |
Feb 22, 2005 no later than 8:00 a.m. PST |
| Autodesk Visualization
Award Animation and Storyboard Deadline |
Due at Autodesk by | TBD, 2005 no later than 8:00 a.m. PST |
| Autodesk Inventor Award | Due at Autodesk by | Mar 7, 2005 5 p.m. PST |
| Website Design Award | URL Submitted in TIMS by | Feb 19, 2005 12:01 a.m. EST |
| Scholarships | Due Date | |
| Application dates vary | Info on web by | Info on web |
| NASA Grants | Due Date | |
| Applications process | Starts on line | 15-Sep-2004 |
| Applications process | Ends on line | on or before 12-Oct-2004 |
| Grant winners announced by region | On line by |
Announced, 2004 |
| FIRST and LEGO Company Partnership - FRC Team Grants | Due Date | |
| Applications submitted via mail | Due at FIRST by 5:00 p.m. | November 9, 2004 |