Harnessing the Power of Sports to Promote the Possibilities In Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
Media Invited to Attend Local U.S. Regional Kickoffs as Teams Participate via NASA-TV & Webcast
(BUSINESS WIRE) — January 6, 2010 — FIRST
Who: |
FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) launches its FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC®) season with a Kickoff event. The 2010 season will include more than 1,800 teams (over 45,000 high-school students) participating in 50 regional and district events. All teams will be shown the 2010 game field for the first time and will receive a common Kit of Parts made up of motors, batteries, a control system, and a mix of automation components – but no instructions. They will then have six weeks to design and build robots to meet this year’s engineering challenge. |
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Public officials across the nation will deliver remarks, including: | ||
-- Hon. John Lynch, Governor of New Hampshire | ||
-- Hon. Linda Lingle, Governor of Hawaii; and | ||
-- Hon. Rick Perry, Governor of Texas. | ||
What: |
Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC®) is an annual competition that challenges high-school students – working alongside professional Mentors – to design and build a robot of their own, and compete in a ‘varsity sport for the mind’ that measures the effectiveness of each robot, the power of teamwork and collaboration, and Gracious Professionalism™. Students build and program their own robots against a field of competitors and experience the excitement of science, engineering, technology and innovation. |
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When: |
Saturday, January 9, 2010 – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time | |
Where: |
Southern New Hampshire University, 2500 North River Road, Manchester, N.H. | |
Remote teams will tune in via NASA-TV broadcast and Web cast from 57 local Kickoffs. To locate teams in your area, visit www.usfirst.org and click on the map in the top right corner. For a listing of local Kickoff locations, visit http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/content.aspx?id=10406 .
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2010 FIRST Kickoff Event Locations: |
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UNITED STATES | ||||||
AK, Anchorage |
NC, Mooresville |
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AZ, Phoenix |
NH, Manchester |
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CA, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose |
NJ, Newark, Skillman |
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CO, Denver |
NV, Las Vegas |
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CT, Farmington |
NY, Brooklyn, Rochester, Stony Brook |
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FL, Melbourne, Orlando, Plantation |
OH, Cleveland, Columbus |
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GA, Atlanta |
OK, Stillwater |
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HI, Honolulu |
OR, Corvallis, Oregon City |
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ID, Idaho Falls |
PA, Drexel Hill, Pittsburgh |
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IL, Chicago |
SC, Clemson |
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IN, Indianapolis, West Lafayette |
TN, Memphis |
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KS, Olathe |
TX, Austin, Houston, Plano, San Antonio |
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MA, Boston, Worcester |
UT, Salt Lake City |
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MD, Laurel |
VA, Hampton, Richmond |
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MI, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Novi |
WA, Cheney, Mountlake Terrace |
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MN, Minneapolis |
Washington, D.C. |
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MO, Saint Louis |
WI, Pewaukee |
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MS, Stennis Space Center |
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CANADA | ||||||
ON, Toronto | ||||||
ISRAEL | ||||||
Central Israel, Herzelia |