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Fwd: Volunteers needed for US First Robotics Event
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Vladimir Tarasov)
Tue Jan 24 01:11:30 2006
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 01:10:51 -0500
To: apo-news@mit.edu
From: Vladimir Tarasov <vtarasov@MIT.EDU>
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Hey all,
This project would happen between March 23rd-25th, should I get
enough interested people volunteering. Keep in mind that our spring
break starts on Monday the 27th, and many of you might have plans to
leave on the 24th. If enough people commit, I'll schedule the
project. Or, alternatively, you could volunteer to PC and do the work for me...
Also, we could volunteer only on certain days of the competition.
YiLFS,
vlad
>Hi,
>
>My name is Steve Cremer. I have been asked to contact your APO
>chapter to request volunteers to help manage the Boston FIRST
>Robotics Challenge Event scheduled for March 24 and 25, 2006. FIRST
>is volunteer organization that coordinates the work of many mentors
>and volunteers who work with our nation's youth. I can virtually
>guarantee it will be a time to remember for anyone who volunteers.
>It could even be life changing.
>
>This event will be held at the Aggannis arena in Boston and will
>host robotic teams of high school age students from as far away as
>Brazil and as close as your own MIT campus. Please visit the events
>website at: <http://bostonfirst.org/>http://bostonfirst.org/
>
>Please visit the FIRST website [www.usfirst.org] if you would like
>more information about FIRST.
>About FIRST
>
>FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is
>a multinational non-profit organization, that aspires to transform
>culture, making science, math, engineering, and technology as cool
>for kids as sports are today.
>
>FIRST was founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway
>Human Transporter. FIRST operates the
><http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/>FIRST<http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/>
>Robotics Competition in which teams of high school students,
>sponsored and assisted by local companies and volunteers, design,
>assemble, and test a robot capable of performing a specified task in
>competition with other teams. FIRST also runs the
><http://www.usfirst.org/jrobtcs/flego.htm>FIRST<http://www.usfirst.org/jrobtcs/flego.htm>
>LEGO League, for children 9-14 years old, and
><http://www.usfirst.org/place/>FIRST<http://www.usfirst.org/place/>
>Place, an innovative science and technology center, including a
>hands-on children's science museum.
>
>FIRST was founded on partnerships with businesses, educational
>institutions and government. Many Fortune 500 companies provide
>funding, in-kind donations and volunteers to
><http://www.usfirst.org/about/sponsors.htm>support the program.
>
>The key to FIRST's success is the work of over 25,000
><http://www.usfirst.org/4vol/>volunteer mentors, professional
>engineers, teachers, and other adults working with students across
>the country. In addition to the thousands of volunteer team mentors,
>FIRST competitions and other events were organized and staffed by
>over 14,000 event and committee volunteers. Through these
>volunteers, FIRST programs engaged over 70,000 young people during
>the last year. FIRST programs are growing rapidly in the United
>States and Canada, and demand is accelerating in other countries.
>
>
>
>Steve Cremer, FIRST Senior Mentor
>
>Boston First Operations Committee
>
><mailto:scremer@usfirst.org>scremer@usfirst.org
>
>781-784-8935 home
>
>
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Hey all,<br>
This project would happen between March 23rd-25th, should I get enough
interested people volunteering. Keep in mind that our spring break starts
on Monday the 27th, and many of you might have plans to leave on the
24th. If enough people commit, I'll schedule the project. Or,
alternatively, you could volunteer to PC and do the work for
me...<br><br>
Also, we could volunteer only on certain days of the
competition.<br><br>
YiLFS,<br>
vlad<br><br>
<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=2>Hi,<br>
<br>
My name is Steve Cremer. I have been asked to contact your APO chapter to
request volunteers to help manage the Boston FIRST Robotics Challenge
Event scheduled for March 24 and 25, 2006. FIRST is volunteer
organization that coordinates the work of many mentors and volunteers who
work with our nation's youth. I can virtually guarantee it will be a time
to remember for anyone who volunteers. It could even be life
changing.<br>
<br>
This event will be held at the Aggannis arena in Boston and will host
robotic teams of high school age students from as far away as Brazil and
as close as your own MIT campus. Please visit the events website at:
<a href="http://bostonfirst.org/">http://bostonfirst.org/</a><br>
<br>
Please visit the FIRST website
[<a href="http://www.usfirst.org" eudora="autourl">www.usfirst.org</a>]
if you would like more information about FIRST.<br>
<b>About <i>FIRST</i></b> <br><br>
<i>FIRST</i> (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
is a multinational non-profit organization, that aspires to transform
culture, making science, math, engineering, and technology as cool for
kids as sports are today. <br><br>
<i>FIRST</i> was founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway
Human Transporter. <i>FIRST</i> operates the
<a href="http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/"><i>FIRST</a></i>
<a href="http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/"> Robotics Competition</a> in
which teams of high school students, sponsored and assisted by local
companies and volunteers, design, assemble, and test a robot capable of
performing a specified task in competition with other teams. <i>FIRST</i>
also runs the
<a href="http://www.usfirst.org/jrobtcs/flego.htm"><i>FIRST</a></i>
<a href="http://www.usfirst.org/jrobtcs/flego.htm"> LEGO League</a>, for
children 9-14 years old, and
<a href="http://www.usfirst.org/place/"><i>FIRST</a></i>
<a href="http://www.usfirst.org/place/"> Place</a>, an innovative science
and technology center, including a hands-on children's science museum.
<br><br>
<i>FIRST</i> was founded on partnerships with businesses, educational
institutions and government. Many Fortune 500 companies provide funding,
in-kind donations and volunteers to
<a href="http://www.usfirst.org/about/sponsors.htm">support the
program</a>. <br><br>
The key to <i>FIRST</i>'s success is the work of over 25,000
<a href="http://www.usfirst.org/4vol/">volunteer mentors</a>,
professional engineers, teachers, and other adults working with students
across the country. In addition to the thousands of volunteer team
mentors, <i>FIRST</i> competitions and other events were organized and
staffed by over 14,000 event and committee volunteers. Through these
volunteers, <i>FIRST</i> programs engaged over 70,000 young people during
the last year. <i>FIRST</i> programs are growing rapidly in the United
States and Canada, and demand is accelerating in other
countries.<br><br>
<br><br>
Steve Cremer, FIRST Senior Mentor<br><br>
Boston First Operations Committee<br><br>
<a href="mailto:scremer@usfirst.org">scremer@usfirst.org</a><br><br>
781-784-8935 home<br><br>
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