Which (in)famous FIRSTer's would you like to meet?
 

In the wide FIRST community, who are some people you'd love to have a conversation with in person?

Mine would be
Dean Kamen
Woodie flowers
John V (JVN)
Dave lavery (although talking to him might result in permanent brain damage/vexment)
The team at 1261
Vivek
Team overdrive
Karthik
Billfred
Steve W

Re: Which (in)famous FIRSTer's would you like to meet?
 

I got to agree with these of yours:
Dave Lavery
Vivek
Karthik
Billfred

And add these of mine:
JaneYoung
Craig Hickman
EricH
Koko Ed
petek

I'm sure I'll come up with more as soon as I turn my comp off. If any of you come to a competition in Indiana, let me know.:D

Re: Which (in)famous FIRSTer's would you like to meet?
 

I consider myself lucky in that I got to knock quite a few off my list this past year. Please interpret omissions not as insults, but as fortunate encounters :)

Still on my list are:
JaneYoung
BillFred - Although I did do a drive-by handshaking last year in Atlanta
Ben Zimmer
Joe Ross
Phil Malone
Karthik
Dave Flowerday

Re: Which (in)famous FIRSTer's would you like to meet?
 

I've seen almost all these fine folks at IRI.

Re: Which (in)famous FIRSTer's would you like to meet?
 

I guess I'm going to have to try to make it to the IRI this year. It usually hasn't worked out too well for me in the past, but I'll try this time.

To add to my list:
Brandon Martus

Re: Which (in)famous FIRSTer's would you like to meet?
 

Andy you can talk to us when ever you like.

I am pretty sure you know my skype name. :P

Re: Which (in)famous FIRSTer's would you like to meet?
 

i have had the honor of meeting with and talking with woodie every year and this year i got to be on the radio along side him promoting first and was one of the first 4 people that got to sign his 2009 shirt, which was a great honor and privlage. He is a very awesome person and there couldnt be a nicer guy around

i also this year FINALLY got to spend a few minutes talking to Dean, which just made my day after trying to talk to him since i was in lego league back in 2004


oh and Dave almost hit me with his segway in Atlanta last year, but i have never had a conversation with him lol

Re: Which (in)famous FIRSTer's would you like to meet?
 

Brandon keeps promising to introduce me to Archiver he/she has alot of interesting things to say :)

Re: Which (in)famous FIRSTer's would you like to meet?
 

Wow, not even big mike knows who archiver is. Perhaps that is just the mystery of it.

Also, I would like to meet looking forward. Then again, I might have already met them and not known. That would be cool.

Re: Which (in)famous FIRSTer's would you like to meet?
 

Yes, I made the list! :P

andy (basicxman)
andy (poodlehead)
jason
craig hickman
rc
jeff
coop
alex coughi
sam couch
morgan gillspie
tyler moser

There's more, but that's what I have now. :P

-Vivek

Re: Which (in)famous FIRSTer's would you like to meet?
 

Being a "lifer," I can remember seeing a lot of the people on most of these lists at one point or another...of course, I come from the time when there were under 200 teams total (199 teams in 1998, according to http://web.archive.org/web/199805290.../teamlist.html).