I know I am preaching to the already initiated here, but some resources available for the non-engineers on NEMO
www.firstnemo.org/resources.htm
We are in the process of updating the resource page, with additions, deletions and updated papers. KathieK is our website guru.
Under the "Workshops" is a document listing a snapshot of workshops held around the country with lots of links. I have a ppt presentation linked here that I did on "Parents-101 Ways they can help your FIRST team." There is also a paper on this topic in the resources.