[Nate Laverdure]

Originally Posted by Starke

As I was reading your reply, I noticed something that got me thinking about something similar to the theme of this thread. Currently, the FIRST website domain name is www.usfirst.org. I assume that the "US" stands for "United States" unless is actually means the word "us." Is it right/fair for FIRST to show affiliation with one country over another now that it is international?

This 2012 thread has some information on this topic.

Originally Posted by EricH

As Alan pointed out, legally FIRST is the United States Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, or USFIRST. However, because their brand is built on FIRST, and because they prefer to use FIRST, that is the term we use. That is also the branding they say to use.

It's like the difference between your full legal name and your nickname. You get called by your nickname, despite your legal name being something different. You might not respond when you're called by that legal name, but that is still your name. However, you might not respond to that legal name... possibly because you don't like it.