[Roboterra]

Thank you for asking.
The main purpose that we would invite students to the tele-conference is to encourage them to provide suggestions and feedback on the curriculum developed by us.
Invitational will be held in cities where students will benefit a lot from such events globally. Teams are expected to actively involve in off-season invitational. Active involvement can be supports to RoboTerra's efforts in organizing off-season games globally. It does not equal to guaranteed spot in the game, or mandate participation of the game, or payment or expenses in any means. The invitations of the games will be sent to teams selected by a review committee consisted of educators from the U.S. and the region where such games are organized, and teams invited can decide whether they plan to participate or not.
RoboTerra worked closely with the international branch at FIRST and was offered with insightful advices in developing our guidelines for this grant to best support FRC teams. This grant is fully sponsored by RoboTerra's corporate social responsibility mission. We are separate entities from FIRST, but we do share the same vision of promoting STEM learning from robotics education. You can contact FIRST directly should you have any questions about how RoboTerra grant aligns with FIRST's mission.