[Collin Fultz]

I would like to take a moment to thank all of the people that helped make IRI Live the experience that it was.

IRI Planning Committee: Thank you for giving me the opportunity to take this project on and run with it.

Danny Blau: Thank you for being an incredible co-host. Your enthusiasm, knowledge, and ability to go with the flow made it so much fun to work with you.

Production Crew: Neil Brenneman (234 alum), Jeff Maberto (1024 mentor), Nikki Panda (MAR volunteer, stepped in last minute and operated the camera for us), and all of the 234 students who ran the A/V side. We couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you.

Tyler Olds and Dan Green: I gave you almost no detail on how exactly the broadcast would work until you were at the event. Your professionalism and skill as an MC and Game Announcer helped the entire experience flow incredibly well. Thank you.

Guests: Andy (IRI PC), Chris (IRI PC), Tyler (2826), Kaleb (1114), Lucien (118), Ethan (118), Jonathan (FIRST HQ), Jamee (FIRST HQ), John (148), Al (111), Libby (1923), Renee (Indiana FIRST), Chrystal (FIRST Ladies), and Erin (FIRST Ladies). You all helped make this everything it could have been. I wish we could have had more time to talk to each of you. There are so many great stories in the FIRST community that need to be told. Thank you.

Indiana FIRST: Thank you for allowing us to use the broadcasting equipment from the season. Not having to spend money on that or to learn to use new equipment was a huge help.

Eugene and everyone at The Blue Alliance: Thank you for working so much with me to make sure our event could be broadcast on TBA and sites like it. There is so much that we can do to help “make FIRST loud”, and sites like yours are so critical to that.

Kevin O’Connor and others at FIRST HQ: Thank you for all of your help getting the Indiana district events broadcast and allowing us to use this equipment for IRI. What we learned during the season helped make the IRI broadcast a success.

GameSense, PNW, FiM, etc.: Our broadcast was heavily based on the pioneering work that you have done in broadcasting and covering events in the past. Thank you for leading the way.

Finally,

Nick Lawrence and Liz Smith: Watched matches all day Friday and Saturday. Then, fed Danny and me scouting information on each alliance, including their analysis of each match and predictions for upcoming matches. Without their knowledge, dedication and support, the broadcast would not have been anywhere near what it was. Thank you both so much.

If you have feedback on the webcast or on IRI Live, we'd love to hear it.

Thank you all for watching!