Sorry, but that's not true either. FIRST may have originally been started to promote science and technology in the US, but that's not the mission statement anymore.
Here is a quote from Dean Kamen himself in the FIRST info brochure available from
http://www.usfirst.org/4vol/resource...ldBrochure.pdf
“…to create a world where science and technology
are celebrated….where young people dream of
becoming science and technology heroes…”
Note the use of world, and not United States.
I don't even feel like looking around anymore, but Im sure there's plenty more references to international teams.
Heck, the first thing always said about FIRST is "And there's over 900 teams from the US, Canada, Brazil, and England"
P.S. Check out
www.first.org Even if FIRST had wanted to change their site, they couldn't.
Cory