In case you didn't see it, the deadline for proposals was extended to Thursday, January 5:
DEADLINE EXTENDED!
FIRST Robotics Conference
April 27-28, 2006
Georgia Dome and Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta
Same location and dates as the FIRST Championship
We have received a number of really great proposals for the 2006 FIRST Robotics Conference, but we would like to receive more, especially on technical topics. The deadline for submission has been extended to Thursday, January 5 (two days before the FIRST Robotics Competition Kick-Off).
One-hour workshops on topics of interest to FIRST Robotics (FRC), FIRST LEGO League (FLL), and FIRST Vex Challenge (FVC) teams, robotics educators, coaches, mentors, students and prospective leaders will be accepted. You may present alone or as a team. Please keep in mind that most attendees are already involved in FIRST in some capacity.
The primary goal of the conference is to provide personal and professional development for K-12 educators, non-engineering mentors, technical mentors and students.
We encourage presentations in all technical and non-technical areas that might interest FRC, FLL, FVC teams and coaches. We are still seeking presentations on technical topics such as Motors & Transmissions, Mechanical Appendage Design, Drive Base Design, Overall Robot Design, C Programming and Animation.
If you are interested in submitting a proposal for a one-hour presentation in Atlanta, please submit the following by email to Karen Sullivan (karen@usfirst.org) by Thursday, January 5, 2006:
Your name(s)
Team number(s), if applicable - pls specify FLL, FRC, or FVC
Affiliation (school, company, agency, etc)
Are you a coach? Mentor? Professional? HS student? College student? Faculty? Teacher? Team of the above?
Email address(es), phone number(s), address(es) of presenter(s)
Have you given this presentation before?
Title of presentation proposed
Technical presentation or non-technical (gears versus team dynamics, for example)
A short abstract outlining your presentation (no more than 250 words, please)
Due to the Conference Planning Committee's workload and the imminent FRC season, proposals significantly longer than 250 words cannot be considered. Please adhere to the above guidelines.
Selected proposals will presented at the conference in Atlanta on April 27-28, 2006. Travel and accommodations will not be provided by FIRST. Selected presenters will be notified in early February, 2006.
Questions? Send an email to Karen Sullivan,
karen@usfirst.org.