Re: 2009 Wisconsin Regional
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Originally Posted by AndyB
MSOE has an organization for FIRST involvment. It's called MFSO (Milwaukee FIRST Support Organization). Their website is here: http://mfso.groups.msoe.edu/
I know a few people involved with it and I'm sure they'd love for you to join. They are responsible for mentoring many of the teams in southeastern Wisconsin.
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Unfortunately the club is temporarily on hiatus. Hopefully there is enough interest to bring it back to life for 2009-2010.
The original purpose of the club was for this very reason: attract incoming students and as an organization, help a local team (or teams) in need. In the club's spare time, what has now become Midwest Vex Programs was also started.
As one of the co-founders of this club, I echo Al's statements. Make sure you put your schooling first. MSOE is a VERY difficult school. It wasn't too difficult for me to continue my FIRST involvement during my freshman year (besides the club meetings at 1:00am in the MLH lounge), however, sophomore and junior year were extremely difficult. We won't talk about senior design! As a college mentor though, teams tend to be understanding that your time is limited.
Bottom line: MSOE is in a great place to continue your FIRST involvement, even if only at the volunteer level for a year or two. MSOE has come a long way in supporting FIRST and there are plenty of teams in the area to get involved with.
One of my original goals with the club was to hold meetings at MSOE with several teams in attendance to share knowledge and resources. While this currently happens on a smaller level within the Milwaukee Vex League, perhaps the big meetings can still be made possible.
Good luck!
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