Press Release from FIRST
Manchester, NH, October 7, 2009
– FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) announced today that it has selected St. Louis to host the worldwide robotics Championship beginning in 2011 and continuing through 2013, including the 20th Anniversary year of the organization’s inaugural competition.
Dean Kamen,
FIRST founder, noted inventor and president of DEKA Research and Development, announced the choice at the
Saint Louis Science Center’s SciFest 09.
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The
FIRST Championship games for 2011 – 2013 will be housed at the
America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis with a total of 502,000 contiguous square feet of exhibit space in six halls, 83 meeting rooms, the 1,411 fixed-seat Ferrara Theatre, the St. Louis Executive Conference Center and The Edward Jones Dome.
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Congratulations to folks from St. Louis. It's 18 months away but what is the venue area like?