Karthik & 1114: Effective FIRST Strategies 2012

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by RobotMom

I am lobbying to get some of our team members into this particular seminar..and I see a few others that look really interesting.

Just wondering why FIRST is charging such a high cost? Rental of the facility? Presenters fees?

I can assure you, this presenter and all others, are receiving no compensation for their presentations.

[RobotMom]

Originally Posted by Karthik

I can assure you, this presenter and all others, are receiving no compensation for their presentations.

I didn't think so either.

It would be nice if they had more of a discount for multiple team members or student discounts?

[Chris Fultz]

I asked FIRST about the fees in the past. The fees help offset the costs of the rooms the av the sound etc. none of that is cheap.

The fee is small. And it also has a side benefit in that teams will limit how many attend. This way the room is full with 4 people from 50 teams instead of 50 people from 4 teams. More teams get the info and can share it.