2014 Championship Conference

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2014 FIRST Championship Conferences
FIRST Championship, St. Louis, MO | April 23rd-24th

Description
FIRST is excited to announce that we are accepting presentation proposals for the eleventh annual FIRST Championship Conference. We are looking for 45-minute workshops on topics of interest to FIRST Robotics (FRC), FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) and FIRST LEGO League (FLL) teams, coaches, mentors, students, and prospective leaders. You may present individually or as part of a group. FIRST will provide a laptop and projector for each presentation. Any additional equipment will be the presenter’s responsibility to provide.

We encourage presentations in all technical and non-technical areas of FIRST. Please submit proposals for any topic that is relevant to current and/or future FLL, FTC, and FRC teams and coaches. We have selected a few themes this year, to help get your creative thoughts flowing! The 2014 Robotics Conference will highlight Innovation and Women in STEM. We will certainly accept proposals outside these two themes.

Selected proposals will presented at the conference in St. Louis on April 23rd - 24th. Please note that travel and accommodations will not be provided by FIRST.


Proposals
If you are interested in submitting a proposal for a 45-minute presentation in St. Louis, please submit your idea on or before Monday, February 17th by clicking here to fill out a short application.


Past Presentations
This list shows some examples of topics that teams have found useful. Please don’t limit your proposal to the topics on this list. We welcome any innovative ideas that enlighten and engage FIRST participants and inspire future leaders in science and technology!

• Robot design tools and strategies (design software, programming languages)
• How to lead a sustainable FIRST team
• Marketing tips and advice for teams (fundraising, budgeting, finding sponsors)
• Preparing for college (applications, essays, interviews, scholarships)
• Team organization and leadership
• Progression within FIRST programs (example: transitioning from FLL to FTC)
• How to recruit and retain volunteers