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Georgia Tech help
To all those of you willing to help start teams,
The GT FIRST group at Georgia Tech has been working on starting FIRST teams for the last 3 years. We have helped start 17 teams total over those last 3 years. I would be more than happy to help those who want to start teams with tips.
The biggest thing if you are going to start one through the school is the find a professor to help you out. They have the contacts with the higher ups in the schools that can get you sponsorship.
The next big challenge is to find a high school teacher that will help you. One that will be commited to the program and understands the time commitment.
Please let me know if you would like more help. I probably have some old letters and presentations from last year. Just understand that this is not an easy thing to do. For most of us who have started teams, it is an uphill battle all the way. Don't get discouraged if it doesn't work right away. If anything, get some people from the college and local high schools to competitions (maybe some of the off season ones).
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Anne Shade
Past Teams: 132, 408, 608, 832, 1002, and 2377
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The key is to get the WHOLE TEAM to understand that you are designing and building a robot, which is a complete system - not just a collection of mechanical assemblies stuck together. - SteveGarward [more] 
15-04-2003, 18:52
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