The Science Channel to broadcast FIRST documentary

[Andy Baker]

This note, pasted below, was just sent to team leaders from FIRST:

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Greetings Teams:

FIRST Robotics Documentary Airs on The Science Channel

Watch the world premiere of "FIRST Robotics 2003" Friday, September 12 at 9pm on The Science Channel. This original documentary was developed, produced, filmed and aired as a contribution to FIRST through the sponsorship of Discovery. The Science Channel team responsible for bringing this effort together has been involved with FIRST for several years, and their personal and professional efforts have made their dream of
promoting FIRST in a significant way a reality. The documentary includes coverage of FIRST teams across the country, of regional events in New York City and San Jose, California, and of the Championship.

The program will be repeated on Tuesday, September 17 and again on Friday, November 21. The Science Channel is available on digital cable or satellite. You can call your provider today and ask for The Science Channel, or go to discovery.com and click on The Science Channel. You can also see the schedule by going to:
http://science.discovery.com/schedul...88&channel=SCI

Through this documentary, Discovery makes the case that FIRST Robotics is the Super Bowl of engineering -- requiring teamwork, dedication and ingenuity. 20,000 of America's brightest high school science students achieve breakthroughs, set the groundwork for brilliant careers, and make extremely cool robots. In this Science Channel original special, the program follows three diverse teams from the team building and robot
building phase, through regional competitions and to the Championship event at the Reliant Arena in Houston, TX. Special thanks for their support of this television project go to FIRST Robotics Teams #254, #339, and #1224.

To learn more about The Science Channel, visit them at
http://science.discovery.com/