Large group presentations

[RoboMom]

We won't be at AZ (I wish!) but here are some ideas. I agree that the FIRST Discovery channel documentary is good, but it lasts one hour. FIRST also has some ?2 or ?5 minute spots that are loud and flashy, that could be show over and over in a booth. Get something in the PTA newsletter and the school newspaper asap (do they have a journalism class? ask them to research this) Is there any all school open house type things coming up where you could set up a booth? Better if there is a robot there to demonstrate, but if not, run a video. Our school just had a Mardi Gras party and the robot attended. Find out when the next teacher training meetings are, like all math teachers in your area. Ask to speak to the teachers there and then they will refer students. Prepare a good handout. Lots of our team first heard about FIRST from an open house. One girl was in 8th grade and saw the robot demonstrated and actually came to the high school to check things out. She is now a second year member of the team. But mainly we get team members by word of mouth, student to student, and usually you can tell within the first few minutes who is totally smitten.

Contact Team 103-Cybersonics, Chairman's winner last year and Rural Support gurus. They have tons of teams and people networked who are willing to help for teams with no other teams right nearby.
Good luck!