CHINA TEAM NEXT YEAR!!!!

[Bharat Nain]

Originally Posted by Shawn60

This message goes out to all the international teams in FRIST. We have a Chinese exchange student on our team this year. She is interested in starting an FRC team in China next year. We have already spoken with some adult representatives from China about this and they are excited to make it happen. The only problem is, we can help then "start a team", but none of us have any idea on how to do this internationally. So if you could post any ideas, concerns, obstacles, problems, or anything else that might help in any way. I want anything and everything. I am hoping to take your ideas and everything you learned and to apply them to China. The sooner we get the ball rolling the better. If you do not mind please give me your e-mail so I can add it to my international group list.

Shawn Hardina
teacher/adviser
Team 60 and future Team China

This is very interesting. Have you contacted FIRST about this yet? If so, what did they say? I think the first thing you should do is contact FIRST if you have not, and see what they say about this.

[tiffany34990]

this is really cool!! i hope that something can be done....

what city would this be in???
talking to FIRST of course is a big thing and having the right support...and what about competition???

FRC, FLL or VEX heading over there would be really really great...

there is really a lot to be done to get the ball rolling and i hope it become a sucess...plz update the cd community at times... i really would love to see it happen...

[Joe Matt]

Ok man! GAME OVER! GAME OVER! Looks like we'll have another sub-100 team win Chairmans next year.

I've heard that a team started a FIRST Singapore, so you might want to do a Chiefdelphi search and drop them a line.

[aaronD341]

WOW AWESOME !!!! This year our team actually mentored 2 teams for singapore(spelling). We mentored them as VEX teams. If you need help getting it started check out our site we have some infor on it.

[Pin Man]

Our school had a Spanish foreign exchange student for the whole year... He joined F.I.R.S.T. and when he goes home he is gonna try to start a team for next year... I heard talks of him meeting with other exchange students and possibly starting a few teams... Not sure how true this is though...

[dachickindapit]

Our 2004 team had an exchange student from Korea (I think it was South, but I'm not completely sure). We had plans to send the robot over there for a demo and maybe start a team. He had so much fun on our team! He was sad to go back because he wouldn't have a robotics team.

[DCA Fan]

The FIRST program in Singapore is much smaller, more on a VEX Robotics level, and is done in conjunction with their local science center. Look into that. If the team has limited funds, try starting out with the VEX program and working your way up. Otherwise, you may choose to go directly into the large FRC program. Consider contacting FIRST, their relations people can probably help out. Also you may want to contact the Western Region director, Jim Beck, for help.

If I can be of any assistance, I'm bilingual in Mandarin and English, let me know.

[Leon Machado IV]

I would suggest getting in touch with local colleges as well. I know Bridgewater State has as number of professors that come from overseas. I personally know at least one professor who has traveled the whole UMass circuit who comes from Korea. I personally more then willing to help, knowing a number of students on the international level. Let me know. Thanks.

Yours in FIRST,
Leon O. Machado IV

[tkwetzel]

Originally Posted by JosephM

Ok man! GAME OVER! GAME OVER! Looks like we'll have another sub-100 team win Chairmans next year.

I've heard that a team started a FIRST Singapore, so you might want to do a Chiefdelphi search and drop them a line.

Starting an international team does not mean that a team will win the Chairmans award. You have to have an outstanding program in many areas. Many teams start and mentor new teams, but many of those teams do not even win the rgional chairman's award. But I do commend any team that helps start an international team and mentor them. Outstanding work so far and I hope this becomes a reality.