**FIRST EMAIL**/Wouldn't It Be Cool If.../Team Hometown Media/Message from Autodesk/F

[Mark McLeod]

**FIRST EMAIL**/Wouldn't It Be Cool If.../Team Hometown Media/Message from Autodesk/FIRST Championship Conferences


Greetings Championship Teams:

"Wouldn't It Be Cool If..." is a new contest jointly presented by Time Warner Cable's Connect a Million Minds and i.am FIRST, founded by artist will.i.am. The contest challenges kids up to 15 years old to dream up the coolest invention ideas to make their lives, communities, even the world more AWESOME!

On Wednesday, April 25th at 5:00 pm-6:00 pm, Central -- in the Ferrara Theater in America’s Center in St. Louis -- finalists will pitch their ideas to Dean Kamen, will.i.am and other expert judges who will pick the winner in a "made-for-TV setting."

Tickets are available on a "first come first served basis" to the FIRST community as follows:

• (2) Tickets for every FRC team registered for Championship.
• (2) Tickets for every FTC team registered for Championship.
• FLL Tickets have been distributed.

If you plan to attend the event, and are one of the two members of your team selected above, please come to the Championship Registration Area in the main concourse across from Halls 2 and 3 after 4:00 pm, Central to receive your tickets so you can be ready when doors open promptly at 4:30 pm.

In the brief time will.i.am will be at the FIRST Championship this year, he will attend this event and some other events before he leaves Wednesday evening. There will not be a concert this year.

Team Hometown Media: This year, FIRST would like to let your hometown news outlets know that you and your team are attending the FIRST Championship in St. Louis! To help us with this effort, kindly fill out the background sheet on your team: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...pionship-event and return to frcteams@usfirst.org by Tuesday, April 24th.

Once at Championship, members of the FRC staff will instruct you on where to go to have photos and an interview with your team.

Thank you for your assistance in getting the word out to more and more people about FIRST!

Message from Autodesk: Autodesk looks forward to seeing you at Championship! Come meet us at the Autodesk booth to imagine, design and learn with educator/FRC season veterans Phil Dollan and Will Fowler as they showcase FRC teamwork using design thinking and Autodesk tools. Learn how to use Maya to create cool animation and video, and join Autodesk Student Experts in debunking design & build technology myths! For a schedule of events, please visit: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...nship-schedule

FIRST Championship Conferences: Registration is now open for FIRST Championship Conferences. Please go to https://my.usfirst.org/fp/confreg/site.lasso to register, or visit our FIRST Championship Conferences webpage: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...ics-conference for more information.

Go 2012 Championship Teams!

FRC Team Support