Northwestern Univ FIRST Symposium May 10

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Hello to all FIRST FRC and FTC teams in and nearby Chicago!

Northwestern University FIRST (NU FIRST), in cooperation with Chicago area private industries, local FIRST teams and FIRST staff invite you to attend the 2nd annual FRC & FTC Symposium on Saturday May 10, 2014.

The Symposium will be held at the Technological Institute building on the main campus. The address for your GPS is 2145 Sheridan Rd Evanston IL 60208. Parking across the street is free and you are welcome to pack a lunch or purchase it from restaurants in the area. We will have a list of restaurants that deliver food on campus at the registration desk.

General Schedule - Check-in will begin at 8:15 am. Workshop sessions start at 9:00 am, Lunch from 12:00 - 1:00, then workshops resume until 3:00 pm, followed by Lab Tours from 3:00 - 5:00 pm. Be sure to check https://www.facebook.com/groups/nufirst/ for schedule and information updates.

The workshops are divided into three main tracks: FRC - specific, FTC - specific and appropriate for either (Combined). Everyone is welcome to attend any workshop they like.

The presenters will include NU professors of engineering, NU PhD candidates, industry subject matter professionals, award winning FIRST mentors and FIRST Staff.

After the workshops, everyone is invited to tour the world-famous Neuroscience and Robotics (NxR) Lab and the Advanced Manufacturing lab. Tours will be led by the professors and researchers who currently work in these labs.

We hope you can join us for a day of learning and networking on the campus of this renowned Science and Engineering University! Please feel free to pass this invitation along to any FRC teams, mentors, coaches, etc who might like to attend.

Please direct any questions to, and also notify Illinois Senior Mentor Keith Hall khall@usfirst.org with a headcount estimate for your team.

Hope to see you there!