How will they top WILL I AM?

[Taylor]

Originally Posted by Robert Cawthon

Is it possible that some of the main players will not be available for some reason? I am sure that they would want to be there and plan accordingly, but sometimes they can't be avoided. Maybe they have a huge snow storm planned for that weekend.

Which brings about another point - who are the main players now?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Taylor

Which brings about another point - who are the main players now?

http://usfirst.org/aboutus/Leadership

Dave and Woodie are listed on the Advisory Board, which Woodie chairs. I wouldn't be surprised if they gave some form of speech, though I wouldn't expect them to do the game unveiling after last year's events.

[dodar]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

Why?

Because learning the new FIRST game is more important than picking a new presidential candidate, duh!

[Tommy F.]

Originally Posted by pandamonium

Any thoughts how they will try to top what they did for kick off last year? I am sure that Dean and friends have some tricks up their sleeves. My guess and this is just a guess is that it may be Barack Obama. That would explain the pre recording kickoff...

Chuck Norris.

[2829ron]

Originally Posted by 7h0m54

Chuck Norris.

That would be epic!

[JaneYoung]

This is one of those threads that needs an "I am here" button because it is all over the map.

Discussing the entertainment side of things - Will.i.am has continued to show interest and a great deal of curiosity in the science and technology side of things. I'm not familiar with Chuck Norris's interest or Madonna's, or, for that matter, many of the folks that Will.I.Am brought on board with him last year. Maybe at this point, it doesn't matter. Maybe a big name star is enough - I really have no idea. It would be great to see a panel of big name writers, directors, special effects folks who love the continual development of technology and robotics and how that helps them fulfill their visions/dreams/goals. Star Wars, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Godzilla, Avatar - that would be cool. It would also be cool to have a panel of the animators from Pixar visit and talk about old times and current times. It would also be interesting to have a panel of doctors who work closely with robotics in surgical procedures.

There are lots of wonderful people that could entertain/inform us in ways that we can only dream of and imagine.

Jane