12-11-2008 12:27

Gary Dillard

Re: paper: Boeing Logo Guidelines for FRC Sponsored Teams 2009

This is very interesting -

Has anyone been given this from other corporations? I understand the rational, but I'm used to seeing robots plastered with sponsor logos - usually the bigger the better as far as the companies are concerned. I don't think there has ever been any implication that the robot is a corporate product.

12-11-2008 16:05

Elgin Clock

Re: paper: Boeing Logo Guidelines for FRC Sponsored Teams 2009

Actually, Gary, rereading the rule you quoted, I was first mistaken as well.
The Boeing globe style LOGO can't be used, but the words "Member - Team Boeing" can be.
See page 14 with the robot example.

Weird in any case...

25-02-2009 16:39

gniticxe

Re: paper: Boeing Logo Guidelines for FRC Sponsored Teams 2009

Today Boeing announced that the logo can be used on the robot. This is reflected in the rev A document.

Of course the robots have been shipped for a week now, but feel free to slap a bumper sticker on your bots at the competition.

25-02-2009 18:28

Gary Dillard

Re: paper: Boeing Logo Guidelines for FRC Sponsored Teams 2009

Interesting. I wonder what happened to cause the change.

25-02-2009 19:15

Madison

Re: paper: Boeing Logo Guidelines for FRC Sponsored Teams 2009

We built robots that are on time and on budget? Since they can't do that with the 787, maybe they thought having the Boeing name on some other products might be worthwhile.

25-02-2009 19:19

AdamHeard

Re: paper: Boeing Logo Guidelines for FRC Sponsored Teams 2009

Whoa... Cheap Shot

25-02-2009 19:20

Madison

Re: paper: Boeing Logo Guidelines for FRC Sponsored Teams 2009

I take the low hanging fruit when I can get it.

26-02-2009 16:24

Bob Steele

Re: paper: Boeing Logo Guidelines for FRC Sponsored Teams 2009

We were visiting at a Boeing facility the other day and one of my senior students turned to the rest of his classmates and pointed out that someday their grandchildren would get to fly in one of these...


...........they were standing in front of a 787 model....

26-02-2009 19:19

R30

Re: paper: Boeing Logo Guidelines for FRC Sponsored Teams 2009

^^^ Hahahahaha.

Anyhow, dosn't it have to do with the fact that the Boeing corporation and the Boeing "donation division" (IDK the official name) is technically different? Isn't the donation division part of the Union not the corporation itself?
Just my 2 cents.

26-02-2009 22:47

Bob Steele

Re: paper: Boeing Logo Guidelines for FRC Sponsored Teams 2009

I am not sure what you mean by being part of the Union.
Our team is proudly sponsored by The Boeing Company AND by SPEEA which is the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace. We actually used to be sponsored by the Mechanics Union too..

R

27-02-2009 01:59

gniticxe

Re: paper: Boeing Logo Guidelines for FRC Sponsored Teams 2009

I can't say Boeing is without fault on the 787 program, especially as an engineer working on the airplane and its derivatives. Regardless, I'm proud the company has recognized the value in FIRST and has joined many other national sponsors. Cheap shots, no matter how light-hearted, are not GP and are usually a bad idea when it comes to sponsors.

That being said, the FIRST@Boeing grants have nothing to do with unions (SPEEA or IAM). The funds came from the corporate level with backing from Engineering and Global Corporate Citizenship.

Allowing the logo on robots was a result of Boeing mentors letting the Communications/Marketing folks how silly the original policy was. Thankfully, they agreed.