On July 15th and 16th, The Green Reapers are hosting the first annual Southern New England Advocacy Conference at WPI. All FIRST Robotics Competition and FIRST Tech Challenge teams from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island are invited to participate in this two-day event where they will learn about how their government operates, develop the skills necessary to advocate for important issues, and travel to their state capital to discuss these issues with their representatives.
On the first day, teams will gather together to listen to key speakers and work in groups to practice advocating. On day two, teams will travel to their state capital to put their new skills into action, speaking with their representatives about the importance of STEM.
Even if you already have a relationship with your representatives this will be a great opportunity to train team members what messages we should be giving them. With advocacy, the power is in numbers. The more people we can engage, the more effective we can be.
Visit http://SNEAC.info for more information on the conference and registration.