• Georgia Dome - Atlanta
  (Parking available at the GWCC and Georgia Dome; Media Registration at the Georgia Dome, Press Room)

VISUALS

• Colorful team uniforms, students working on robots in NASCAR-like pits, competing in fast-paced matches
• Volunteers, parents, mentors and FIRST alumni – numbering 20,000 cheering for students from the stands in pep rally-style

STORY ANGLES:

• Rise of “robomoms” – With the increase of all-girls’ teams, more mothers are signing up as mentors of FIRST teams
• Workforce investment – Sponsors are investing in FIRST to help fuel the workforce talent pipeline with innovative thinkers/future employees
• Science & technology philanthropy – FIRST has 95,000 volunteers, 3,500+ sponsors, career internships and more than $12 million in college scholarships

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES

• Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST, inventor of the Segway Human Transporter and the Luke Arm
• Paul Gudonis, president of FIRST
• Woodie Flowers, MIT Pappalardo Professor Emeritus, and FIRST National Advisor
• Students, mentors and national sponsors
• FIRST Sponsorship campaigns

For FIRST
Katie Cinnamond, 617-939-8336
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or
Jenna Walsh, 617-939-8617
Email Contact