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