FIRST Robotics Competition Waterloo Regional

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FIRST Robotics Competition Waterloo
Regional Hosted by the University of Waterloo,
March 24 -26, 2005
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About FIRSTFIRST For Inspiration and
Recognition of Science and TechnologyFIRST is
a non-profit organization that was founded in the
United States in 1989, by Dean Kamen, inventor
and scientist.The main goal of FIRST is to
inspire students to pursue careers in the areas
of engineering, mathematics, science, technology,
and business.
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• The FIRST Robotics Competition
• 800 secondary schools
• 25,000 high school students
• 25 regional events across North America, and
• 1 international championship.
• Participation and Excellence is recognized and
  rewarded
• and throughout the process students develop
  skills in areas such as
• Creative thinking and problem solving
• Leadership and teamwork skills
• Project and time management
• Communication, through interpretation and
• articulation of information

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ABOUT THE COMPETITIONFIRST Robotics is a
microcosm of a real-world design problem there
is never enough time, resources, information,
etc., but somehow the project has to get
out.Students have six weeks to design,
prototype, build and test a robot within the
size, weight, and budget limitsEach team
receives a standard set of parts and a remote
control unitOn-field play requires co-operation
as well as competition its a coopetitionJudg
es give awards recognizing excellence in design,
teamwork, and performanceOver 3.8M (U.S.
funds) in scholarships in 2004Awards are also
given for website design, 3D Animation, desktop
publishing, marketing and public relations
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THE CANADIAN CONNECTION2005 is the inaugural
year for the FIRST Robotics Competition Waterloo
Regional event, which is being hosted by the
University of Waterloo!The competition has had
a presence in Canada since 2002 through the
Canadian Regional (now the Greater Toronto
Regional) in Mississauga.Due to the popularity
of the event in Mississauga, expansion was
necessary and Waterloo was a natural choice
because of

• the pre-existing relationship between the
  University of Waterloo and FIRST
• the facilities that the University has to hold
  the games, and
• the large number of high tech firms and large
  scale manufacturers that call the region home.

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FIRST and Your CompanyWe would like to invite
your company to participate in the FIRST Robotics
Competition Waterloo Regional event as a
Sponsor.There are a number of opportunities
available, from Platinum Sponsorships with
Industry exclusivity, to team support and the
provision of mentors or work space.In order to
determine what level would best suit your company
and for a list of available benefits please
contact us directly for more information.
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YES! We would like to support the FIRST Robotics
Competition Waterloo Regional 2005 as a
Sponsor.Please contact Nenone Donaldson with
any questions, to reserve your sponsorship, or
to arrange payment.Nenone DonaldsonSponsor
Recruitment and DevelopmentFIRST Robotics
Competition Waterloo Regional519-888-4567 ext.
3696ndonalds_at_uwaterloo.ca