first - ieee gold volunteer information evening nov 2013
DESCRIPTION
On Nov 4, 2013 the IEEE SCV Graduates of the Last Decade held their Volunteer Information Evening at LinkedIn which brings in a number of organizations from the local San Francisco Bay Area to talk about their organizations. Each organization is given 5 minutes to present, and after the event they set up a booth in which the attendees can gather more information on, and volunteer with their organizations. These are the slides for FIRST.TRANSCRIPT
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NorCal FIRST Volunteering
FRC, FTC, FLL and JrFLL in Northern California
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Intoduction
• Mark Edelman– Co-Founder of Playing At Learning– Northern California for JrFLL, FLL, and FTC for
Northern CA– Mentor for FRC Team 2489– Active in youth robotics for 11+ years
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What is FIRST?
• For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
• Nonprofit founded by Dean Kamen• Foster interests in science, technology,
engineering education and career paths• Celebrate engineering and science
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Jr. FIRST LEGEO League
• Ages 6-9• Expo (like science fair)• Themed
construction• Rolling season
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FIRST LEGO League
• Elementary/Middle School Robotics Competition
• Tabletop, autonomousrobotics
• 30+ events in Nov– 11/16, 11/17– 11/23, 11/24
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FIRST Tech Challenge
• High School Robotics Competition• Kicks off in early September• Multiple events throughout Fall• Championship in
late Feb• Super-Regional in
March
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FIRST Robotics Competition
• High School Competition• Kicks off in early January• 6 wks to design/build/program/test• Competitions in March– Sacramento (UC Davis)• 3/13-3/15
– Silicon Valley (SJSU)• 3/20-3/22
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Getting Involved
• Team Mentoring• Event Volunteering• Workshops
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Team Mentoring
• Opportunities Vary– By program– By your availability
• Many teams meet afterschool• Some meet weekends too• Contact us for info on possible connections!
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Event Volunteering• FRC– 3 day robotics competition (Thurs-Sat)– Volunteer via www.usfirst.org/vims
• FTC• 1 day events – (Saturday or Sunday)– www.norcalftc.org/volunteer.html
• FLL• 1 day events – (Saturday or Sunday)– www.norcalfll.org/volunteer.html
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Event Volunteering• FTC Super-Regional– Northern California Hosting Inaugural FTC Super-Regional
Event– Teams from 13 states– 2 ½ day event– Sacramento Area
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Contact Info
• Web– www.playingatlearning.org– www.usfirst.org
• Email– [email protected]– [email protected]
• phone– 510-656-8664