Keynote, Panel, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate)
Top Tips from Top Teams Keynote Panel members: Eugene Fang (604), Megan Ho (321), Michael Corsetto (1678), Allen Gregory (3847) A discussion on effective strategies for developing and managing high performing FRC...
Other, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice)
FIRST Works: Understanding Why and How It Impacts Participants Presenter: Renee Becker-Blau, President, FIRST Wisconsin FIRST works. Research shows that program participation in FIRST increases the number of students interested in STEM — and that interest is...
Other, Presentation, Roundtable, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization, Technical
Networking and Strengthening Your Local FRC Community Presenter: Andrew Hartnett, Pearadox FRC 5414 Improving your team and local FRC community hinges on building a strong local network of mentors. Activities like mentor workshops, geographically-based Slack groups,...
Presentation, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization, Technical
I Got 99 Problems and Space is Definitely One Presenter: Grace Johnson, Team 5924 Is your team stuck in a small area? Do you feel like it’s always a mess? Same. Follow Team 5924’s journey in optimizing lab space when your space is less than ideal size. We’ll...
Presentation, Project Management, Roundtable, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization
From last place to Einstein: Lessons Learned as an FRC Mentor and Coach Presenter: Anupam Goli, FRC Team 9477 In my seventeen years of doing FRC, I have been a student, a student leader, a mentor and a head coach. Join me as I have a conversation with the audience...
Presentation, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Scouting & Strategy, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Adding Generative AI to FRC Mentoring Presenter: Roby Hyde, BreakerBots – Team 5104 This presentation explores the transformative potential of generative AI for FRC teams, emphasizing responsible usage and practical applications. We will examine how generative...
Awards, Presentation, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
WPILib Roadmap, Feedback, and Q&A Presenter: Peter Johnson, WPILib In May 2022, WPILib released its first long-term roadmap, and it’s recently been updated for 2024! The roadmap outlines the current and potential future directions the development team is...
Presentation, Project Management, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
How Open Build Blog makes us better Presenters: Emilio Parra, Allen Gregory, Jakob Wittry, Mary Nguyen from Spectrum 3847 How Open Build Blog makes us better Join us for a presentation where we explore how maintaining a build blog doesn’t just help other teams but...
Other, Presentation, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization
Preserving FIRST Culture and Ethics Presenters: Kyle Hughes, FRC 27 Team RUSH Championship WFA winner Kyle Hughes will provide a history of FIRST’s culture and ethics, along with a preservation plan. Kyle has competed in the FIRST community since 1997....
Awards, Panel, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization
Championship WFA winners discuss role of mentors in FIRST Panel includes: Kyle Hughes (27), Allen Gregory (3487), Eric Stokely, Norman Morgan (2468), and others attending This is a panel discussion of WFA winners with a host and interviewer (name tbd). The panel will...
Presentation, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization
Building Strong Student Leaders Presenter: Dr. Sohini Stone, Fremont High Robotics (Sunnyvale) Regardless of whether a team is “student-run” or “mentor-run”, it is universally true that student leadership in FIRST represents an important...
Marketing, Presentation, Social Media, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate)
Social Media and Team Digital Presence Presenter: Tamara Kawa, FRC Team 1967 The Internet is free publicity! Learn about different aspects of social media and tools you can use to improve your team’s media. We will also discuss other forms of team digital...