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2005 FIRST Annual Report For Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology 2005 annual report 2 FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION 4 FIRST LEGO® LEAGUE 6 FIRST UPDATES 8 SPONSORS 20 FINANCIALS 21 LEADERSHIP contents past year, we’ve seensignificantevidencethat we’ve past year, students with similar backgrounds andacademicexperiences,includingmathscience. students withsimilarbackgrounds times mor twiceaslikelytomajorinascienceorengineeringfieldandthree They were they seekit. likely than the comparison group toexpectpursueapostgraduatedegree. likely thanthecomparisongroup bringing the power of bringing thepower effort commitmentto for your andsupport renewed thankyou andaskforyour we So, FIRST FIRST the erased by is problem anyperception science,engineering,andtechnology, In clear. findings are Y notforthem. andtheirbest,are their energy, toldthatoptionsdemandtheirthinking, They’re to alifeofsuccessandmeaning. path kids theyshouldviewasthemostrealistic celebritystatusorathleticachievement inaworldthattells live nosurprise.Afterall,we are theseperceptions Unfortunately, withwork.” andthose“obsessed awkward” “socially They thinkengineeringisforthe solitary andwantinteractionsona“humanlevel.” They seeengineeringastoo and“uninteresting.” in engineeringas“intimidating” onastudyinwhichstudentsdescribecareers reported Journal Street Wall The Recently, inscience,engineering,andtechnology. ofeducationandcareers perception Every day at FIRST, The study showed The studyshowed only str Finally, Finally, the comparisongroup. than year hadaninternshiporco-opjobintheirfreshman likelytohave ten timesmore Dean Kamen,FounderDean Chairman Abele, John As membersofthe laterinthisAnnualReport. isprovided Study twice asoftenthecomparisongr confirmation that retrospective studytoassess retrospective conductedanindependent, University Brandeis Foundation, The Ford by Funded es, the perception problem is sobering. But formembersofthe issobering.But problem es, theperception engthens our resolve. This istheproblem engthens ourresolve. students don students don FIRST e likely to major specifically in engineering when compared with a group of withagroup e likelytomajorspecificallyinengineeringwhencompared FIRST students expect to pursue a science and engineering career more than more students expecttopursueascienceandengineeringcareer FIRST FIRST ’t spurn engineering career opportunities, they earn them. They are opportunities, theyearnthem. spurnengineeringcareer ’t ’t want less education, they want more. They are significantlymore They are wantlesseducation,theymore. ’t reality. FIRST FIRST is makingadiffer students don’t avoid educationinscienceandengineering, avoid students don’t FIRST’s to more young people. young to more community, we can draw encouragement from the candrawencouragementfrom we community, oup impact on students’ academic and career paths. The paths. academicandcareer impact onstudents’ . M or ence. Yet, the solution is far from complete. thesolutionisfarfrom Yet, ence. e detail on the findings from theBrandeis e detailonthefindingsfrom FIRST FIRST we confront the problem ofstudents’ theproblem confront we is part ofthesolution. was inv ented to solve. And this And ented tosolve. FIRST community ,it & Development Corporation & Development DEKAResearch President, Kamen,Dean FIRSTFounder Boston ScientificCorpor Chairman, Retired, Founder J ohn A bele, FIRST chairman founder Chair ation man FIRST Championship THE 2005 FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE GEORGIA DOME IN ATLANTA WAS A CELEBRATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MARKING THE CULMINATION OF THE FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION AND THE FIRST LEGO LEAGUE SEASONS AND INTRODUCING THE FIRST VEX CHALLENGE. THE EVENT INCLUDED: - 9,300 STUDENTS - 465 TEAMS - 3 DAYS OF COMPETITION - 5,000 MENTORS - 500 VOLUNTEERS - 19 COUNTRIES Photography by Adriana Groisman The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) combines the excitement of sport with science 2 and technology to create a unique varsity sport for the mind. FRC helps high-school FIRST ANNUAL REPORT students discover the rewards and excitement of education and careers in science FIRST robotics competition and technology. IN. America withne competitionsexpandedto30inNorth The numberofRegional 25,000students. 990 withapproximately and technology bringing a teachers,engineers,andcommunitymemberswasonceagaincritical to almost 17,000mentors,parents, r FR gamepiece,andavisioncameraassociatedelectronics. team competition,atetrahedron onthree” new includedseveral challengesfortheteams:a“three Play,” game,“Triple This season’s experience. 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I FIRST n 2005,thenumberofpar Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA where 8,500 GAwhere inAtlanta, Dome Championship attheGeorgia FIRST par t andenergyof ticipants r citing educationandcar eached almost$8millionandr FIRST ents. ticipating FR ’ s v olunteers. eer pathinscience,engineering, C teamsgr for high-schoolstudents The commitmentof epresented some epresented ew to more than ew tomore FIRST FIRST Robotics Competition Team Growth 991 1000 927 800 787 642 600 515 372 400 271 200 151 199 59 94 0 ’95 ‘96 ’97 ‘98 ’99 ‘00 ’01 ‘02 ’03 ‘04 ’05 Guided by adult mentors and their own imaginations, FIRST LEGO League (FLL) 4 students solve real-world engineering challenges, develop important life skills, and FIRST ANNUAL REPORT learn to make positive contributions to society. FLL is a result of an exciting FIRST lego league alliance between FIRST and The LEGO Group. po I changes happen…” with communitiestomakethe everyone touse, butalsoworked to maketheenvironmenteasierfor “…teams notonly definedways of their season celebrated countries seventeen fouraccomplished FLLteamsfrom GA.Seventy inAtlanta, Dome Georgia The culmination of the season was the inaugural FLL World Festival, part ofthe Festival, World The culminationoftheseasonwasinauguralFLL for the2005/06season. 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