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First Robotics Competition

What is FIRST?
The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is an exciting, international competition that teams professionals and young people to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. The program is a life changing, career-molding experience-and a lot of fun.

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

For more information on FIRST click here!

High School students have 6 weeks to design and build robots to participate in the FRC 2010 Arizona Regional. The teams will find out about the game at the Kick-Off on January 9, 2010, which will be hosted at Brophy College Preparatory High School.

FRC 2010 Arizona Regional

March 12-13, 2010
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Phoenix, AZ

Attendance at the event is free and open to the public. Veterans Memorial Coliseum charges a nominal parking fee. For directions to the event,
click here.

Friday & Saturday, March 12-13, 2010
9:00 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. - Opening Ceremonies
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 pm -Robotics Competition
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. – Lunch Break
1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. - Robotics Competition
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony

Want to be a HERO?

Mentor a FIRST team. Share your skills and experience in:

- Mechanical Engineering

- Electrical Engineering

- Fund-raising

- Team Building

- Public Speaking

- Programming

- Business Planning

- Marketing and Advertising

Share your knowledge. For more information, email first@microchip.com


Scholarships

Over 120 colleges and universities, professional associations, and corporations from the United States and Canada providing
over 550 individual scholarship opportunities, valued at over $11.0 million, to FIRST high school students. For more information, click here.

If you or your company are interested in being a sponsor for the FRC Arizona Regional, or sponsoring or mentoring an Arizona High School FIRST Robotics team, send an email to: first@microchip.com for more information.

FRC 2010 ARIZONA REGIONAL SPONSORS
New as of November 5, 2009

ORGANIZING SPONSOR

Microchip Technology Inc.

LEADERS IN TECHNOLOGY

CAPTAINS OF INNOVATION
Avnet, Inc
Barbara and Craig Barrett
Microchip Technology Inc.
Microchip Technology, Inc. Employees United Way donations
Orbital Sciences
Wells Fargo Bank

FRIENDS OF THE FUTURE
ON Semiconductors
White Electronics


ROBOT BOOSTER
Osborn Maledon

FIRST FANS
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sanghi


FIRST Technical Competition (FTC)

FTC SPONSOR

FIRST LEGO LEAGUE (FLL)

FLL SPONSORS

To find out what teams are registered for the FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) 2010 Arizona Regional, click here. To see a map of the locations of the Arizona FIRST Teams, click here.

Check out FIRST LEGO LEAGUE (FLL) Robotics Competition, Smart Move.
FLL will hold five qualifying events and a State Championship in 2009.

Find out more, click here! Arizona State University, The Ira Fulton School of Engineering, Tempe, Arizona is the FIRST Lego® League Partner.

FLL Contact:
Patty Smith
Arizona FIRST Lego League Operational Partner
Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering
Arizona State University
P.O. Box 875506

Phone:  (480) 965-5837
Fax: (480) 965-2557

patricia.f.smith1@asu.edu

Arizona FIRST Technical Challenge (FTC) will be held December 5, 2009, hosted by FRC Team 2486, the CocoNuts, at Coconino High School, 2801 N. Izabel Street, Flagstaff, Arizona. The event is free and open to the public. This tournament will be held in conjunction with the Northern AZ FIRST Lego ® League Regional Tournament.

Find out more, click here.

FRC Arizona 2009 Teacher of the Year Recognition
The FRC Arizona Regional is pleased to offer a special “Teacher of the Year” recognition. This recognition is unique to teams attending the FRC 2009 Arizona Regional. Recognizing that our students cannot be “FIRST” without the help, guidance, and support of our teachers, this award will recognize a teacher from a team registered and participating in the FRC 2009 Arizona Regional who exemplifies these ideals. While FIRST offers regional awards to mentors, the Arizona Regional will offer a special recognition to those teachers who give up their time, talent and enthusiasm to support this effort.

Students on teams registered for the FRC 2009 Arizona Regional can nominate their teachers for this special recognition. The deadline to submit your teacher for this recognition is February 28, 2009. Just
click here for the instructions, and submit your essays!

The FRC 2009 Arizona Regional

The FRC 2009 Arizona Regional was held on March 20-21, 2009 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. Arizona. With the help of dozens of industry sponsors, hundreds of volunteers, teachers and mentors, the 2009 FRC AZ Regional was a huge success. Here are some of our highlights

The Winning Alliance for the FRC 2009 AZ Regional

Team 1726

Buena High School

Sierra Vista, AZ, USA

Team 39

Highland High School

Gilbert, AZ, USA

Team 1165

Paradise Valley High School

Phoenix, AZ, USA

The Winners of the FRC 2009 Arizona Regional Chairman’s Award

Team 2486

Coconino High School

Flagstaff, AZ, USA

The 2009 Arizona Volunteer of the Year

Mr. Chuck Wilson
ITT Tech, Tempe, AZ

The Arizona Regional Teacher of the Year

Mr. Christopher Perry
Team 3019
Chaparral High School
Scottsdale, AZ

The recipient of the Steve Sanghi Scholarship Award

Selina Gilbertson

Interested in finding out more about FIRST?

Is your school interested in starting a FIRST Robotics team in Arizona, and you want to find out more?
Send an email to:
first@microchip.com


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