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Friday and Saturday, over 35,000 individuals from Arkansas, eight other states and Mexico are expected to attend the Arkansas Rock City Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at Barton Coliseum. Honored guests and speakers include Lieutenant Governor, Tim Griffin, Congressman Westerman, and Daryl Bassett, Director of the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services. The event is free and the public is encouraged to attend.
The Bomb Squad and the competition can be followed online at frcteam16.org and on Facebook and Twitter.
FIRST is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to encouraging young peoples interest and participation in STEM opportunities and invites students who may not be predisposed to science, math, or technology to participate.
FIRST provides a pathway to the workforce that will help Arkansas meet the demands of our current and future economy. According to FIRST, its participants are nearly twice as likely to major in science or engineering, more than three times as likely to major specifically in engineering, and more than twice as likely to expect to have a science or technology-related career after college. All FIRST students are eligible for exclusive opportunities including over $50 million worth of scholarships and high quality internships at places such as NASA, Apple and SpaceX. There are Arkansas FIRST alumni currently attending schools such as MIT and Yale on full scholarships from this organization. 10% of MIT engineering students were on FIRST teams.
The schedule is as follows:
Friday, March 9 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Opening ceremonies
9:00 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. – Qualifying matches
5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. – Awards ceremony
Saturday, March 10 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Opening ceremonies
9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Qualifying matches
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Final rounds matches
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Awards and closing ceremonies
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