FIRST

(For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology)

FIRST is a non-profit organization, which inspires young people to be science and technology leaders. This organization engages them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills. Not only that this organization helped people gain more experiences, it also helped people gain self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

FIRST Awards The awards FIRST judges gives are based on it's creativity, innovation, team performance, and much more. These awards are designed to help FIRST achieve its demonstration on how science and technology can be enjoyable and rewarding. These are the following four awards. To know more about each awards and its requirements, click on the links provided. Chairman's Award The Chairman�s Award represents the spirit of FIRST. The concept of this award, includes the Regional Chairman�s Awards, which lets FIRST recognize more teams, as well as their talents in organizing materials for their presentations. This award was created to keep the central focus of the FIRST Robotics Competition as our ultimate goal. Woodie Flowers Award The Woodie Flowers Award recognizes an individual who has done an outstanding job of motivation through communication, while also challenging the students to be clear and recognizing the value of communication. This award celebrates the effective communication in the art and science of engineering and design. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award The Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship award celebrates the spirit of the organization regarding to business. This award recognizes a team, in which consists of its developement of frameworks for a comprehensive business plan in order to scope, manage, and obtain team objectives. Website Award The Website Award recognizes the excellence in a student's designed, built, and managed FIRST team websites. It consists of two parts (awards) - �Website Excellence�, and the �Best Website�.

FIRST Competitions FIRST has organized three competitions, which helped new generations to be in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, technology, leadership, and communication skills.

1. FIRST Robotics Competition: FRC stands for the FIRST Robotics Competition, which was designed to help people discover how interesting and rewarding the life of engineers and researchers can be. Teams were given a standard set of parts (Kits of Parts) with a set of rules. At the start of the FIRST season all of the teams receive the Kit Of Parts and the game description.

2. FIRST Tech Challenge: FTC stands for the FIRST Tech Challenge, formerly the FIRST Vex Challenge (FVC) is a mid-level robotics competition targeted toward high-school aged students. It offers the traditional challenge of a FIRST competition but with a more accessible and affordable robotics kit.

3. FIRST LEGO League: FLL stands for the FIRST LEGO League is an international competition for elementary and middle school students (ages 9-14 in the USA and Canada, 9-16 elsewhere) to acknowledge the excitement of science and technology. FIRST LEGO League utilizes theme-based challenges to engage elementary and middle school students in research, problem solving, and engineering.