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2. Who are the Shazbots?  We are a team of high school students who enjoy working with science and technology!  Every year we are presented with a new challenge to create a robot, within six weeks, meeting the FIRST Robotics Challenge (FRC) requirements.

3. What is FIRST?  FIRST F or I nspiration and R ecognition of S cience and T echnology “ …to create a world where science and technology are celebrated… where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes….” Dean Kamen, Founder of FIRST

4. Our Needs  FRC Registration fee  Parts and materials  Welding & machining  Marketing/ Promotion of technology in school

5. Outreach AAS Guidance & Control conference, FIRST Lego League (FLL)

6. 2009 Sponsors  Publicity and Advertising ○ Getting your name out to other professionals and students interested in technology  And Us! ○ A trained workforce that will contribute to the industry Benefits  American Astronautical Society (AAS)  Ball Aerospace  Boulder Valley Credit Union (BVCU)  Impact on Education  International Council On Systems Engineering (INCOSE)

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