The planning committee has been working very
hard to make this competition an exciting and rewarding event for you.
We are very grateful for the support that
FIRST continues to generously provide for this regional.They have given their time, advice and some
experienced personnel to guarantee our success.NASA needs to be recognized for their contributions of both financial
resources and manpower to bring the FIRST opportunity to our regional.A big thanks needs to go to the enthusiastic
people from our support organization BLaST, Inc. (Building Louisiana’s Science
and Technology).BLaST, Inc. has
provided the manpower for our planning committee.Included on the BLaST, Inc. board are
representatives from:
The
local chapter of ASME
The Bruce J. Heim
Foundation
Intralox,
Inc.
Lockheed/Martin
New
Orleans Public Schools
StennisSpaceCenter
TulaneUniversity
and the University of New Orleans
Finally, our biggest thank you goes to the
mentors, coaches, teachers, and students for being here.We appreciate everyone’s tremendous
commitment!
Each year, students, educators, and corporate
volunteers, eagerly await the January kickoff to learn what the annual game and
its rules will entail.Today marks the
culmination of your dedication and hard work in meeting the 2009 FIRST
challenge.Here on the arena floor, you
will test your design, strategy, and fabrication skills against many worthy opponents.In the spirit of gracious professionalism,
these opponents will become your friends and colleagues – perhaps for years to
come.We hope that you take full
advantage of the opportunity to lean from what other teams might have to
offer.
On behalf of the Bayou Regional planning
committee and all the sponsors and partners who join us this year, we wish you
much success.
Let the games begin and thank you for being
an essential part of the experience.
