Organization:FIRST Global

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International FIRST Committee Association, FIRST Global
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Founded2016
FounderDean Kamen
TypeNonprofit organization promoting STEM in the developing world
FocusSTEM
Location
  • Alexandria, Virginia
Websitewww.first.global

FIRST Global (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a trade name for a nonprofit organization, the International First Committee Association. It promotes STEM education and careers for youth through Olympics-style robotics competitions called the FIRST Global Challenge. It was founded by Dean Kamen in 2016 as an expansion of FIRST, an organization with similar objectives.

History

FIRST Global is a trade name for the International First Committee Association,[1] a nonprofit corporation based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with a 501(c)3 designation from the IRS.[2]

It was founded by the co-founder of FIRST, Dean Kamen, with the objective of promoting STEM education and careers in the developing world through Olympics-style robotics competitions.

Each year, FIRST Global announces the host city of the next year's Challenge during that year's closing ceremony. For example, during the closing ceremony of the 2017 FIRST Global Challenge, entrepreneur Ricardo Salinas, a founding member of FIRST Global, announced that Mexico City would host the 2018 FIRST Global Challenge.[3]

Years

2017

The 2017 FIRST Global Challenge was held in Washington, D.C., from July 17–19, and the challenge was the use of robots to separate different colored balls, representing clean water and impurities in water, symbolizing the Engineering Grand Challenge (based on the Millennium Development Goal)[4] of improving access to clean water in the developing world.[5][6] Around 160 teams composed of 15- to 18-year-olds from 157 countries participated,[7] and around 60% of teams were created or led by young women.[8] Six continental teams also participated.[9]

2018

A competition during FIRST Global Challenge 2018.

The 2018 FIRST Global Challenge was held in Mexico City from August 15-18. The 2018 Challenge is called Energy Impact and explores the impact of various types of energy on the world and how they can be made more sustainable.[10] In the challenge, robots work together in teams of three to give cubes to human players, turn a crank, and score cubes in goals in order to generate electrical power.[11] The challenge is based on three Engineering Grand Challenges; making solar energy affordable, making fusion energy a reality, and creating carbon sequestration methods.[12][13][14]

Global STEM Corps

The Global STEM Corps is a FIRST Global initiative that connects qualified volunteer mentors with students in developing countries to prepare them for competitions.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Haiti Students Compete in First Global Robot Olympics in DC". L'union Suite. July 18, 2017. http://www.lunionsuite.com/haiti-compete-first-robot-olympics/. 
  2. ↑ "Unrated Profile for International First Committee Association" (in en). Charity Navigator. https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=811060352. Retrieved July 23, 2017. 
  3. ↑ "Students from 160 Nations to Reconvene a Year from Now in Mexico City for the Second Iteration of the FIRST Global Challenge – FIRST Global" (in en-US). http://first.global/press-releases/students-from-160-nations-to-reconvene-a-year-from-now-in-mexico-city-for-the-second-iteration-of-the-first-global-challenge/. 
  4. ↑ "Provide Access to Clean Water". Engineering Grand Challenges. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170606054330/http://engineeringchallenges.org/challenges/water.aspx. Retrieved July 23, 2017. 
  5. ↑ Chokshi, Niraj (July 13, 2017). "After Visa Denials, Afghan Girls Can Attend Robotics Contest in U.S.". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/world/asia/visa-denials-afghan-girls-robotics-us.html?action=click&contentCollection=Asia%20Pacific&module=RelatedCoverage&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article. 
  6. ↑ Pilapitiya, Tarini (July 23, 2017). "Elizabeth Moir students represent Sri Lanka at FIRST Global Challenge". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170723/magazine/elizabeth-moir-students-represent-sri-lanka-at-first-global-challenge-250913.html. 
  7. ↑ "What Really Happened at That Robotics Competition You've Heard So Much About" (in en). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/07/22/538088825/what-really-happened-at-that-robotics-competition-youve-heard-so-much-about. 
  8. ↑ Galvin, Gaby (July 19, 2017). "Afghan Girls Celebrated at Global Robotics Event". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170719170841/https://www.usnews.com/news/stem-solutions/articles/2017-07-19/afghan-girls-celebrated-at-first-global-challenge-robotics-event-in-washington. 
  9. ↑ "National Teams Attending – FIRST Global" (in en-US). Archived from the original on July 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170721105957/http://first.global/fgc/attending/. 
  10. ↑ "FIRST Global Challenge" (in en-US). FIRST Global. 2017-11-02. https://first.global/fgc/. 
  11. ↑ "Game" (in en-US). FIRST Global. 2017-12-12. https://first.global/fgc/game/. 
  12. ↑ "Grand Challenges - Make Solar Energy Economical". http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/challenges/solar.aspx. 
  13. ↑ "Grand Challenges - Provide Energy from Fusion". http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/challenges/fusion.aspx. 
  14. ↑ "Grand Challenges - Develop Carbon Sequestration Methods". http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/challenges/sequestration.aspx. 
  15. ↑ "FIRST Global Challenge 2017 – FIRST Global" (in en-US). Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170719052836/http://first.global/fgc/fgc/. 

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