CAN'T MAKE IT? WATCH FROM HOME ON FUN!
We are streaming our keynotes and certain sessions (but not panels or discussions) thanks to FUN ROBOTICS NETWORK! Check out the content you'll be able to watch online throughout the weekend or find the STREAMING ON FUN tag in the agenda:
thank you to our 2025 title sponsor
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STILL WANT TO ATTEND
IN PERSON?
Pre-registration is closed! If you would still like to attend, please email conference@nefirst.org and come to registration on Saturday morning. Walk-in pricing is $60 for the conference and $25 for the Saturday social. See you soon!
FEATURED SESSIONS
KEYNOTES
The Spark that Stays: Guiding the Student Experience
Making Impact Your Own: The Coconuts' Hall of Fame Story
FIRST Mentor Development Initiative
PRESENTATIONS
Documentation + Collaboration in OnShape
Beyond the Coprocessor: Lessons in FRC Vision & Localization
Staying ON in the Off-season
You Should CAD Your Wires
One Vision, Two Teams: Multiplying Student Opportunity and Engagement
PANELS
How to Succeed in FRC (but NOT without even trying): Stories from FIA winners and judges
More than Robots: How Unique Mentor Backgrounds Shape Team Experience
CONFERENCE AGENDA
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
Check-in and breakfast,
8:15 a.m.
Opening Ceremonies + Alliance Selection, 9 a.m.
Keynote + Sessions,
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch, 12:30 p.m.
Keynote + Sessions,
1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Social @ Bowlero, 7 – 9 p.m.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3
Breakfast, 8:15 a.m.
Keynote + Sessions,
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
BBQ @ WPI, 12:30 p.m.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1
Meet + Greet @ Notch Biergarten, 7–11 p.m.
Free snacks, drinks available for purchase
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
Small Group Conversations
All Day!
Topics include:
Local Advocacy, Fun is a Core Value, Mentor Recruitment + Succession, Event AMA, "ChatFRC"
Evening Social @ Bowlero, 7–9 p.m.
$10
Bowling and pizza! Includes shoe rental and soft drinks. Other items available for purchase
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3
BBQ @ WPI, 12:30-2 p.m.
Includes burgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, salad, potato chips, watermelon, soda
