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City of St. Louis Chosen As Site of Annual Robotics Championship from 2011 - 2013 ST. LOUIS (SLFP.com), October 18, 2009 - FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) announced that it has selected St. Louis to host the worldwide Robotics Championship beginning in 2011 and continuing through 2013, including the 20th Anniversary year of the organization's inaugural competition. Dean Kamen, FIRST founder, noted inventor and president of DEKA Research and Development, announced the choice at the Saint Louis Science Center's SciFest 09. St. Louis, with a 66,000 seat arena capacity, was selected from among three finalist cities to host the expanding FIRST programs which are projected to reach over 200,000 young people in 50 countries worldwide in its 2010 season. "St. Louis consistently demonstrates that they truly understand the mission of FIRST and the city shares our viewpoint on the importance of helping young people reap the rewards and excitement of education and careers in science and technology," noted Kamen. The city of St. Louis has held a FIRST Regional Competition for eight years and has hundreds of volunteers involved in all four programs at FIRST including: Junior FIRS® LEGO® League; FIRST® LEGO® League; FIRST® Tech Challenge; and FIRST® Robotics Competition. The local community, spearheaded by the Saint Louis Science Center, assists all of the state's robotics teams with mentors, venues and financial support. "FIRST is confident that the city of St. Louis and its partners will enable us to provide a high-quality experience for our organization's 20th Anniversary year and beyond," said Paul R. Gudonis, president of FIRST. "We are pleased and excited to bring 'the super bowl of smarts' to a city which has been such a solid supporter of the mission of FIRST for so many years." "We were highly impressed by St. Louis' facilities, infrastructure, widespread community support, financial plan and their experience in hosting large-scale sports and cultural events," said Ron Falcone, FIRST Championship Site Committee Chairperson. "The excellent quality of the finalist city bids from Atlanta, Georgia; Indianapolis, Indiana and St. Louis, Missouri attest to the enormous amount of time, effort and research from the three finalists and FIRST thanks each city for their cooperation." The FIRST Championship games for 2011 - 2013 will be housed at the America's Center Convention Complex in St. Louis with a total of 502,000 contiguous square feet of exhibit space in six halls, 83 meeting rooms, the 1,411 fixed-seat Ferrara Theatre, the St. Louis Executive Conference Center and The Edward Jones Dome. Structures Gallery Receives Facelift at Science Center ST. LOUIS (SLFP.com), October 4, 2009 - Structures, the gallery that has kept kids of all ages entertained since the early-90s has a new look. The new gallery features exhibits that can be updated quickly and easily to reflect the rapidly changing scientific world. "Though some design and building methods rarely change, it is still an area of science in which great strides are being made, especially the advances in green building, like the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™," said Carol Valenta, Executive Vice President and Associate Museum Director of the Science Center. "We want to provide our visitors with the most up-to-date information available, which this format easily allows." The new Structures gallery features exhibits in five separate experience platforms, heavily accented with video screens, new hands-on displays and graphics, including:
Most visitors remember Structures for the popular "Arch Blocks," used to build a replica of the catenary arch curve of the famous St. Louis Gateway Arch landmark. The blocks now return to their home in the new Structures gallery. A new addition is a smaller version of the "Arch Blocks," making it easier for younger visitors to join in the fun. The entire gallery was designed, tested, and built by the Science Center's own, internal production team. The Structures gallery is free to the public, as are all the permanent galleries at the Science Center, and is open during the Science Center's regular operating hours. Archived St. Louis Community News and Information: |
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