About Us
GOFIRST is a student organization at the University of Minnesota. Created September 2009, GOFIRST supports the FIRST Robotics program in the Minneapolis and St. Paul areas. The organization mentors teams, volunteers at regional events, and facilities workshops for students in Minnesota. This year GOFIRST members plan to volunteer at the 2012 Duluth, Longbeach, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee Regionals in addition to the 2012 FIRST Championship event and the Minnesota State High School League Championship.
Through GOFIRST, University of Minnesota students are able to take skills learned in the classroom and apply them to real world projects, network with sponsors in the program, and develop teaching and communication skills. The leadership skills gained from mentoring, volunteering, and teaching are priceless for our students.
In addition to volunteering in the FIRST program, GOFIRST participates in a Collegiate Robotics Program. The program requires the use of a robot and a quadcopter to compete in the event. Members of GOFIRST have the opportunity to design, fabricate, and run these robots at the Championship Collegiate Competition.
We are Driven to Inspire.
Through GOFIRST, University of Minnesota students are able to take skills learned in the classroom and apply them to real world projects, network with sponsors in the program, and develop teaching and communication skills. The leadership skills gained from mentoring, volunteering, and teaching are priceless for our students.
In addition to volunteering in the FIRST program, GOFIRST participates in a Collegiate Robotics Program. The program requires the use of a robot and a quadcopter to compete in the event. Members of GOFIRST have the opportunity to design, fabricate, and run these robots at the Championship Collegiate Competition.
We are Driven to Inspire.
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History
GO FIRST at 2011 Champs in St. Louis
GOFIRST officially became a student group on December 3rd, 2009 at the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities. Originally consisting of six students and four robotics teams, the organization has grown to include 30 members and 11 alumnus teams.
GOFIRST presented the Chairmans, Scouting, and Team Spirit presentations at the December 5th, 2009 MN Splash event on the University of Minnesota campus. During the 2010 competition GOFIRST mentored teams 1675, 2500, 2175, and 3130. At the Minnesota Pre-Ship Regional members volunteered to inspect the robots to make sure teams would pass inspection at the competitions and put on a mini Chairmans Q&A session. Students attended and volunteered the Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Midwest regionals volunteering as inspectors, field reset crew, volunteer coordinators, and with their individual FRC teams that attended the regionals.
In 2010 GOFIRST presented the Scouting, Strategy, Team Spirit, Pneumatics, Programming, Marketing Communications, and Other Awards presentations at the December 4th, 2010 MN Splash Event. GOFIRST is currently mentoring teams 706, 1675, 1816, 2175, 2470, 2500, 2508, 2846, 3130, and 3524.
In 2011 GOFIRST organized the first annual Post Kick-off Collaborative Strategic Design Meeting (PoKo) and attended the 2011 St. Louis Championship conferences, participating in the 2011 FIRST Alumni conference.
In 2012 GOFIRST organized the first annual Mock Kick-off (MoKo) to help teams start planning out their season before Kick-off. In addition, GOFIRST continued their volunteering and mentoring with FRC teams. They also continued their work and development of their own robots.
GOFIRST presented the Chairmans, Scouting, and Team Spirit presentations at the December 5th, 2009 MN Splash event on the University of Minnesota campus. During the 2010 competition GOFIRST mentored teams 1675, 2500, 2175, and 3130. At the Minnesota Pre-Ship Regional members volunteered to inspect the robots to make sure teams would pass inspection at the competitions and put on a mini Chairmans Q&A session. Students attended and volunteered the Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Midwest regionals volunteering as inspectors, field reset crew, volunteer coordinators, and with their individual FRC teams that attended the regionals.
In 2010 GOFIRST presented the Scouting, Strategy, Team Spirit, Pneumatics, Programming, Marketing Communications, and Other Awards presentations at the December 4th, 2010 MN Splash Event. GOFIRST is currently mentoring teams 706, 1675, 1816, 2175, 2470, 2500, 2508, 2846, 3130, and 3524.
In 2011 GOFIRST organized the first annual Post Kick-off Collaborative Strategic Design Meeting (PoKo) and attended the 2011 St. Louis Championship conferences, participating in the 2011 FIRST Alumni conference.
In 2012 GOFIRST organized the first annual Mock Kick-off (MoKo) to help teams start planning out their season before Kick-off. In addition, GOFIRST continued their volunteering and mentoring with FRC teams. They also continued their work and development of their own robots.
Meet The Board
Who are the officers of GOFIRST and what positions do they fill?
