A reminder that the
FIRST Robotics Championships begin this week in Houston. The travel/housing provider for the event estimates 30,000 people will be traveling in and out of Houston for the Championships.
The competition events will be focused primarily in the George R. Brown Convention Center starting Wednesday, April 19th and running through Saturday, April 22nd. The finals for the championships as well as the closing ceremony will be held at Minute Maid Field on Saturday evening. Additional events such as the Welcome Party will be held on Discovery Green outside the Convention Center on Thursday evening and the Houston Astros have made discount tickets available for FIRST teams on April 18th and 19th.
If you see a whole lot of folks walking around both IAH and HOU as well as downtown in similarly colored shirts and attire, that will be the FIRST robotics teams. Many of us arrive on Tuesday, April 18th and depart Sunday, April 23rd and teams may take time to go to other locations such as the Museum of Natural History and Space Center Houston. See everyone there!
David