{"id":5696,"date":"2014-03-28T01:44:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T05:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/?p=5696"},"modified":"2014-03-27T15:59:43","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T19:59:43","slug":"great-events-to-celebrate-engineering-with-solidworks-and-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/2014\/03\/great-events-to-celebrate-engineering-with-solidworks-and-students.html","title":{"rendered":"Great Events to Celebrate Engineering with SolidWorks and Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/WPI-FIRST-Regional-Ball-in-Air.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5698\" alt=\"WPI FIRST Regional Ball in Air\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/WPI-FIRST-Regional-Ball-in-Air-300x153.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/WPI-FIRST-Regional-Ball-in-Air-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/WPI-FIRST-Regional-Ball-in-Air-615x315.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/WPI-FIRST-Regional-Ball-in-Air-120x61.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/WPI-FIRST-Regional-Ball-in-Air.jpg 844w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The SolidWorks community is always looking for a great event to celebrate engineering and design. \u00a0There are local user group meetings held through the <a title=\"SolidWorks User Group Network\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swugn.org\/\">SolidWorks User Group network<\/a>. \u00a0 Once a year, \u00a0it is <a title=\"SolidWorks World\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sww\/proceedings\/index.htm\">SolidWorks World<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But this weekend, there are FIRST robot events happening all over the US and Canada. \u00a0There may be one near where you live. \u00a0The events showcase great designs and the work of talented high school students. \u00a0They are free to attend and children are welcome. \u00a0The full list of events from now until the end of April are at <a title=\"FRC Regional Events\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usfirst.org\/roboticsprograms\/frc\/regional-events\">here<\/a>. \u00a0If you can&#8217;t attend, many of the events are in a <a title=\"FIRST Webcast events\" href=\"https:\/\/robotics.nasa.gov\/events\/2014_frcwebcasts.php#webcasts\">webcast<\/a>\u00a0on Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Regional<\/td>\n<td>North Bay Regional<\/td>\n<td>Nipissing University<\/td>\n<td>North Bay, ON Canada<\/td>\n<td>27-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Regional<\/td>\n<td>Peachtree Regional<\/td>\n<td>Georgia World Congress Center<\/td>\n<td>Atlanta, GA USA<\/td>\n<td>27-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Regional<\/td>\n<td>Hawaii Regional<\/td>\n<td>University of Hawaii at Manoa<\/td>\n<td>Honolulu, HI USA<\/td>\n<td>27-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Regional<\/td>\n<td>Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional<\/td>\n<td>Williams Arena\/The Sports Pavilion Univ of MN<\/td>\n<td>Minneapolis, MN USA<\/td>\n<td>27-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Regional<\/td>\n<td>Minnesota North Star Regional<\/td>\n<td>Univ of MN &#8211; Mariucci Arena<\/td>\n<td>Minneapolis, MN USA<\/td>\n<td>27-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Regional<\/td>\n<td>SBPLI Long Island Regional<\/td>\n<td>Hofstra University<\/td>\n<td>Hempstead, NY USA<\/td>\n<td>27-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Regional<\/td>\n<td>Finger Lakes Regional<\/td>\n<td>Gordon Field House<\/td>\n<td>Rochester, NY USA<\/td>\n<td>27-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Regional<\/td>\n<td>Queen City Regional<\/td>\n<td>Cintas Arena<\/td>\n<td>Cincinnati, OH USA<\/td>\n<td>27-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Regional<\/td>\n<td>Oklahoma Regional<\/td>\n<td>Cox Convention Center<\/td>\n<td>Oklahoma City, OK USA<\/td>\n<td>27-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Regional<\/td>\n<td>Greater Pittsburgh Regional<\/td>\n<td>CA University of PA ? Convocation Center<\/td>\n<td>California, PA USA<\/td>\n<td>27-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Regional<\/td>\n<td>Smoky Mountains Regional<\/td>\n<td>Knoxville Convention Center<\/td>\n<td>Knoxville, TN USA<\/td>\n<td>27-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Regional<\/td>\n<td>Greater DC Regional<\/td>\n<td>George Mason University<\/td>\n<td>Fairfax, VA USA<\/td>\n<td>27-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">FIRST in Michigan<br \/>\nDistrict Event<\/td>\n<td>Livonia FIRST Robotics District Competition<\/td>\n<td>Churchill High School<\/td>\n<td>Livonia, MI USA<\/td>\n<td>28-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">FIRST in Michigan<br \/>\nDistrict Event<\/td>\n<td>St. Joseph FIRST Robotics District Competition<\/td>\n<td>St. Joseph High School<\/td>\n<td>St. Joseph, MI USA<\/td>\n<td>28-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">FIRST in Michigan<br \/>\nDistrict Event<\/td>\n<td>Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition<\/td>\n<td>Waterford Mott High School<\/td>\n<td>Waterford, MI USA<\/td>\n<td>28-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">District Event<\/td>\n<td>MAR FIRST Robotics Bridgewater-Raritan District Competition<\/td>\n<td>Bridgewater-Raritan High School<\/td>\n<td>Bridgewater, NJ USA<\/td>\n<td>29-Mar &#8211; 30-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">New England<br \/>\nDistrict Event<\/td>\n<td>Northeastern University District Event<\/td>\n<td>Northeastern University<\/td>\n<td>Boston, MA USA<\/td>\n<td>28-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">New England<br \/>\nDistrict Event<\/td>\n<td>Hartford District Event<\/td>\n<td>Hartford Public High School<\/td>\n<td>Hartford, CT USA<\/td>\n<td>29-Mar &#8211; 30-Mar-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Pacific Northwest<br \/>\nDistrict Event<\/td>\n<td>PNW FIRST Robotics Auburn District Event<\/td>\n<td>Auburn High School<\/td>\n<td>Auburn, WA USA<\/td>\n<td>28-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Pacific Northwest<br \/>\nDistrict Event<\/td>\n<td>PNW FIRST Robotics Central Washington University District Event<\/td>\n<td>Central Washington University<\/td>\n<td>Ellensburg, WA USA<\/td>\n<td>28-Mar &#8211; 29-Mar-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all the event organizers, mentors, teachers, parents and students that volunteer their time to put on these events. \u00a0Marie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SolidWorks community is always looking for a great event to celebrate engineering and design. \u00a0There are local user group meetings held through the SolidWorks User Group network. \u00a0 Once a year, \u00a0it is SolidWorks World. 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