Today we received our medals for attending the FIRST World Festival.
We swapped flags with some teams and then went to see the FIRST Innovation Faire. This is where some teams can display their projects or do their presentations in front of an audience. There are also displays by different companies such as Boeing and LEGO mindstorms.
Then we walked to The Dome for the awards ceremony.
Even though we didn't win any awards, we were very happy when our friends, The HIPPIES, were nominated for the Championship award. They were given a trophy that was shaped like a giant LEGO hand.
The Spanish team, Mechatronic Ants, were also nominated. We met Mechatronic Ants last year in Spain when they won the European Championship. We thought they might win again today, but a team called Fast and Curious, from Lebanon, won the championship award instead. Congratulations Fast and Curious!
In the evening we went to the closing ceremony. While we were waiting to order food, some of us met someone from Bechtel, one of our sponsors, who took our photo and tweeted!
At the closing ceremony there were speeches and more awards and music. C14 managed to get the guitarist of the band Girls Like Boys to put their team hat on his guitar!
At the closing ceremony there were speeches and more awards and music. C14 managed to get the guitarist of the band Girls Like Boys to put their team hat on his guitar!
When we got back to the hotel we stayed up late, talking with other teams and playing cards.