1816 members are upgrading from Team polos and khakis to business attire in order to meet government officials in Washington DC. Our Team has been invited to participate with Team 27 RUSH in their 2nd annual National Advocacy Conference (NAC) from June 14th to 16th. This actually will be Team 1816’s 3rd trip to our Nation’s Capitol, where we meet with our Representatives and Senators to discuss STEM issues that concern us and directly impact our educations. This year, we are centering our discussions on FIRST Robotics, ESEA re-authorization (known now as the Every Child Achieves Act), STEM education programs, and EdTech programs. Our Team will be meeting with district Representatives Messrs. Paulsen, Ellison, and Kline. We’re also looking forward to teaming up with Minnesota FRC Teams 2052-KnightKrawler, New Brighton, and Team 2512-Daredevils, Duluth, to meet with our Senators Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar. We could not be more excited to help change culture to value STEM with our nation’s policy makers!
