This is the link to the FRC 2012 kickoff video. It will air live at 10AM January 7th. The link provides options for viewing on you tv or using the NasaTv webfeed.
2012 FRC Kickoff Webcast OR FIRST Robotics Kickoff
Speakers in order of appearence:
- Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report
- Jon Dudas, FIRST President
- Former President, George W. Bush
- Walt Havenstein, FIRST Chairman
- Chairman's Award video by FIRST Team 359, Hawaii
- Former President, Bill Clinton
- Dr. Woodie Flowers, FIRST National Advisor
- Scholarship video by Jean Zheng, Stephen Hall, Yale University
- Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company
- Dean Kamen, FIRST Founder & President of DEKA Research & Development Corp.
- Kate Pilotte, Collin Fultz, FIRST Kit of Parts Engineers
- Aneesh Chopra, White House CTO
- Alex Kipman, General Manager, Hardware Incubation, Xbox, Microsoft Corp.
- Charlie Bolden, NASA Administrator
- Jim Heppelmann, CEO, PTC
- FRC Game Design Committee Introductions
- Bill Miller, Director, FIRST Robotics Competition
- Team Safety Animation winner, FIRST Team 3705 Arrowbots
- Dr. Aidan Browne, Chief Referee, FRC
- will.i.am, Grammy-award winning artist/producer and Director of Creative Innovation, Intel
- and other Special Guests