2025 FIRST Forums @ Purdue West Lafayette Presenters

Events at Purdue FIRST

Intros & Welcome - WALC 1132

Andy Baker

Preserving FIRST Culture and Ethics

RoboDrama 101

Andy Baker's 20 Favorite FRC Robots

Entrepreneurship - Creating and Sustaining AndyMark

Betsy Baxter

Practice FTC Judging Interview or Presentation Prep

How to Win Awards in FTC

FIRST Dean's List Q&A

Brian Boehler

Building & Sustaining a K-12 Pipeline

How to Be An Ally to LGBTQ+ Students and More Inclusive Practices

Elliott Budd

Click. Capture. Compete: A Guide to Robotics Photography

Bryce Castle 👾

Game Piece Petting Zoo | A Decade of FRC

Cameron Elder

Branding and Media

Leadership: From Self to Team

Rosmary Fleming

Scouting's Role in an FRC Team and Why it Matters

Max Greenberg

PFPanel - FIRST After High School

Kyle Heaton

How to be Prepared for Kickoff

Alexander Henry

Accelerating Robot Design with Onshape Configurable Parts

Getting started with Swerve

Evan Hochstein

3D Printing in FIRST

Prototyping as a Design Tool: Lessons from Westside Robotics

Jonathan Lane

Wires Matter: How to Build Robots That Don’t Die Mid-Match

Lori Langley

Event Volunteer Panel Session

RJ Martin

How to be Prepared for Kickoff

Liam McNeely

How do we Educate?

Braden Mosier

The Art of Organizing Code

Christopher Nalbone

FIRST Mentor Development Initiative, Presented by FIRST HQ

Brinna Porat

Intros & Welcome - WALC 1132

FIN's Got Talent - Volunteering as a GA or Emcee

Lisa Porat

Mission, Money, and Mentorship: A Guide to Nonprofit Robotics Management

Curtis Rozeboom

Command Based Programming

Yet Another Software Suite - Sneak Peak!

Corey Seliger

Building Student Leaders in Real Time: Lessons from a Green Leadership Team

Mike Taylor

FIN's Got Talent - Volunteering as a GA or Emcee

Quincy Tordil

SystemCore Panel and QnA