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USA Science and Engineering Festival

RS_JimRS_Jim Posts: 1,773
edited 2014-05-07 13:23 in General Discussion
Has anyone heard from Ken as to how the show went?
Jim

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  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2014-05-04 08:17
    RS_Jim wrote: »
    Has anyone heard from Ken as to how the show went?
    Jim

    Hey Jim,

    I spent a few hours in the booth, and I can say I saw some very good traffic.

    http://youtu.be/LhtmRhcaDcI

    http://youtu.be/Uvb3TkHMy1I

    A lot of kids playing with the Activity BOTs and Arlos. I also saw many educator's come by and ask questions. As for numbers, I'll let Ken answer that.

    Jim

    PS: The videos do not show the increased traffic later in the day. It was too hard to get shots with the amount of people present. I know Ken got some more shots.

    PPS: Ken personally delivered my ELEV-8 to me, and he could have sold a few of the off the floor to some of the advanced High School teachers. , as mine was on display.

    Jim
  • ValeTValeT Posts: 308
    edited 2014-05-05 17:11
    It was very busy! There were tons of people almost all day, both days. In fact, there were a couple of younger kids that were dragged around by the Arlo robots. In addition, many educators came by and asked about using Parallax's robots at their schools or businesses.
  • Steph LindsaySteph Lindsay Posts: 767
    edited 2014-05-05 18:29
    There is a Parallax Insider News writeup with pictures from the event, if you'd like to take a look:

    http://www.parallax.com/news/2014-05-05/parallax-attends-2014-usa-science-and-engineering-festival-washington-dc
  • RS_JimRS_Jim Posts: 1,773
    edited 2014-05-06 06:16
    Thanks Steph
    Jim
  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2014-05-06 06:42
    Here is an email I received from http://www.usasciencefestival.org
    This past weekend, approximately 325,000 people attended the largest celebration of STEM in the nation!! Thank you to all of our sponsors including our Founding and Presenting Host Lockheed Martin! Leading up to the Festival Expo Finale, over 180,000 students and teachers were inspired with our national STEM initiative including our Nifty Fifty Speaker program, sponsored by InfoComm International, as well as our X-STEM School program! Beginning on April 24, the Washington D.C. Convention Center was filled with STEM Enthusiasts-- young and old-- exploring, creating and LEARNING!

    I can believe the 325,000 figure. Parking was a nightmare. :)
  • ValeTValeT Posts: 308
    edited 2014-05-06 06:53
    Sunday was horrible as there was a marathon in DC. Was anyone able to see Michio Kaku's "lecture"?
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,261
    edited 2014-05-06 10:42
    ValeT wrote: »
    Sunday was horrible as there was a marathon in DC.

    Well, two 5K runs anyway. :)

    http://www.runningintheusa.com/race/List.aspx?Rank=All&State=DC&Page=2
  • ValeTValeT Posts: 308
    edited 2014-05-07 13:23
    Woops, sorry. Just assumed by the number of people that were there.
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