FIRST® Long Island

FIRST® Long Island is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded by Frederick Breithut In 1984. Our vision is to create an educated workforce for Long Island by opening the minds of middle school and high school students to career opportunities through a collaborative partnership of schools, businesses, community organizations and government.   More...

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2023 FIRST® Robotics Competition

The Long Island Regional FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition season will kickoff at the Krasnoff Theater at LIU Post, located at 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, NY on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. FIRST Robotics Competition teams from across Long Island will gather in anticipation of learning about the upcoming season’s robotics competition.

During the local Long Island Kickoff, FIRST® Long Island, which hosts the event, will treat students and parents to presentations from its members and guests regarding the impact of the program on local communities and businesses. Raffle prizes will also be given out. Towards the close of the event, each team will collect its kit of parts to construct a 120-pound robot.

FIRST Long Island will be hosting two back-to-back regionals in 2023
FIRST Long Island Regional #1 will be from March 20, 2023 to March 23, 2023
FIRST Long Island Regional # 2 will be from March 23, 2023 to March 25, 2023

2023 FIRST Long Island Regional Public Schedules
2023 FIRST Long Island Regional #1 Regional Public Schedule
2023 FIRST Long Island Regional #2 Regional Public Schedule

Box lunches are now available for team members attending the regional events. Use this link to find the form to use.

While teams attending the FIRST Long Island Regionals that need lodging may avail themselves of any of the local hotels, FIRST Long Island has arranged blocks of rooms with certain local hotels.
To take advantage of these, click on the corresponding link to register for the hotel you would like to use. They represent different price points.

For FIRST Long Island Regional # 1 the information and booking are as follows:
La Quinta must be booked by February 26th and the Hyatt and Residence Inn by February 17th.
For the La Quinta Inn, you may call the hotel directly at 516-705-9000, option 5 and referencing the FIRST Long Island Event 1 group
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Garden City Rooms & Rates (wyndhamhotels.com)
Hyatt: Long Island Robotics March 19-21 Booking Link
Residence Inn: Book your group rate for The School Business Partnerships of Long Island

FIRST Long Island Regional # 2 the information and booking are as follows:
La Quinta must be booked by March 1st and the Hyatt and Residence Inn by February 22nd
For the La Quinta Inn, you may call the hotel directly at 516-705-9000, option 5 and referencing the FIRST Long Island Event 2 group.
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Garden City Rooms & Rates (wyndhamhotels.com)
Hyatt: Long Island Robotics March 22-24 Booking Link
Residence Inn: Book your group rate for The School Business Partnerships of Long Island

In addition to the hotels already providing rooms, a new hotel has been added:
Courtyard by Marriott is now making rooms available for $159/night.
Reservations for the Event will be made by individual attendees directly with Marriott reservations at (888) 236-2427 or (516) 542-1001
For FIRST Long Island Regional #1 ask for FIRST Long Island Regional #1 or custom reservation link: Book your group rate for First Long Island Regional - 1
For FIRST Long Island Regional #2 ask for FIRST Long Island Regional #2 or custom reservation link: Book your group rate for First Long Island Regional - 2

Please note most hotels have extended their cut off dates and room are still available.

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Need parts to help build your robot? Our sponsor FESTO can help. Call them today at 1-800-99-FESTO, mention that you're a FIRST Robotics Competition or FIRST Tech Challenge team representative and receive a discount on parts! Visit the company's FIRST-focused page www.festo.us/first for more details!

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