Welcome to GEARED UP 2026: Mentor Conference! Join us at James Madison University’s Festival Conference & Student Center in Harrisonburg, VA, for two days of learning, connection, and community.
You power 10,000+ students across DC, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. This day is built for YOU. Whether you’re a rookie coach launching your first team or a 20-year veteran looking for fresh ideas, you’ll find sessions, workshops, and conversations designed to sharpen your skills and recharge your passion.
Proudly presented by Aramco Americas. See you in Harrisonburg.
As FIRST mentors, we strive to build students who are excellent outside of it, especially as STEM-literate professionals. When it comes to designing, building, and programming a robot, we tend to strongly link what students do to potential future careers. We're less successful at that when it comes to data collection, pipelines, and analysis. Adding that dimension to your program can help more students find a home at robotics. I've approached that challenge across very different programs: an all-boys Catholic school in Dallas, an all-girls community team in Pittsburgh, the largest public school in Maryland, and a DC public charter school. Here's what I've learned about handling FRC data to serve your students off the field, as well as on it.
Statistician & Machine Learning developer, working for the Food and Drug Administration. FRC student since 2014, event volunteer since 2022, and mentor since 2023. Current mentor for FRC 449 and 4821.
Saturday August 8, 2026 2:45pm - 3:30pm EDT Conf Room 2 (35) Curriculum1301 Carrier Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
