{"id":84564,"date":"2020-02-27T10:41:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T08:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/blog\/technion-first-in-dubai-and-aipac\/"},"modified":"2020-02-27T10:41:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T08:41:44","slug":"technion-first-in-dubai-and-aipac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technion-first-in-dubai-and-aipac\/","title":{"rendered":"Technion FIRST in Dubai and AIPAC\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
Technion FIRST in Dubai and <\/b>AIPAC\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n In celebration of their winning a silver medal at last October\u2019s Robotics Olympics in Dubai, the FIRST Israel team from Megiddo Regional High School has been invited to speak on the stage of the prestigious AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/p>\n The teens who represented the organization and the State of Israel in Dubai will fly to the US on February 26 to take part in grand rehearsals before speaking on stage, presenting the robot they developed and sharing their special story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The competition, which featured 119 delegations from 119 countries, was an important opportunity for positive exposure for the State of Israel in the technological and diplomatic aspects. The Israeli team participated in the international competition and qualified for the finals as head of the cluster of delegations competing together that included Italy, Uganda, and Australia. The Israeli team won the silver medal in the finals after completing the preliminary stage with the highest point ranking and being the only team with a perfect winning score of 9-0-0. The team also received a special award for giving exceptional help to other teams.<\/span><\/p>\n The eight teens are <\/span>Noa Duman, Yuval Perry, and Ron Perry of Ramot Menashe; Itai Ziv of Merhavia; Omar Baram of Yokneam-Illit; Ido Levy and Gal Chapman of Ramat Hashofet; and Uzi Ben Yitzhak of Kibbutz Megiddo. Two mentors \u2013 Osnat Duman and Nissim Levy \u2013 and security staff accompanied the students to ensure their safety in Dubai<\/span>. The team made the trip thanks to the assistance of the Megiddo Regional Council, the Mellanox Company, the Tama Group, and additional companies, as well as support from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The delegations in Dubai came from all over the world and competed, using robots they alone developed, with a challenge simulating collection of garbage from oceans and protecting the environment. Points were given based on their ability to collect as many items as possible from the arena where the competition was held.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Megiddo Team, which functions under the FIRST Israel organization led by the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Israel\u2019s Education Ministry and Ministry of Science and Technology, went to Dubai last October to participate in the Global Challenge FIRST World Olympics. Following its impressive accomplishments during what was largely a secret trip, and earning a silver medal, the team members were invited to speak at AIPAC March 1-3, 2020 in Washington, D.C.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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