Dean Kamen Issues Mentorship Challenge to SolidWorks World 2008 Attendees.SolidWorks Corporation joins effort, pledging financial support for FIRST Robotics mentorship program SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Inventor, entrepreneur, and tireless advocate for science and technology Dean Kamen Dean L. Kamen (born April 5, 1951) is an American entrepreneur and inventor. Born in Rockville Centre, New York, he attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute, but dropped out before graduating. His father is Jack Kamen, an illustrator of Weird Science and other EC Comics. challenged thousands of product designers and engineers at SolidWorks World 2008 to mentor young robotics competitors and inspire the engineers of tomorrow. "Adults line up in droves to help young athletes develop their skills in pursuit of jobs in professional sports The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. ," Kamen told more than 4,600 attendees of the SolidWorks World 2008 International User Conference & Exposition, the largest annual worldwide 3D CAD event. "We need technology professionals to show kids they have more options - they need to help young people discover the excitement and rewards of education and careers in science and technology. In six weeks, a FIRST mentor can provide a student with learning and inspiration that can impact a lifetime." SolidWorks Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Rainer Gawlick joined Kamen on the stage and announced support of the program. SolidWorks Corporation will provide free software to any teacher who is a FIRST Robotics mentor and participates in an internship with an engineering organization over the summer. SolidWorks will also provide free software to any company mentoring a FIRST team for use with a teacher they invite to intern at their organization. SolidWorks software is widely used among FIRST competitors, and mentorships will make it easier for more students to benefit, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. SolidWorks Corporation. "We want to join Dean Kamen in fostering the engineering community at its roots, the young people who will become tomorrow's engineers and tackle some of the steepest challenges in history," Gawlick said. In addition to being an acclaimed inventor, Kamen is founder of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) organization whose FIRST Robotics Competition The FIRST Robotics Competition is a high school robotics competition organized by FIRST. As of early 2007, 1,303 high school teams of 32,500[1] students from Brazil, Canada, The Netherlands, Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and others compete to helps students discover the rewards and excitement of science, engineering, and technology. More than 1,500 teams from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Israel, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Netherlands, The officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,034 sq mi (41,528 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 16,300,000. Capital: Amsterdam. Seat of government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. U.K., and every state in the U.S. are participating in this year's competition. "You have all drawn on mentors," Kamen told the engineers. "Otherwise, you wouldn't be here. Please consider sharing your expertise." For information on FIRST Robotics mentoring, visit http://www.usfirst.org/. For information on teacher internships, visit http://www.solidworks.com/FirstTeacher. About SolidWorks Corporation SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Syst[c]mes S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris Euronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the London Stock Exchange. : #13065, DSY DSY Drum Storage Yard .PA) company, develops and markets software for design, analysis, and product data management. It is the leading supplier of 3D CAD technology, giving teams intuitive, high-performing software that helps them design better products. 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