It’s been a busy first week of 2012 for me.

Right now I’m in Los Angeles on a shoot for a new project we’re working on. The video content being shot will promote a sizable community platform for a meaningful (and fun!) initiative that FAers have been hard at work building. Stay tuned as it will be launching next month.

Once I wrap up here, I’m heading over to New Hampshire with our good friends from Connect A Million Minds to attend the First Robotics 2012 Founder’s Reception. The event is hosted by inventor Dean Kamen, and the Founder’s Reception takes place at Dean’s house. His house is a futuristic museum-like mansion featuring a 40-ton steam engine in the front foyer, secret passageways, and workshop where he creates his ground breaking inventions. Dean is a personal hero of mine, both in his work as an inventor and in his work engaging kids around STEM though his awesome organization First.