Robogals has been able to expand very quickly by adopting what is effectively a franchise model – each chapter is given three days of intensive training at the national conference, provided with a detailed operations manual outlining how to run a Robogals chapter, and granted a high degree of autonomy in determining how to run their chapter and adapt it to local conditions. Each chapter president is mentored by their region director, who is someone with significant past experience in running a Robogals chapter. The structure is shown below. We like to keep our teams lean and mean, with each person given a wide area of responsibility and authority.

All the real action happens at the chapter level. Robogals chapters each exist at a certain university (see the list) and this is where they contact schools, conduct robotics workshops, hold events, recruit new members and so on. A Robogals chapter committee consists of the following positions:

• President
• Secretary
• Schools Manager
• Training Manager
• Sponsorship & Partnerships Manager
• Marketing Manager

A few chapters have added their own positions like Vice-President or Treasurer.

These chapters are then grouped into regions, of which there are currently two: Robogals Australia & New Zealand, and Robogals UK & Europe. Each regional director is a mentor to all the chapter presidents in their region, and is also responsible for coordinating national and regional initiatives and pursing national and regional sponsorship. The regional teams simply consist of:

• Regional Director
• Sponsorship & Partnerships Manager

Finally, at the top level is Robogals Global, which is responsible for the continuous improvement and development of Robogals, including updating the chapter operations manual based on the latest feedback and research, and liaising with universities to set up new chapters. Global also runs the annual conference in each region, pursues global partnerships, publishes the Amplifier newsletter and centrally manages all IT services including websites, email addresses and our 'myRobogals' intranet. From 2011 Robogals Global started running some programs directly such as Robogals Rural & Regional and the Robogals Science Challenge. You can meet the Global team here.