▁and ▁industry ▁represent atives . ▁The ▁first ▁competition ▁introduced ▁the ▁three ▁level ▁competition ▁of ▁Dance , ▁Sum o ( l ater ▁to ▁become ▁Res cue ) ▁and ▁Soccer . ▁ ▁Then - prime ▁minister ▁of ▁Australia , ▁John ▁Howard , ▁was ▁im pressed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁when ▁he ▁visited ▁students ▁compet ing ▁in ▁a ▁Rob o C up ▁Junior ▁Australia ▁competition , ▁con gr at ulating ▁both ▁teachers ▁and ▁students ▁for ▁their ▁accomplish ments . ▁ ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁was ▁also ▁im pressed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁on ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Australia , ▁pointing ▁out ▁the ▁complexity ▁of ▁what ▁students ▁were ▁accomplish ing . ▁ ▁International ▁compet itions ▁Each ▁year , ▁an ▁international ▁competition ▁is ▁run ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁location , ▁as ▁the ▁Rob o C up ▁competition . ▁The ▁location ▁changes ▁each ▁year , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁has ▁seen ▁events ▁held ▁at : ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁- ▁Melbourne , ▁Victoria , ▁Australia ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁- ▁Seattle , ▁Washington , ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁- ▁Fu ku oka , ▁Japan ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁- ▁Pad ova , ▁Italy ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁- ▁Lis bon , ▁Portugal ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁- ▁Os aka , ▁Japan ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁- ▁Bre men , ▁Germany ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁- ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia , ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁- ▁Su