Good Afternoon Teams,
Thanks for the comments on early registration. We are actively exploring all our options to improve FRC registration. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Last week I told you I couldn’t share the outcome of the championship discussions yet, but as of this week, I’m comfortable telling you that the feedback regarding qualification matches on Thursday was so positive we’re planning to include them in the St Louis CMP schedule.
This week, I’m looking for your input on the FIRST Finale held on Saturday at Championship. And I need it fast. Please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2010FIRSTFinaleSurvey to take the survey. Tell your teammates, tell your friends.
Did you (or someone on your team) submit an essay for the Dean’s List Award this year? We didn’t ask for the email or home address of the nominee then, but we need it now. We want to make sure every participant receives acknowledgment that they were nominated and Dean wants to include the nominees in some upcoming discussions. If someone on your team was nominated for the Dean’s List Award, please have them send their personal email and home address to DeansList@usfirst.org.
If your team forgot to pick up participation medals at your first FRC event, you can arrange to have them shipped to you, BUT the deadline to contact FRCTeams@usfirst.org is the close of business, this Friday.
We are offering leftover 2010 game pieces for sale in lots of 14 (enough to run an event). The link should appear on this page sometime today.
Oh, and we have our first onsite meeting of the Game Design Committee coming up in June. If you have any suggestions for the competition, autonomous play, grand finale or the game itself, don’t post your ideas on this blog (people can see it) send your input to FRCTeams@usfirst.org and put “For GDC eyes only” in the subject line. Your email will be forwarded to members of the GDC for review.
227 days to Kickoff
See you then!
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3 comments:
Bill, did you ever talk about why the championship will be moved to St. Louis? I'm within driving distance of Atlanta, so I'm curious. Some poor teams bored of Atlanta? We have yet to make it.
Brian
Brian,
Bill can correct me if I'm wrong, however I'm pretty sure that FIRST makes a contract with the city. When the contract runs out, they have to make a new contract and that will typically be with a different city. I believe the new contract with St. Louis was either 3 or 5 years. Either way, I have seen the dates of the champs for at least the next 3 years in St. Louis.
Hope that helps,
-Eric
P.S. I'm from Connecticut, this year was my first time going due to the cost of travel
Hi Brian & Eric,
Yes, basically it's a bidding process. FIRST looks for the most cost effective location with the facilities and infrastructure we need to host Championship. The city of Atlanta won two three year contracts in a row. This past year, the city of St Louis made a better offer. There's a press release on the FIRST website with more details.
http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/content.aspx?id=5318&terms=2011+championship
Nancy
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