Survey Results part IV

Good Morning Teams,

I’m almost done with the survey results, there’s just one more post to go after this one.

Question 31 asked teams to rate every event they attended on a scale of one to ten.  This question was very helpful, not only because it let us know which events teams enjoyed the most (and which need more attention next year), but because it allowed us to sort responses to other questions into categories.  For instance teams who attended bag & tag events in 2010 were more likely to prefer bag & tag (83% in favor) than teams who haven’t experienced bag & tag yet (29% in favor)).

Question 32 Would you want your state/region to adopt the District Model?  Overall, the yes votes are slightly in the lead.  Sorted using question 31, 94% of teams that competed in district events would like to see the model continue. 47% of teams that have not competed at district events would like to adopt the model.

Question 33 Do you prefer a two day event or a three day event? Responses were strongly in favor of three day events and we’re doing everything we can now to avoid two-day regional events in 2011.  Michigan District events will continue to be two day events.

Questions 34 & 35 asked about team experiences with event volunteers.  The Volunteer Development Department trains and certifies key event volunteers and wanted your feedback on how the program is going.

Question 36 asked participants to rate their level of satisfaction with their personal experience as a FRC team leader and with their overall experience with the 2010 season.  We asked the exact same question after the 2008 season and received almost identical answers.

In other news:

The FIRST Dean’s List Award winners are arriving today and will be with us through Saturday night.  We’ve got a lot of different tours and activities planned for them while they are here.   The challenge for the FRC staff is finding time to meet with the Dean’s List students without slowing down on the projects we need to complete this summer.

FRC is holding the Supplier’s Summit this week as well.  Every year we invite FRC’s generous suppliers to dinner at Dean’s house then spend a day with them reviewing the last season and preparing for the next.  This year, several local FRC teams will be doing a demo for the suppliers giving the suppliers a chance to get hands on with robots built from their materials.  My thanks to everyone who responded to the Kit of Parts survey.  We’ll be sharing your input with the suppliers this Friday.

171 days to Kickoff
See you then!