2016 regional dates? [Archive]

Jon Stratis

27-05-2015, 17:41

If it's like last year (http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/blog-2015-events-are-being-posted), events will start to be posted about a month from now. And then it'll take a couple of months until all events are posted, since they aren't posted until they are confirmed (generally means contracts are in hand and signed).

If you want to get tentative info on a schedule now, your best bet is to contact the RD or regional planning committee for the events you're considering and see if they can give you some unofficial guidance. For example, I know that The scheduling of the MN events is almost settled, but is by no means assured yet. Besides venue availability, we also have to consider other nearby events (Milwaukee and Chicago, for example), and how scheduling for all of those events will impact a new event in.... But I've said too much already. I'll leave that as a teaser for all of the teams who have been clamoring for another event somewhere in the upper Midwest :D

Billfred

27-05-2015, 18:06

What Jon said. I know Palmetto's dates have already been discussed among the teams, because it's possible that we'll have to shoehorn it into a Wednesday-Thursday-Friday format.

(I hope they find a way to fit it in the regular window, but if they don't: any team that's bold enough to do Palmetto and then a Saturday-Sunday district event the two days after gets a cookie.)

JB987

27-05-2015, 18:25

Week 5 for Vegas...contract signed I believe (I'm on planning committee).

Hallry

27-05-2015, 18:27

Week 5 for Vegas...contract signed I believe (I'm on planning committee).

Glad to hear that the Las Vegas Regional will be returning again after the concern over its existence this past year.

orangemoore

27-05-2015, 18:31

I think Midwest will be week 4 this year. The regional usually falls on UIC's spring break which is a week earlier this year And the season starts 1 week late.

This is total speculation and could very easily be wrong

Andrew Schreiber

27-05-2015, 18:47

MikLast

27-05-2015, 19:10

anyone have an idea if the PNW champs are going back to Portland next year? It would be nice to have a general idea now to get some funds before the rush.

lynca

07-06-2015, 09:35

Why is the kickoff on Jan. 9th 2016 ?

It seems the kickoff should be Jan 2nd 2016 ?

LDiDomenico

07-06-2015, 09:38

Why is the kickoff on Jan. 9th 2016 ?

It seems the kickoff should be Jan 2nd 2016 ?

I think that if Kickoff is too close to New Year's day, FIRST will move it back a week so it doesn't conflict with people's travel plans.

lynca

07-06-2015, 10:20

I think that if Kickoff is too close to New Year's day, FIRST will move it back a week so it doesn't conflict with people's travel plans.

Do week 1 events still begin on the last week of February ?

Jon Stratis

07-06-2015, 10:39

Do week 1 events still begin on the last week of February ?

Nope, everything gets pushed back a week. Week 1 this year will be the first weekend in March. I doubt we'll ever see kickoff held before Jan 3, unless there is a big redesign in the way FRC works (like a big change in how everything is scheduled)

Part of the problem with having kickoff too early is shipping the KoP. With there being so many holidays in there where nothing moves and shipping organizations being overwhelmed by the holiday rush, it's difficult to get stuff to the kick off locations on time as it is. And just shipping everything earlier isn't that great of an option, because then you need to arrange for storage at all those different kickoff sites, with the possibility of having to store off-site and then use a rental truck and volunteers to move it to the kick off site... The logistics are just messy all around.

EricH

07-06-2015, 12:26

I think that if Kickoff is too close to New Year's day, FIRST will move it back a week so it doesn't conflict with people's travel plans.

This is correct, at least as far as what happens. It's happened before, and will happen again.

Billfred

07-06-2015, 12:29

Nope, everything gets pushed back a week. Week 1 this year will be the first weekend in March. I doubt we'll ever see kickoff held before Jan 3, unless there is a big redesign in the way FRC works (like a big change in how everything is scheduled)

Part of the problem with having kickoff too early is shipping the KoP. With there being so many holidays in there where nothing moves and shipping organizations being overwhelmed by the holiday rush, it's difficult to get stuff to the kick off locations on time as it is. And just shipping everything earlier isn't that great of an option, because then you need to arrange for storage at all those different kickoff sites, with the possibility of having to store off-site and then use a rental truck and volunteers to move it to the kick off site... The logistics are just messy all around.
This. 4901 hosted Kickoff this year for South Carolina, and it was hard enough since the USC campus was shut down for winter break. The regional committee had to rent a storage locker, I had to go when the pallets arrived and break it all down to get it inside the locker, then we rented a U-Haul to get it from the locker to USC and staged. Far from ideal, and with so many institutions shut down on January 1 even if they're open during break? I see why they do it.

Jacob Bendicksen

07-06-2015, 14:57

anyone have an idea if the PNW champs are going back to Portland next year? It would be nice to have a general idea now to get some funds before the rush.

Last I heard, PNWs were going back to Portland, but I heard a rumor that they might be in Seattle. Either way, I'm pretty sure they won't be in Spokane, but I'm not positive as to Portland or Seattle.

Navid Shafa

07-06-2015, 15:37

Last I heard, PNWs were going back to Portland, but I heard a rumor that they might be in Seattle. Either way, I'm pretty sure they won't be in Spokane, but I'm not positive as to Portland or Seattle.

I am under the same impression. Last I knew there was a contract in place for Portland 2016. I'll be happy to return to the Coliseum and certainly hope this is still the case.

MikLast

07-06-2015, 16:44

Last I heard, PNWs were going back to Portland, but I heard a rumor that they might be in Seattle. Either way, I'm pretty sure they won't be in Spokane, but I'm not positive as to Portland or Seattle.

I think they should switch off every year between something more eastern (not exactly Spokane east, maybe CWU east, or still just Spokane, just somewhere east) and then go to the west side (portland/seattle, i would bet portland based on what i heard from you and Navid and some other scouring) to help make sure people get a fair chance of going.

Kevin Pardus

24-06-2015, 12:35

A year ago, dates for 2015 events began to be officially posted.

Posted on the FRC Blog (http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/blog), 6/25/14: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/blog-2015-events-are-being-posted
2015 Events are Being Posted!
Blog Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 17:58
Event Dates
Check it out: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...egional-events
We’ve just started posting event dates and locations for which we have confirmed information. ‘Confirmed’ means either
that FIRST HQ has a signed agreement with the venue, or that District organizers have passed along to us firm
information on their events. Please keep in mind that even though we may have signed contracts with the venues,
things still can change! It’s very unlikely, but still possible. We have a few more event dates and locations ready to post,
we’ll be getting those up shortly....
...Another FRC Season is in the air! I’m getting really excited!
Frank

Will we start seeing official posts for 2016 events anytime soon?

Carl C

24-06-2015, 12:55

The first few events just started popping up. I expect an official announcement soon:

http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/regional-events

AllenGregoryIV

24-06-2015, 13:44

Lone Star is booked for Apr 7th-9th according to the GRB calendar, making it a week 6 event.

http://www.houstonconventionctr.com/Attendees/CalendarofEvents.asp (http://www.houstonconventionctr.com/Attendees/CalendarofEvents.aspx)x

PayneTrain

24-06-2015, 13:51

What Jon said. I know Palmetto's dates have already been discussed among the teams, because it's possible that we'll have to shoehorn it into a Wednesday-Thursday-Friday format.

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That's straight fire.

Koko Ed

24-06-2015, 14:26

The first few events just started popping up. I expect an official announcement soon:

http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/regional-events

I wonder which room the Alamo Regional is gonna be in this time.

AllenGregoryIV

24-06-2015, 14:36

I wonder which room the Alamo Regional is gonna be in this time.

Hopefully in the new space I would think, it's scheduled to open in January. More information. (http://www.transformationsa.com/)

Abhishek R

24-06-2015, 22:51

Hopefully in the new space I would think, it's scheduled to open in January. More information. (http://www.transformationsa.com/)

Wow, that looks awesome. I really liked the setup they had at the 2014 Alamo Regional though, in case this doesn't pan out.

BSV

24-06-2015, 23:11

Wow, that looks awesome. I really liked the setup they had at the 2014 Alamo Regional though, in case this doesn't pan out.

Looks like it's March 9-12 and the FTC South Super Regional is March 9-11 in the same building. Cool. (But if you have the same kids on both FTC and FRC teams, that isn't gonna work too well if the FTC team qualifies).

AllenGregoryIV

25-06-2015, 11:32

Looks like it's March 9-12 and the FTC South Super Regional is March 9-11 in the same building. Cool. (But if you have the same kids on both FTC and FRC teams, that isn't gonna work too well if the FTC team qualifies).

That's been that way at Alamo for the past several years. None of that is changing. We are just discussing which part of the convention center it will be located in, since they are finishing up renovations in January.

Koko Ed

06-07-2015, 02:42

Many Canadian dates got added.
GTCR week 1.
GTER week 2.
North Bay week 4.
Waterloo week 5.
WEGLR week 6.

Koko Ed

08-07-2015, 17:04

PNW has listed their dates.

Navid Shafa

08-07-2015, 17:19

PNW has listed their dates.

I created a spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZDoXZrmrHLNIxq_8ED1FKovwX33AGyyL9dG7n18rvtg/edit#gid=0) to better visualize this year's PNW schedule changes.

*Notes: Weeks are skewed thanks to the moved kickoff date. No more Shorewood district either.

Last I knew there was a contract in place for Portland 2016. I'll be happy to return to the Coliseum and certainly hope this is still the case.

Return to Portland 2016 Confirmed.

MikLast

08-07-2015, 18:10

Thad House

08-07-2015, 18:21

I created a spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZDoXZrmrHLNIxq_8ED1FKovwX33AGyyL9dG7n18rvtg/edit#gid=0) to better visualize this year's PNW schedule changes.

*Notes: Weeks are skewed thanks to the moved kickoff date. No more Shorewood district either.

Return to Portland 2016 Confirmed.

I would guess that just like last year, they will add shorewood at the last minute again. We are right on the bubble between 9 and 10 events.

Honestly, I don't like the Portland events being weeks 2 and 5. It means that a Portland team either has to travel, or do back to back events. Both of which have downsides. And since there is no washington event week 4, it means the only Travel event for oregon teams to not go back to back is philomath. If a week 4 washington event doesn't get added, there is going to be some major congestion in Oregon at Wilsonville and Philomath.

Jacob Bendicksen

08-07-2015, 18:51

I would guess that just like last year, they will add shorewood at the last minute again. We are right on the bubble between 9 and 10 events.

Honestly, I don't like the Portland events being weeks 2 and 5. It means that a Portland team either has to travel, or do back to back events. Both of which have downsides. And since there is no washington event week 4, it means the only Travel event for oregon teams to not go back to back is philomath. If a week 4 washington event doesn't get added, there is going to be some major congestion in Oregon at Wilsonville and Philomath.

I'm with Thad here...not a huge fan of the Week 5/Week 6 turnaround. I'd imagine that Week 5 is the only date that works for Oregon City, but still, not perfect.

Kingland093

08-07-2015, 21:29

Any information out there on the MN regionals? Will they be going back to their normal weeks 2 and 5 dates?

jajabinx124

08-07-2015, 23:30

Will they be going back to their normal weeks 2 and 5 dates?

*crosses fingers that they go back to their normal week 2 and 5 dates* :D

Tyler Olds

08-07-2015, 23:39

*crosses fingers that they go back to their normal week 2 and 5 dates* :D

I really hope that Minneapolis stays week 6. With Wisconsin generally being week 4 for the last few years, teams like mine haven't been able to participate at the Minneapolis regionals being back to back.

jajabinx124

08-07-2015, 23:46

I really hope that Minneapolis stays week 6. With Wisconsin generally being week 4 for the last few years, teams like mine haven't been able to participate at the Minneapolis regionals being back to back.

I understand. Back to back regionals doesn't sound that feasible, although some teams have done it, but I can see why most teams don't want to.

I'll be fine if the Minneapolis regionals stay week 6, but what I really want is the Duluth regionals to move back to week 2 again because I would like to avoid the idea of attending a week 1 regional at all costs..

Jon Stratis

08-07-2015, 23:48

Any information out there on the MN regionals? Will they be going back to their normal weeks 2 and 5 dates?

Nothing official yet... I know there has been difficulty scheduling venues so Duluth, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and a new regional (which I don't think has been officially announced yet) don't overlap has been difficult.

I will, however, point you to the list of NCAA Championship sites (http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2013-12-11/2014-18-ncaa-championship-sites), which has a Women's Gymnastics event in the Sports Pavilion (where the 10,000 Lakes pits are) Saturday April 2, 2016, which is week 5. So, it's a safe bet the Minneapolis events won't be week 5!

Navid Shafa

09-07-2015, 00:05

I would guess that just like last year, they will add shorewood at the last minute again. We are right on the bubble between 9 and 10 events.

Knowing last year's number and accommodating for only a small amount of growth, there really isn't an option to not have a 10th district. Last year, quite a few teams would have been extremely geographically inconvenienced without it. Unless there is other information in the wings, I'd bank on it popping up again. Let's just hope it's before everyone starts registering this time...

Honestly, I don't like the Portland events being weeks 2 and 5. It means that a Portland team either has to travel, or do back to back events.

Yep, that sucks. Some venues are unavailable or unwilling to change time slots. While the FRC schedule has shifted, the available calendar dates for some places cause a struggle with planning. I'm sure that wasn't easy to account for this year.

dlom

09-07-2015, 01:31

Only one event in Eastern Washington? This is a tragedy.

MikLast

09-07-2015, 10:33

Only one event in Eastern Washington? This is a tragedy.

CWU is close enough to eastern washington...

Shrub

09-07-2015, 11:15

Whenever someone says a regional date is confirmed, I can only think its confirmed for Smash. I'd love to see Minneapolis on week 6 again.

Bryan Herbst

09-07-2015, 11:24

Nothing official yet... I know there has been difficulty scheduling venues so Duluth, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and a new regional (which I don't think has been officially announced yet) don't overlap has been difficult.

I will, however, point you to the list of NCAA Championship sites (http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2013-12-11/2014-18-ncaa-championship-sites), which has a Women's Gymnastics event in the Sports Pavilion (where the 10,000 Lakes pits are) Saturday April 2, 2016, which is week 5. So, it's a safe bet the Minneapolis events won't be week 5!

Wait, the gymnasts don't want to compete in the robotics pits!? I just see it as an added challenge!

Kevin Leonard

09-07-2015, 11:33

I really hope the upstate New York events aren't back-to-back weekends again. That was terrible this year. No time for improvement between events and a ton of burnout. It also caused some of our Rochester friends to not compete at the Tech Valley event this year, which was unfortunate.

Normally both colleges do their events on one of the weekends of their spring break. In 2016, RPI's spring break is 3/14-3/18, and RIT's is 3/21-3/25. So as long as RPI does the first weekend of their break again and RIT does the 2nd weekend of their break, we should be fine. Tech Valley could be 3/10-3/12, while Finger Lakes could be 3/25-3/26.

Navid Shafa

09-07-2015, 15:52

Only one event in Eastern Washington? This is a tragedy.

This is nothing new though. There's only been one qualifying event there since the Spokane Regional started in 2012. There aren't even enough teams as is to fill a single district event in Spokane without others coming in for third plays.

Kingland093

09-07-2015, 18:33

Nothing official yet... I know there has been difficulty scheduling venues so Duluth, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and a new regional (which I don't think has been officially announced yet) don't overlap has been difficult.

I will, however, point you to the list of NCAA Championship sites (http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2013-12-11/2014-18-ncaa-championship-sites), which has a Women's Gymnastics event in the Sports Pavilion (where the 10,000 Lakes pits are) Saturday April 2, 2016, which is week 5. So, it's a safe bet the Minneapolis events won't be week 5!

Where will this new regional be and do you know what week? Is that even known yet?

ehochstein

09-07-2015, 18:52

Where will this new regional be and do you know what week? Is that even known yet?

You'll be able to find out as soon as it is posted here http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/regional-events

:)

Koko Ed

09-07-2015, 19:38

Lone Star just got listed!
Looks like it's week 6!

Jon Stratis

09-07-2015, 20:37

You'll be able to find out as soon as it is posted here http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/regional-events

:)

What Evan said :D

rockychat3

12-07-2015, 13:08

Nothing official yet... I know there has been difficulty scheduling venues so Duluth, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and a new regional (which I don't think has been officially announced yet) don't overlap has been difficult.

When I was calling hotels to book a block for Duluth, they told me the Duluth events would be Mar 3-6 (which is week 1 again). I don't know how official that is, but they told me that after I tried to hold a block for the week before (which would be the down week after stop-build since I didn't realize kickoff was moved to the 9th).

mwmac

13-07-2015, 12:29

LA and Sacramento now posted...
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/regional-events

PayneTrain

13-07-2015, 12:40

Palmetto confirmed for February 24-27. (https://youtu.be/9HVejEB5uVk?t=7s)

AllenGregoryIV

13-07-2015, 12:53

Bayou confirmed for week 3 March 16-19th, on the FIRST website.

D.Allred

13-07-2015, 13:25

Palmetto confirmed for February 24-27. (https://youtu.be/9HVejEB5uVk?t=7s)

I'm not sure if it is a bold strategy, but it sure will be interesting.

Looking at the bright side:
All other week 1 events just got an upgrade.
All the FRC tracking applications just got another scenario to track.
The bag and tag seal will be extra fresh.
Should get good FRC community exposure on the webcast.

In reality, it was the better deal to handle venue scheduling conflicts. I hope the event will still be attractive to teams outside of SC.

David

PayneTrain

13-07-2015, 13:38

I'm not sure if it is a bold strategy, but it sure will be interesting.

Looking at the bright side:
All other week 1 events just got an upgrade.
All the FRC tracking applications just got another scenario to track.
The bag and tag seal will be extra fresh.
Should get good FRC community exposure on the webcast.

In reality, it was the better deal to handle venue scheduling conflicts. I hope the event will still be attractive to teams outside of SC.

David

The seal is only going to be on the bag for around 32 hours. That's pretty crazy.

Kevin Leonard

13-07-2015, 13:50

The seal is only going to be on the bag for around 32 hours. That's pretty crazy.

Wait is this legit? I thought it was just Wil Payne being funny again.

Does this mean there will be 8 weeks of pre-championship competition now instead of 7?

I would hate to go to the new week 1.

Thad House

13-07-2015, 13:53

Wait is this legit? I thought it was just Wil Payne being funny again.

Does this mean there will be 8 weeks of pre-championship competition now instead of 7?

I would hate to go to the new week 1.

Yup. It's official.
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/blog-The-Palmetto-Regional

Honestly, since teams have never had that large of turnaround, I wonder if FIRST would consider letting those teams not bag their robots. Having only a day to work on spares and other stuff seems like those teams would be getting screwed more then normal. Not requiring bag for only those teams could be a nice way to increase the fairness.

robochick1319

13-07-2015, 13:58

I'm not sure if it is a bold strategy, but it sure will be interesting.

Looking at the bright side:
All other week 1 events just got an upgrade.
All the FRC tracking applications just got another scenario to track.
The bag and tag seal will be extra fresh.
Should get good FRC community exposure on the webcast.

In reality, it was the better deal to handle venue scheduling conflicts. I hope the event will still be attractive to teams outside of SC.

David

That is looking at the bright side! I don't think we'll get a lot of non-SC teams with GA, NC, and Chesapeake districts happening.

Poor Ohio and Canadian teams would have to bag their robot and immediately get on the bus to make it in time!

Billfred

13-07-2015, 14:10

Should get good FRC community exposure on the webcast.

In reality, it was the better deal to handle venue scheduling conflicts. I hope the event will still be attractive to teams outside of SC.

David

Their game announcer had better not suck at his job. :rolleyes: As a team leader operating without the benefit of even field trip status, I am incredibly relieved to see Palmetto back on a Thursday/Friday/Saturday schedule.

Wait is this legit? I thought it was just Wil Payne being funny again.

Does this mean there will be 8 weeks of pre-championship competition now instead of 7?

I would hate to go to the new week 1.Yep. Week 0 (or are we going with 0.5, since Week 0 is a thing?) will be a unique challenge for us all, but I'm excited with the possibilities. Will South Carolina influence how the world plays next year's game? I can't rule it out.

Yup. It's official.
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/blog-The-Palmetto-Regional

Honestly, since teams have never had that large of turnaround, I wonder if FIRST would consider letting those teams not bag their robots. Having only a day to work on spares and other stuff seems like those teams would be getting screwed more then normal. Not requiring bag for only those teams could be a nice way to increase the fairness.I'm not on the committee, but I fully expect us to have to bag and tag. Though if someone comes in with a log where the ink hasn't fully dried on the lockup, they might get a cookie. (That's a joke.)

Spare-making and all that isn't ideal, but having done Week 1 for the past three years: we are usually so tired/burnt out/behind on other work that we don't go back into the shop for most of that time except to clean up and pack the trailer. This change doesn't really change much.

That is looking at the bright side! I don't think we'll get a lot of non-SC teams with GA, NC, and Chesapeake districts happening.

Poor Ohio and Canadian teams would have to bag their robot and immediately get on the bus to make it in time!I think Week 0 Palmetto creates a unique opportunity for district teams, if they can manage the logistics. If you go to Palmetto and win, you have the most time of anyone in FIRST (save for pre-qualified teams) to make Championship travel plans. If you go to Palmetto and tank, you go into district play with everything shaken down.

robochick1319

13-07-2015, 14:30

I think Week 0 Palmetto creates a unique opportunity for district teams, if they can manage the logistics. If you go to Palmetto and win, you have the most time of anyone in FIRST (save for pre-qualified teams) to make Championship travel plans. If you go to Palmetto and tank, you go into district play with everything shaken down.

Seems kind of unfair for district teams to come to regionals and qualify for World Champs. But I believe that may be a :deadhorse:

Koko Ed

13-07-2015, 14:40

Seems kind of unfair for district teams to come to regionals and qualify for World Champs. But I believe that may be a :deadhorse:It's a loophole that they take advantage of. It aint their fault. FIRST could easily put a stop to it but they don't so it is what it is.

PayneTrain

13-07-2015, 14:40

Seems kind of unfair for district teams to come to regionals and qualify for World Champs. But I believe that may be a :deadhorse:

Don't know how many district teams are even going to be able to register for the event. Sure, the surrounding areas all moved to districts, but that event still filled up in less than 5 minutes after 2nd event registration last year and the year before.

Anupam Goli

13-07-2015, 14:55

I think Week 0 Palmetto creates a unique opportunity for district teams, if they can manage the logistics. If you go to Palmetto and win, you have the most time of anyone in FIRST (save for pre-qualified teams) to make Championship travel plans. If you go to Palmetto and tank, you go into district play with everything shaken down.

Depending on the team list going, I wouldn't be opposed to getting in a regional play before everyone else in our district...

AllenGregoryIV

13-07-2015, 15:31

TDav540

13-07-2015, 15:55

Depending on the team list going, I wouldn't be opposed to getting in a regional play before everyone else in our district...

This is actually a fantastic opportunity for most teams in the Chesapeake, NC, and GA districts. An opportunity to qualify for worlds before your events even begin. Even if you don't qualify, Palmetto's extra practice. I wouldn't expect many team from 8+ hours away, but representation from surrounding states will still be pretty good.

Billfred

13-07-2015, 15:58

I actually really like this week 0.5 event. I know I'll be watching for sure. Can someone start planning for a high quality webcast now.

Hopefully we do see some district teams at the event. That will increase the competition level for everyone watching.

I've never watched the Palmetto webcast (obviously, I'm at Palmetto), but from the tweets I've gotten it's usually pretty good quality.

That said, if someone wanted to set the bar for The RoboShow I'm sure I could get you connected with the right people. ;)

JohnFogarty

13-07-2015, 16:35

RIP Build Season Week 6 sleep schedule.

dodar

13-07-2015, 16:52

RIP Build Season Week 6 sleep schedule.

What is sleep :confused:

Koko Ed

13-07-2015, 16:53

Bayou(week 3) and Greater Pittsburgh(week 2) got listed!

dodar

13-07-2015, 16:54

Bayou(week 3) and Greater Pittsburgh(week 2) got listed!

Man, all the southern regionals seem to be landing on the same weeks; or back to back atleast.

PayneTrain

13-07-2015, 17:27

Man, all the southern regionals seem to be landing on the same weeks; or back to back atleast.

At least there are a lot of regionals in the Southeast to choose from.

Ha.

Brian Maher

14-07-2015, 10:46

Seems kind of unfair for district teams to come to regionals and qualify for World Champs. But I believe that may be a :deadhorse:
Yeah, district teams that qualify at a regional take a CMP slot from regional teams AND count against the district's CMP allocation.
Qualifying for CMP as an district team at a regional should either not count for a district's slots or generate a wildcard to not take a spot from regional teams.

Koko Ed

14-07-2015, 13:03

So far I have a solid idea of what week one, two, five,six, seven and obviously eight look like for me. I'm curious to see what three and four look like.

Kevin Leonard

14-07-2015, 13:05

So far I have a solid idea of what week one, two, five,six, seven and obviously eight look like for me. I'm curious to see what three and four look like.

Hopefully 3 will be TVR. (Fingers crossed)

Koko Ed

14-07-2015, 13:09

Hopefully 3 will be TVR. (Fingers crossed)

If Orlando stayed week three and TVR stayed week four like last year it would make me quite happy. If there's no flight to Orlando I may give the week zero Palmetto regional a serious look.

Kevin Leonard

14-07-2015, 13:11

If Orlando stayed week three and TVR stayed week four like last year it would make me quite happy. If there's no flight to Orlando I may give the week zero Palmetto regional a serious look.

Please FRC gods no back to back regionals again

1493kd

14-07-2015, 13:32

Hopefully 3 will be TVR. (Fingers crossed)

A little bird told me that TVR most likely will be during week 3 this year which falls on RPI's spring break. So basically the same dates as this past year but moved up to week 3 instead of 4 because of the late kickoff.

Koko Ed

14-07-2015, 13:36

A little bird told me that TVR most likely will be during week 3 this year which falls on RPI's spring break. So basically the same dates as this past year but moved up to week 3 instead of 4 because of the late kickoff.
If that's the case then Orlando may be out of my plans but Waterloo would be back in play.

Chief Hedgehog

14-07-2015, 21:55

*crosses fingers that they go back to their normal week 2 and 5 dates* :D

I would be fine with Duluth staying week 1. However, it would be nice if MPLS could get back to week 5.

jajabinx124

14-07-2015, 23:30

I would be fine with Duluth staying week 1. However, it would be nice if MPLS could get back to week 5.

Any reasons you want Duluth to stay week 1 and Minneapolis to go back to week 5? I'm just curious on why you think that would be nice.

Chief Hedgehog

14-07-2015, 23:47

Any reasons you want Duluth to stay week 1 and Minneapolis to go back to week 5? I'm just curious on why you think that would be nice.

For FRC 4607 the dates work out better. This will be the first time that we will compete in Duluth and I want a quick turnaround for my team after the build season is finished.

For those of you that were unaware of our debacle at Northstar in 2015 with connecting to the FMS, I want to find out early if we will have problems. This robot was our most complete in terms of autonomous, field play, and total team prep. Our practice robot played flawlessly by week 4 and we felt we were ready to competes with the best (2826 and 3130) - I am not saying we would be at their level, but we would have been in the mix. We were stacking 3 sets of 4 totes and capping in practice. We were also 7lbs underweight which would have allowed us to use our strafe. I feel having a week 1 Regional will give us great feedback to work with.

As for the week 5 Regional - it falls better in Becker's school calendar. Week 6 would work - but it means much more hurried planning if we make it to Championships.

So I throw it back to you - why not week 1 and 5?

jajabinx124

15-07-2015, 00:18

For FRC 4607 the dates work out better. This will be the first time that we will compete in Duluth and I want a quick turnaround for my team after the build season is finished.

For those of you that were unaware of our debacle at Northstar in 2015 with connecting to the FMS, I want to find out early if we will have problems. This robot was our most complete in terms of autonomous, field play, and total team prep. Our practice robot played flawlessly by week 4 and we felt we were ready to competes with the best (2826 and 3130) - I am not saying we would be at their level, but we would have been in the mix. We were stacking 3 sets of 4 totes and capping in practice. We were also 7lbs underweight which would have allowed us to use our strafe. I feel having a week 1 Regional will give us great feedback to work with.

As for the week 5 Regional - it falls better in Becker's school calendar. Week 6 would work - but it means much more hurried planning if we make it to Championships.

So I throw it back to you - why not week 1 and 5?

I'm sorry about 4607's problems at North Star with FMS, it's heartbreaking to hear about the issues you guys had with FMS at North Star. I hope you guys don't run into that issue again.

As for attending 2 regionals, that's a great idea. I understand why you guys want Duluth to be week 1, because you guys can expose yourselves to gameplay as early as possible, test/tweak issues with the robot, and use the experience you guys gained at Duluth to improve your robot even further at your second regional.

The reason I dislike week 1 regionals, even though they provide a tremendous amount of learning experience and tremendous amounts of things to improve upon, is because I'm not sure what I'm going to expect during the regional. I'm not sure what strategies will be successful or not successful, I haven't seen other regional webcasts and observed what strategies win other regionals or what type of robots I'll expect at regionals, I'm not sure whether all the metrics we've created for the scouting team will be useful, etc. I could go on a large tangent about how unprepared teams can be when tackling week 1 regionals, but at the same time it may not be as bad next year because the Palmetto regional will be hosted a week before all of next year's week 1 events, thus giving week 1 teams an opportunity to view a regional webcast to absorb everything they can from watching that regional. That's the reason I don't want Duluth to be week 1, but it won't be the end of the world if it still is week 1 next year.

I'm not really opposed to having the Minneapolis regionals being week 5, I'm fine with either week 5 or 6.

Chief Hedgehog

15-07-2015, 00:35

I'm sorry about 4607's problems at North Star with FMS, it's heartbreaking to hear about the issues you guys had with FMS at North Star. I hope you guys don't run into that issue again.

As for attending 2 regionals, that's a great idea. I understand why you guys want Duluth to be week 1, because you guys can expose yourselves to gameplay as early as possible, test/tweak issues with the robot, and use the experience you guys gained at Duluth to improve your robot even further at your second regional.

The reason I dislike week 1 regionals, even though they provide a tremendous amount of learning experience and tremendous amounts of things to improve upon, is because I'm not sure what I'm going to expect during the regional. I'm not sure what strategies will be successful or not successful, I haven't seen other regional webcasts and observed what strategies win other regionals or what type of robots I'll expect at regionals, I'm not sure whether all the metrics we've created for the scouting team will be useful, etc. I could go on a large tangent about how unprepared teams can be when tackling week 1 regionals, but at the same time it may not be as bad next year because the Palmetto regional will be hosted a week before all of next year's week 1 events, thus giving week 1 teams an opportunity to view a regional webcast to absorb everything they can from watching that regional. That's the reason I don't want Duluth to be week 1, but it won't be the end of the world if it still is week 1 next year.

I'm not really opposed to having the Minneapolis regionals being week 5, I'm fine with either week 5 or 6.

And there is no wonder why you are the lead strategist on 2052. I completely agree with you in terms of strategizing - a week 2 event greatly benefits the scout/strategy teams.

However, because MN as a whole is a relative new comer to FRC, week 1 event allows for some teams to surprise the competition (especially the more established teams). With a week 2 these established teams have some time to adjust.

A week 1 event, especially since Duluth has two Regionals, puts MN in the spotlight and allows for teams to showcase strategies straight away. This is an advantage for us as we (MN) can set the tone for the rest of the season.

It also allows FRC to train in a lot of volunteers that will then go on to other Regionals. It also allows for fields to start in Duluth and then head elsewhere rather than try to figure out how to get two fields back to MN. For these reasons alone I think that those in charge will try to keep Duluth week 1 - but that is just my opinion.

It will be interesting to see where the 5th "MN" Regional will be placed and how that effects teams choosing Duluth. I know my team would like a chance at gaining the first Winners Banner at the new regional!

See you at SRS weekend!

jajabinx124

15-07-2015, 00:54

However, because MN as a whole is a relative new comer to FRC, week 1 event allows for some teams to surprise the competition (especially the more established teams). With a week 2 these established teams have some time to adjust.

A week 1 event, especially since Duluth has two Regionals, puts MN in the spotlight and allows for teams to showcase strategies straight away. This is an advantage for us as we (MN) can set the tone for the rest of the season.

It also allows FRC to train in a lot of volunteers that will then go on to other Regionals. It also allows for fields to start in Duluth and then head elsewhere rather than try to figure out how to get two fields back to MN. For these reasons alone I think that those in charge will try to keep Duluth week 1 - but that is just my opinion.

It will be interesting to see where the 5th "MN" Regional will be placed and how that effects teams choosing Duluth. I know my team would like a chance at gaining the first Winners Banner at the new regional!

See you at SRS weekend!

MN certainly got some spotlight during week 1 this year. Northern lights regional was certainly one of the most competitive regionals this year, 3130 and 525 lit up the score boards early on in the season and showcased successful strategies that many teams probably emulated later on in the season.

I can't wait until they reveal where the 5th MN regional will be placed and when it'll be held week wise during the competition season. I wonder what they'll name the 5th MN regional as well. Minnesnowta regional? :D

See you at SRS too, I'm sure it'll be a fun event!

Brian Maher

15-07-2015, 01:58

Hopefully 3 will be TVR. (Fingers crossed)

I'm just hoping the Tech Valley Regional is not the same weekend as the Mount Olive or Bridgewater-R arctangent District Events. As an aspiring mentor starting at RPI in the fall, I don't want to have to choose between my college team's event and my high school team's event.

1493kd

15-07-2015, 13:16

I'm just hoping the Tech Valley Regional is not the same weekend as the Mount Olive or Bridgewater-R arctangent District Events. As an aspiring mentor starting at RPI in the fall, I don't want to have to choose between my college team's event and my high school team's event.

What team are you planning on mentoring in the region?

cadandcookies

15-07-2015, 13:31

MN certainly got some spotlight during week 1 this year. Northern lights regional was certainly one of the most competitive regionals this year, 3130 and 525 lit up the score boards early on in the season and showcased successful strategies that many teams probably emulated later on in the season.

I can't wait until they reveal where the 5th MN regional will be placed and when it'll be held week wise during the competition season. I wonder what they'll name the 5th MN regional as well. Minnesnowta regional? :D

See you at SRS too, I'm sure it'll be a fun event!

I've heard rumors that instead of MN getting a 5th regional, Iowa will be getting its first. Just rumors, though. Personally I'm hoping for both. Preferably both on different weeks from each other and Duluth/Twin Cities/Wisconsin.

Jon Stratis

15-07-2015, 13:51

I've heard rumors that instead of MN getting a 5th regional, Iowa will be getting its first. Just rumors, though. Personally I'm hoping for both. Preferably both on different weeks from each other and Duluth/Twin Cities/Wisconsin.

In addition to fulfilling all your wishes, the regional planning committee has arranged for every team to get their own unicorn at kickoff this year!

I'll be back in a few months after I've figured out how to get these 3D printed horns to stick to the forehead of a caribou....

Jscout11

15-07-2015, 13:56

I'm just hoping the Tech Valley Regional is not the same weekend as the Mount Olive or Bridgewater-R arctangent District Events. As an aspiring mentor starting at RPI in the fall, I don't want to have to choose between my college team's event and my high school team's event.

Unofficially, I've heard that Mount Olive will likely be Week 1 next year.

jvriezen

15-07-2015, 14:52

In addition to fulfilling all your wishes, the regional planning committee has arranged for every team to get their own unicorn at kickoff this year!

I'll be back in a few months after I've figured out how to get these 3D printed horns to stick to the forehead of a caribou....

Surely these will be Pink Fluffy Unicorns dancing on Rainbows, right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky3Ordfqn88

MikLast

15-07-2015, 15:25

Surely these will be Pink Fluffy Unicorns dancing on Rainbows, right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky3Ordfqn88

Accidentally had speakers plugged in at almost full volume, got weird looks from family, was worth it.

jajabinx124

15-07-2015, 15:40

I've heard rumors that instead of MN getting a 5th regional, Iowa will be getting its first. Just rumors, though. Personally I'm hoping for both. Preferably both on different weeks from each other and Duluth/Twin Cities/Wisconsin.

I'm sure Iowa teams would appreciate having a home regional. It would also attract some teams from MN, IL, and MO as well.

PayneTrain

15-07-2015, 20:27

Unofficially, I've heard that Mount Olive will likely be Week 1 next year.

@hallry

Hallry

15-07-2015, 21:28

@hallry

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/leaving-now-grandpa-simpsons.gif

SoftwareBug2.0

16-07-2015, 12:52

Navid Shafa

16-07-2015, 16:46

Here's a picture.

Perfect, glad we managed to clear up any confusion :p

carpedav000

16-07-2015, 17:06

Here's a picture.

Whaaaaat did I just look at?

MikLast

16-07-2015, 18:47

Whaaaaat did I just look at?

a picture representing how events have changed from 2014 to 2016.

jajabinx124

18-07-2015, 19:33

They've released the dates for the Lake Superior Regional and the Northern Lights Regional, looks like it's week 1 again.

Chief Hedgehog

18-07-2015, 23:30

They've released the dates for the Lake Superior Regional and the Northern Lights Regional, looks like it's week 1 again.

Not everything I wanted. Mark Lawrence let us know that MPLS regionals are Week 6 - but I will take it.

He also stated the most likely date for the (probable) Iowa Regional would be Week 4. I think if that is the case it does not align well for the WI, MN, IL, and MO teams that want more variety in the dates offered (as it would be the same week as WI). Hopefully in future years they can get the Iowa Regional on week 3 or 5 away from WI and MN Regionals.

2016 is starting to take shape! Gotta love it!

jajabinx124

18-07-2015, 23:45

Not everything I wanted. Mark Lawrence let us know that MPLS regionals are Week 6.

He also stated the most likely date for the (probable) Iowa Regional would be Week 4. I think if that is the case it does not align well for the WI, MN, IL, and MO teams that want more variety in the dates offered (as it would be the same week as WI). Hopefully in future years they can get the Iowa Regional on week 3 or 5 away from Madison or MPLS.

2016 is starting to take shape! Gotta love it!

Yeah, I heard Mark say it as well(At the MN First API presentation, Mark was there and mentioned it. I'm assuming you heard the news from the community round table at SRS?).

Mark gave it 50 or more % chance of that a Iowa regional would take place at the University of Northern Iowa- Cedar falls. Even though it's the same week as Wisconsin and possibly even Central Illinois, it certainly is exciting news for Iowa teams that a Iowa regional may take place next year.

It's certainly exciting that 2016 is starting to take shape. Now lets wait and see when Wisconsin, Central Illinois and Midwest regionals will release their dates.

Chief Hedgehog

18-07-2015, 23:53

Yeah, I heard Mark say it as well(At the MN First API presentation, Mark was there and mentioned it. I'm assuming you heard the news from the community round table at SRS?).

Mark gave it 50 or more % chance of that a Iowa regional would take place at the University of Northern Iowa- Cedar falls. Even though it's the same week as Wisconsin and possibly even Central Illinois, it certainly is exciting news for Iowa teams that a Iowa regional may take place next year.

It's certainly exciting that 2016 is starting to take shape. Now lets wait and see when Wisconsin, Central Illinois and Midwest regionals will release their dates.

Agreed. Regardless of the date, I am sure this will help to propel the growth in Iowa - something we greatly need if the Upper Midwest ever has a real chance of going to Districts.

It will be interesting to see how it all shakes out.

orangemoore

19-07-2015, 00:28

It's certainly exciting that 2016 is starting to take shape. Now lets wait and see when Wisconsin, Central Illinois and Midwest regionals will release their dates.

I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for the Illinois regional dates. Last year they were posted in mid September.

My guess is that Midwest will land on Week 4 next year. (I have a hunch that I explained earlier in the thread.)

Shrub

19-07-2015, 13:19

Koko Ed

20-07-2015, 18:56

Las Vegas just got listed for week 4.
My curiosity is PEAKED!

waialua359

20-07-2015, 20:42

Las Vegas just got listed for week 4.
My curiosity is PEAKED!
Hawaii is that week also. just saying...:rolleyes:

Koko Ed

20-07-2015, 20:55

Hawaii is that week also. just saying...:rolleyes:
Are you serious?

Koko Ed

20-07-2015, 22:11

Las Vegas just got listed for week 4.
My curiosity is PEAKED!Correction. Week 5. :(

Kevin Leonard

20-07-2015, 22:26

I personally like having the events Week 1 and 6 the best. Mainly because the anticipation of competing after just finished building the robot is too much, and getting to see the changes in gameplay between the first and last week are always fun to analyze. That said, Week 6 can be stressful for people who just have their first win then. Iirc, MN's events usually have 1 or 2 wild cards by that time.

That said, all aboard the hype train.

I like Weeks 2 and 5. 2 is early, but not week one, so you actually know kind of what the game will look like, and 5 is early enough for teams to be able to really plan for championships, and implement changes between all three events.

Koko Ed

23-07-2015, 11:28

FLR has just posted. It's week 4.

Kevin Leonard

23-07-2015, 11:40

FLR has just posted. It's week 4.

Right- everything is pushed forward a week because of the weird kickoff date. Hopefully TVR will be week 2, then.

Last year they had to be back-to-back because RIT and RPI had the same spring break. This year, their breaks are off by one week.

Koko Ed

27-07-2015, 13:58

Wisconsin has just checked in for week four.

Koko Ed

03-08-2015, 17:10

Israel has dropped in between weeks two and three and Hawaii is week five after all and has left me once again contemplating which event to attend Hawaii or Las Vegas.

Koko Ed

11-08-2015, 18:25

Buckeye got listed for week 3 and Western Canada got listed for week 5.

mwmac

11-08-2015, 18:31

Buckeye got listed for week 3 and Western Canada got listed for week 5.

Good to see Western Canada venue is back at Olympic Oval. Should serve as a draw for more teams.

Koko Ed

13-08-2015, 18:12

Arkansas checks in for week two!

Donut

13-08-2015, 20:34

Just got this in an e-mail today:

Arizona will hold two FRC Regional Events in 2016. There will not be a regional event at Hamilton HS in Chandler in 2016.

o FRC Arizona North Regional
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-6026
March 10-12, 2016

o FRC Arizona West Regional
Grand Canyon University
3300 W Camelback
Phoenix Az, 85017
April 7-9, 2016

Neither Arizona competition will conflict with Las Vegas this year which is awesome news for the mountain region. The new North Regional is early enough relative to Vegas that all the teams in the Northern AZ/Nevada/Utah area should have a much easier time attending multiple events.

The West Regional is going to have its hands full with it being the only event in Phoenix. It could barely handle the ~30 teams there last year, the pit setup is going to have to get really creative to meet the demand that East usually had. Either that or a number of Phoenix teams are going to be traveling to NAU...

BSV

14-08-2015, 11:12

So far, we are batting almost .000 looking for something in our area that will work.

Kansas City, Alamo, and Rock City are all the same weekend at the FTC South SuperRegional (which we could qualify for, but who knows? Still have to plan for it).

OKC is Easter weekend.

I guess that Lone Star is a possibility in week 6.

MaGiC_PiKaChU

14-08-2015, 12:19

I heard that there might be a new regional in my city... hope it's true!

Alpha Beta

14-08-2015, 16:33

Kansas City, Alamo, and Rock City are all the same weekend at the FTC South SuperRegional

So Kansas City will be Week 2 (March 10-12) then. I don't see it on the FIRST webpage, but KC FIRST has it confirmed here. (http://www.kcfirst.org/sites/default/files/FIRST%20Programs%20in%20Kansas%20City%20dates%20v2 %20%282%29.pdf)

scca229

17-08-2015, 15:21

Just got this in an e-mail today:

Neither Arizona competition will conflict with Las Vegas this year which is awesome news for the mountain region. The new North Regional is early enough relative to Vegas that all the teams in the Northern AZ/Nevada/Utah area should have a much easier time attending multiple events.

The West Regional is going to have its hands full with it being the only event in Phoenix. It could barely handle the ~30 teams there last year, the pit setup is going to have to get really creative to meet the demand that East usually had. Either that or a number of Phoenix teams are going to be traveling to NAU...

Wonder why in Flagstaff and not at Hamilton. That same weekend is still smack in the middle of Hamilton's 2 week Spring Intersession, like normal past events. That is going to be hotel for a lot of teams that normally do not have that issue. Hopefully GCU can figure out the pit space as I think it will be at capacity next year.

Koko Ed

17-08-2015, 18:46

Oklahoma checks in for week four and Smoky Mountains is week five.

jajabinx124

17-08-2015, 22:48

10,000 Lakes regional and North Star regional are week 6 confirmed.

TheBoulderite

18-08-2015, 08:47

Any news on the Colorado or Utah regional?

Brian Sherman

18-08-2015, 21:48

The MAR competition committee is pleased to announce our 2016 District Schedule to be approved by our board on August 25. Due to the later kickoff, some of our districts have been shifted a week earlier. All district events are Saturday-Sunday.

2016 MAR District Schedule
Week 1 - March 4-6 - Hatboro-Horsham - Horsham PA
Week 1 - March 4-6 - Mt. Olive - Flanders, NJ
Week 3 - March 18-20 - Springside-Chestnut Hill - Philadelphia, PA
Week 3 - March 18-20 - Seneca - Tabernacle, NJ
Week 4 - Easter - No Events
Week 5 - April 1-3 - Westtown - West Chester, PA
Week 5 - April 1-3 - Bridgewater-Raritan - Bridgewater, NJ
Week 6 - April 8-10 - Montgomery - Skillman, NJ
Week 7 - April 13-16 - MAR Champs - Lehigh University - Bethlehem, PA

Brian Maher

19-08-2015, 00:13

barn34

19-08-2015, 12:11

Still preliminary, but rumblings are that Central Illinois will be week 3 this year for those teams interested.

Koko Ed

19-08-2015, 18:32

The St. Louis regional has listed for week two.

JeremyLansing

20-08-2015, 14:11

Very excited to see the Iowa regional confirmed for week 4.

waialua359

20-08-2015, 14:31

Still preliminary, but rumblings are that Central Illinois will be week 3 this year for those teams interested.
This seems like a viable option for us or Buckeye.

barn34

20-08-2015, 14:49

This seems like a viable option for us or Buckeye.

That'd be awesome, guys! We'd be honored to welcome you with an 'aloha' corn belt style!

waialua359

20-08-2015, 15:44

That'd be awesome, guys! We'd be honored to welcome you with an 'aloha' corn belt style!
Thank you!
We have not seen it posted yet on the FIRST site. Where is the event being held, and how close to Chicago where we would probably fly into?
The reason we are looking at either this event or Buckeye is the close proximity for our robot crate to get from a Week 1 event at Lake Superior to here. Last season, we paid an insane amount for shipping our robot from event to event, and want to limit that as much as possible, while seeing snow week 1.
Nothing confirmed but we are trying to let our parents know early on the possibilities.

barn34

20-08-2015, 16:06

Thank you!
We have not seen it posted yet on the FIRST site. Where is the event being held, and how close to Chicago where we would probably fly into?
The reason we are looking at either this event or Buckeye is the close proximity for our robot crate to get from a Week 1 event at Lake Superior to here. Last season, we paid an insane amount for shipping our robot from event to event, and want to limit that as much as possible, while seeing snow week 1.
Nothing confirmed but we are trying to let our parents know early on the possibilities.

The event is being held at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. Peoria is about a 3 hour ride or so from Chicago if you're flying into O'Hare. Peoria does have an airport, as well, that may be an alternative option depending on flight schedules. We have mentors on the planning committee, so I can help get you guys as much info as possible to help you out. Let me know if there's anything we can do!

Like someone mentioned earlier, CIR has traditionally been officially added to the schedule in the September time frame. Similarly, it'll probably be around that same time frame again this year.

jajabinx124

20-08-2015, 16:09

The reason we are looking at either this event or Buckeye is the close proximity for our robot crate to get from a Week 1 event at Lake Superior to here. Last season, we paid an insane amount for shipping our robot from event to event, and want to limit that as much as possible, while seeing snow week 1.
Nothing confirmed but we are trying to let our parents know early on the possibilities.

Its awesome to hear you guys are considering to attend the Duluth regional's again. I'm sure many MN teams including us would love to have you guys back at the event.

waialua359

20-08-2015, 16:18

Thank you for the info.
Please do send information if any or link to site? through our website at www.waialuarobotics.com.

With new district regionals popping up every year, we better do as much as we can now before being blocked out yet again from certain regional areas.

Tom Ore

20-08-2015, 17:02

Very excited to see the Iowa regional confirmed for week 4.

We are pretty excite also! We heard it was posted while we were waiting for our plane in Hong Kong. We're in Seoul now - we'll be home in about 26 more hours - ugh.

Bruce Newendorp

20-08-2015, 17:49

The Iowa Regional will be in the UNI Dome and McLeod Center on the University of Northern Iowa campus in Cedar Falls. This venue will work very well for a FRC regional. Looking forward to seeing lots of teams at the new event!

JB987

20-08-2015, 17:54

Has anybody heard anything at all (unofficially and with caveats) about SD or IE or Ventura dates?

waialua359

20-08-2015, 20:02

Has anybody heard anything at all (unofficially and with caveats) about SD or IE or Ventura dates?
IE is not happening in Palm Springs anymore. I believe last year is the last, from what we heard....:cool:

Owen Busler

20-08-2015, 20:35

I emailed Paul Schoch, who is the RD for NYTVR, and he said they sent a letter of commitment to FIRST for week 3 (mar 17-19) but it is still tentative.

EricH

20-08-2015, 21:17

IE is not happening in Palm Springs anymore. I believe last year is the last, from what we heard....:cool:

I've heard the same thing--IE not happening--from multiple sources.

OTOH, there are rumors circulating that there will be a replacement. Rumors being rumors, I don't know how true that will be (but if you want to make a bunch of CA teams very annoyed, the best way is to take away 40 spots and not put 50 back).

Kevin Leonard

21-08-2015, 10:37

I emailed Paul Schoch, who is the RD for NYTVR, and he said they sent a letter of commitment to FIRST for week 3 (mar 17-19) but it is still tentative.

Ugh why
(Hey Glenn, here's a great Week 3 regional for you to attend :P )

Michael Blake

21-08-2015, 12:08

Anyone hearing anything about Dallas Regional and Hub City Regional (Lubbock, TX)?

Thanks!

--Michael Blake

Breakaway3937

21-08-2015, 13:01

Anyone hearing anything about Dallas Regional and Hub City Regional (Lubbock, TX)?

Thanks!

--Michael Blake

Or the possibility of the new regional in Alabama. I know there was so talk about that last year.

Brian Maher

21-08-2015, 13:17

Ugh why
(Hey Glenn, here's a great Week 3 regional for you to attend :P )

Oh joy, back-to-back regionals. Finger Lakes is Week 4.

Tim Sharp

21-08-2015, 14:04

Or the possibility of the new regional in Alabama. I know there was so talk about that last year.

There is definitely a new regional in Huntsville, AL this year. It will be called the Rocket City Regional

DCA Fan

22-08-2015, 03:32

Has anybody heard anything at all (unofficially and with caveats) about SD or IE or Ventura dates?

The dates for SD and Ventura are still up in the air, but likely to be week 5 or 6 (not sure which is which).

I've heard the same thing--IE not happening--from multiple sources.

OTOH, there are rumors circulating that there will be a replacement. Rumors being rumors, I don't know how true that will be (but if you want to make a bunch of CA teams very annoyed, the best way is to take away 40 spots and not put 50 back).

Inland Empire will not be returning. A replacement is in the works and should be announced soon.

Anupam Goli

22-08-2015, 10:00

Or the possibility of the new regional in Alabama. I know there was so talk about that last year.

It was rumored that the Rocket City Regional was going to take place in week 4. I haven't seen an official announcement yet, but this is the date Georgia FIRST gave me.

orangemoore

31-08-2015, 11:04

The Midwest Regional was just posted for Week 5.
I guess we won't see many Wisconsin teams now that Wisconsin and Midwest are back to back weeks.

BSV

31-08-2015, 11:58

Anyone hearing anything about Dallas Regional and Hub City Regional (Lubbock, TX)?

I second this request.

nuclearnerd

31-08-2015, 12:19

orangemoore

31-08-2015, 12:33

Registration opens in just a few weeks, and we don't have dates for many, including (for our interest):

NYC
Montreal
Queen City

How late have events been posted in previous years? I'm trying to schedule meetings with our planning committee accordingly.

Central Illinois and Midwest were both posted Mid-September last year.

However you probably could email regional directors who may know what the tentative dates are. I would be pretty surprised if venues didn't have a good idea of when the events will be by now. I assume any events not posted are just waiting on contracts to be signed.**

**This Probably Excludes Some District Events that pop up after event registration occurred

MaGiC_PiKaChU

31-08-2015, 19:29

nuclearnerd

31-08-2015, 19:47

you guys are planning on attending Montreal this year?

It's on our radar, but it will depend on timing! Will probably do Waterloo (tradition) and one other in week 1, 2 or 3.

orangemoore

31-08-2015, 19:53

Central Illinois was posted and is Officially Week 3 -March 16-19

orangemoore

31-08-2015, 19:55

IndySam

31-08-2015, 20:02

Indiana District Events:

Week 2 on 3/12 ‐ 3/13 (Sat & Sun)‐ FRC® Indiana District ~ Tippecanoe Event hosted at William Henry Harrison High School, West Lafayette.
Week 3 on 3/19 ‐ 3/20 (Sat & Sun)‐ FRC® Indiana District ~ Walker Warren Event hosted at Warren Central High School, Indianapolis.
Week 4 on 3/25 ‐ 3/26 (Fri & Sat)‐ FRC® Indiana District ~ Perry Meridian Event hosted at Perry Meridian High School, Indianapolis.

State Championship:

Week 7 on 4/14‐ 4/16 (Thursday, Fri & Sat)‐ FRC® Indiana State Championship hosted at the Kokomo Memorial Gymnasium, Kokomo.

Everyone come see us in the Goat Pen

Koko Ed

01-09-2015, 00:26

MAR listed their events and Inland Empire has been renamed Central Valley for week three.

EricH

01-09-2015, 00:42

MAR listed their events and Inland Empire has been renamed Central Valley for week three.

Inland Empire will not be playing this year. Central Valley is Week 2.

You need to get out to the West Coast more often--there's a pretty distinct difference between Madera (CVR) and the San Bernadino area (IE).

Knufire

01-09-2015, 00:51

Seems to be a big lack of week 1 regionals right now.

Koko Ed

01-09-2015, 02:12

Seems to be a big lack of week 1 regionals right now.

GTCR is a pretty big deal. Maybe they'll actually get some American teams to show up since it's week one.
Palmetto being week one(ish) will get alot of attention as well.

Phoenix Spud

01-09-2015, 03:13

Australia regional dates are (unofficially) up (https://www.facebook.com/events/764598893685721/).

Hope to see you in sunny (summer-time) Sydney!

MaGiC_PiKaChU

01-09-2015, 14:00

Montreal taking place March 31st - April 2nd! contracts are being signed in the next days

Koko Ed

01-09-2015, 18:06

FiM, Peachtree and North Carolina have listed all their dates.

nuclearnerd

01-09-2015, 18:30

Montreal taking place March 31st - April 2nd! contracts are being signed in the next days

Week 5? Oh, that's too bad. I'll keep it on our list, but I suspect we'll be going to Waterloo that weekend.

dodar

01-09-2015, 18:32

Kind of surprised neither Florida events have posted yet.

Christopher149

01-09-2015, 18:40

FiM, Peachtree and North Carolina have listed all their dates.

I notice that no Bedford event is listed, and a couple weekends have 4 events. Are more events (than the 18 posted) coming?

Basel A

01-09-2015, 18:43

I notice that no Bedford event is listed, and a couple weekends have 4 events. Are more events (than the 18 posted) coming?

Sounds like more events are coming (weekends with 2 events => 3 events). 18 events would limit Michigan to 360 teams, which is most likely fewer than we'll have.

Here's a FiM District Map (https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zTqLvAZsbDYA.kqpW56oLGRFM&usp=sharing)

Gregor

01-09-2015, 18:43

I notice that no Bedford event is listed, and a couple weekends have 4 events. Are more events (than the 18 posted) coming?

4 events week 1 ought to be fun.

ATannahill

01-09-2015, 18:53

There are only two districts currently posted for week 6, which is when Bedford usually is.

GaryVoshol

01-09-2015, 20:15

4 events week 1 ought to be fun.

Thanks to Palmetto, it's not really week 1 ;)

Koko Ed

02-09-2015, 02:21

4 events week 1 ought to be fun.

There are still plenty of events that have not yet posted.
Plus no one wants their regional to be the test bunny for the season.

bearbot

02-09-2015, 09:51

Chesapeake District is up

MaGiC_PiKaChU

02-09-2015, 17:03

Week 5? Oh, that's too bad. I'll keep it on our list, but I suspect we'll be going to Waterloo that weekend.

Too bad Waterloo is at the same time... I'd love to see more Ontario teams here!!

DCA Fan

03-09-2015, 01:22

Okay, so now I'm allowed to let the cat out of the bag. Here's the California schedule:

Week 1: None
Week 2: Central Valley, Los Angeles
Week 3:
Week 4: Sacramento, Ventura
Week 5: Orange County (NEW REGIONAL!)
Week 6: San Diego, Silicon Valley

More info on the new Orange County regional will be coming soon.

aciarniello

03-09-2015, 07:40

Anyone notice the small capacity (24) for Greater Pittsburgh? Whats the reasoning behind that?

alectronic

03-09-2015, 08:32

Anyone notice the small capacity (24) for Greater Pittsburgh? Whats the reasoning behind that?

Sometimes the RDs hold spots for Rookies and such. I don't think regionals are even allowed to be that small, they're probably just reserve slots.

EricH

03-09-2015, 20:15

Sometimes the RDs hold spots for Rookies and such. I don't think regionals are even allowed to be that small, they're probably just reserve slots.

Not quite.

What you're seeing is the INITIAL capacity. Basically, at initial registration, those are the slots that will be open. However, at second event registration, another batch of slots will open, and maybe another at third... That still won't be full capacity, though...

The RD is probably holding about 10 slots for the estimated rookie quantity, as well as later-registering veterans, that will be released at some point very late in registration or build.

orangemoore

03-09-2015, 20:54

Not quite.

What you're seeing is the INITIAL capacity. Basically, at initial registration, those are the slots that will be open. However, at second event registration, another batch of slots will open, and maybe another at third... That still won't be full capacity, though...

The RD is probably holding about 10 slots for the estimated rookie quantity, as well as later-registering veterans, that will be released at some point very late in registration or build.

What is weird is the # slots missing, compared to the event last year is 30. That seems really high compared to the rest of reserve slot only being 10 (for at least Midwest and Wisconsin)

EricH

03-09-2015, 21:00

What is weird is the # slots missing, compared to the event last year is 30. That seems really high compared to the rest of reserve slot only being 10 (for at least Midwest and Wisconsin)

I suspect that the RDs are trying to make sure that their local teams get in. KY and TN--who might normally go to VA/MD or the Carolinas as an "away" event would now be looking elsewhere, and Pittsburgh isn't exactly far from those areas. (It's also not exactly close... but that doesn't stop an FRC team from traveling.)

Koko Ed

04-09-2015, 17:14

Tech Valley got listed for week 3. Rocket City got listed for week 4 and Midwest got listed for week 5(somehow I previously missed Queen City getting listed for week 5 as well).

GeeTwo

04-09-2015, 21:22

Not quite.

What you're seeing is the INITIAL capacity. Basically, at initial registration, those are the slots that will be open. However, at second event registration, another batch of slots will open, and maybe another at third... That still won't be full capacity, though...
I know this reflects Bayou's size change last year. We've usually been in the upper 50's to 60 during my tenure (since 2012 Rebound Rumble peripherally, or 2013 Ultimate Ascent as a serious mentor). The initial limit was somewhere closer to 48, which was filled with mostly LA, MS, and a few TX, AL, and AR teams. The second round increased the limit to 60 and drew us a few rookie teams and a bunch more "traveling" teams! As I recall, we ended up with 59 teams in 2015.

Kevin Leonard

07-09-2015, 12:25

Upstate NY is stuck with back-to-back regionals again... :(

It didn't even HAVE to be that way this year. Planning committees please remedy this next year- its very frustrating.

Brian Maher

07-09-2015, 13:39

Upstate NY is stuck with back-to-back regionals again... :(

This should be fun, missing two days of class in two weeks. Fortunately, TVR is a ten minute walk from my dorm.

Koko Ed

07-09-2015, 16:53

Upstate NY is stuck with back-to-back regionals again... :(

It didn't even HAVE to be that way this year. Planning committees please remedy this next year- its very frustrating.

The regional work independently of one another and worry about handling business with what works best with their school. Not with what works best with the region. You're just gonna have to deal.

mott

08-09-2015, 12:48

Colorado just posted for Week 4. Mar 23-26.

AdamStockton

08-09-2015, 15:48

The regional work independently of one another and worry about handling business with what works best with their school. Not with what works best with the region. You're just gonna have to deal.

This probably will be the case until NY switches to the district system. The district system allows for more coordination between the individual events, and for the most part takes the entire district into consideration when it comes to event locations and dates.

Demian Martinez

09-09-2015, 22:15

Any information about the Mexico city regional?

BSV

10-09-2015, 00:16

Looks like Dallas is week 4.

So far, almost every regional within reasonable driving distance of us (Oklahoma City) is either week 2 or week 4 -- the two weekends we can't compete:

Week 2:

Rock City
St. Louis
Alamo

Week 4:

Oklahoma
Dallas
Colorado*
Rocket City*
Iowa*

(*) stretching "within driving distance"

Lone Star (week 6) may be an option, and has NASA and Galveston side trip possibilities. Bayou is on Spring Break, and in a warm locale, so maybe that's a possibility with no missed school. Hmmm..... (unless someone wants to sponsor a Hawaii Regional trip for us!)

Doug Frisk

10-09-2015, 00:21

Looks like Dallas is week 4.

So far, almost every regional within reasonable driving distance of us (Oklahoma City) is either week 2 or week 4 -- the two weekends we can't compete:

Week 4:

Iowa*

(*) stretching "within driving distance"

Lone Star (week 6) may be an option, and has NASA and Galveston side trip possibilities. Bayou is on Spring Break, and in a warm locale, so maybe that's a possibility with no missed school. Hmmm..... (unless someone wants to sponsor a Hawaii Regional trip for us!)

Minneapolis is week 6 and not that much farther up I-35. Duluth is week 1 but farther up I-35. It's easier to find though because you just go north on I-35 and when it stops you're there.

EricH

10-09-2015, 00:26

BSV

10-09-2015, 12:29

Minneapolis is week 6 and not that much farther up I-35. Duluth is week 1 but farther up I-35. It's easier to find though because you just go north on I-35 and when it stops you're there.

Won't Duluth still be under 6 feet of snow during week 1? :) And Oklahomans freeze when the temperature drops below 40 F. Love Minnesota (when it's warm), though.

BSV

10-09-2015, 12:33

If Rocket City is "within driving distance" (at a stretch) it sure looks like Bayou would be about the same distance, if Google Maps is to be believed--10+ hours driving. Houston's probably a better bet, though (7 hours).

Bayou might be a fun spring break option -- though there are no beaches in Louisiana that I know of. I think the only other one we have not heard about in our part of the country is Hub City (Lubbock), right?

Doug Frisk

10-09-2015, 12:57

Won't Duluth still be under 6 feet of snow during week 1? :) And Oklahomans freeze when the temperature drops below 40 F. Love Minnesota (when it's warm), though.

OK, that did happen two years ago, but last year it was really quite nice.

Jon Stratis

10-09-2015, 13:23

OK, that did happen two years ago, but last year it was really quite nice.

You and I have very different ideas of "nice". :p

Duluth 2015 temps:
THU
2/26
10°/ -15°
actual temperatures

FRI
2/27
20°/ -10°
actual temperatures

SAT
2/28
24°/ -5°
actual temperatures

Doug Frisk

10-09-2015, 14:04

You and I have very different ideas of "nice". :p

Duluth 2015 temps:
THU
2/26
10°/ -15°
actual temperatures

FRI
2/27
20°/ -10°
actual temperatures

SAT
2/28
24°/ -5°
actual temperatures

High of 20-24? Perfect. Any warmer and the ice rinks start melting in the sun.

BSV

10-09-2015, 14:15

The West Texas regional director confirmed to me that Hub City will be week 5, and will be Thursday-Sunday.

And I confirmed that the average high temp in Lubbock is 71 F on April 1. And tornado season.

wouldwurker

10-09-2015, 18:34

Minnesota is fun any time of year. I've been volunteering in Duluth and Minneapolis for the past 3 years. Winter season is part of what makes us competitive. Looking forward to 2016.

dodar

11-09-2015, 00:56

Orlando looks to be posted as week 2.

Trevor1523

11-09-2015, 12:07

Yep. Orlando looks to be week two this year, now we wait for South Florida :)

mwmac

12-09-2015, 10:59

Idaho Regional is happening March 30 to April 2, week 5!

Dominick Ferone

13-09-2015, 15:23

Any idea for SBPLI and NYC regional dates?

Mark McLeod

13-09-2015, 17:16

SBPLI will be March 31, April 1 & 2. The contract is signed but FIRST hasn't listed it yet.

NYC will probably be March 11,12,13, as they like week 2, but it's not official yet.

Mr V

13-09-2015, 17:50

Idaho Regional is happening March 30 to April 2, week 5!

I was wondering when/if that was going to be announced.

That new event is why that the Northern ID teams are not able to participate in the PNW district during the 2016 season.

FIRST agreed to let N. ID teams participate for the 2015 season but then not enough of the teams wanted to join until it was time for registration. It was then decided that they would join for the 2016 season. However by the end of the 2015 season there was the effort to have this new Regional underway and the plan for N ID teams to participate in the PNW District was cut.

Definitely great for the S. ID teams but not so good for the N. ID teams.

first3234

13-09-2015, 23:50

So far what I saw on the first website this years schedule for events this year is certainly interesting if I may say

James3245

14-09-2015, 07:16

What is the location of the Idaho Regional?
We are also looking at LVR for week 5.
And still awaiting confirmation about status of Utah Regional.

We always like meeting up with 2122!

mwmac

14-09-2015, 09:35

What is the location of the Idaho Regional?
We are also looking at LVR for week 5.
And still awaiting confirmation about status of Utah Regional.

We always like meeting up with 2122!

Venue is Taco Bell Arena on the BSU campus. Hope you and the Ravens can make it...

mwmac

14-09-2015, 12:47

Definitely great for the S. ID teams but not so good for the N. ID teams.

I view the creation of a new regional event that provides another competition opportunity for teams from Idaho, Alberta, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, NorCal, and yes, Washington and Oregon as a good thing for all teams within those areas.

mwmac

14-09-2015, 12:52

Utah Regional just posted for week 3! Ventura posted for week 4!

EricH

14-09-2015, 20:49

Australia is officially up, Week 3.
Dallas, same thing but for Week 4.
Montreal is up, Week 5.

mrnoble

14-09-2015, 21:17

The Utah date makes me sad. With Colorado being only one week later, it's likely that many teams won't be able to make the trek out to Salt Lake; I know our team can't, given that it would mean two weeks away from school, with spring break immediately following. Bummer. Utah/Colorado was becoming a fun tradition.

guniv

15-09-2015, 10:26

I don't think I've seen it pointed out in here; we noticed a week ago that Smoky Mountains is posted as a week 5. It's at a completely different venue too. Instead of the Knoxville Convention Center, it's at the University of Tennessee Knoxville's basketball arena, Thompson-Boling Arena.

Koko Ed

16-09-2015, 03:58

South Florida just listed for week five.

mwmac

16-09-2015, 13:06

AZ West posted for week 6...

mott

16-09-2015, 13:31

AZ West posted for week 6...

And AZ North for Week 2.

mwmac

17-09-2015, 16:38

Idaho Regional just posted for week 5!

waialua359

17-09-2015, 17:53

AdamStockton

17-09-2015, 18:22

I just noticed that the NASA grant is offering 10 veteran teams paid registration if they sign up for Week 3 Tech Valley.
Is that about the same distance away from Niagara Falls as it is from Cleveland?:rolleyes:

Traveling from Buffalo NY (Major WNY city where Interstate 90 runs through, which is ~10 miles south of Niagara falls) to Troy NY is about 296 miles. Traveling from Buffalo to Cleveland OH is ~189 miles.

1507 can usually travel to Cleveland in about 3-3.5 hours. Traveling to Tech valley would probably take 4-4.5 hours.

Christopher149

17-09-2015, 18:27

I don't know if anyone noticed, but (assuming my notes are correct) Michigan's Midland event moved from week 2 to week 3.

Basel A

17-09-2015, 18:32

I don't know if anyone noticed, but (assuming my notes are correct) Michigan's Midland event moved from week 2 to week 3.

Nice catch, you're right. I'm guessing that indicates a district will be added for Week 2.

waialua359

17-09-2015, 19:05

Traveling from Buffalo NY (Major WNY city where Interstate 90 runs through, which is ~10 miles south of Niagara falls) to Troy NY is about 296 miles. Traveling from Buffalo to Cleveland OH is ~189 miles.

1507 can usually travel to Cleveland in about 3-3.5 hours. Traveling to Tech valley would probably take 4-4.5 hours.

Adam,
thanks for the info!
I google map checked it, but hearing from someone who has actually done the driving helps us tremendously on the actual time it takes.
I just applied for the NASA grant. If we receive it, we will probably forego Cleveland and sign up for Tech Valley.:)

mwmac

18-09-2015, 17:31

San Diego regional just posted for December 30th, 2016. Could be subject to change.

Demian Martinez

18-09-2015, 23:01

San Diego regional just posted for December 30th, 2016. Could be subject to change.

They are having trouble finding a workable date that works with the Gulls schedule in the Valley View Casino Center. They are looking at a mid-week regional currently.

orangemoore

18-09-2015, 23:16

San Diego regional just posted for December 30th, 2016. Could be subject to change.

I think it has to change otherwise you would need a time machine to make it to champs.;)

mwmac

18-09-2015, 23:44

They are having trouble finding a workable date that works with the Gulls schedule in the Valley View Casino Center. They are looking at a mid-week regional currently.

Hope they get it worked out for next Thurs.

EricH

18-09-2015, 23:56

I think it has to change otherwise you would need a time machine to make it to champs.;)

I was commenting to my dad about how this would be the latest an official regional was ever held.:p

Or, come to think of it... the earliest. If, that is, FIRST held the Kickoff for the 2016 game sometime in, oh, November. Ahem, moving on...

Edit: for those that may be wondering what that odd gap is, try pressing ctrl+A and see what happens.

waialua359

23-09-2015, 14:25

Doug Frisk

23-09-2015, 14:40

XaulZan11

23-09-2015, 14:45

I just noticed that the NASA grant is offering 10 veteran teams paid registration if they sign up for Week 3 Tech Valley.

Anyone know why NASA is offering paid registration for this one regional?

Kevin Leonard

23-09-2015, 14:51

waialua359

23-09-2015, 14:53

Anyone know why NASA is offering paid registration for this one regional?

Not sure why specifically, but I did notice from previous paperwork that it was offered this past 2015 season as well for that particular event.
The grant encourages veteran teams to participate in new (fairly new) regionals, but not sure why its not being offered to the other new ones this year.

I wish the timing was more in sync with FRC registration. As indicated on the grant, it asks if teams are interested in participating in select regionals on the condition of receiving the grant.
Its difficult when the decisions are announced after initial regional sign up. By that time, teams may get the grant, but not be able to sign up because it has already reached capacity.:(

Jon Stratis

23-09-2015, 14:54

Can anyone from Minnesota explain why the capacity of the DECC regionals are now in the low 30s vs the mid 50s two years ago?

Or possibility of NY Tech Valley filling up quickly which currently shows 26 capacity?

Or whether Buckeye at 50 will fill up during initial regional signups?

Deciding what to sign up for.....first.

Just about every event hold spots back during initial registration, and only released them later in the fall. The RDs want to make sure their local teams all have a chance to get into a regional, and they need to hold back spots for late-registering teams (like rookies that don't get their act together until December). I'm sure there are other reasons they hold those spots, too - for example, we had a bunch of teams from China in Minneapolis last year, and it wouldn't surprise me if those teams had spots held for them (assuming they signed up late, I can't remember), as there were quasi-local ties to bring them to those events.

While I fully expect the max capacity of the Minneapolis and Duluth regionals to remain the same as they were last year, I haven't actually seen it in writing yet (it'll probably come up at the next regional planning committee meeting though, which is coming up pretty soon).

waialua359

23-09-2015, 14:56

There are something like 15-16 teams that will likely sign up for TVR first thing.
A lot of Rochester teams will sign up for FLR first thing and be discouraged from going to TVR since they're back to back this year. :(

I do, however, know quite a few out-of-area teams that are friends with 20 or 5254 vying for those grants as well.
This doesnt bode well for us, but I do hope its still available in late October.

waialua359

23-09-2015, 14:59

Just about every event hold spots back during initial registration, and only released them later in the fall. The RDs want to make sure their local teams all have a chance to get into a regional, and they need to hold back spots for late-registering teams (like rookies that don't get their act together until December). I'm sure there are other reasons they hold those spots, too - for example, we had a bunch of teams from China in Minneapolis last year, and it wouldn't surprise me if those teams had spots held for them (assuming they signed up late, I can't remember), as there were quasi-local ties to bring them to those events.

While I fully expect the max capacity of the Minneapolis and Duluth regionals to remain the same as they were last year, I haven't actually seen it in writing yet (it'll probably come up at the next regional planning committee meeting though, which is coming up pretty soon).
Jon,
as a member of a regional planning committee, I do understand what you are saying. I was curious and checking that it wasnt a venue issue/change, or other factors.
We in fact employ the same strategy and planning in attending our own event.

thanks for the information.

Chief Hedgehog

24-09-2015, 01:04

Saw this today - and all I thought was "this is straight out of a FRC regional"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PLo26AnHTg

Swear to all that is holy - I have seen all these moves at North Star Regional in MPLS. Laughed all the way through.

Kevin Leonard

24-09-2015, 10:16

This doesnt bode well for us, but I do hope its still available in late October.

Personally I'm pumped by the idea of 359 coming to TVR. It was awesome having 195, 303, 2852, 263 from out-of-town last year attend the event and really up the caliber of the regional, and to have the Hawaiian Kids come would be sick.

As for the grants, there are something like 12-15 teams that use TVR as their home regional, then an additional 12-15 that use it as their second consistently. I believe the purpose of the grant is to encourage high caliber out-of-town teams to come to the little event in upstate NY and make the event LOUD.
I could be wrong though, I wasn't personally involved in these talks.

scca229

25-09-2015, 11:23

mipo0707

25-09-2015, 11:43

waterloo is stacked already with
610, 1114, 1241, 2056, 3683, 4039, 4678, 5406

JB987

25-09-2015, 12:17

waialua359

25-09-2015, 17:43

Las Vegas Regional is again looking to be an international affair. Of the 12 currently registered teams, 7 are coming in from way out of the area:

4 from China (5449, 5516, 5824, 5831)
2 from Brazil (1772, 5800)
1 from Netherlands (5880)

After watching the inspiring interactions between US and International teams last year there, I can't wait to see what next March/April brings.

Looks like Vegas is giving Hawaii a run for their money as being the biggest international event so far in Round 1 of registrations!:ahh:
Wait till 2nd and subsequent regional signups.....:)

waialua359

25-09-2015, 17:44

Personally I'm pumped by the idea of 359 coming to TVR. It was awesome having 195, 303, 2852, 263 from out-of-town last year attend the event and really up the caliber of the regional, and to have the Hawaiian Kids come would be sick.

As for the grants, there are something like 12-15 teams that use TVR as their home regional, then an additional 12-15 that use it as their second consistently. I believe the purpose of the grant is to encourage high caliber out-of-town teams to come to the little event in upstate NY and make the event LOUD.
I could be wrong though, I wasn't personally involved in these talks.
Geez, thanks.
Not sure about how our robot will be, but I can assure you some high caliber Hawaiian treats that we will be passing out for sure! :)

Brian Maher

26-09-2015, 02:18

Geez, thanks.
Not sure about how our robot will be, but I can assure you some high caliber Hawaiian treats that we will be passing out for sure! :)

I'm really excited by the thought of having 359 at my first ever regional. Being an NJ to NY transplant, I've never been to one. A team as renown as 359 would be icing on the cake of an already exciting new experience.

Team 359's Chairman's Award video was the first one I'd ever seen. I was a freshman watching the 2012 kickoff stream, which featured 359's video as the 2011 Championship Chairman's winner. It was a nice reminder early on that it's about more than just robots :)

waialua359

28-09-2015, 15:00

I'm really excited by the thought of having 359 at my first ever regional. Being an NJ to NY transplant, I've never been to one. A team as renown as 359 would be icing on the cake of an already exciting new experience.

Team 359's Chairman's Award video was the first one I'd ever seen. I was a freshman watching the 2012 kickoff stream, which featured 359's video as the 2011 Championship Chairman's winner. It was a nice reminder early on that it's about more than just robots :)
Thanks for the kind words. I hope that our opportunity to attend the Tech Valley regional happens this season.
We would love to meet and hang out with all the great teams from that region and the surrounding areas.

-Glenn

Noudvanbrunscho

06-10-2015, 14:51

Las Vegas Regional is again looking to be an international affair. Of the 12 currently registered teams, 7 are coming in from way out of the area:

4 from China (5449, 5516, 5824, 5831)
2 from Brazil (1772, 5800)
1 from Netherlands (5880)

After watching the inspiring interactions between US and International teams last year there, I can't wait to see what next March/April brings.

I dont think team 5880 is from the Netherlands. 'We' only have 2 teams and those are 5412 and 4481.

But i think the New York City regional is going to be one with alot of nationalities.
With:
1 From Brazil (1382)
3 From China (5451,5515,5815)
1 From Ecuador (5814)
1 From Netherlands (4481)
2 From Turkey (3646,5946)
2 From United Kingdom (1797, 1884)

So 10/32 teams are from far away!
Already hyped for that! :)

Mark McLeod

06-10-2015, 15:19

I dont think team 5880 is from the Netherlands. 'We' only have 2 teams and those are 5412 and 4481.

A new team that appears to be from a base in the Netherlands or Northern Europe.

The_ShamWOW88

06-10-2015, 15:48

A new team that appears to be from a base in the Netherlands or Northern Europe.

I believe AE is a Military postal code so I think you are correct.

RonnyV

06-10-2015, 16:00

I believe AE is a Military postal code so I think you are correct.

Yep! When we started with #4481 this team was already around.

They've been inactive for a couple years. Their last season competing was 2013.

They were playing under team number 2037 - Oranje Lions.
https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/2037

I guess they're starting over and from what I can recall it's a international high school for US Military kids. Same as the German team. (http://www.thebluealliance.com/team/3011)

We tried contacting team 2037 in 2013, sadly it was hard to get in touch! Let's hope we can bind forces and see what we can achieve here in the Netherlands. (Brunssum is right at the Netherlands/German border)