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Thought I'd share the 8 (eight!) regionals in CA for 2017.
Week 2:
San Diego (http://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search/event?id=22515)
Central Valley (http://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search/event?id=22583)
Week 3:
Ventura (http://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search/event?id=22673)
San Francisco (New) (http://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search/event?id=25445)
Week 4:
Sacramento (http://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search/event?id=22521)
Los Angeles (http://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search/event?id=22487)
Week 5:
Orange County (http://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search/event?id=22603)
Silicon Valley (http://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search/event?id=22507)
Some new week placements, some new venues (OC at UCI, LA at CSULB)
Should be interesting to see who ends up going where!
We're pretty excited! Looks like right now we'll be attending SVR and quite possibly the new SF regional.
We're pretty excited! Looks like right now we'll be attending SVR and quite possibly the new SF regional.
We're smack dab between OC and LA. OC got a larger venue, LA got a smaller one. It's going to be a tough choice.
We're smack dab between OC and LA. OC got a larger venue, LA got a smaller one. It's going to be a tough choice.
Tough choice indeed. I was looking at vacation scheduling... this is going to be "interesting" if I have to do all 4 events again.
Liam Fay
14-09-2016, 19:37
Looks like a pretty nice distribution of SoCal and NorCal events.
waialua359
14-09-2016, 21:37
New San Fran one, nice.
New San Fran one, nice.
Yep! We're pretty excited. Our good friends at St. Ignatius (Team 5924) are hosting it, and it seems like it's going to be awesome. It's also closer to us geographically than SVR, although we'll probably go to both.
Looks like we are going to shoot for OC Week 5 and Phoenix Week 6
Looks like we are going to shoot for OC Week 5 and Phoenix Week 6
Why not Arizona North week 2? Avoid the back-to-back grind.
Why not Arizona North week 2? Avoid the back-to-back grind.
Phoenix is smaller, more play time. Although we did Flagstaff last year and it is a wonderful regional I would recommend to everyone! Padded pit floor... just sayin!
Also looking at Ventura and Phoenix to avoid the back to back regionals. Then I'd be free to volunteer at OCR!
itsjustjon
15-09-2016, 00:54
Great, with now two guaranteed #WCBC regionals for four weeks straight during the competition season, my life is complete.
AustinSchuh
15-09-2016, 01:19
Bummer, the SVR and Sacramento regionals are back to back.
Michael Corsetto
15-09-2016, 02:09
Bummer, the SVR and Sacramento regionals are back to back.
Ditto. Other than this, I'm really happy with the schedule. Great job FIRST crew. Compared to other areas still in Regionals, I think we have a better than average schedule. Big thanks to the RDs.
-Mike
Pauline Tasci
15-09-2016, 02:30
So happy there are no Week 1 regionals this year in our state.
AdamHeard
15-09-2016, 10:19
So happy there are no Week 1 regionals this year in our state.
With 8 regionals in the state, it'd be nice to have a week 1.
Thought I'd share the 8 (eight!) regionals in CA for 2017.
Week 2:
San Diego (http://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search/event?id=22515)
Central Valley (http://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search/event?id=22583)
Week 3:
Ventura (http://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search/event?id=22673)
San Francisco (New) (http://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search/event?id=25445)
Week 4:
Sacramento (http://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search/event?id=22521)
Los Angeles (http://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search/event?id=22487)
Week 5:
Orange County (http://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search/event?id=22603)
Silicon Valley (http://www.firstinspires.org/team-event-search/event?id=22507)
Some new week placements, some new venues (OC at UCI, LA at CSULB)
Should be interesting to see who ends up going where!
Looks like a district schedule already... just missing a couple of Week 1s
billbo911
15-09-2016, 10:37
So happy there are no Week 1 regionals this year in our state.
With 8 regionals in the state, it'd be nice to have a week 1.
No Week 6 either.
There could be some wiggle room if they used both. Other than that, it's a decent schedule.
Would Californians want a San Luis Obispo or Paso Robles event? I know there are not a ton of teams in that area, but we have found in Michigan that having an event in an area can help create more teams. If those places don't work out, what about Fresno?
I had assumed that Cal Polytech in SLO might have some good FIRST Alum support.
AdamHeard
15-09-2016, 13:47
Would Californians want a San Luis Obispo or Paso Robles event? I know there are not a ton of teams in that area, but we have found in Michigan that having an event in an area can help create more teams. If those places don't work out, what about Fresno?
I had assumed that Cal Polytech in SLO might have some good FIRST Alum support.
We'd definitely be interested ;)
There was talk with the school around 2008 of hosting an event, but that fizzled out and the local group (us) haven't made any efforts to push that further.
sanddrag
15-09-2016, 16:28
Yes, I would like a Cal Poly SLO regional
AdamHeard
15-09-2016, 16:31
Yes, I would like a Cal Poly SLO regional
I nominate Sanddrag as chair of Cal Poly Regional Planning Committee.
Could it be called the SLO Cal Regional just to confuse us with SOCal.
Would Californians want a San Luis Obispo or Paso Robles event? I know there are not a ton of teams in that area, but we have found in Michigan that having an event in an area can help create more teams. If those places don't work out, what about Fresno?
I had assumed that Cal Polytech in SLO might have some good FIRST Alum support.
Its very central to the two population centers (Bay area and LA). Could work.
Here's a map of the current 8 regionals. There's a lot of space for expansion:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mJo4tWPsLboZsd_K8Kq-SV5lj08&usp=sharing
I believe Antelope Valley was looking into possibly hosting a regional a couple years back, too. East of the Ventura icon, north of the green (local mountains). So far, nothing's come of it, though.
San Andreas Fault Regional?
Location: Varies.
sanddrag
15-09-2016, 20:22
San Andreas Fault Regional?
Location: Varies.
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Ali Ahmed
15-09-2016, 22:14
Would Californians want a San Luis Obispo or Paso Robles event? I know there are not a ton of teams in that area, but we have found in Michigan that having an event in an area can help create more teams. If those places don't work out, what about Fresno?
I had assumed that Cal Polytech in SLO might have some good FIRST Alum support.
I have a crazy idea. Let's start a SLO District event. Then change the other CA events to District events too. :deadhorse:
I have a crazy idea. Let's start a SLO District event. Then change the other CA events to District events too. :deadhorse:
haha. Keep on dreaming...
Would Californians want a San Luis Obispo or Paso Robles event? I know there are not a ton of teams in that area, but we have found in Michigan that having an event in an area can help create more teams. If those places don't work out, what about Fresno?
I had assumed that Cal Polytech in SLO might have some good FIRST Alum support.
SLO would be cool, but Fresno is so close to Madera that it wouldn't make a lot of sense to have a second event there IMO.
There were rumors of a Palmdale regional. Not sure what happened on that. Though it would be more for socal, it would be in an area where the team density is a bit lower.
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There were rumors of a Palmdale regional. Not sure what happened on that. Though it would be more for socal, it would be in an area where the team density is a bit lower.
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Palmdale/Lancaster probably the same rumored event. It's just to early to confirm or deny the rumors.
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