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Greg Marra

15-08-2007, 18:56

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Tottanka

15-08-2007, 18:56

:O
I seem to be unable to locate Israel on that map. Can anyone help me?

AdamHeard

15-08-2007, 19:05

Interesting to see the East vs. West difference.

chris31

15-08-2007, 19:10

Wow, I never really thought about the fact that alot of the regionals are in the northeast.

SamC

15-08-2007, 19:12

Where's Hawaii?

Nuttyman54

15-08-2007, 19:39

Given the fact that this is a static image of a customized map, and couple that with the hint at TBA, I'm going to guess that it's a snapshot of a new TBA feature. I'm hard pressed to imagine that Greg completely forgot about Hawaii, Brazil and Israel...

Mike Schroeder

15-08-2007, 19:47

Nuttyman54

15-08-2007, 19:50

Brazil was only a pilot and Hawaii hasn't happened yet.....

Ok, I totally knew it said 2007 and not 2008....nothing to see here folks...

Bill_Hancoc

15-08-2007, 20:38

seems to be a lack of things going on in the middle of the country.

JaneYoung

15-08-2007, 20:56

seems to be a lack of things going on in the middle of the country.

Yup, but I think that is just a matter of time. :)

MrForbes

15-08-2007, 20:57

huh, it's almost as if the regional locations are somehow related to the population density of the US....

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/9/90/USA-2000-population-density.gif

GBIT

15-08-2007, 21:02

huh, it's almost as if the regional locations are somehow related to the population density of the US....

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/9/90/USA-2000-population-density.gif

Just maybe...... haha but you also have to think that FIRST was started in the northeast so it only makes sence that there would be more there.

Richard Wallace

15-08-2007, 21:44

dlavery

15-08-2007, 22:06

Two interesting maps. Superposition suggests possible growth targets for FIRST: North Carolina, Tennessee, a second regional in Texas (San Antonio or Dallas?), Salt Lake City, maybe Boise, perhaps Albuquerque, and so on ... many places have enough people -- so as Jane says it is just a matter of time.:)

You are right that many locations have the population density to support future regional competitions. However, the most important consideration is not the density of the general population (OK, there are at least three ways that one can be misinterpreted... :) ), but the density of the team population. Boise, Salt Lake City, Knoxville, Albuquerque (why can't I say that without thinking of Wierd Al?), etc are all reasonably large population centers. But with only nine teams in Idaho, three in Utah, four in Tennessee, and three in New Mexico, it may be a while before it makes sense to put any regional competitions there.

-dave

JaneYoung

15-08-2007, 22:14

Developing FLL and FTC programs, finding sponsors/developing partnerships, finding/building support within the education systems and with the politicians, money, then money, then money....then there's networking, that very very powerful aspect of the success of FRC teams - something I think many teams don't realize or tend to take for granted.

Development, innovation, commitment.
Those types of things - but it'll come, I have no doubt.
There are some awesome teams in these states just not large amounts of them.

GaryVoshol

15-08-2007, 22:21

Another consideration would be the availability (not density :rolleyes: ) of mentors and engineers.

Richard Wallace

15-08-2007, 22:43

Another consideration would be the availability (not density :rolleyes: ) of mentors and engineers.I agree. Hence Salt Lake City, Knoxville, Albuquerque, and Boise are excellent candidates despite small numbers of existing FRC teams.

Dave is right in pointing out that density of team population is important; however, I think there is a little bit of chicken-or-egg logic there. As an example, the St. Louis regional was started in 2002 when there were no FRC teams in St. Louis (my team formed that same year) and the team density factor had to be stretched a little, relying on many teams to travel more than 200 miles to come here.

Anyway, it is important to dream about the possibilities.

JaneYoung

15-08-2007, 23:21

Another consideration would be the availability (not density :rolleyes: ) of mentors and engineers.
Engineers/mentors - that all important resource.

nuggetsyl

18-08-2007, 12:10

you forgot to make a week 6

gblake

20-08-2007, 10:50

I look forward to seeing maps like this on the FIRST web site, and to seeing a more compact and easy to navigate presentation of the associated info (more compact than what the FIRST web site uses now).

I also look forward to seeing FIRST FTC and FRC Regionals at the U. of Ky. in Lexington. I can make an introduction to the engineer/entrepreneur who is now the President of the Unversity and is aggressively promoting the growth of high tech in the region.

Lexington is very close to Cincinnati and Louisville, and is reasonably close to large and small swaths of West Va, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, and NC, and Virginia.

Blake

Alan Anderson

20-08-2007, 12:18

you forgot to make a week 6

Regional competitions only took place for five weeks. "Week 6" was time off before the Championship.

nuggetsyl

20-08-2007, 15:21

Regional competitions only took place for five weeks. "Week 6" was time off before the Championship.

opps sorry i though this was for next year

Gene F

21-08-2007, 08:31

It seems the Peachtree Regional is missing from the map. It is held in Duluth GA.

Greg Marra

22-08-2007, 15:53

It seems the Peachtree Regional is missing from the map. It is held in Duluth GA.

You're right. I never added Peachtree to the Blue Alliance system because FIRST doesn't have complete records of the matches played. It seems like their app cut out mid-upload:

http://www2.usfirst.org/2007comp/events/GA/matchresults.html

I'll add it in, but there isn't much I can do to get match results.