Re: [EWCP] EWCPcast, What would YOU like to hear about? Fall 2012.
 

Definitely this. I'd be happy to assist with this in any way, as I hit pretty much all these bullet points, including transitioning onto a regional committee.

Something I'd like to add to this is the discussion of a new fad - 'distance mentors'. How much/in what capacity can you help your team from back home.

Absolutely. Lots of teams need this.

Re: [EWCP] EWCPcast, What would YOU like to hear about? Fall 2012.
 

That would be fun. For many it would probably be the first time they ever heard of us. We could also dispel the myth that you have to be "old" to be a SENIOR mentor. :)

Re: [EWCP] EWCPcast, What would YOU like to hear about? Fall 2012.
 

I don't know if it's possible, but we hear plenty about our American and Canadian teams, what about contacting other international FIRST teams. In contacting these we could see how FIRST has impacted their communities, such as 1382. In their Chairman's presentation they spoke of how they built a water purification system for their town's water supply.

Although it will be extremely difficult, one team that may be possible to have on is 2011 Championship Rookie All Star winners 3478 Lambots since 245 had a direct influence in their creation.

Re: [EWCP] EWCPcast, What would YOU like to hear about? Fall 2012.
 

For those of you who want team interviews I modified the outline we used for the one with 1114. It is located at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...aeJi6Uy4o/edit please let me know if there are more things you'd like us to ask.

Re: [EWCP] EWCPcast, What would YOU like to hear about? Fall 2012.
 

Thanks for all of the feedback everyone! In the next week or two, we will be going through the various requests and starting to sort them into casts and putting together outlines and schedules. I'd imagine we'll have some firm dates and topics setup by the beginning of September.

If anyone still has an idea or a suggestion, please don't hesitate to contact one of us.

Re: [EWCP] EWCPcast, What would YOU like to hear about? Fall 2012.
 

I personally would love to see a cast on Team organization, and maybe adding to that cast add:

-Creating season and long term goals
-Executing the plan to achieve
-rallying the team behind a vision
-Dealing with those who don't share your vision or your love of FIRST
-How to remain unified as a team

I know I've personally had problems with rallying my team behind a goal and this last season was marked with bickering arguments of me wanting to be competitive vs the others who didn't see FIRST the same way I did. (The whole "to each his own" argument gets hairy in these situations. )