Nats team party....
 

Posted by Jessica Boucher at 1/25/2001 4:14 PM EST


Student on team #237, Sie-H2O-Bots, from Watertown High School and Eastern Awning Systems & The Siemon Company.



Did I hear right that they're splitting the team party at Epcot in half...with the odd numbered teams one place and and even numbered ones on the other?

-Jessica B, #237

Re: Nats team party....
 

Posted by Brian at 1/25/2001 4:33 PM EST


Student on team #56, Robbe Xtreme, from Bound Brook High School and Ethicon Inc..


In Reply to: Nats team party....
Posted by Jessica Boucher on 1/25/2001 4:14 PM EST:



definetly not a good idea.....

hmmm...weird
 

Posted by JVN at 1/25/2001 5:03 PM EST


Student on team #250, GE Dynamos - Capital District Robotics Team, from Shenendehowa High School and General Electric.


In Reply to: Nats team party....
Posted by Jessica Boucher on 1/25/2001 4:14 PM EST:



Where did you hear that jessica?
It just seems weird to me that after all of this cooperation and togetherness, and the "softer side
of FIRST" they'd divide us all in half.

very unlikely... I hope this is untrue, i have many friends on odd numbered teams i am looking
forward to seeing... man, now you've got me scared jess...
in case this vicious rumor comes true I am starting ENTeR "Even Numbered TEams Rights". We
have every right to party with those odd people... this segregation is unfair and we will protest
it to the bitter end!
~John#250

jusk like kickoff
 

Posted by Ken Leung at 1/25/2001 5:10 PM EST


Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M. Gunn Senior High School.


In Reply to: Nats team party....
Posted by Jessica Boucher on 1/25/2001 4:14 PM EST:



This is just like the party at Dean's house during kickoff... I was kind of disappointed about not getting to meet some odd number teams' coach engineers. But it turns out some odd number teams like #47 stayed there the whole time. It's just logical for them to do it to the Epcot party, it was already too much people last year. I don't like the method, but I will still accept it as a solution.

By the way, I just remember something about Dean's party... um... tell them I never saw the giant steam engine if they ever ask.

Mangled reference to Shakespear...
 

Posted by Joe Johnson at 1/25/2001 9:52 PM EST


Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.


In Reply to: jusk like kickoff
Posted by Ken Leung on 1/25/2001 5:10 PM EST:



I am not sure I saw any team reps from team #47 there
during the "even" part of Dean's Kickoff.

I do know that presenters from the FIRST workshops were
offered the opportunity to attend Dean's party, maybe
some of them were from odd numbered teams? ;-)

Does Gate Crashing by another name make the party
less crowded?

I suppose not, but at least we had permission.

Joe J.

Re: Mangled reference to Shakespear...
 

Posted by Josh at 1/26/2001 9:12 PM EST


Engineer on team #419, Rambots, from Wentworth Institute of Technology.


In Reply to: Mangled reference to Shakespear...
Posted by Joe Johnson on 1/25/2001 9:52 PM EST:



: I suppose not, but at least we had permission.

/face twists with disorientating discust
ugh!

Josh
Team 419
"Wha?" -me, quite often

Re: jusk like kickoff
 

Posted by Michael Martus at 1/26/2001 10:40 PM EST


Coach on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central H.S. and Delphi Automotives Systems.


In Reply to: jusk like kickoff
Posted by Ken Leung on 1/25/2001 5:10 PM EST:



I arrived at 6:45 and left at 8:15... Well almost left I waited outside with others for a bus for 30 min.

Team 47 was gone by the second shift. Sorry you were seeing ghosts of matches past.

Mission Impossible Run anyone??
 

Posted by Lora Knepper at 1/25/2001 6:05 PM EST


Other on team FIRST-a-holics Anonymous from . sponsored by ..


In Reply to: Nats team party....
Posted by Jessica Boucher on 1/25/2001 4:14 PM EST:



I call for a protest if they try that one!! Anyone up for a mission impossible run into the opposite number party? ;o)

~ lora

U know it
 

Posted by Jason Rudolph at 1/25/2001 6:18 PM EST


Other on team #459, Rampage, from University of Florida/Eastside High School and .


In Reply to: Mission Impossible Run anyone??
Posted by Lora Knepper on 1/25/2001 6:05 PM EST:



: I call for a protest if they try that one!! Anyone up for a mission impossible run into the opposite number party? ;o)

: ~ lora

Lora, I'm right there behind you, dressed in black with a tranquelizer gun to fight off those disney brutes!

UHH OHHHH!!!
 

Posted by Andrew Rudolph at 1/26/2001 9:26 PM EST


Student on team #168, NASA KSC/MKHS/NMB, from Michael Krop Senior High School and NASA Kennedy Space Center.


In Reply to: U know it
Posted by Jason Rudolph on 1/25/2001 6:18 PM EST:



: Lora, I'm right there behind you, dressed in black with a tranquelizer gun to fight off those disney brutes!

Im there too. But They might see jasons hat coming from a mile away.(look @ his pic)

Re: Mission Impossible Run anyone??
 

Posted by Matt Leese at 1/25/2001 8:34 PM EST


Other on team #73, Tigerbolt, from Edison Technical HS and Alstom & Rochester Institute of Technology.


In Reply to: Mission Impossible Run anyone??
Posted by Lora Knepper on 1/25/2001 6:05 PM EST:



: I call for a protest if they try that one!! Anyone up for a mission impossible run into the opposite number party? ;o)

: ~ lora

My biggest question would be how are they going to segregate us? If they plan to do admission based on those SME cards, I doubt they'll have time to check the team number out. So I think sneaking will be pretty easy. :) And, btw, you know I go where you go. ;)

Matt

the way they do it
 

Posted by Ken Leung at 1/25/2001 9:19 PM EST


Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M. Gunn Senior High School.


In Reply to: Re: Mission Impossible Run anyone??
Posted by Matt Leese on 1/25/2001 8:34 PM EST:



I've seen both method done at Kickoff.

The first method is to give teams red and blue ticket, red for odd and blue for even. That's what happened at Dean's party, which back then every team received their ticket the kickoff package.
The second method is to give wrist band to the teams, also red for odd and blue for even. That's what happened at Saturday morning when only one wrist band can receive a rule book. With the wrist band, people can leave the party and go back in later in the interval of time allowed.

As for the SME card, they can setup a booth during the few days of competition where teams can go over and get their ticket/wrist band whenever they want. This way, they can check the team number and can still finish handing out by the time of the party.

But I will still sneak in the party if you people are going to do it... after all I got in Dean's party as an engineer.

two SME cards...
 

Posted by Janna at 1/27/2001 8:06 PM EST


Student on team #349, The RoBahamas, from International Academy and Ford Motor Company and Robert Bosch GmbH.


In Reply to: Re: Mission Impossible Run anyone??
Posted by Matt Leese on 1/25/2001 8:34 PM EST:



And who says you can't register for another SME card under another name and team number? ;)

: My biggest question would be how are they going to segregate us? If they plan to do admission based on those SME cards, I doubt they'll have time to check the team number out. So I think sneaking will be pretty easy. :) And, btw, you know I go where you go. ;)

: Matt

Why? They have the space..
 

Posted by Jason Rudolph at 1/25/2001 6:17 PM EST


Other on team #459, Rampage, from University of Florida/Eastside High School and .


In Reply to: Nats team party....
Posted by Jessica Boucher on 1/25/2001 4:14 PM EST:



I doubt this is true, but if it is, I will be another protesting. But just think about it for a second, the party is in Epcot Center, which is designed for MANY more people than are at the national event, why would they need to split us up?

Jason

what space?
 

Posted by Ken Leung at 1/25/2001 6:45 PM EST


Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M. Gunn Senior High School.


In Reply to: Why? They have the space..
Posted by Jason Rudolph on 1/25/2001 6:17 PM EST:



Have you been to the party right after the competition? Do you remember how crowded it was!? All I could remember was that I had to fight for every inch of space to move around in there, not to mention to long line for "food" and "drinks". I could barely talk to people around me with the loud people/music around... If the space you are talking about are the 2" space between thousands of teenagers, then sure... there are going to be miles of 2" space between people.

I guess I was in one of the crowded part of Epcot, where I can't wait to get out of. But hey, remember the 40% growth this year! that mean there are going to be a little less then twice the people last year there.