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Alright Teams, we know that there are 2 more weeks of build, AND 6 weeks of District Qualifiers before we find out who is attending the big New England Event, but WHO's EXCITED?!?!
Come Join us on April 10-12th to see the excitement of the New England Championship Event at Boston University's Agganis Arena!! This Email went out to Teams Today: Quote:
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I'm already excited seeing that there's gonna be an organized, dedicated area for scouting
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Mark your calendars! We will be holding a team social event at the Museum of Science on Friday, April 11. Come join your fellow FIRSTers for more science, math, engineering, and fun.
Tickets will be free to teams. These tickets will give you access to the full museum, from right after the awards ceremony until museum closing at 9:30pm. Food will be available for purchase at the museum - they will have the museum grill open for made-to-order food until 8pm, as well as grab-and-go sandwiches/salads and the museum cafe open until 9:30. Ticket reservations will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Be prepared to get your tickets once reservations are opened! We will share the ticket reservation form with team contacts by email, as well as here on Chief Delphi and on the NE FIRST Facebook page. |
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HEY KIM!
Nice job with the info so far. I like the idea of a team storage area. I wanted to do the same, but couldn't figure out how or where to do it. I'll scope it out when (if) we get there. Question about the parking. It says "special" arrangements are made for busses. Is that a special "free" arrangement for a team bus? Thanks in advance--and can you do something to, you know, make sure we get in? Oh, did I say that out loud? |
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More details were sent out earlier this week!
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*NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP DISPLAYS*
We plan to have TV displays featuring all of the New England Dean’s List nominees and Chairman’s Award submitters, and we would love for your nominees and team to be among those featured! Each display will be showing a video in the format of a PowerPoint presentation containing 1 slide (or 2 in the case of teams submitting 2 Dean’s List nominees) for each team. To make things easy for teams, we have created templates for each display: https://drive.google.com/folderview?...1E&usp=sharing Can your team take 10-15 minutes to fill them out before Thursday, April 3? We've gotten responses from about 15 teams, we would like to see even more! Once filled out, please e-mail them to me at lisaperez [at] gmail [dot] com. These submissions will be kept private until the Thursday of competition. We are looking forward to seeing your submissions! |
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*NEW ENGLAND MENTOR RECOGNITION*
We would like to recognize all New England mentors on a wall in the Mentor Lounge. Can your team take a few seconds to fill out this form with all of the names of your mentors?: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZnC...9syNk/viewform If you would like to put in a quote about your mentors, as well, please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/150x...hPp0M/viewform |
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I look forward to spending as much time as possible in those VIP scouting seats. :D
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Is there any overnight parking for team cargo trailers after unloading?
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Our bus is just dropping us off. Could we use the bus parking allocation for our truck/trailer? |
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We have no bus... but we do plan to have a fifteen passenger van and a pickup/trailer. Could either one of these use our bus parking allocation? Post #: Team Daisy! |
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We have no bus, but the 0.7 mile walk from my apartment to the arena can be a rough one. Can we use our bus allocation to be super lazy? :-P Just kiddinggggg. Looking forward to the NECMP in our hometown! -Brando |
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Cannot wait for this event. Wish this sort of thing existed when I was a student. Competition is going to be top notch and I'm looking forward to watching 3467 compete with everyone on the field, as well as off the field. .Nothing gets me more amped up for something than knowing we are competing against the best of the best. So proud of everything my students have accomplished this year so far. Good luck to all teams, let's make this magical!
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To all that have asked about trailers, I have contacted the venue to find out our options and will be in touch shortly (sorry we didn't think of it earlier!).
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I am so excited to participate in the VIP Scouting Seats myself, and for all those who are aware of how we scout, we call all out. SO pumped for NE Champs:]
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I'm super excited for Agganis Arena Champs!
Although, I did have a question I'm not sure can be answered here :x For Dean's List nominated students whose teams did not make it to District Champs, what should we do? We definitely want to volunteer, but we don't think our school will let us miss days unless we need to or are suggested to be there. Any ideas? |
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In fact, if the Deans List students wanted to do some sort of get together on Saturday, we could probably even help set up a location/announce it. |
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This email was just sent to main & alternate team contacts:
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The live webcast for DCMP selection has started - http://new.livestream.com/nefirst/events/2896457
The content starts in <30 minutes! (7:15PM EDT) |
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For my fellow scouts, here is a list of all 54 teams attending NE Champs and the 6 backup teams in numerical order. Time for scouting!
58 61 69 78 125 131 133 138 166 172 175 176 177 178 190 195 228 230 236 237 246 319 558 663 716 811 999 1058 1073 1100 1517 1519 1699 1735 1991 2064 2067 2084 2168 2648 2877 3323 3461 3467 3525 3930 4048 4055 4473 4555 4564 4761 4908 4909 4925 4958 5000 5112 5122 5129 |
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The Welcome Packet has the following in a blue box on Page 13:
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If this is the same thing as the TIMS roster, then why not just say so? (Sorry, but I've been burned by trivialities at Registration far too many times at past events, so I like to make sure I'm prepared.) |
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But we are more than happy to answer any questions so that teams can make it to & through the event smoothly :) |
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Oh if things weren't only that not unconfusing!
I found out at Rhode Island that they want a printed roster at each event anyway, even if you turned in the C&R info at a previous District event. And wouldn't you know, that printed roster is the same thing that you would turn in for supplying the "C&R" documentation at the initial event. What I will be doing: Print out the roster of the team from TIMS, include any hardcopy forms for whoever has not completed the online consent/waiver. In other words, the same thing. The worst that can happen is there will be no problem during sign in. I can live with that. |
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So any word, on how many backup teams have been called on so far?
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You have to print out a TIMS Roster and bring it to each event you attend in order to register, or you wont get your drive pins until you can get a hold of a printed copy. The TIMS roster shows if any students have or haven't filled out their consent forms online. If they havent filled them out online, they need to have hard-copies attached. Make sure any students not attending on your roster are pointed out as so or just let the Pit Admin know, therefore he/she knows that you don't have to be hunted down for any student's forms, and registration just goes quicker overall. |
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I was told that 3461 was called in.
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Down to 49 teams registered now. With the following teams not on the registered list who qualified:
190 236 4555 5000 5112 5129 and 663 registered as the first team off the wait-list. |
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The goal for Wednesday night is to get as many teams loaded in, and have pits setup safely so that we can roll on Thursday morning, and allow teams to finish inspection in time for Qualification matches. |
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Here's a bit of late night data crunching.
Looking at qualifying matches only... I used official district results to get stats on each team's average offensive production, and the twitter feed to get average points allowed (sadly, Nashua and Groton data were not in the twitter feed). I then compared each of the top 63 (why not?) teams' stats to the average of those 63. Above average offense is a good thing. Allowing fewer points than average per match is a good thing. Doing both is even better! The resulting "points/game above average" metric suggests how a team contributed in qualification matches compared to the 'average' of all these above-average teams! Of course, the data, measure, and causality are all imperfect... Still, my top 20: Team Points/ game above average 195 49.2 3467 36.3 78 33.5 125 30.1 131 28.8 176 27.8 61 26.5 237 24.7 2067 22.1 175 20.5 236 20.1 319 19.8 177 17.0 5122 16.2 4048 15.4 3525 15.0 58 14.6 558 12.8 716 12.3 4564 12.3 Hope that someone else finds this interesting or even helpful! Comments always welcome. Best of luck to all who earned the opportunity to compete this weekend. Make the most of this great event! Dan Hudnut, mentor Team 885, Randolph, VT |
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thanks for that, Hopefully we will see you at battlecry!!
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Still only 49 teams registered. Is that all that's going I wonder?
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I'm bringing some spare 4-inch white gaffers tape, just in case.... :)
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I'm pretty sure the deadline to register is tonight at 5. My guess is the necessary backup teams have already been notified and will start being added to the list once 5 pm passes.
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It's a nail-biter, for sure.
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I'm assuming 6 teams have dropped and some haven't even decided, due to the fact that we were notified that were next up in line for being called off the wait list. (Crossing our fingers, because we already have hotel, transportation, etc. all planned out)
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Team 2168 will have a display of the upcoming, 2015-season control system.
Check out the table, with our 2013 robot, Phoenix, retro equipped with it's new controls. General info with facts and FAQs will be on posters at the display. We are still kind of a small team, so our lead mentor on the Alpha Testing Project will be kept busy with the never-ending task of improving the code on our current robot. We do plan to have the table staffed when possible, but until we know our match schedule, it's hard to know when exactly that will be. If you have burning questions, drop by the 2168 Pit and ask for Kevin Harrilal (mentor) or Vittorio (student), our leads in the project. We will also have a question box for you to drop in your questions when the table is left unstaffed. We will get back to you ASAP. Best luck to all teams. Dang! Is load-in tomorrow? |
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1699 were on the list….then an hour later were off the list :confused: Bummer. Anyone know if they are going?
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We're at 52 teams, 2 more slots to fill. Looks like 3323 and 1099 are next up to accept or decline.
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Now at 53 teams with 3323 added to the attendee list.
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Due to Samwaldo's post above, looks like 1099 will round out the field of 54.
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So is there a final list of the 54 Teams up yet?
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4761 checking in!
We have a few robot upgrades since RI and NU :D
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Right now it looks like 1099 should make it in (though do not take my word as official!), and also team 663 has informed us that they have dropped out, so I believe that means there is one more slot beyond 1099 to make the 54.
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You could say were officially in panic mode. We have everything planned out, but still no invite. It seems like were next and we were even told we were. The hotel is getting impatient with us so we wish we knew today. We were told we will get a call from FIRST tomorrow by 9am. We plan on accepting AND HAVE EVEN UPGRADED THE ROBOT so cross your fingers we get the invite we are hoping for. Thats the only challenge left, and the biggest.
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This season's theme song for the disco techs should be the BeeGees Stayin' Alive! I hope your robot upgrade did not involve opening the bag since this is a 3-day event and the open bag rules don't apply.
Ah - ha - hah - hah - hah - Stayin' ALIVE! :D Best of Luck. |
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Of course we didnt open the bag. (It sucks looking at it though). We have everything though for when we can in boston. New wheels, program, hot goal detection camera, etc.
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It's sooo stressful! I brought my suitcase to school today, and I still don't know if we're going!
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Can anyone confirm that 663 dropped? Right now 1153 is 'rumored' to be in the 55 slot and we have to inform teachers/administrators and parents by 2:00 this afternoon! Tick, tick, tick....
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I think this thread should probably move to the Rumor Mill :) [kidding].
I hope NEFIRST finds a better way of handling the invitations in the future. I'm not a huge fan of team's not knowing their fate the day of load in. |
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The only thing I'd like to see is extending invitations to mathematical locks (like PNW did) |
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With that said, this needs to be improved moving forward. The turnaround times for both DCMP and District Teams going to CMP are way to small. |
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Next year, perhaps a "live" website with the team list showing the status? |
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Team 1099 is in, and accepted. Cant wait to compete and be back in Boston
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Not only does FRC Leaderboard show live(ish) status but it's also an awesome educational tool for teams to understand how the district point system works. |
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Team 78 AIR Strike is very excited to play in the first ever NE District Championship! Good luck to everybody competing there this weekend!
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1153 made it as the 54th team. Woo!
So the site has updated with what I'll presume is the final 54 teams: Code:
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For the first year yes there are things to improve but kudos to the NEFIRST volunteers for what has been a very smooth transition to the district model! 3467 is very excited for this weekend! |
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4 hour drive for our furthest Maine team (and a Rookie!)...be tough to find out at 2pm that you're in! :ahh: |
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So why are there only 53 teams listed as registered?
I need to create my spreadsheets. |
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Teams,
HUGE HUGE HUGE Apologies for the last minute notice, but we were just notified that teams need to bring their Driver Buttons from Past Competitions to the Championship Event. An email to all main contacts will be sent shortly, but please spread the word!!!!! Thank you!! |
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In this situation it's not fun if you don't know you're competing or not. |
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When does the Webcast begin?
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Teams 4564 and 5122 have started the long ride down, and are over halfway there. Neither of our teams can wait to compete with all of the great teams that'll be there!
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Here are predicted standings based on world OPR
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Thirty matches in and average points are running in the low 140s, compared to the mid-80s in the district events. Wow! Hats off to everybody for dialing in their 'bots, and I guess this is what happens when everyone team is above average! I really look forward to watching some of the matches!
I am impressed that OPR has picked 22 of 30 winners so far! My plus/minus system is only at 17 of 30, which is close enough to 50/50 to be humbling. And even where the two systems pick the same winner, the OPR almost does as well on its own. Of course, with the better pool of teams and the higher scores, past data is understandably a questionable predictor of future performance! Congratulations to 716 and the other teams that are strong out of the gate! Hope tomorrow is a great day for all, Dan H. |
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Here's a link to the wrap video from Friday! http://youtu.be/Lr7p_dzcQjU
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Been rooting for 177, and their alliance's play has been pretty solid so far. I still can't believe they haven't made champs since that unfortunate Einstein finals in 2011—a team like Bobcat not making champs two years in a row still boggles my mind.
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Big congratulations to the winning alliance of 230, 177, and 4055! You guys dominated those elimination matches!
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