Re: Location of World Championships/safety
 

Printing a warning is hardly They could have arranged to have the parking lot monitored. Relatively small cost to mitigate a known risk. I solved our problem by paying to park in a monitored lot. With 600 plus teams, not an option for everybody.

At the Atlanta regional, trailer parking was provided at the marshaling yard. Not without risk, but at least it was monitored & semi secured area. The GWCC is bordered by fairly sketchy areas. I would not recommend wandering alone of the beaten path there as well.

Re: Please read this (at least the last paragraph)
 

I've been to St Louis for every CMP event held there. 2 years ago while walking AROUND the dome (<2 blocks from the dome) at 7pm I was harassed by several folks solely for being white. Obscenities were yelled at me for nothing other than walking to dinner to see some friends. I felt threatened by their tone and their words (there was a group of folks). It was NOT a pleasant experience and I wouldn't wish any of my students to go through it.

In short, another piece of anecdotal evidence.

Re: Location of World Championships/safety
 

No, I'm just a long suffering mentor that reads CD. I try to "search" CD before I fling out new topics.

The last times this topic has come up it hasn't ended well. I'm just trying to keep away from the edge.

Clayton tried to make some valid points, but as you can see the nitpicking continues.

But since you took the time to reply with "Site safety is a valid concern", there are few places in the US that would be big enough to hold World Championships that don't have problems.

Yo' come to Philly, sorry about that hitchbot thing... those were bands of thugs from Jersey

Come to Las Vegas, but soon, while we still have water

Hey Worlds in Scramento CA in 2017!!! By then the fires should be out

So no matter who FIRST picks there will still be lots of people poking at it, with bad facts that are promulgated by the media.

Like I just did above. Las Vegas is doing a much better job on water conservation that the other states, they think they are good for the next 15 years.

There are no big fires near Sacramento.

Hitchbot in Philly seems to be a lone idiot.

But please continue bashing Detroit, Houston and St. Louis.....

Re: Location of World Championships/safety
 

Slight side track...

I asked at NextFAB in Philadelphia, as a New Jersey resident, if we might help put Hitchbot back on it's...can bottom?

So for all my (hypothetical) alleged 'marauding' over the NJ/PA border I did try to lend a wrench ::ouch:: .

Besides I've had some great times over in Newark and Philadelphia: I just watch where I park or leave my robots, laptops, tools and vehicles to the mercy of strangers.

Re: Location of World Championships/safety
 

The continuing issues at Ferguson is a new topic. Especially when the national news mis-identifies the location. But then the media has been confusing Atlanta with Metro Atlanta for years, so I am used to it. :)

I would not consider anything in this thread as "bashing".

The fact that urban areas all have their issues is kinda a Duh. But then a hiker was recently partially eaten by a grizzly bear at Yellowstone National park. Which goes to show you need to know the environmental dangers wherever you go.

Re: Location of World Championships/safety
 

Toronto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Location of World Championships/safety
 

Oh no! ;)

If teams are not careful on the ferry from/to Billy Bishop Airport it will be a small version of the water game.

Re: Location of World Championships/safety
 

No they won't (use all resources). But they will do something reasonable.

Re: Location of World Championships/safety
 

i'd love that, but having a few hundreds teams go to Canada might be an issue
(speaking about legal documents)

Re: Location of World Championships/safety
 

Oddly enough: one of the places you can go to expedite the production of an American Passport is Philadelphia (we've come full circle). ;) Big signs on all those parking lots down by Independence Hall to not leave valuables in your car (they might get 'liberated').

Re: Location of World Championships/safety
 

keep toronto instead of detroit or any other location,
big, cool, welcoming, tims, 1114 2056 1241 610 4039 5406 188, it aint cold in april end, and worlds needs to move countries as host country

Re: Location of World Championships/safety
 

Go look at the percentage of US teams vs international teams at the championship, and then realize the logistical nightmare of getting that many more teams to cross an international border for championships.

Re: Location of World Championships/safety
 

If the Championships are in Toronto will the volunteers and concessions sell: poutine?

Also now that cheesecake has been 'verbed' - what will 'poutine' as a verb end up meaning?

In the old days we could do globalization of the Championship by walking around the Disney Epcot World Showcase (yes there's a Canada stop there).

Re: Location of World Championships/safety
 

:deadhorse: :deadhorse: :deadhorse: :deadhorse: :deadhorse:

Read previous comments. and threads. I went to St. Louis for 3/4 past years, and my experience from it is that no one really wants to attack a bunch of nerds. Break into their cars, maybe, but that happens in literally every city

Re: Location of World Championships/safety
 

Ok, we go to Canada and while Poutine is more Quebec and Butter Tart is Ontario, if we have both, I'm there as a volunteer in a heartbeat (and what few heartbeats remain!) Viva Canada!!