some teams have already been contacted and requested to bring their robot for STATIC display, so the press will get to see some HW.

But I think if you have not been contacted by RIT or FIRST and asked to bring your machine, you might want to call them before you show up with a robot :c)

Honestly, I'm not exactly sure how many people are coming but they have extended an invitation to teams in the Rochester area to bring their team (in uniform, with noise makers, and such). They have asked that the teams contact them as an RSVP type thing, but I'm hoping that the Xerox auditorium can fit everyone. I guess we'll have to see on Saturday. :)

Any word yet?

Wetzel

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I'll check back after 3:30
:rolleyes:

It's official.
Rochester Regional 2005!
YEEHAH!:D

Xerox, Bausch & Lomb, and RIT will be sponsoring a regional competition to be held in RIT's Gordon Field House in 2005.

Additionally, on January 10, 2004, RIT will be hosting a Remote Kickoff.

On behalf of RIT, thanks for everyone who attended and made the event possible.

I also should add that the event was covered by R-News and Channel 13 News as well as the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.

Matt

It was super news. Really looking forward to all the new teams that will spring up in upstate NY because of this.

Oh and BTW - Matt - I told you Dean would be riding a Seqway. That thing is glued to his feet and it dont come off for ANY reason :c)

Apparently he misled RIT about it. I was as surprised as anyone when he pulled it out of the trunk of his limo.

Matt

Replying to myself, here's the official press release:
http://www.rit.edu/~930www/webnews/v...y.php3?id=1005

Matt