**FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

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Greetings Teams:

We are pleased to announce that Championship (CMP) registration will open to Tier 1 Teams on Monday, November 22 at 12:00 pm EST.

In light of team inquiries about hotel package rates, we are providing you with a sample of the rates below. As stated earlier in Paul Shay's May 28th Memorandum (available at http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/2005/regfeememo.htm), these rates are substantially less than years past. Hotel reservations will be made again this year via THS at http://www.ths-frc.com. Please note THS is not yet open for CMP reservations - we will send notification when the system is ready.

The following are approximaterates (per person)for a four (4) night package which alsoinclude tickets to the Saturday wrap celebration:

Omni, Embassy Suites - quad $180, double $335
Westin, Marriott, Hyatt - quad $170, double $315
Holiday Inn, Hampton Inn - quad $147, double $268
Days Inn, Airport Hilton - quad $119, double $211

These are sample rates only. Additional occupancy combinations and other hotels will be offered when the hotel reservation system opens.

If you have any questions please contact us at frcteams@usfirst.org

Go Teams!

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

Let me be the first to say "Huzzah!"

So no lottery this year for Tier 1, I guess.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

Kudos to FIRST for negotiating such great hotel rates. If my memory serves me correctly, last year it was $275 per person in a quad room at the Marriott. That's a huge savings ($105/person). If your team is travelling with more than 10 people, you've already offset the increased cost for Championship registration.

I'm impressed.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

er...it's not November 22nd? :yikes:

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sa
 

I guess you were too excited and did not read the whole thing. It's ok, such things happen quite frequently. I can't wait till next season starts, its too overwhelming.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sa
 

WOW! I already sent an email to our team head, hopefully we will sign up and go this year.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

According to the eligibility page there should have been a lottery. As of right now here's about 136 slots open to 292 Tier 1 teams... Good luck to everyone trying to access the system on Monday.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

Anybody get through yet, I keep getting

Processing....

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

Keep trying! We got through.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

Sign in again; and don't use the Refresh, Back or Forward commands (e.g. <F5>, <BkSp>, <Shift>+<BkSp>, or the browser buttons).

Click on "Events" and go through.

Simbotics (1114) and Spartonics (1503) are signed up.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

Team 814 would really like to go but we don't even have enough money to pay for our initial regional yet. But we are very rapidly fundraising. I am positive we'll make it. We're going even if I have to pay the registration fee myself. =P

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

384 is having a hard time getting through, we have been trying on 3 machines!

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

you've been trying with 3 machines at the same time? i wonder if multiple log-ins would cause problems...

heck, i've been trying since noon, and i still get the same thing:

"processing..."

[edit] it looks like i'm not the only one having problems...according to the evvent page, only one team has registered in the last 1/2 hour [/edit]

[edit#2] about 2 mins. after i posted, TIMS started working again, and i was able to sign up. see ya'll in ATL [/edit#2]

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

Same problem here in Cheesehead Country!

Processing...

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "PROCESSING"??!!

Good luck teams!

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

Got through and 384 is now signed up for Champs. We have been trying since noon too.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

hey... where can u find out if ur team is registered for the nats or not... is there a site other than usfirst.org under the team list???

if that team list is the only way to check... how often is it updated???

(this might be a silly question... sry... havent really had time to keep up with new news)

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

358 is registered for Nationals.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

whoop... i got the answer to my question earlier... so yall can just ignore it!

well 322 is registered for the nats!

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

still 68 spots left....three hours later, im shocked.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

YEEEEAAAA!!!! Team 93 is ready to go. All signed up.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sa
 

Ohhh yeah!! I'm so excited. Team 25 is headin' to nats. Whoopee..
See you all in Atlanta!

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sa
 

I'm still trying to convince our head mentor that we will be able to get our sponsors to help us pay extra for the trip...hope to have 571 registered by later tonight. How do you check how many spots are left?

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sa
 

On the Events page
http://www.usfirst.org/frc/public/FM...s.htm&-findany

63 left as of 4:29 EST

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930 is registered. Lets hope the Cheeseheads have a better showing this year at Nationals :-) It is busy. Keep trying people.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sa
 

Those of you who have already registered, do you have to put down the entry fee money up front? If not, when is it due? Team 1388 would love to go back to Atlanta this year, but we only have enough money now to cover our first entry fee.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sa
 

The $5000 (USD) fee for the Championship is due on the 28^th of January. Note, though, that your first regional's fee of $6000 (USD) is due on the 3^rd of December.

See here.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sa
 

Thanks a bunch... we just might be able to go.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sa
 

well after you commit to the second event you must also send a non-refundable deposit of $500 to FIRST within 10 business days.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

YES!!!!
716 is on the list!!!!

I nearly died from excitement when I found out!

:D :D :D

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

Thanks to the wonderful work of my mom, RAGE was one of the first teams in for tier 1 at about 5 minutes after noon. I found out during my lunch wave, and practically screamed for joy.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sa
 

yay 1403 is in to nationals.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

234 also signed up for Nationals today :] Can't wait.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

Huzzah! 296 is now signed up as well.

Only 149 days until the Championship... :)

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

Glad you guys are in for NATS!!

Team 341 is an official member of the RAGE fan club!

Thanks for partnering at Ramp Riot. See you in Chesapeake and Atlanta!

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sample
 

Well, 814 is signed up. I'm so happy. We're so happy. I think a proper exclamation for this situation would be:

w00t!!!11!1 :D

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MOE 365 is heading to the Georgia Dome in April also. Looking forward to seeing all our old friends and our new friends-to-be.

Still a number of slots left. I hope the teams that are on the fence can secure funds to attend. This is a terrific event at a terrific location.

Counting down to the 2005 season...

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sa
 

Am I the only one having trouble seeing the page that tells how many spots are left? I keep getting a message of "This service is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later. (WWW)" I just want to make sure that there are still spots.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sa
 

Keep hitting the page refresh and you'll probably get in within a couple of clicks.

41 spots left.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Registration Opens to Tier 1 Teams November 22nd/Sa
 

Thanks for all the information, guys. I was able to persuade our coach to register, so team 1388 will be back to defend our Curie title. :D See you all in Atlanta!

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20 spots left-who wants em?(not including any winners of course)

I wasnt in school when it spread from some of my teammates(that tier one was open), but later that night they called me and i was flipping out. Its going to be sooo much fun this year, hopefully the Omni doesnt fill up to fast and we get there again. So far, we have had about 3 kids almost crying when they found out we were going.

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We have a fan club???? Ok thats cool. Yeah Ramp Riot was definately a blast, and we will definately see you guys along with a lot of other great teams in both Chesapeake and Atlanta. Can't wait.