New 2006 UTC Regional Location
 

According to FIRST's list of 2006 Regionals, the UTC regional is not at the Meadows Music Center this year. Instead, the regional is at the brand new Connecticut Convention Center (CTCC) in downtown Hartford.


More info:
http://www.ctconventions.com/
http://www.cceda.state.ct.us/adriaen/convention/

From the sound of their website, hopefully the CTCC will have more space than the Meadows. Also the sheltered parking lot and WiFi will be nice during competitions. For the past two years, there have been snowstorms during the UTC Regional. :rolleyes:

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I'm excited. I haven't actually been to the new convention center, but it looks really shiny from the website.

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Is there an arena-like section to the convention center? If not, then where will the field be set up? (I haven't seen the convention center either, so I'm curious).

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According to the floor plan there's no arena. Here's a link to the page with PDF's of the floor plan.

Maybe we could use the ballroom! :p

From looking at the floor plans and description of the convention center it reminds me of McCormick Place in Chicago. If they want to do an arena they'll have to set one up, otherwise it's just wide open space.

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The Meadows was a pretty crappy venue. I think it's safe to say this place has to be better.

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they bring in portable bleechers

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It is a fabulous venue, and it is well equipped for what FIRST will be doing with it.

Also worth mentioning, they are breaking ground this fall for the new Connecticut Center for Science & Exploration, to be opened in late 2007 right across from the Mariott next to the venue.

And no matter how many times my father may say otherwise, the nickname of the venue is Adriaen's Landing (named for Dutch mariner Adriaen Block, who in 1614 became the first European explorer in the Connecticut River valley region), not Adian's Landing. Boy, did I get a ton of confused stares when I called it that! :rolleyes:

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:( Yes, it kind of cancelled our tailgating breakfast plans last year...
But as much as I loved the party atmosphere of the Meadows, I'm also looking forward to a new venue.

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I was just at the new location for the UTC New Englands regional yesterday and it rocks!

The location is easier to get to than the medows and they have loading docks right next to where the pits are so no more going through the front doors to bring tools in. Parking is in a garage attached to the place so you don't have to go through bad parking lots like that of the meadows.

Also the venue is HUGE. I mean, if they wanted to they could probably have more than one regional going on at once and no one would complain it was too crowded.

Basically, this is going to be the COOLEST REGIONAL ON THE WHOLE WHOLE EAST COAST

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About the Wifi: I had my laptop on while at the NSTA convention mainly to play the promo DVD. The convention center does have a wireless network but it's protected. You need to login to be able to use it. I'm not sure how you get a login, but I figured I let everyone know.

I wouldn't count on having internet access at the regional.

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To repeat Greg, I haven't seen it yet. The outside looks nice though.

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We think you're going to really like the new venue. And we're working hard to bring you the best regional event that we can!

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So... who's coming to the UTC NER from CD that I haven't met yet?

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I will hopefully be coming...

My team won't be going this year, but since the New England Regional falls during my spring break, I'm considering driving down to volunteer.

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Most likely they will give out the password to there wireless account the day of competition, if they are going to allow anyone on at all. I do believe that is what RIT did last year at FLR, or they just unsecured their wifi.

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Great, maybe we'll get a chance to meet! Don't forget to register in VIMS if you are planning to volunteer for a FIRST event. The sooner the better, so the volunteer coordinators' jobs are made easier!

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Team 4 from Southern California is coming to volunteer! :cool:

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We're planning lots of snow for you guys while you're here... :)

Who's Going to Hartford Competion?
 

1524 going to be there, im wondering who else? :confused:

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I will be there and look forward to seeing everyone in March!

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I will be there to watch/scout

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snow! :eek:

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If you are one of the 40 FRC teams planning to attend the UTC New England Regional event in Hartford in March, please consider sponsoring a FIRST Vex Challenge team to compete there as well! The New England Vex Regional event will occur on Friday, March 10, 2006 at the spacious Connecticut Convention Center and we would love to fill that event to capacity! For more information about the Vex Challenge, Half-Pipe Hustle, visit http://www.usfirst.org/vex/

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I was just looking at the list of teams attending the event and we have some awesome teams coming to Hartford! A nice mix of veteran teams and second-year teams and rookies...

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177 will be there as always. I was also glad to see 358 will make the trip up this year, we normally don't see them until Philly.

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The convention center is nice.. We were there a while ago to put on a demo for a Board of Ed. Conference. Talking to one of the staff members, they told us where the actual competition is being held.. Later we went and looked at the room...

It's huge. A nice fact is it's literally right next to the loading dock (You could drive a truck up a ramp on the loading dock and be into it)

The only thing I'm a bit worried about is food there.. I didn't see any food stands or anything, except for a Starbucks stand.. so we are going to have to go into the area around it? While I realize they may set up food stands there.. they aren't always the easiest to get to (long lines.. high prices).

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While not knowing the exact details for the food vendors since I am not on the planning committee all I can say is that when I was there for the NSTA conference, there were food stalls open in the back, by the loading docks. I am not sure what deals the planning committee has worked out with the venue, but the food wasn't bad or too unreasonably priced for the conference I attended.

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In a few years, RAGE might be only five monorail stations away from the new Connecticut Convention Center - the new home of the UTC New England Regional! :eek:

Today, the NE Magazine proposed that a Connecticut River Monorail System should be built, to connect Hartford to East Hartford. The main terminius of the three lines would be the new Convention Center (aka Adriene's Landing). Here is a map of the proposed monorail system. Woohoo, maybe now with a monorail and new Science Center, Hartford (as a city)* won't be boring anymore! :D

*But Hartford (as a FIRST Regional Competition) is never boring!

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Yes, we will have use of the Exhibit Hall - a huge space - for the FRC competition Thurs - Sat, the FVC regional competition on Friday and FLL scrimmmage on Saturday... and meeting rooms upstairs for Judges' Interviews, etc.

Directions for unloading toolboxes, etc. will be published to the Regional's website as soon as we confirm a few details... www.newenglandregional.org

There are two consessions stands at the back of the Exhibit Hall which can handle a lot of food quickly; the food is of good quality and moderately priced; again, stay tuned as we put more details up on the website as they become available.

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That would be amusing to try and take robot parts on, if anyone looks at stop 15, we are actually directly across from town hall in East Hartford, so we would be a little ways from the stop but it would still be fun to do.

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I hope they are well prepared for what will happen at lunchtime :)

It is kind of nice to be getting out of the meadows.. we were getting too big for that. Just the temperature in the pits vs stands should have been the biggest hint (It had to be at least 10F hotter in the pits for some reason)

It's definitely going to be a fun competition

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Oh cmon, that was the best part!

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well i must say getting to and from the pits and the playing field wasn't that easy either...that silly ramp...also, the stage setup made it very hard to view the matches. the only thing is...ill miss the concert/baseball stadium-esk kind of food...but maybe it wont be so expensive this time :rolleyes:

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Announcing RoboMix 2006... an Art & Technology Exhibit!

Showcase your hidden artistic talents at the 2006 United Technologies New England Regional! Consider submitting an entry to our exhibit. Click here for more details.

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I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but unless there are any SNAFUs last minute UTC Power/UTC Fuel Cells will have an "interesting display" on the premises for The UTC New England Regional...

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The Welcome Packet for teams attending the United Technologies New England Regional has been posted to the Regional website: www.newenglandregional.org (click on the Welcome Packet tab at the top of the page). Teams will find information about the event and the Hartford area. Please note the sections on Parking, Load-In and Team Opportunities.

In the Downloads section of the website teams can find posters to print and distribute in your schools and to family and friends as well as the RoboMix 2006 flyer for the Art and Technology exhibit.

We are providing many extra displays and exhibits this year which we hope you will enjoy! Besides our awesome competition on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the Convention Center will also be home to the New England Regional Vex Event on Friday, March 10. We expect thirty teams from 8 states to participate in the Vex regional. And on Saturday be sure to stop by the FIRST LEGO League scrimmage and also say hello to the team representing Junior FIRST LEGO League and experience all four FIRST programs during your stay in Hartford!

Let the countdown begin!

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Almost time! Cant wait!

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We're enjoying the calm before competition, but are looking forward to seeing our friends in Connecticut in less than two weeks!

(I know I'm going to forget to pack something....)

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Joining us in Hartford? We have opportunities for you! (see Welcome Packet)


Practice Field
If any teams have parts of the Aim High playing field that they can lend to us, we would like to set up a practice field (or half-field) at the Convention Center. We can also use manpower to help set up this field on Wednesday evening, March 9. If you can help, PM me and I will put you in touch with the right people!

Art & Technology Exhibit
We will be holding an Art & Technology Exhibit in conjunction with the competition event. Artwork that focuses on technology as subject matter, or innovative use of technology to create the art will be the emphasis of the exhibit. Artwork will be displayed for public viewing at the Connecticut Convention Center Concourse area March 9 – 11. For more info see: http://newenglandregional.org/downlo...boMix_2006.pdf

FIRST Scholarship Recipients
We would like to acknowledge FIRST Scholarship recipients at the competition. If your team is attending the UTC NER and had a 2005 scholarship recipient please let me know! I need to know your team number, their name, and which scholarship they accepted.

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Just saw the forecast for next week...calling for Snow on Thursday!

I hope it blows away from us.

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The CA and SC teams who will be joining us in Hartford are looking forward to a little of the white stuff. :)

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Now there is something I'de like to see in a few year, RAGE bringing over their practice field by monorail :D

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This thread has been very quiet - I would have expected more of you would be looking forward to this weekend's competition in Hartford! I hope you're all bringing your team spirit with you because I want all of downtown Hartford to wonder what is going on at the Convention Center! I won't be in the stands this year but I wonder who will be starting the spirit volley back and forth across the playing field? Who will be loudest? The Connecticut teams? or will they be blown out of the water by MA, NY or NJ teams?

I will be working on the FRC side on Thursday and Saturday and on the FVC side on Friday, and I know a lot of CDers will be there also - so be sure to introduce yourself to me if you see me... I'll have my NEMO and NERVE and ChiefDelphi buttons on...
SEE YOU ON THURSDAY! :D

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We can't have UTC without pictures of waiting in the snow for the doors to open and tailgating.....

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Don't count on that happening in, of course, the first year at an arena with a covered parking garage. The temperatures are supposed to reach record highs of 60 degrees or more by the end of the week.

Figures... :rolleyes:

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Hey don't forget, the parking lot is paved too! That means no mud to play in when it rains.

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You guys make it all sound so attractive:rolleyes:

If you really miss the cold, snow AND mud we could have some trucked in.

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We were actually whinning about how bad the old location is Mark. We're actually looking forward to seeing how well the Convention Center works for us. We had issues at the old venue which was actually a music amphitheater.

I personally can't wait to see how the convention center handles us. Also I've heard they have a Starbucks so I don't need to stop off to get the triple or quadruple expresso it normally takes to get me through a morning at a regional.

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Perhaps Andy Grady will bring some. There is always a pic of him waiting in the snow...

WAIT.. He's staying with us. ANDY ...NO SNOW :ahh:

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They better have a Dunkin' Donuts very close as well, or team 237 and I'm sure a lot of others will have very cranky Mentors.

We'll need to put up some signs in the pits " Please excuse our cranky mentors. They did not have any coffee this morning." lol :ahh: :ahh:

I think I'm worried about that even more than dealing with snow.. :D :yikes:

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I think we're going to stage a picture just for posterity, actually. And by we, I mean, Andy and someone with a camera :)

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Hey we could even shred some poof balls and make that the "Snow" This could become amusing.......

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If you like the new venue, please stop me and let me know.
If you DON'T like the new venue, well, find another member of the planning committee! :yikes:

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I was wondering if it would be possible to get some sort of power in the stands? We will be using laptops, and eventually they need to be plugged in!

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Good or bad as the venue might be, I know the people there are top-notch!

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I just hope I'll have enough time after this regional to get back my voice before the next one cause all the CT teams there are going to be so loud that we'll break the sound barrier.

Did anyone else hear a sonic boom?

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Kathie,
Do we seem like a shy sedated bunch that would hold back on love or the dislike for a venue? :rolleyes: I can remember the muttering last year when we hoped that the Regional would be moved here. I look forward to enjoying the change.

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Im so excited... 2 days away... espically after going to the NJ regional this past weekend i cant wait to see the robots up here to see how they've done and how our bot will do as well...

im praying the new venue works out and i have faith in ya kathie =D... and i am definatley excited to check out the VEX tourney in between coaching or scouting =D

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i was at the convention center for a board of education convention (we were demonstrating our robot), and the place is absolutely gorgeous. there is indeed a starbucks, a parking garage, useful loading docks, etc. i heard that the field would be somewhere in the "basement", and they'd be bringing in bleachers and whatever else they need for viewing.

less than two daaaaays, cannot wait! :D

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We'll be in the huge Exhibit Hall space - be sure to allow for time to see the exhibits on display and the Vex tourney on Friday - if you haven't already looked, check out the Welcome Packet on the website - www.newenglandregional.org - tab at top of page - lots of info there for teams to be aware of (especially if you're driving to the venue).

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i have to say this though... will there be no more annual RAGE Breakfast on saturday!?!?! =X *i can not bear to dream a UTC without one* =P

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I suggest you bring extension cords.. I heard that they are bringing in bleachers to use around the field. And of course, using that free wi-fi will drain the batteries faster.

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Actually, the "basement" is really the main exhibition hall, which is HUGE! Here is a picture that I took while I was at the NSTA Convention back in October with KathieK, Ogre, and a few other members from team 228.




BTW, since there isn't going to be a team social this year, do any other area teams want to get together and do something Friday night? There are a few possibilities here. :cool:

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Is that with or without the large folding door extended.. If its without, its twice as big :)

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Hmm Could this be a challenge from Paragon? As I recall they were full of team spirit back at BattleCry...

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This is a challenge for both for us and other teams. We want all other teams out there to try and match our spirit and if you can't find us just by our cheering alone, we will know that we aren't trying hard enough.

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I know I'm excited about the regional. Its my team's first year competing in Hartford so its sure to be a blast. I've been up for the last couple of years to see how the game has been played so I know how many great teams are going to present. I won't be able to make it up till Friday but hopefully I can see some of you guys there. I for one am excited about the new venue, the place looks great. So look out for 694 we're bringing one very nice robot(and... a few kinks to work out ;).)

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Nope No RAGE Breakfast... It would have been too difficult this year anyways.

Also devicenull what free wi-fi?
Also my guess is no power in the stands, but I do not know for sure. Also since the stands will probably be in the middle of the Convention Center, laying power cords to them will probably be not allowed becuase it could pose a safety hazard. These are just bleachers guys, kinda hard to put power in them. Also I believe it is only going to be the larger part of the hall, as in the large door will probably be closed.

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I was fairly certain that, last time I was there I saw signs for wireless internet access.. not signs from the event I was at either.

About.com seems to agree with me.. http://hartford.about.com/od/travelt...ventionctr.htm

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From http://www.ctconventions.com/Convent...er/default.asp
The convention center says that Wifi is there in the exhibition hall, but it does not say if it is free. If it was free, they would advertise that fact. At one of the previous conventions (NSTA) when I was there, we tried unsuccessfully to get Wifi. There was plenty of signal, but either it wouldn't conect or it wasn't free. Don't get your hopes up for free, unlimited open access Wifi there.

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I'm sure from what I've seen that this is a generic statement for all regionals. Some have Internet when you get there and some don't, but they just don't want you expecting it in the cases when it is not available.

I guess we'll find out in a few days.
Good luck to all attending UTC with or without their FRC and FVC bots!

Hope to see some of you on Saturday.

Also, going with that whole "I'll only be there on Saturday" thought, is the FVC part going to be operational on Saturday, or just Friday?

I'd like to see the game FVC game played.

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I think there is supposed to be demos at some point Saturday but I don't believe the FVC competition will be running. Saturday I believe it will be FLL and JFLL stuff going on however.

The UTC NER will have all 4 FIRST Challenges and Competitions either in competition or demoing during the weekend.

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I just spent the day at the convention center and it is very cool! FRC will be playing Thursday through Saturday; the FVC challenge is on Friday only; then Friday night we will tear down the FVC fields and set up FLL fields to do a scrimmage on Saturday with some local CT teams; a JFLL team will be there on Saturday and a 1/3 scale FRC field will be set up with Vex robots playing the FRC game for the public on Saturday also. Several other exhibits are planned and the Art and Technology Exhibit will be in place. Encourage your friends and family to come to Hartford and check us out!

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There are at least three teams in residence at the Marriot this evening all waiting in eagar anticipation of the Regional.

We'll check out the fruits of your labor tomorrow.

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in seven hours we'll be on our way to hartford! this is the most excited i've been all month. :D

i still have some things to finish before the comp! :ahh: see everyone tomorrow!

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I was there from 3 PM onwards today to help with the playing field setup (which was pretty cool), and I snapped a few quick pictures. (I think everyone at some point should help with the set-up of an entire playing field, from laying out the carpet to wiring in the field controls. I really gives a sense of how much hard work goes into getting everything running, as for most people, they just come in and everything is there. The amount of work that most people see during the three days of a regional is only 1% of the total work that goes into running a FIRST event.)

The new venue this year is huge, and even with one half of the exhibition hall closed, there is more than enough room for the FRC playing field, FRC pits, FVC playing field, and FVC pits. There is also a lot of tables and chairs in the back area near the concessions stands. Do not count on having power in the stands. They are in the middle of the exhibition hall, and running a trans-Atlantic extension cable to them probably will not be a good idea, nor will it be okay with any of the CTCC (Connecticut Convention Center) staff.

My advice to everyone - BRING HEARING PROTECTION! Between all the cheering teams and the metal bleachers, it will be VERY loud this year!







EDIT: Wow, the regional hasn't even started yet and there is already six pages of replies in this thread about it. I guess its all this New England contagious enthusiasm. :p

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I was there quickly today for about 10 minutes to drop off some ref shirts this morning. It did look huge, unfortunately I am stuck in school for a while longer, til about 1ish... I will be there later today and all day Friday and Saturday, I can't wait!

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Hey..

Does anyknow know what the site is for the webcast for this regional?

The NASA site is: http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/webc...onals_2006.php

But the New England regional is not on it. :(

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http://shsrobotics.org/06/webcast/

It's hosted by Team 230.

Looks like they are possibly only doing it on Friday and/or Saturday.

I'm not sure.

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Arggh, I got the flu and couldn't go (today anyways, maybe a miracle will happen and it will clear up soon). Anyways, I was watching the webcast and I believe a 237 alliance has broken the high score record. Not totally sure of the other teams (anybody know?) but the score at the end of the match was 156.

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Tis only practice, much changes from today to tomorrow.

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Indeed it is. Tomorrow let's go for breaking the 175, or even 200 point mark when it really counts. :D

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I hear from some teams up there that there are no where near as many shooters as expected. Around 40% or lower. However i have heard of some high scores coming from here and FLR. Again though, practice is much different. I expect to see some hard hitting defense tomorrow, with many low scores.

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I'm not too sure if that score was entirely accurate. I was standing at the scoring table all day today and I don't recall seeing any particularly high-scoring matches.

We did notice at one point that one of the corner goals (the right-hand blue one) had lost its calibration and was counting up all on its own. Other than that, the scoring system was working extremely well *knock on wood*.

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You know what's going to happen now that you said it. ;)

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i was human player during that match and there was no way the score was that high... we only got like 3 or 4 in the center goal the whole match and like 10 tops in the side goal GUS also shot a bunch in the center goal.. then we had 3 bots on the ramp at the end maybe it was like 56 not 156...

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I like the convention center.. it's nice and big, no worrying about space... My only suggestion would have been to make the pit aisles larger, but I think thats one of those things that expands to fill all available space. (And what team would complain if the pits were made bigger?)

The amount of space available just amazes me.

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To quote another team member today, "We could put another field, right over there. This could be a superregional."

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Is anyone else concerned about a potential lack of seating space? I've heard that each of the two bleacher banks is supposed to seat 1000 people, in theory, but it seems to me that it wouldn't be in excess if some of the extra space were occupied by another bank (at the end of the field opposite the pits, maybe).

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Only real problem I can see with the convention center is seating around the field. I think with the number of people in the pits working on robots, spectator seating isn't too much of an issue, but I'm thinking for the finals on Saturday. I heard someone say there's enough seating for 2000 people in those stands, but there's around 3000 students in attendance. Standing room is plentiful, but it sort of reminds me of the Championship in Epcot, with the temporary bleachers set up around the field.

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I think that scoring 175 :) is a really good idea. Lets wait 'till after 2:00 on friday to do this, so I can take a picture. (PS when our alliance scored the highest score at BAE it was 97) :)

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It's a nice regional and we saw some very nice robots. The IFI guys have been doing a great job with the field and I've been getting a lot of pictures.

Speaking of...
...more people need to find their favorite FIRSTcast host and getting a picture with me, so I can win the contest. For more details listen to episode 7 of FIRSTcast.

Also, on Saturday afternoon in the pit area we're going to be performing a live FIRSTcast show!

We saw some great teams out there on the field and we can't wait for competition day!

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I asked Kathie K. about this at the end of the day and without going through the details they have all the bleachers they could get. Please don't make an issue of it they did a lot work to get what the have. Maybe some chairs could be added at the end of on the ground if fire laws and regulations allow.

Matt, you took off before you got pictures with several of us. Try and catch us tommorrow.

If you hadn't figured it out from seeing it today the special display I eluded to was the Hyundai Santa Fe Fuel Cell car we have on display. We will have engineers from UTC Power with it most of the day to answer questions.

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I was human player for one round when our bot was being repaired and the score at the end of the match was 2222 :confused: for our team. That was the only scoring error i saw. Also, live feed was not working too well, but that doesnt really matter when you are in the middle of a match. As a rookie team member at my first event, i had a great time, the little glitches meaning nothing.

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Think I can get a group shot with your whole team?

Which teams provided the practice equipment? (Fields, lights, etc)

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[quote=Matt Krass]
Speaking of...
...more people need to find their favorite FIRSTcast host and getting a picture with me, so I can win the contest. For more details listen to episode 7 of FIRSTcast.

/QUOTE]
Hey. I found you first...

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Anyone else having trouble viewing the webcast? I get no video, and the title still says UTC Scrimmage. :(

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Mine still says scrimmage, but I have the video feed.

Some of the robots I've seen in the past two matches are sweet. 195, I <3 your autonomous mode, but it doesn't seem that dynamic... Gus, what happened to your shooter? Rather amusing... Trying to get up the ramp and losing your shoooter.

EDIT: As of 1.27 PM the server is full... :(

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greetings from utc!

direct links to the webcast:

http://shsrobotics.org/06/webcast/
http://159.247.235.150/channel_230_300

post any more problems here! i'll check back and try to fix them as best as i can. :rolleyes:

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I finally got an error message after going crazy as to why there was no video:

Is this a problem on my end, or are their too many users on?
I used the http://159.247.235.150/channel_230_300 directly and got that.

:confused: