Re: Montreal Regional!
 

Bombardier is very big in that area of the country. Don't know if they are FIRST-friendly though.

Re: Montreal Regional!
 

isn't Bombardier one of 296's sponsers?
I would go to a Montreal Regional

Re: Montreal Regional!
 

There are plenty of Canadian companies sponsoring FIRST already (look at the sponsor lists for the Toronto and Waterloo regionals).

A Montreal regional is probably do-able, but would need a lot of local support to really make a go of it. Having seen what's involved in just a scrimmage, this isn't a modest undertaking.

Anyone know any robotics people at McGill?

Re: Montreal Regional!
 

I am here at McGill and we have a big mechanical and electrical engineering department that would probably be willing to take part in robotics.

Re: Montreal Regional!
 

I'm afraid that one local team is definitely not a large enough base to create a regional. Help create a dozen teams in Quebec, find a person brave enough to organize the entire event, and it's all yours (don't forget the money).

Re: Montreal Regional!
 

Bombardier would probably sponsor the regional, they love innovation and FIRST is a breeding ground for new ideas.

Re: Montreal Regional!
 

for sure! at the moment Bombardier sponsors our team. as for getting other teams into robotics... well, its not as difficult as usual, since the local schools [the english ones anyway] are part of a similar [but not as cool] robotics competition. i have no idea what goes into starting a regional but im sure FIRST would be quite willing to help.

this was sort of a hypothetical idea but im amazed to see how many people expressed interest in it! i'll have a look into what's needed to start a new regional

Re: Montreal Regional!
 

heres an idea, concordia's hockey rink is right next to my school, its indoors, has stands on one side, standard hockey rink, and adjoining the rink is a gym usualy used for basketball [perfect for a pit area]. i know the folks at concordia would at least consider it because we have acess to their facilities for our sports teams.
its a small arena, and would probably only work for a small number of teams.
a first year regional would be smallish so it works... for the time being