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Richard Wallace 28-11-2007 15:20
Re: 2008 Regional Registration Progress
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cynette (Post 654174)
A good exercise to keep us up on our geography! Four of the countries were spelled out. It was a challenge to look at the list of state abbreviations and figure out which ones actually were not states, but two letter representations of another country. :) And then have the discussion among yourselves...is it 6 or 7? When is a country not a country?
Quote:
Originally Posted by GaryVoshol (Post 654176)
The question is really whether it is 23 international rookie teams or not. But those 23 teams do represent 7 countries.
I was wrong. It's six countries: Israel, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, The United Kingdom, and Canada. Those six are represented by 15 rookie FRC teams.

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is part of the United States of America, so those 8 rookie teams should be counted as US teams -- as they are in my earlier post.

Cynette 28-11-2007 15:27
Re: 2008 Regional Registration Progress
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard (Post 654182)
I was wrong. It's six countries: Israel, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, The United Kingdom, and Canada. Those six are represented by 15 rookie FRC teams.

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is part of the United States of America, so those 8 rookie teams should be counted as US teams -- as they are in my earlier post.
Aww, you gave it away! :p

Richard Wallace 28-11-2007 15:44
Re: 2008 Regional Registration Progress
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cynette (Post 654183)
Aww, you gave it away! :p
While we've been off on this geographic tangent, several more rookie FRC teams have joined the fray in Texas, Oregon, Canada, and California. 300 Spartans is a nice round number, but 300+ is even better. Mark's list is sure to need revision early next week.

Richard McClellan 28-11-2007 15:47
Re: 2008 Regional Registration Progress
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard (Post 653903)
With less than a week to go before payment deadline (Dec. 3) most of the regionals are at their published capacity. 1460 FRC teams have registered.
That's just the deadline for registration right? Payment is not due until Friday, December 7th, correct?

Mark McLeod 28-11-2007 15:51
Re: 2008 Regional Registration Progress
 
I'll refrain from updating that 300 post. I just like the number.
I'll do another after registration closes.

Yes, the payment due date is later, and I expect exceptional circumstances will have a few payments actually arriving even later than that. I think last year the final total dropped by 20 or so teams that couldn't pull it together, but I don't think the final, final team list was completely settled until the Regionals began.

Richard Wallace 28-11-2007 15:52
Re: 2008 Regional Registration Progress
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by richardmcc2 (Post 654190)
That's just the deadline for registration right? Payment is not due until Friday, December 7th, correct?
Correct. December 3rd is the last day to register. FIRST might begin assigning previously reserved spots to waitlisted teams after that.

December 7th is the payment deadline.

Mark McLeod 29-11-2007 10:59
Re: 2008 Regional Registration Progress
 
The net gain in teams (169) just surpassed last year's net gain (168). Still missing more '07 vets (148) than I would have expected by this time, however, Israel usually has a block of teams that all register late together.
We have regained 13 veterans who didn't play in 2007-eight sat out 2007, five haven't played since 2005. I've watched other pre-2007 teams register, only to drop off the radar again, but they're trying.

Here's where the veterans are missing from (call a team near you to see what help they need and share your enthusiasm!):
Code:
United Kingdom    1 (London)
 
Mexico                1 (state of Mexico)
 
Brazil                  5
RS                        3
SP                        1
SE                        1

Canada                13
ON                        12
BC                          11
 
Israel                  22
Northern                11
Central                    6
Southern                  4
Tel Aviv                    1

United States  106 (including the country of DC)
CA                        13
MA                        8
MI                          8
GA                        7
MT                        7
FL                          6
VA                          6
MO                        5
NJ                          5
AZ                          4
CO                        3
IL                          3
MD                        3
DC                          2
ID                          2
LA                          2
OH                        2
OK                        2
PA                          2
SC                          2
TN                          2
WA                        2
CT                          1
KS                          1
NC                          1
ND                          1
NM                        1
NY                          1
OR                          1
SD                          1
TX                          1
UT                          1

Pat Fairbank 29-11-2007 15:58
Re: 2008 Regional Registration Progress
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark McLeod (Post 654360)
Here's where the veterans are missing from (call a team near you to see what help they need and share your enthusiasm!):
Code:
...
Canada                18
ON                        12
BR                          5
BC                          1
...
I'm slightly confused - I'm not aware of a province or territory here in Canada with the code 'BR'. Could those perhaps be the Brazilian teams?

Mark McLeod 29-11-2007 17:55
Re: 2008 Regional Registration Progress
 
It's a very little recognized territory north of Yukon (yea, that's the ticket...)

I fixed that. I think my brain glosssed over it as New BRunswick

Thanks Pat

Madison 29-11-2007 18:11
Re: 2008 Regional Registration Progress
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark McLeod (Post 654428)
It's a very little recognized territory north of Yukon (yea, that's the ticket...)
The abbreviation BR would simply be the shortened version of BRRRRRRR, in such a case.

synth3tk 29-11-2007 18:22
Re: 2008 Regional Registration Progress
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark McLeod (Post 654428)
I fixed that. I think my brain glosssed over it as New BRunswick
Right, because it couldn't be your lack of geographical knowledge. (j/k, please don't hunt me down!) :D

Mark McLeod 29-11-2007 19:33
Re: 2008 Regional Registration Progress
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by blakcheez (Post 654433)
Right, because it couldn't be your lack of geographical knowledge. (j/k, please don't hunt me down!) :D
I can only hurt you if I can find Ohio...what country is that?

Richard Wallace 29-11-2007 19:57
Re: 2008 Regional Registration Progress
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark McLeod (Post 654442)
I can only hurt you if I can find Ohio...what country is that?
I'll try to help you out there, Mark. You're in New Jersey, right? OK. Cross the Delaware River -- like General Washington, but going the opposite direction. That will put you in Pennsylvania, which a large quasi-rectangular region. Go west until you get to the other end. (If you find yourself in Baltimore, you took a wrong turn.) Pittsburgh will be on your right, but don't go there. Cross the state line and you're in Ohio. :)

You'll have to stop and ask for directions if you want to get back home. ;)

Madison 29-11-2007 20:01
Re: 2008 Regional Registration Progress
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard (Post 654446)
I'll try to help you out there, Mark. You're in New Jersey, right? OK. Cross the Delaware River -- like General Washington, but going the opposite direction. That will put you in Pennsylvania, which a large quasi-rectangular region. Go west until you get to the other end. (If you find yourself in Baltimore, you took a wrong turn.) Pittsburgh will be on your right, but don't go there. Cross the state line and you're in Ohio. :)

You'll have to stop and ask for directions if you want to get back home. ;)
If Pittsburg(h) is on his right and he crosses the state line, he'll actually end up in West Virginia. :)

EricH 29-11-2007 20:01
Re: 2008 Regional Registration Progress
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard (Post 654446)
I'll try to help you out there, Mark. You're in New Jersey, right? OK. Cross the Delaware River -- like General Washington, but going the opposite direction. That will put you in Pennsylvania, which a large quasi-rectangular region. Go west until you get to the other end. (If you find yourself in Baltimore, you took a wrong turn.) Pittsburgh will be on your right, but don't go there. Cross the state line and you're in Ohio. :)

You'll have to stop and ask for directions if you want to get back home. ;)
I think you need to brush up on your geography, Richard--he has to go through Manhattan and Staten Island to get to New Jersey. (Unless, of course, there's a ferry directly from Long Island.) So, it's cross the Hudson and go west. If you find yourself in a big lake, go a little bit south to get away from it, then turn west again until you're over the state line...


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