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Re: 2009 Washington D.C. Regional

At our team meeting on Friday, it was almost unanimous that we wanted to go to the Washington D.C. Regional and we are now registered.

Now to fund raise...

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Looks like DC is turning into a MUST SEE regional up there with Florida and Midwest!

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WOW, I can't wait for DC! Just look at all the "powerhouse" or "dynasty" teams that are attending. Daaaaaang. 587 will be there. (Score!) Unfortunately, we're ditching VCU; it's our first time ever not going.

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Originally Posted by Koko Ed (Post 768859)

Looks like DC is turning into a MUST SEE regional up there with Florida and Midwest!

I totally agree. There are several teams attending that will keep the crowd on its toes...I know who my first FF pick will be...

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With out-of-town teams like the Teknokats (45 from Kokomo, IN), Beach Bots(330 - Los Angeles, CA), MOE (365 - Wilmington, DE), Cyber Blue (234 - Indianapolis, IN), Arab (538 - Arab, AL), Foshay (597, Los Angeles, CA) and even Yellow Fever (1872, San Juan, Puerto Rico) coming to join in with the local talent, it looks like it is shaping up to be quite an event. Add in the teams from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, the Carolinas, New Jersey, and it gets even better. And then there are the ones that we know will be added to the list when the second-event registration opens. This should be a lot of fun!

-dave

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Any bets DC will beat Connecticut to 2 fields? It's already full after initial registration, and with the number of teams coming as a result of 2nd regional registration and rookies (projected), it's almost certain to happen (~80-90 teams?)

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From Bill's blog:

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Good Morning Teams,

I’m excited to announce the new DC Regional has plans to host a special Legislative VIP Breakfast for members of Congress and the Senate so they can come see what FIRST is all about. We’re going to send formal invitations, but a message from you will probably mean more to your State Senator and your District Representative. Please take a moment to invite your congress(wo)men to join the DC teams on Friday February 27th from 7:30 to 9:00AM at the Washington Convention Center. You can find contact information here. Thank you for helping promote FIRST.

28 days until Week One
See you then!

I'm excited to see this announcement (partly since my mom and my sister first proposed this idea), and I have heard that the DC Regional planning committee already has received one VIP RSVP from a certain VA congressman.

Here are more details about the VIP breakfast:

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Because this new regional is located so near the center of the US government, we have an interesting opportunity to reach out to our elected representatives in Congress by inviting them to Legislative Day at the Washington DC Regional on Thursday, February 26, 2009. The goal of Legislative Day is to increase the visibility of FIRST among our US Legislative assembly through a grassroots effort. We believe legislators will gain awareness of the benefits of the FIRST program in contributing to and sustaining a technologically advanced workforce in the United States and it will provide our students with critical skills in advocating for valuable resources.

You, and anyone on your team, are invited to volunteer to be a VIP tour guide on Legislative Day. If possible, each legislator will be paired with a FIRST participant. Tour guides will meet with legislators during a meet-and-greet welcome reception and will then lead their VIP on a tour of the pit and competition areas. The tour will be followed by a luncheon during which legislators will learn about the FIRST program from a panel of speakers consisting of students, mentors, business partners, and FIRST officials.

We also request that you send personal invitations directly to your state's senators and your district's representatives. A good tool for finding contact information for your elected officials is USA.gov (http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml). We will be sending invitations to the offices of all US senators and representatives, but we expect that your personal letters will be most important in convincing our congressmen to attend our first Washington DC regional.

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Wow, the VIP Breakfast sounds like a great way to expose first to the new administration! Do you know who we should contact if we are interested in being a tour guide? I'm afraid I'm not on the DC email list (if there is one, I'd love to be one it...:P) but I know a few members on our team who would probably be interested in "tour guiding".

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No, a better first exposure would be to ziptie the president to an underdog team and let him experience it first hand for the weekend.

Like that will happen.

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If you are willing to post.

What teams are submitting Chairman's at the D.C. Regional?

Any teams already finished with their Chairman's submission? (That would be really cool)

Just Curious!

Excited about this regional. I am a senior this year and I feel that this year is going to be one of the best.

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Originally Posted by NorviewsVeteran (Post 813129)

No, a better first exposure would be to ziptie the president to an underdog team and let him experience it first hand for the weekend.

Like that will happen.

We tried that back in November. We wrote him and his staff in two separate attempts, and both came back with the reply that out of all of the things he gets invited to, this is one where he'd love to come make an appearance. Unfortunately, no one was able to make a commitment since it's so close to the start of the term and there is so much for him and his staff to do.

It's OK though; we are already working on other possibilities :cool:

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Originally Posted by 234smidget (Post 813186)

Dawgma team 1712 will be submitting Chairman's at DC. if you want a sneak peak you can find our award submition essay here:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2199

see you all in a few weeks!

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Originally Posted by pentau (Post 813123)

Do you know who we should contact if we are interested in being a tour guide?

You can contact any of the following:

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Melinda Koca
Co-Volunteer Coordinator
DC Regional Planning Committee
melinda.koca@gsa.gov

Jill Wetzel
Co-Volunteer Coordinator
DC Regional Planning Committee
jhwetzel@gmail.com

Dee Tomczak
Assistant Regional Director
VirginiaFIRST
Cell: 804 677-7995
robotstoo@aol.com

Pattie Cook
Regional Director
VirginiaFIRST
Tel: 804 784 4898
Fax: 804 784 5774
Cell: 804 564-8906
Robotsfirst@aol.com

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Originally Posted by Phil Ross (Post 813414)

Dawgma team 1712 will be submitting Chairman's at DC. if you want a sneak peak you can find our award submition essay here:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2199

see you all in a few weeks!

1727 is going! We are torn between submitting our Chairman's to DC or Chesapeake. We don't know if a lot of the powerful teams there will be submitting chairman's to DC, or submitting at their home regionals.

And the Dawgma essay looks quite nice! Were I a judge, I would be duly impressed!

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Originally Posted by Stephen of REX (Post 813654)

thank you so much, we all worked really hard on it. we are using DC as our home regional this year so we don't really have a choice. either way its going to be quite an experience competing (in chairman's and on the field) with some of the most respected teams in the FIRST community. Which ever place you decide to submit your entry I'm sure you will do your best and thats whats important.

can't wait to see you in DC!