2009 Connecticut Regional
 

237 is in the house.......

Team 48 is in the house also. Alright.... Who else???

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I'll be there!

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Team 549 "the DevilDawgs" is hoping to sign-up for Conniticut for their second regional.

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team 1592 is really hoping to come up and have a blast this year =]

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The TechnoTicks will be there! Looking forward to seeing all of our old friends (and make new ones too!)

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Team 558 will be there!:D

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the firebirds will be there for the 1st time =)

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195 cyberknights will be there!

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I'm going as a volunteer/alum. (:

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GUS 228 will be there :)

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I'm hoping to be able to help out with field setup Wednesday evening in CT again to especially get familiar with the newly designed field control system for the years to come, & of course, I'll be there supporting many teams during competition but especially Team 237! w00t! :cool:

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Team 1403 will be at Connecticut Regional for the 1st time as well. We really can't wait.

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Bring some leftover Monty Madness candy bars if you have any!!! :D
I wasn't able to go to that this year, & need my Monty Madness chocolate fix. lol :rolleyes:

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It was official on Friday, Team 1592 is signed up and can't wait.

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Team 1902 is excited that we will be making the trip up there this season!

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Oh my - That is quite the commute. lol
This should be an interesting event with the variety of teams that are signed up!

CT sounds like it will be great this year (& even louder than ever!) :cool: :D :ahh:

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msn if only one more florida team would come, we could bring up our own little alliance and show the power from Florida =]

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I am sure that they will have quite a bit to show us. Do a little research and you will see what some of the teams coming to this have to offer. I can think of a few that i wouldn't mind being paired with.:) Not saying that we wont have anything to show you though :)

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If you're planning to volunteer at the Connecticut Regional, please register in VIMS soon! Our Volunteer Coordinators are starting to look at VIMS to see who is coming to volunteer in Hartford... :D

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for those teams who are coming from out of state what hotel are you planning on staying in?

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The most convenient place (albeit, a bit pricey relatively speaking) is the Marriot right next door:
http://www.ctconventions.com/visitors/lodging.php

In that picture, the Convention Center is on the right of the picture behind the Marriot.
I stayed there last year, & it was a 5 minute walk down elevators/stairs from my hotel room to the pits.
With that luxury comes a bit of a price jump from other surrounding hotels ( I would have to assume) but it's worth it imho.
(Parking in the garage right next door is a bit pricey as well so be warned.)

I may actually stay there again this year since I hate waking up early in the morning & I live about an hour away from Hartford. :yikes:

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I hope i can go... hopefully there aren't any exams on that Friday for me!

CT regional is the best of all of them.
(the fact that i haven't been to any others doesn't sway that opinion at all, btw)

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team 571 will be there

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I'm super excited for my first time volunteering at an FRC event! I'm really looking forward to seeing my home regional from the other direction. Build some awesome robots!

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Unfortunately we didnt have any last year. :( The price for the candy to be made has gone too high. I hope it goes down soon. Cause that chocolate was so godly. I so hope we have it this year.

We are staying like 10 mins away at Fairfield Inn and Suites in Manchester, Connecticut. Our mentor was said that it was cheaper to be 10 mins out rather then being in Hartford itself.

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Team 2836, team beta will be there. First regional for the team

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Woo Hoo!! I remember back in the day when Woodbury was representin' in FIRST.
Glad to see you are back in the game Woodbury! :D :)

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hfl robotics 2228 will be there

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Has anyone ever used the public transportation system from BDL to get to the convention center area?

I also read something about a free shuttle that makes the rounds in the area of the convention center with stops near several hotels included. Is that system sufficient to provide transportation for teams during rush hour? Can anyone tell me how long it it takes the shuttle to make the loop?

Just curious...an option 1902 might consider to save on travel expenses and to be green!

Sarah

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I have not taken the bus from the airport, but it seems like a reasonable option for a team given there is enough space on the bus for people and luggage. You may have to split up depending on the size of your group.

I have ridden the Star Shuttle. This is the free bus that makes a loop around downtown Hartford. Here is the map from CT Transit. It appears that Saturday morning may be your only issue if you plan on taking it across downtown to get to competition. Much of the time the Fuel Cell Bus is running this route. Its a great piece of new green technology for the kids to experience.

Downtown Hartford is quite small and reasonable to walk across, but there are no guarantees as to the weather you will be walking in. The last weekend in March around here could be 60 and sunny,... or snowing.

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Our CT FIRST website is being redesigned. If you have any questions about the Connecticut Regional feel free to contact me!

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Hi all! as you can see, I'm from Aces High 176. I also field Supervised officially for the first time this year at Suffield Scrimmage. I will be volunteering in Hartford this year and am excited to be looking from the other direction as quoted by smurfgirl. See everybody there to have lots of fun!

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Team 20 will be returning to Connecticut after a short hiatus, looking forward to the competition! Any other teams from NY making the trip?

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hfl robotics from honeoye falls ny will be there

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Team 694 from NYC will be there.

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looks to be an exciting regional cant wait first time going

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The Connecticut Regional is awesome! I think it will be even better than usual since it's week 5 this year.

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sounds like fun looks like a great regional with all these teams going

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We are still short on robot inspectors for Thursday at the Connecticut Regional.

If anyone is interested in helping out, you can PM me or just go to VIMS to sign up.

Mike

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Teams 2265 and 1155 from NYC will be back this year!

I believe we stay at the Holiday Inn Express again this year.

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Are any teams hosting an (unofficial) Team Social during the CT Regional this year?
Dragons 1991, you know I'm looking at you!! :)

I haven't heard about one yet... anyone know?

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I believe the Dragons are hosting their annual get-together after Friday's session. Someone from their team came around to us at the Suffield Shakedown and talked about it.:D

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For the first time ever, team 241 will be gracing the connecticut regional with its presance

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man it looks like the CT regional is going to be hot this year... it saddens me that i have an exam that Friday ):

i mean come on, exploding bacon is going to be there. its like my exam schedule was planned this way :P

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This will also be the first time for Team 48 to travel to the Connecticut Regional. We're really looking forward to some great competition!!

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Great to have you guys aboard! Your team has a lot of history!

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We are in the midst of a website redesign and our old site is no longer functioning. Please go to www.ctfirst.org/frc - we will be posting info for teams here as well as sending information to the team leaders via e-mail.

If you have any questions specific to the Regional post here or PM me and I'll try to help!

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Marc! It was great working with you at the scrimmage, & if you need any help during the regional, come find me.
I'll be wearing a Team 237 shirt as shown in my picture, & more than likely have (some shade of) orange in my hair, so you won't be able to miss me. lol
See you in Hartford!

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Dragons [i]will[i]be holding the Fireball this year. If you want to receive information on it, contact me at dinodramon@hotmail.com so I can put you on the mailing list.
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The orange in your hair is because you love Rosie so much, right?:D

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only 25 days left cant wait hope it is an exciting regional

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It's ALWAYS an exciting regional (aren't they all)! ;)

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Bacon is gathering borrowed long underwear and coats....Cant wait

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If you bring blankets to keep warm with you could be "pigs in a blanket"! :p

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Suuure.... lol And my own team 237, & GUS Team 228, & Who's-CTEKS Team 716 (this year's robot color at least) & The Dragons Team 1991, & many others. :p

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nah, you must mean they are showing some love for team 1592 :D

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we're in

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I'm really looking forward to attending the 2009 Connecticut Regional! It looks to be even more competitive than ever, and I'll be glad to be home to see all my friends and my favorite teams. :] Would anyone like to trade shirts with me?

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I was looking over the teams going to CT during Boston and it hit me how competitive the regional is going to be this year. There are more than a few powerhouse teams making their debut in week five, in addition to several who are already regional champions this season.

I'm looking forward to being there for part of Friday and all day Saturday. It should be quite the competition.

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This will be a first for Team 2228 CougarTech at the Connecticut Regional. We are VERY excited! :D

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Ooh, ooh! I would! lol :cool:
I'll also trade shirts with anyone in CT at the regional this year with anyone who is interested.
PM me!

We are happy to have you come visit our little state! :)
Feel free to stop by Team 237 's pit & come say hi to myself & my team for a proper welcome to CT!
See you in Hartford & good luck!

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our team 2228 cannot wait until conneticut as said before first time going

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Yea my roomate and I were looking at that and just looked at eachother and said "wow"

I'll be around saturday for eliminations. see ya there sean!

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Hot off the presses! The Load-in/Load-Out information for the CT FIRST Robotics Regional Competition can now be found on our website, www.ctfirst.org/frc, in the section "For Teams".

Other information about the Regional can be found there as well.

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Team 1991's here and ready to hold our own with all the low numbered teams and regional champs!!!


Also, we WILL be hosting our Fireball again, Friday after the events. We encourage all teams to sign up to go! We have good food, a halo tournament, music, and a possible version of a soccer game with the orbit balls!

Any team that went last year can't vouch that it's fun!

Send me an email at flanamatt@live.com if you're interested!

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Yes, Connecticut will be very comeptitve with 5 Regional Champs, 8 Semi Finalists, and 7 Quarter Finalists (to date) not to mention a whole slew of teams that are appearing in their first or only Regional and waiting to knock them down a few notches. Bring extra parts as it should prove to be a "battle ground".

Team 1991 once again be hosting it's FIREBALL - the "unofficial" team social event at the Connecticut Regional. Last year we had approximatley 30 teams show up for a great time and we will continue that again this year.

For more information, or if interested send an email to Flanamana (above post) at flanamatt@live.com or visit http://www.team1991.com/fireball.html
if you're interested!

It will be Friday night from 7-11pm. It is offsite, so you will need your own transportation to/from the event. Plenty of space is available as we have mutiple rooms/gyms.

So all of you out of town teams or first timers to the Connecticut Regional, since you'll already be spending the night in the area, why not come out for a great time.

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are any other teams staying at the hilton on trumbull st 2228 is

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Will there be wi-fi available by the venue, or by other means, & if so, how much is it for access if not free?
If anyone can answer that, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks!

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We will not be providing or offering internet (including wifi) access to teams at this years CT Regional.

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Will there be power in the stands (can we set up scouting laptops there)?
And/or can we set up a local wifi connection? I know we couldn't at Boston, but some regionals have allowed it.

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Power is not available in the stands (please do not arrange for power in the stands). Teams are free to use laptops only if they are powered by batteries.

Teams will not be allowed to set up a local wifi connection.

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as mentioned before, team 48 is excited for this regional. it's our FIRST (haha) time here and i know i'm psyched to see all the teams here. i've heard that there are going to be amazing teams here, so i'm preparing my self for the astonishment i'm expecting to see. lol

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What does the Connecticut Regional have that no other Regional has???



This is going to be one exciting Regional! :yikes:

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I was wondering when that was going to get announced. Can't wait to hear the Jack/Grady combo taking us through an event.

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only 7 days left

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I'm excited!

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i know seems to be one of the funnest and toughest regionals

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Wait til you see the threads that the emcee, "Jack in the Hat", the Voice of CT, is wearing!!:eek:

I didn't think they made those things that big! :D

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Please be sure to stop by our Scholarship Row tables located near the bleachers... I've asked the FIRST Scholarship providers from the states our teams are from to send me information for the table, so I have lots of info arriving from some really great colleges and universities at my house every day! :D

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That's fantastic, Kathie. I know from personal experience, how good you are at creating displays and making important information readily available to everyone from the teams to the general public. Please take some photos of your Scholarship Row to share with the rest of us.

Good luck with the Connecticut Regional, all!

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2 days until the madness that is a regional weekend begins. The Rhode Warriors will be very busy on Thursday morning for the first time in years. Why? You'll see (and hear)...

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the firebirds are leaving at 5:30 wednesday morning!!! i'm not excited for the wake up but super excited for the regional!

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Its . . . almost . . . HERE!!! Ricksta, can't wait to see what you have in store. We will be coming over to your pit to seek you guys out, since we're sharing a bus with you good folks to Atlanta in a few weeks. Maybe we can get the teams together over lunch one day.:)

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Wow, that's news to me! Haha...I didn't realize our team leader was coordinating with other teams for filling the bus. Too bad us mentors will be flying down...we will be missing out on ALL the fun! ;)

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I think I can feel the ground moving from all of the CT regional teams shaking in their boots.

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Hurray for free air conditioning courtesy of 121?!? :)

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I hope to get a final e-mail out to the team leaders tonight so please make sure it gets distributed to those on the teams who need to know!
Info is on our website, www.ctfirst.org/frc - check out the FOR TEAMS section, especially the Load In procedures so you are prepared for Thursday morning!

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Just glad he is wearing threads!!!

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Bacon is boarding a aeroplane for Connecticut tomorrow morning! We're excited! Always great to visit new places and meet new people and what better way to do that than through FIRST!

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On their way to the Connecticut regional team 48 Delphi E.L.I.T.E. has made a day stop in NYC and will be heading out later to finish the last leg of their trip.

While in New York they are making an attempt to be seen on the today show this morning. Look for the FIRST logo in the crowd if your a morning person.

Good luck this weekend and have fun!

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Morning people in FIRST!?! I don't believe they exist.

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Bacon is on the ground in Hartford along with Bionic Tigers!!! We are so excited for this regional.

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Welcome to New England! Feel the warm breezes....bask in the sun....:rolleyes:

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Play in the snow....(the team has jumped in the snow bank in front of the air musem....in shorts)

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Snow is evil Wendy............................ it always got in my driveway. Good luck to everyone at Connecticut this weekend.

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I just got back from the venue, & all I have to say is that when I left:

The field was ready to go. :)
The game pieces looked so peaceful sitting in their little bin homes - maybe even a little too peaceful.:yikes:
The pits were eerily quiet. :eek:
And last but not least, we can rejoice a bit because...

The snow is not here! YAY!!!
(Sorry FL teams, no snow for your memories of CT this year...yet. ;))


All in all, it seems to be shaping up to be a great regional event!

I'll see everyone there tomorrow - and yell at you if you're not wearing safety glasses as part of my job - but I really don't like yelling, so please wear them!!
K?
Thx! :cool:

Good luck everyone, get some good sleep tonight, and in the classic words of FIRST:
GO TEAMS!

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I had a really great day today meeting so many CDers... looking forward to tomorrow. Let the games begin!

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I am looking forward to coming down on Saturday! There are so many great teams competing in Connecticut this weekend!

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It's been too long since I last attended the Connecticut Regional! I wish the best of luck to everyone - especially my old team, The Who'sCTEKS (team 716).
Oh how I wish I could be there!

Hope you are enjoying the New England weather, Wendy. :p

EDIT: is anyone doing a webcast of this event? (sorry if it's been posted elsewhere)