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The option was up, there was nothing immediately in the works, it made sense for them to sign. Until FIRST issues an official request for proposals, don't expect much to change. |
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Someone should do a calculation on what exact location would be the LEAST amount of total travel distance for ALL the teams participating this year at Championship. I'd bet its somewhere near Indy.
If we can get about 1000 asian teams to participate, then maybe it would move to Hawaii. :D |
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Toronto would be perfect customs would not be fun
and seeing as most teams walk form there hotel to the event and then to dinner if it was cold it would really not be fun |
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wow- a trip to Indy in April -late spring snowstorms, cold, rain- what a treat I'd prefer Orlando where we used to have it. It was warm, nice and kid oriented. |
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If weather is to be a concern; Anaheim, Phoenix, Orlando, New Orleans, Dallas/Houston could be possible options as some have mentioned in this post or others.
And as a side note, I would prefer not to go to Atlanta. |
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Weather should be a concern. As far as location I love Atlanta, however I admit bias we are only a few hours drive away. However I can comment on the three venues that I have attended the Championships. Epcot Center parking lot was great. It was held in air condidtioned tents that were close to pits and a large outdoor space that was open to the weather for the Einstien field. There were plenty of ways to get there bus, monorail or car. Houston Texas was the second one I attended. And I went by bus with the team. In my opinion it was held there only one year because it was very unsafe to load the pit area. They had an extremly long and steep ramp that led down to the floor of the pits. Not to mention the walk between the pits and the stadium for robots was a series of winding uphill ramps that were difficult to navigate going both ways. Getting there by bus or car was easy too. And Atlanta which everyone knows but not everyone loves. Atlanta is great except for the traffic it has plenty of room for the teams and is an easy walk between field and pits. Not to mention it is inside as well. Between the three I would like to see them pull off a Epcot Center type deal again or get a venue that is "Atlantaesque."
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I say Indy though becase they are courting FIRST, and knowing FIRST's somewhat passive nature, they will go with them. I was in Indy this past summer for GAC and had lots of fun. There is a great shopping area, a GameWorks, several large hotels, lots of cheap/well priced food, and for those my age, bars. I have a good feeling FIRST will not be going back to Atlanta mainly due to the crime in the area. My sister saw a guy get shot in Centenial Park. |
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1319 has to traveled to Indiana for the Boilermaker regional twice. The people running that event were great. Indiana was great and if there is an "Atlantaesque" venue then I am sure 1319 would attend if possible. As far as crime goes sadly that is everywhere and I don't think FIRST can do much about that. Other then keeping the youngens off the street building robots!
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I think if it was up to the students, they would pick Orlando/Disney World in a heartbeat! ;)
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I think Atlanta is a great venue, but the city leaves a lot to be desired. There's not really anything for the kids to do after the event, as everything closes early (the mall, the CNN center, etc) I've never had the concerns about safety that other people have. I've never felt any less safe in Atlanta than I have in San Francisco, San Jose, New York, LA, or any other major city. The problem is Disney was too perfect for the teams. If we had never gone to Disney and we had been in Atlanta all this time, we probably wouldn't be enjoying it any more than we do now, but we wouldn't have anything better to compare it to. |
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San diego chargers stadium. would be awsome to go there and see their team lol. (san diego fan so yea)
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