Re: Kickof Attendance
 

It was warm enough that Dean decided to open the helicopter hangar door at the Founder's Reception. We were essentially outside. (Those servomotors are smoooooth.)

Re: Kickof Attendance
 

We were hanging out outside the cupola for a long time. :cool:

Re: 2009 Kickoff Attendance
 

this isn't good news. we normally bring a few car loads of people up to Kickoff. looks like we're going to have to rethink our plans....

Re: 2009 Kickoff Attendance
 

I got a clarification from FIRST. The Founders reception is now limited to three people. Kickoff is not affected.

Re: 2009 Kickoff Attendance
 

Cutting back from four per team to three is understandable. If the crowd at Westwind got any larger than it was last year, there wouldn't be much room to breathe. Moving from the hangar to handle more people at once would probably be a bad thing -- I've noticed that Dean Kamen tends to be a much more interesting speaker when he's talking to a smallish group.