Re: 2012 Fingerlakes Regional
 

Might I suggest you try something like this: http://www.team1551.org/STier.html ?

The going is slower than my ambitious little brain would like, but we've successfully started one team, have more students from another school on our team now, and other schools are contacting us about how to get involved. The beauty of STier is that you only need your own school's permission, and the permission of parents -- the school districts they're from don't need to do anything until they've got a constituency beating down their door with corporate sponsorship and volunteers and eager students all lined up. (And failing that, you can still go 4H!)

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I can try to get my team to help with it next year. It would be good to let multiple teams run events instead of one team having to run it.

I wouldn't mind helping on the planning next year.

I dont really have much knowledge about starting teams but I could help out. I bet there is plenty of sponsors in the Syracuse area that would donate to set up a First team. I would be interested in this; maybe we could hook up at FLR or something? Maybe we should make a new topic?

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I'll talk with the people at 174 who have been thinking this that there is some interest and ways of doing this (thanks Patrick for the info), and then I'll set up an official thread to further the discussion on that particular topic.

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I would be happy to help you with working on getting more teams in CNY. A few years back I worked with some individuals from FIRST to try to get more teams there. We have been to fair the past few years and could probably help with team startup. I have helped a few teams get going.

I would love to see enough team there taht we can run a district model like in MI. A Buffalo area district, the Rochester district, CNY, Capitol Region, NYC, and LI. Sounds like a fun system to me. Lets talk this weekend.

Speaking of that, who's rweady to roll some robots this week?

Re: 2012 Fingerlakes Regional
 

I know our administrators have been talking to schools around the Greater Buffalo Area, but as of now there are only 4 teams. However, we are relatively inexperienced at starting teams, so a group effort has the potential to go far.

On another note, I'm extremely excited for this weekend! Can't wait to see everyone there.

Re: 2012 Fingerlakes Regional
 

Anyone know who the MC will be this year? Steve? Karthik? Eric?

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I dont think it will be Karthik simbotics is at a regional this week in Canada.

Here is out robot new acquired pic.

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Good luck to everyone at FLR, this was always one of my favorite events and I have a lot of fond memories thanks to those chaotic sleep deprived weekends.

Re: 2012 Fingerlakes Regional
 

Mark Leon.

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How is the event progressing so far? Many teams pass inspection yet? Keep an eye out between 2-3 and you might even see me there

Re: 2012 Fingerlakes Regional
 

There's not as many problems with teams passing inspection as I saw last week (a whole lot less teams and they are veterans of many FIRST seasons so they know what to expect). One of the less painful Thursdays I had to endure. Once teams started passing inspection we had teams that I just used over and over again in the filler lines so the matches were full all afternoon. Teams 191 and 1507 stood out amongst the teams. At the end of the day we only had to call out 8 teams to link up to the field. We should be good and ready to take on the challenge first thing Friday morning.

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The robot looks great. We were trying to balance with you guys on the practice field... We didnt quite get it but it was good practice nonetheless.

Re: 2012 Fingerlakes Regional
 

FLR is going to be really fun tomorrow. Many of the teams out there are rather equal in their capabilities, which is going to make for some very interesting eliminations - however I believe that the first seed alliance will win whichever they are.

Good luck to all teams.

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Yeah was cool we ran into a couple problems with our wedge. The first practice match they deployed it and it got caught in the bumper and hit the power switch turning our robot off the whole match.

Its fixed now :)
We double balanced successfully if you saw at the last second.


Good luck to everyone tomorrow. Lets play some rebound rumble.

Re: 2012 Fingerlakes Regional
 

To those who are interested in Lasertag. Meet me at the front of team queing after the awards ceremony is over.