[J-Blondie]

That would be awesome!!! Team 1675 would definitely love that!

537 does a great job with their pre-ship invitational deal. I am sure that if you contact them, they would be willing to help.

You need a full field obviously, concessions, awards, reliable field crew and a pit admin, enough room to have teams set up their pits, a good network of communication to make your team a success, maybe even a couple local sponsors that can help you out with the costs of running the event. It is also good to have activities that can take place in another area, besides the event itself. 537 always did their Segway rides, or had a button-making station and a t-shirt coloring station in 2008 I remember. You may also want to make your event more than 1 day long and plan on making it an annual even if you think that you will have enough resources.