[EricH]

Location: St. Louis again, IIRC. FIRST likes to do multi-year hosting deals.

Getting there: Legacy teams, Hall of Fame teams, and returning champions are in automatically.

Rookie All-Star, Regional Chairman's Award, Regional Champion, and Engineering Inspiration qualify you to go in that year.

OR, the REALLY EASY way:

When second event registration opens up, have someone with a finger on the mouse button to register for one of the open slots. Not all the slots are qualification-only.