[Jeff Waegelin]

I think all three of your ideas are good. The workshops and social would be nice, but I say the field is a must. FIRST should definitely have third parties build fields at all (or most) of the remote kickoffs. You can get a sense of what the field is like from TV, but you can't beat seeing it in person. Plus, if you could find a place to put the fields afterwards, you could have a practice area for local teams.