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Originally Posted by fuzzwaz
-I think the number is 52? 52 teams compete for the chairmans award at the world championship? (or 50, 51, correct me please). I don't know how many of those teams knew about this rumor, if any. My team knew just solely because a ref of a team friend, and warned us to go. I heard a few other teams heard about it, and I also heard a lot of people did not hear about it. FIRST threw a concert so students could enjoy their time at the championship, but announcing to 51 other teams that they lost an award in the middle of a concert seemed kind of harsh to me.
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I can tell you that JUDGES came to our pit and told us that they were announcing Chairman's at the concert! I am not sure if they went to all pits, or just Chairman's candidates, but they did try to inform that it was happening. It did modify some of our parent's plans, but on the other hand, it was pretty neat to be a part of it and pretty special for the team that won, to have it broadcast on the television special (at least I am assuming so).
As for the event as a whole, I would say it was great! There were only 2 major issues I had...
1- being the pit fields... and the fact that people saved seats so that if you didn't save seats, you didn't get to watch your team play...despite repeated announcements from pit admin about not saving seats and letting others watch matches. I was able to sit and watch 2 of the 4 matches we played in the pit field. My team did not get to sit together for any of the 4 matches. THAT was majorly disappointing to me!!!!!! I also like having the fields close, but didn't like that it loses the feeling of "worlds" in the pit instead of being on the dome floor.. feels more like a regular regional...
and 2 -
the pre-ordered food was dangerous... Finding MOLD in 10 of my team's turkey wraps was highly unsettling.. the fact that after we returned our wraps they continued passing them out was highly disturbing to me... To pay TEN DOLLARS a meal for that meal which at best contained brown lettuce and hard cheese, and at worst.. mold.. was unacceptable... 2 of my team members got sick and I have to question if it came from the food. Most of my team did not eat the meals after the mold instance, which sadly was noticed on Saturday and not Thursday! The Finale party food was sitting in unrefrigerated crates for how long? Dangerous.. and I won't be ordering food there again, unless a new caterer is brought in.. missed the food spread at the finale party in Atlanta and the fireworks!!!!!
But.. on the good side... I liked the pit layout.. liked having all programs close.. liked having the scholarship row expanded and in there with us... liked the displays that were brought in and all of the "real life" robots that were displayed from the Air Force, and others, liked our hotel, the advertising around the city (even bookmarks in union station), liked the closer walk to the arena(though missed the outside walk and sunshine), liked the HOF teams being close by us and I could go on ...
I really appreciate all that has been done for us and it was another great FIRST experience! We met some new friends, said hi to some old friends, learned a lot and are already looking forward to next year!
Thanks to everyone for making it such a great program!