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Originally Posted by lynca

Anyword on who's coming so far ?
An event with the Texas Powerhouses should be fun ( 57, 118, 148, 418, 624, 1429, and 1477)

How many teams outside of Texas are interested in registering ?

We have 9 teams who have completed registration and word from between 15 to 20 teams who have expressed interest! Make sure you get your teams registered as soon as possible so that you don't miss your chance to take part in the 2011 Texas Robot Round-up!

Hopefully, we'll have some interested non-Texas teams too!

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

Yes, an official FIRST field for Logo Motion will be hauled down to Austin from Indiana by AndyMark personnel. Most likely, we will have two FTAs, Mark Koors and Jerry Budd, on site for the event. We are excited to be a part of this event, and more AndyMark personnel may also attend and help.

We're thrilled to have AndyMark's support! Thanks so very much, Andy!

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

To add to your questions, what's been lined out as far as volunteers? Are inspectors or other volunteers needed?

As the volunteer coordinator of the Alamo Regional, I've taken on the role of also coordinating volunteers for this event. If you go to the volunteer registration (see my original post above, or simply click here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spre...FNZ2RBZnc6M Q) you will see a variety of volunteer positions we're looking to fill. This may change with time as we determine needs specific to the event.

We will be having inspectors, though the exact process has not been determined yet (it obviously will not be as stringent as a regional event). I'm certain those of you who have served as inspectors would be able to provide valuable input. We will also be looking to models utilized by other off-season events.

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

Also, are there any plans to add more value to this event for younger teams? I think a mini FIRST Conference with some seminars by those powerhouse teams could go a long way to spreading the success around in Texas.

This is in the works! We don't have an agenda firmly squared away yet, however, we are anticipating having seminars available and will let everyone know when we are prepared to take submissions for conference and workshop topics!

Originally Posted by Pjohn1959

This was sent out yesterday (should be to any interested teams) :

ALL teams are absolutely invited, hence the post here on CD first. We're still determining what other means of communication are best to spread word of the event to all teams (we're not authorized to send a mass email out to all 2000+ FRC teams). Assuming that most teams will come from Texas and we would like to ensure that all Texas teams have an opportunity to compete, we made sure to send this out to all TX teams yesterday (timed so that it would be received after Championships). We certainly hope that non-Texas teams are interested and will be able to join us!

Originally Posted by James Tonthat

I'd love to see a mentor match at around lunch Saturday.

A skills challenge would also be nice to see.

We're taking these in to consideration as we solidify the event agenda. Once an agenda is finalized, we'll be sure to make it available!


Thanks so very much for all the excitement and support of the event! We hope that many of you will join us with your teams and/or as volunteers. Please do not hesitate to ask more questions or provide additional suggestions and feedback!