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Originally Posted by Cyberphil
Although the event was proposed to be a complete disaster by some people, I was pleasantly surprised.
Edit: The only other complaint I had was the placement of the HOF booths. It seems they were figured out last minute where they would go, so they were put in a corner. Maybe this is bias because I was over there more than most people, but I think they should be celebrated a bit more.
Overall, a great experience. I am glad the negative feelings were proved wrong. Great job volunteers, planning committees, and FIRST!  |
I definitely agree with Phil here. After seeing everything that Bill Miller was blogging I had visions of this event being a complete disaster, and for those of you who remember Houston in 2003, I thought it was going to be worse than that. I must say, I loved Championships in Saint Louis. I loved the intimate setting of the whole thing. I loved the two fields in the pits, although, the stands could have been bigger. My one BIG complaint is where the Hall of Fame teams were located. I feel as though the HOF area could have been placed in a different location in the pit area and more in the FRC area for teams to come and interact with the students more.
The performance was absolutely awesome! I thank the Black Eyed Peas and Will.I.Am for putting on such a fantastic show and for celebrating FIRST. It was also very gracious of FIRST to provide boxed dinners on Saturday as well.
All in all I felt like the event was great and I can't wait for next year!
Cassie Beck