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Originally Posted by JaneYoung
Perhaps FIRST should build its own venue (or 2 or 3).
Jane
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That's something the Boy Scouts do for their National Jamboree every 4 years. Previous to 2013, the BSA had the Jamboree at various places within the nation, most recently Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia. In 2013 they are moving to their newest camp "Summit" in West Virginia.
BSA found that it would be simpler to own their own land for such a large event, enabling them to make the Jamboree even better than it already is. There is no reason why FIRST couldn't benefit from the same thing.
It may not be a feasible thing for FIRST to do at this point, but as the program grows, it would make more and more sense to build a FIRST dome for CMP and other robotics events (such as regionals, non FRC events, Vex events, etc...).
Another thing to look at is teaming up with a company/city who is building a dome/convention center to make a perfect FIRST location!