[PsiMatt]

Well...first, I am glad that people are interested in this competition, and I hope to have the privilege of working with all of you.

Let me make is clear that one does not need to be in the same city as my team HQ to work on the ILS ISSDC team, for we have members as far away as Romania and Singapore. The Internet is a very powerful thing, and i would like to stress that. The only travel that may be required is to Orlando, Florida if we make it to SpaceSet finals, and i believe that this would not be unacceptable.

So you've looked over the site...Considering that the deadline is about 1.5 months after the FIRST project, one will need to spend maybe...40 hours a student on it...total, not per week, considerable less than the FIRST competiton...and this is for quality great enough to defeat the reigning SpaceSet Champions.
While there are not as many teams in SpaceSet as in FIRST (50 as opposed to about over 800), it is still a highly competitive environment, as only 8 teams will become finalists in the international community. Teams are organized a variety of ways...but the basic structure is a team with five subteams: Structural Design, Infrastructure design, Human factors, Automations, and Business. Each team has a director, and the directors all report to one chief executive...in the ILS, that would be me. Promotion is by merit, and as a 5 year veteran of the ISSDC competiton, I've had many years of experience in this competition. This competiton is compatible with FIRST robotics, so feel free to participate in both...I look forward to hearing from you.