We had a great time at the event, just wanted to share some thoughts while they were still fresh to me:
The building/campus for the Crossroads is very nice. There is a mix of old and new buildings and sculpture on the grounds everywhere.
The staff that we talked to were very nice and seemed glad to have us there.
We had a good mix of teams that we play with regularly, teams we haven't seen in a few years and teams we've never played.
This was the first competition that I've ever attended where there were windows/daylight streaming in. It made the indoor arena bright, but the video (scoring) was hard to watch in the mornings.
Like another poster mentioned, cell signals were TERRIBLE. Sometimes I'd have 4g, then 3g, then E, then nothing.. all in the same location. If you walked to the corner of the building, you'd get a signal for a minute and then lose it again.
I felt that seating was an issue - the stands were constantly packed. There didn't seem to be enough seating for teams or for visitors who saw the several billboards on the highway announcing the regional. There were people standing around the upper level all 3 days (during opening ceremonies, I'd guess 100-200 people had to stand). There was literally no location to go and just sit down and relax and watch the matches. They did have a lunch area, but it was at the far end of the pits with no video feed.
I'd recommend multiple seating locations with video feed for next year
Congrats to all those that won awards and to the finalists and regional winners - the competition was fierce in the last group of matches (glad we found a seat to watch it!)