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Originally Posted by PayneTrain
...At the Washington, DC Regional, which is common ground for teams all over Virginia, Maryland, and the district, there was near-unanimous approval at the meeting, citing the low costs, equal or fewer days out of school/work, and in general, a remarkable return on investment. Why that message did not come across well to some Virginia teams remains a disappointing mystery to me. There is money for teams in the states and district if they just go look for it....
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I have a theory about why the receptions at DC and VA meetings went very differently. In the proposed NCA there is the potential for some teams to have the same travel issues that the Upper Peninsula teams of FiM have.
Looking at the teams that registered this year for the events and assuming they had a mentor at the meetings there is a significant disparity in the number of teams that will be within say 100 miles of two or more proposed district events. For those teams I can see travel being a significant issue as they are generally located at one end of the proposed district border and it is possible that a non district event would be closer than any "non home" district would be.