[David Brinza]

Originally Posted by Denise Bohnsack

I have been to Reliant Center for a football game. It is an enormous impressive facility. I have not attended the Houston FIRST Championship there but hear it is doable. I would like to see comments from folks who have personal experience who have attended the event in 2003. I understand the facilities are different now so an update on that would be appreciated too.

So informed, educated commentary on the logistics of Houston for World Championship and if it could be a real possibility.

I found a web site reliantpark.com that shows a pic of the stadium and the nearby convention center, and drawings and info about the venue.

Or course, as someone mentioned earlier, how willing the hosts are to accommodate and help fund the event, is very important and pivotal to the decision no matter where any of us would like it to be. If Houston is not willing to put a bid in for the event, perhaps it really does not matter whether it would be a good venue or not.

The 2003 Championship had the field in Reliant and the pits in the Astro Dome. It was a MAJOR hike to move robots between pits and fields: especially going up and down multiple ramps to get to and from the ground-levels of the stadia. By time you returned to the pit, you had maybe 20 minutes to repair and prepare for the next match.

Still it was an exciting event!