I definitely agree with EricH on the board being lightweight and having handles. I would also add:
a. make sure the handles are comfortable to carry (we've made that mistake)
b. if this person who will primarily be carrying it has a small arm span, don't make it so long that they can't carry it (read: i was short drive coach with short arms)
c. i would suggest attaching the pieces (joysticks, laptop, etc) to the board in some way for stability. We normally use Velco so we can pull stuff off and stick it back on.
d. aesthetics can be nice. We've use 80-20 on our robots a lot so our drivers console uses 80-20.
The best picture I could find of our 2013 one (
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater)