[MrTechCenter]

Originally Posted by Racer26

Um. Hi. Canada here: We have 6 FRC regionals in 2014. Last time I checked, we were not a part of the United States, despite sharing a continental land mass.

Yes, Israel is the only non-North American event. Brazil held a mini-regional back in 2005 I think, but couldn't get the team momentum to keep it going. They're getting closer though, thanks in large part to the efforts of 1772.

There are several teams in Australia and Europe, both areas are working on getting a regional near them.

FIRST HQ is DEFINITELY interested in getting events to happen in these places. FIRST's stated goals are for every high school student the world over to have the opportunity to participate. Its a lofty goal, and there's a LOT of work to do to get there. The growth rate of the program has become quite remarkable in the last couple of years though.

Haha. Sorry about that. I meant North America, should have clarified on that. And I know they're interested, but it's going to take some time and probably won't happen (at least not on a large scale) until most of North-American FRC is on the district system. That way, fewer teams will qualify for championships, and we can have several international regionals at which at least 3 teams will qualify for championships.