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Originally Posted by DampRobot
The story I heard is that the MSC people wanted to make it free, as it would be supported by sponsors, etc, but FIRST makes them charge the registration fee.
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Yes FiM wanted to make their DCMP free because the funds to run the event are derived from sponsors, just like all Regionals. However the current funding system for FIRST depends on those "second" play registration fees, which all goes to FIRST, to keep them in the black. Now they could do like MAR has done and provide grants to teams that qualify for DCMP but don't have the funding to attend. That is something that some of us in the PNW District have discussed working toward in the future.