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Re: Confirmed New Districts for 2015?

Looks like IndianaFIRST teams just got this email:

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To Indiana FIRST Teams -

For the past few years, IndianaFIRST has been working to move Indiana into a "District" model for competition and away from the existing Regional model. We have looked closely at partnering with another state or states to do this. We have had several meetings with teams and team leaders around the state and have found broad support for this change in structure.

We want to give you an update on where we are with this initiative.

During the FIRST CHP event in St. Louis, we met with FIRST to discuss the option of an "Indiana" District as a stand alone area. This was our second detailed discussion with FIRST about this possibility. There are several reasons for the drive to "go alone", including control of our events, control of the financial responsibilities and the knowledge that our team base and volunteer base is strong enough to support this model as "Indiana". As a state, we currently host 2 regionals, 3 off-season events, plus we have held the Indiana CHP event at two other locations.

We are continuing to work with FIRST and are working to a final decision in the next few months. We will continue to keep you informed of the progress and status.

In general, we are proposing to have 3-4 District events spread around the state, and a state CHP. These district events and the state CHP would all be "in-season" events and be the qualifiers to continue on to the FIRST CHP event. We would have a designated number of "slots" for the FIRST CHP based on the number of teams in the state, the total number of teams in FIRST, and the total number of teams at the FIRST CHP. (If we had been a district in 2014 we would have likely had 12 spots at the CHP). Unless something changes with FIRST overall, teams would still have the option to travel out of Indiana for additional Regional competitions.

If you have questions about this model or or progress, please talk with the team that is leading the effort with FIRST. This core team is Jason Zielke, Chelsea Bowen, Andy Baker and Chris Fultz.
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