Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis-134
Additionally, the facility held a 60 team, two day event only 4 months ago. The venue seating is likely large enough, and there is ample hotel space within 15 minutes of WPI.
Can you elaborate on how you think the facility would not be able to hold the event? What specifically do you think would make the facility unable to accommodate a DCMP?
|
I was at that event, and it was crowded and uncomfortable in the "robot pits" aka corner of the campus athletics center. Not exactly a place I'd like to take a team sponsor or a middle school group for tours (as frequently happened at Boston).
IMO, the DCMP should be the biggest, flashiest, most public-friendly event in the area, and cramped pits just aren't very welcoming.
Full disclosure: I was on the Boston regional committee when it was a regional, I am a student at WPI and appreciate their efforts in the FIRST community, and I just really don't like small crowded pits & think they are an unfortunate side effect of districts. My views are entirely my own and I do not intend to imply anyone else's. That's about all the relevant side notes I think I need to include.
__________________
Libby Kamen
Team 1923: The MidKnight Inventors
2006-2009: Founder, Captain, Operator, Regional Champion.
2010-Always: Proud Alumni, Mentor & Drive Coach. 2015 Woodie Flowers Finalist Award.
-
229: Division By Zero / 4124: Integration by Parts
2010-2013: Clarkson University Mentor for FLL, FTC & FRC
-
FIRST Partner Associate, United Therapeutics
#TeamUnither | facebook, twitter & instagram | @unitherFIRST
-
questions? comments? concerns? | twitter: @libbyk | about.me/libbykamen