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Originally Posted by steverk
As a Houstonian, I can only say how thrilled I am to see FIRST Championships return to Houston.
I'm sure that everyone who attends will be pleased with the facilities. They have good access to hotels, food, outdoor space, and parking. Houston has really worked to create a first class environment during the 27 years that I have lived here.
Like many people, I share concerns about how this change is going to affect the CMP event and FIRST overall. I also wonder how they are planning to deal with some of the logistical issues of moving robots between buildings.
Please keep an open mind. All of the cities involved have strong reasons to make sure this goes over well. I'm sure FIRST has considered this change very carefully and will work very hard to overcome whatever challenges it may present.
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Frank mentioned Toyota Center for Opening Ceremonies, and Minute Maid for Closing, with GRB for the competition. Chances are Toyota will never see a robot, used only for the speechifying, etc. of Opening ceremonies. Then everyone piles out back to GRB where the Pits+Fields are. Minute Maid MIGHT host Einstein. It's a pretty short walk from GRB to there, or they might shuttle bots over. Champs has a huge sub-division/Einstein break this year which would easily cover shuffling all the alliances over to Minute Maid.
My big question mark is how they're weaving this in with the start of the MLB season. LSR has had discussion with Minute Maid Park before about hosting an event there, and they're HIGHLY protective of the grass during the season. Leaving anything set up for more than a day was right out. I have to assume whatever is happening there is getting set up the night before and torn down immediately after. Carefully.