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Re: Preparing for the Town Hall Meeting on the New Championships Format
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Originally Posted by EricH
Where are the vast majority of teams and events located currently?
Or rather: Name the 4 official regionals that have taken place outside of continental North America in at least one year. (Hint: Brazil Pilot Regional only lasted 2 years; the other 3 are going strong.)
That being said, I can see in the far distant future having one or more outside of North America. Exactly where is an open question, though...
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Eric, your post just happened to be the one before mine. Mine wasn't written as a comment about yours in particular.
My counterpoint to your specific points quoted here is that I'll bet a cold Mountain Dew that China jumps into FRC with both feet very soon.
Regardless, how long do you suppose it will be before there are 100 to 200 decent teams in a cluster somewhere on Earth, who make a good case for not having to travel halfway around the planet to participate in one of the multiple North America Championships? And instead justify having one of their own?
If you want to plan for the future, it makes sense to include that scenario in the possible futures you assess.
Blake
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Last edited by gblake : 11-04-2015 at 13:11.
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