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Originally Posted by Dunngeon
I would suggest you take a good hard look at the PNW District model before proclaiming that it won't work for NY...
Money isn't easy to come by for most teams outside of Western Seattle and some locations in Portland. Further, we have a much bigger geographic region than NY AND our DCMP was located at an extreme in Chaney Washington this year. We drove 8 hours for the District Championship and we are located in the northern(ish) part of Oregon (though we are one of the southern most teams in the region),
In the end, districts allows you and your team to get more play for the same amount of money. Plus the potential for an event of much higher quality than a regional AND a somewhat easier way to make it to worlds. So before you say something else along the lines of "you couldn't travel to Rochester because of a 5 hour daily commute" please put some thought into it. For that to work, you would have to leave at 4:30am, and would return to NYC at 9:30am... 6-7 hours before you have to leave again.... hardly logical.
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rochester is 8-9 hours away from the nyc long island area so thats not really a thing to do in a day let alone a good area for a dcmp. Albany is different but whatever.
To clarify Im not saying the model wouldnt work. Im simply stating that the dcmp should most definitely be in nyc. New york needs the district model but its a complicated area. NYCFirst and SBPLI would probably work together to do a lower state dcmp and that is a power team of hardworking volunteers. The Javits center would be perfect for a dcmp. First of all its right in the middle of nyc. Penn station is in walking distance which means all the long island and nyc would be set for transportation right away. Theres also much more press attention in NYC. getting first on things like the today show while dcmps are there or good morning america are very viable things.
I understand the district model to an extent. Im just stating the challenges with ny a place I have lived my whole life. I have lived up state I have lived in nyc and I live in Long island I know this state the people, the teams, and the challenges that come with it.
Im sorry for saying think about it (when reading it sounds harsh didnt mean it to be)