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Originally Posted by AGPapa
Would you rather make the ~50 teams in upstate New York gets hotels for their DCMP or the ~100 in NYC and LI? Also remember that with more district events throughout the state many teams that currently need hotels for Finger Lakes or Tech Valley will not for their first two events.
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Except that that isn't quite accurate either. The 100 teams from NYC/LI and the 50 teams from upstate wouldn't need to get hotels for DCMP- only about 50-60 of those teams would need hotels for DCMP if they choose to attend.
Personally I still think the geographic center is the best option (Albany/Binghamton) for a DCMP, but I'm willing to be proven wrong.
Binghamton does seem to be more centrally located than Albany for many teams:
Buffalo to Binghamton: 3.5 hours
Montauk to Binghamton: 5 hours
NYC to Binghamton: 3 hours
Clarkson to Binghamton: 3.5 hours
Albany to Binghamton: 2.5 hours
Buffalo to Albany: 4.5 hours
Rochester to Albany: 3.5 hours
Montauk to Albany: 4.5 hours
NYC to Albany: 3 hours
Clarkson to Albany: 3.5 hours
Buffalo to NYC: 6 hours
Rochester to NYC: 5 hours
Albany to NYC: 3 hours
Clarkson to NYC: 6 hours
Montauk to NYC: 3 hours
These numbers are all based on driving distances, rather than public transit, which may make them unrepresentative for some teams who rely on public transit to attend events.