[Rangel(kf7fdb)]

I was in the meeting and thought the notes posted were pretty accurate of the meeting. I guess what bothered me a little is that the only thing not really set in stone is what to do with the winners. Seems like there was no way to have them consider moving FLL and FTC into their own event and no one is world champs and one is world festival idea. It was really mostly just them telling us most things we already knew and hearing the communities complaints and saying okay. They also mentioned they expected backlash maybe not quite as much as what happened but went with it anyways without really letting us know.
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I know they were talking about contracts and stuff but unless they sealed those last minute, I don't think there was a reason to not inform us. I know deans list winners are usually asked their opinions on major change ideas but this time we heard nothing. I wasn't even aware how they were doing the Dean's list ceremony. Alumni network hasn't gained much traction as far as I know but honestly Chief Delphi is the best alumni network we are going to get and is fine in my opinion. Maybe not the one FIRST wants but it works the best.
/dlw rant

Anyways though, it seems like nothing is really going to change and the meeting was more of a this is how it is going to be, get your frustration out now. Maybe they didn't intend it to be that way and so hostile on both ends but that's what it became and was.