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Originally Posted by Billfred
I'm not on the committee, but here's what I know:
1) The Palmetto committee and Myrtle Beach Convention Center had the last weekend in February penciled in well in advance for the next few years.
2) FIRST jerked the rug from under everyone and said "Surpriiiiiise! Kickoff is January 9, not January 2." Which doesn't really matter if you're a later week, but if you're Week 1 you're hosed. Naturally, the venue was unavailable for New Week 1.
3) The lion's share of the financial backing for Palmetto is in the Myrtle Beach area, and the convention center is moving heaven and earth to accommodate us. I would be properly shocked if it moved from Myrtle Beach.
4) The last plan I heard--admittedly, about two months ago--is to stage Palmetto Wednesday/Thursday/Friday the first week of March (9-12) in Myrtle Beach.
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Georgia does have a certain special place in my heart, since Peachtree was home to one of my favorite memories in FRC. (The win was just the icing on that cake.) Congrats to our neighbors on reaching the transition point, and as a competitor I am beyond ready for South Carolina to join you there. |
Yes, that is what I had heard as well. Right now the Myrtle Beach convention center calendar has FIRST robotics on the calendar for 2/26 - 2/27 (Fri - Sat) which obviously does not work.
But I can't see the next week working either since there is another event scheduled at the same time. Perhaps they could handle both? Or perhaps Palmetto will be a week 2 or 3 event?
I hope they can figure something out. A Wed-Thurs-Friday event is going to be trouble for a lot of teams, especially our long distance friends. This may be a much smaller Palmetto regional as a result.