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Originally Posted by staplemonx
FIRST has added more cost with the district model without any talk of reducing the registration fees at the various levels and is now asking for more money.
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The financial side of a district system is a bit more complicated. The finanical responsibility for events in a district area is the responsibility of the local organization. Registration fees still go directly to HQ but a portion of it ($1000 per team I believe, but not 100% sure) is regranted back to the local organization. Point being, it's not exactly clear whether districts increase or decrease HQ's expenses.
I agree with your questions though. There are many different views within the community about the direction all of FIRST should be headed, knowing what HQs view on the topic is as well is critical for the community to stand behind a unified effort.