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Originally posted by Wayne Doenges
What does the $5000 entry fee go to? I thought the party was included in this price no matter what size your team is. Correct me if I'm wrong.
IMHO I think that if your team isn't allowed to go ot the party (do to size of team) than someone should give some of the entry fee back.
Wayne Doenges
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While I'm sure a small part of your entry fee goes toward the team party, I have a feeling the majority of it goes toward other aspects of the event(venue, lighting, sound, video) as well as your kit(the extra $1000 for your first event is actually for your control system, hence why all other events are $4000) and FIRST's operating expenses throughout the year. While it's unfortunate that, in this case, not everyone is allowed to go to the team party due to space constraints, at least it's not as bad as some regionals I've heard about in past years, where there was not enough room in the venue for the EVENT to house everyone, and they had to set up an "auxiliary viewing area" for those who could not fit into the main arena. Also, keep in mind the Disney event, where the cost of the party is subsidized by the FIRST/Disney hotel packages(hence the "event fee" for those booking outside of the package) rather than the registration fee.