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Originally Posted by Jessica Boucher

Pro:
-Travel: Logistically easier and cheaper for the country to travel there, since it is in a more central location than Manch-vegas will ever be. Also serves as a central location to send things from. (I'm assuming the Indy airport is larger than Manch's, and thus has more flights and is more accessible. If this is not the case, let me know).

If I remember correctly, Indianapolis is actually a shipping hub for FedEx, one of the few in the country. I know the National FedEx hub is in Tennesee(Although I don't remember which city, I belive it is Memphis.) Since all the crates are shipped with FedEx, it'd be closer to headquarters. Although the crates, if I'm correct, are not shipped to FIRST headquarters. So I dunno, I was just expanding a bit.

I think it would be a really good idea becuase of how centralized the Midwest is. I know that for kickoff, it would most likely be easier for many team leaders to get to Indy rather than Manchester, and the weather may make things a bit easier for them. And as ebmonon36 said..heh, we'd get to easily attend the garage sales now, which would be awesome.

Originally Posted by Bill Enslen

How about this? If FIRST had their HQ at Indianapolis, they also could have The Championship Event at The RCA Dome and the Indiana Convention Center. They are linked just like Atlanta's facilities are.

That may be a possibility, Mayor Bart Peterson seems alwyas happy to generate more travel within Indy. We have the Indy 500, the F-1 race, NCAA championship, BOA Grand Nationals, and several other things. It is good for the economy of the city, and as of late, there has been a lot of talk about a new stadium being built for the Colts, so more money coming in right now is always a plus.