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Originally posted by Team384:JosephM
Do you think FIRST has enough money to buld Olimpic Villages? Nope. Those places have anticipated the Olympics years in advance. FIRST is just like some science fair to them. We will be ignored and will have to fend for ourselves. Disney is the only place in the forceable future for FIRST.
I think that you missed Carolyn's point. Cities that have hosted the Olympics have already built Olympic Villages. Once the Olympics are over, those venues are not torn down - they are used over and over to host huge conventions, conferences, colloquia, competitions, and other things that start with "c."

By definition, any city that has hosted the Olympics has the facilities, housing/hotels, and infrastructure necessary to support an influx of more than 500,000 people for several weeks. Despite the phenominal growth rate of FIRST, we are several years away from overwhelming resources like that. And the cities that have those resources are anxious for groups of all sizes to make use of them.

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