[Wetzel]

A few comments.
At last years nats I was to busy scouting and doing whatever within my own division to interact at all with the other division, other than one or two walks through the pit.

Florida might be far, but Orlando, due mainly to Disney, has extremly cheep airfare due to high volume or travelers.

I do like the olympic citys. Nice thinking c.

If FIRST keeps up this growth rate, and I think it will, then one national will not be fesable anywhere if all teams go. I am thinking 1500 teams at an average of 20 people a team...30,000 participants. And that is not includeing any support staff...
A great horde of crazy kids and crazy old farts.
30,000 additional people would overwhelm even Disney I think, and 20 average per team is on the low side I think.
Don't forget a 10 ft by 10 ft pit for each of those teams.
So it may be a few years before 1500 teams. I think there will be by 2004, and plans for something of this magnitude need to be planned out long in advance.

Multiple nationals. The number I've heard for regionals next year is 22. There where 17 this year. Turn several regionals into 'super regionals' where there are 150-200 teams. Where to have them? Olympic cities?

When I someday join the ranks of teh old farts 10-20 years from now, I hope to remember fondly the years past when there were only 500 teams competing.

Just some thoughts. If I have anymore, I'll be back.