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Re: 2005 Rochester off season comp ideas and so thread
1. It has to be a real field.
2. Make sure you don't schedule the event on the same weekend as another event in the same region. (Midwest, Northeast, etc.)
3. Choose the right venue. Lawrence North High School for the IRI and the main amphitheatre at Canada's Wonderland were both excellent venues for staging a full size offseason competition.
4. Try to arrange for "extras" that add to the experience and help make your event unique - Dean Simmons and the Kamens, IRI Talent Show, IRI Pig Roast, the fact that the Canada's Wonderland event is held in Canada's largest amusement park, etc.
5. Don't skimp on the refs - search for the most experienced volunteer refs you can get.
6. Work with area hotels to arrange for special accomodation rates - this will help attract out of town participants. I prefer a two day event (IRI is two days, and Canada's Wonderland was one day of competition and one optional day of exploring the amusement park), but even if you stage a 1-day event, you may want to seek out these hotel rates, because many wayyyyyyyyyyy out of town teams may want to arrive the night before so they can relax before going to the competition the next day.
7. Give out a complete set of awards, but feel free to personalize them to suit the personality of your competition.
8. Don't let Karthik MC.
9. Don't let Karthik sing.
10. Ignore points 8 and 9, but bring earplugs to the event just to be safe.
Best of luck to you both in arranging this event!
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Travis Hoffman, Enginerd, FRC Team 48 Delphi E.L.I.T.E.
NEOFRA / Delphi E.L.I.T.E. FLL Regional Partner
Last edited by Travis Hoffman : 17-03-2005 at 07:10.
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