[Justin]

Having been to Atlanta my first time this year I'd say it as an OK venue for nationals. Prior to Atlanta I had only ever been to Disney. Each venue had its pros and cons like everything. One of the cons about Atlanta I think is that the hotels were actually a good distance from the Georgian Dome, certainly within walking distance but around the actual Georgia Dome there isn't much except a park and parking lots. I was initially thinking that Indianapolis sounded good because it is an area with a descent amount of teams. However you could also make the argument isn't it better to have it in Atlanta, a city where there aren't that many teams. In addition a lot of those Atlanta teams might fade away if nationals left, as tends to happen. So I'd say it is a toss up. I do think the West Coast kinda gets a bum situation having to fly all the way across the country. Another pro for Atlanta I thought was the pits they were very nicely laid out and there was plenty of room to walk without bumping into someone/a robot...unlike Epcot. In addition Atlanta provides plenty of room to grow there is no seating problem at the Georgia Dome and there is more than enough room for the pits in the Convention center if they open up more sections for the foreseeable future. Although not a lot to do in Atlanta. So toss up. ;-)

Justin