[sanddrag]

Last season I tried e-mailing FIRST to ask about an internet connection at the LA regional and sadly got no response other than "I'm forwarding your message to these people" and then "these people" never replied.

All I need is an internet connection capable of uploading one stream. I know someone at an LA internet company who has servers on a gigabit backbone connection where it can be streamed out to several hundreds of viewers around the globe. Also, we'd set up a machine at the site to capture the video feed and upload it to the server where it is then streamed out.

As far as I know, LA has not been webcast at least as long as I have been in FIRST. Who do I need to talk to to find out about an internet connection at the regional site? That and the permission of FIRST would be virtually all I need to make this happen. If I can get a little info about the connection available at the regional site at least a couple months in advance, it shouldn't be a big deal to make this happen.

Now for the disclaimer: I don't guarantee anything. Things could change. But I think if there is a connection at the site capable of uploading one stream then I think there's a good chance an LA webcast can happen.