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A FIRSTer (I think his title is FVC Regional Coordinator) has ideas for a "Tournament in a Box". A mobile Vex competition which ships to a site and has everything; instructions, field components, field control hardware and software, tournament software, etc. The thought was that anyone, even without any serious tournament organizing experience, could open the box and run a tournament. Andy, your proposal would be perfect for "tournament in a box".

The other thought was to use this "unofficial" tournament as a recruiting tool. Off-season is definitely what's needed. The plus side is that such a tournament would be a great tool for recruiting new mentors, colleges, and maybe new sponsors, to FIRST. Individuals, schools, and companies would certainly be looking for bragging rights from this type of event.

Andy, is this a new life for NERDS?