[A. Snodgrass]

I must admit, I was glad to be able to go to the Pacific Northwest regional this year. It was great to see all the teams working together, and despite some minor technical difficulties, to watch the volunteer staff do so well to bring everything together so it all worked out. This years competition was a joy to referee, and I was glad that there were so few penalties, although a few did occur. It was great to watch the teams at the regional interacting, and helping each other out, and at least with the time I got to spend in the pits, there was a definate aura of excitement and anticipation that was very heartening. Congratulations to 492 on Chairmans, and to all of the teams who participated. You are all spectacular for how you participated and behaved on the field at the regional. The excitement and energy at the regional was even greater then last year, and this was a great event to participate and to help contribute to because of all of the students, engineers, teachers, and mentors involved. Even more exciting, there were no disqualifications of any robots at this regional. That, in itself made me very, very happy. Congratulations to all the teams who participated,and all recipients of awards.