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Originally Posted by Koko Ed
Boy this thread is getting alot of mileage...
Let's see.
What is required to properly host a FIRST championship? You need:
-A large, dome stadium ( the robots are not designed to handle the elements. Half of the team can't even design them with a functioning autonomous mode never mind weatherproofing them!). Not a basketball arena that would be OK for a regional a football stadium that can host at least five fields.
- A large area adjacent to the dome stadium for the pit area, Not the stadium itself.
- A good amount of hotel to host 340 teams and numerous volunteers and important people.
- A nice place to host an after party (It's a big deal with FIRST. It's a big deal with us). Good weather is probably a determining factor (which is why Detroit is a no go. It's still cold and I know I ain't going outside to eat dinner if it's cold. And yes I know it got cold last year but that was a freak storm. It's actually cold at night up North because it's supposed to be)
So with that in mind instead of throwing things against the wall to see if they'll stick come up with some authentic suggestions that FIRST can actually use or else why not be happy that Atlanta is actually willing to host the event and move on.
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I know I'm a little biased, but San Diego meets all of these needs. Our
Convention Center would be the perfect place. It has
three floors , the first floor perfect and big enough for 5 fields and the second being perfect for the pits. Plus there are 5 freight elevators on the second floor. All you would have to do is push your robot in to one of the freight elevators and take it down to the first floor to the playing fields. This should significantly cut down the time it currently takes to get your robot from the pits to the playing field in Atlanta.
Right across the street is the '
Gaslamp Quarter ' which has tons of restaurants. Plus the convention center is in downtown San Diego and there are about
9 hotels within a 5-15 minute walk from the convention center, and many more just a short drive away.
As for the weather... well, San Diego is sunny (60-75 degrees) most of the year.