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Originally Posted by David55
Sean, Kristian, OZ 341 and all the people concerned with FIRST giving too many resources to start international teams, I just want to point out a few facts:...
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As in the same case with OZ, I do not want my post to be misunderstood/misinterpreted.
I was in no way doubting that the Israeli, or any international teams for that matter, fundraise a lot of their own money to cover expenses for the season in addition to the costs of travel. And am not, in any way blaming the Israeli teams for taking resources away from FIRST that could be used to start new teams in the US. You guys are great at what you do and in spreading the message of FIRST around the globe to help promote science and technology. After all, we are all in FIRST for the same reasons, and I see nothing wrong with the prospect of having and/or creating new international teams in the future.
As for my previous post, my main concern wasn't about the resources that FIRST has available, but rather about the resources and financial aid that individual teams themselves have available to them to put towards starting teams in other countries. Many students on teams here in the US also must complete an abundance of fundraising in order to afford travel cost, and most end up paying out of their own pockets as well,as you do in Israel. So not every team has the ability to actually go out, and start and interact with the teams that they are attempting to start in the other countries(for example: such as 341 is doing with their team from Singapore).
So just to make sure we're one good terms, I just wanted to clarify that I was not concerned with FIRST giving out too many resources to international teams. You guys do a job well done and should keep up the good work. My point was that only a handful of teams with sufficient funding available to them would be able go out and fully interact and aid the teams that they start in other countries.
Thanks,
-Kristian