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Unread 29-06-2006, 10:22
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Re: Attn. Corporate Sponsored Teams:

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Originally Posted by Jack Jones
I'll save you some time - it's Las Vegas!!!

No seriously, it seems to me that your team may be missing out on a unique opportunity. Engineering help should be easy to find – we love it! On the other hand, finding the kind of financial help a team needs is not easy. And, finding engineers with enough influence to get their companies involved is hardest of all, especially in places like Vegas where industry and manufacturing are not a large part of the local economy.

In the Detroit area we have the auto industry, but Vegas has casinos. Do you realize that the casinos have large staffs dedicated to public relations and promotions? They wouldn’t blink an eye at the kind of money we’re talking. What they care about is name recognition – setting them apart from the rest of the strip.

I’d lay odds that that one of them would be more that willing to put their name on the sides of your robot. Technology smeck-nology! Go where the money is!!


Just to add to the Vegas thing. I do believe that jack has a point and I believe that the hardest part is going to be getting through to the right person to talk to. You also might have difficulty because of the under 21 issue; ie. Why would a casino want to give money to people who can't go to their casino's, but that will be more of how you answer the question then the actual problem. In addition each casino especially big strip ones have full engineering staffs. Believe it or not there are engineers who design and build things for the casinos, so you might be able to get them also.

Although if I was in Vegas i would defiantly look these guys up. They are the ones who are trying to build a space hotel. http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2004/.../24250261.html
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