[anna~marie]

HOT helps with a "regional", if you would, and the MI Tourney... and I too have been an FLLer
It's arranged like an FRC tournament... You have the pits, an out of the way area for judging rooms, and the main arena area. Have a few tables running at once, if you can, pending the amount of teams there. Make sure you get a flow chart out to everyone and have pit announcements. Teams getting ready, on deck if you will, should meet in what we call the Bull Pen - an area right on the side of the main fields. Volunteers are needed there. At each table have a referee and a scorekeeper.
Also make sure you have ideas about lunch, whether you will sell it or provide it or just tell people where to get it. Hungry kids = bad day. Don't forget about the volunteers either! (By the way, volunteer shirts are a good thing)
I'm sure you probably knew some of this already, but I guess it didn't hurt to post. Yay logistics! If you have any more questions, or ones in specific, don't be afraid to ask. If you want I could also get you in contact with our team mentor/FLL extraordinaire if you wish.
Good luck!!