[JaneYoung]

I'm getting some response via PMs and I think I will attempt to convey a few of my thoughts that have developed as a result.

- animation has been gaining interest over the past few years and team members are graduating from high school and going on to major in this area in college because of their exposure to this part of the FIRST competition.
- this award is a technical award that deserves attention, recognition, and respect on its own merit
- as much hard work and effort goes into many of these animations as into the robots that the FIRST teams build and deserves that recognition and support
- on the regional level, we could work to find an even, more balanced approach to the judging of the award and as part of recognizing the impact and importance of this, find better methods of display/presentation for the judging. A small screen in a small room may not be the best method.
- teams could find better ways to acknowledge Autodesk in press releases, interviews, promotion, marketing - our relationship with our sponsors is a partnership.

I think that's it for now. Any comments are great.
KoKoEd and I are working to put something together, we'll let you know as we go. As Ed has stated, this has to happen quickly, so if anyone wants to jump in here and lend a hand, cool beans, just PM me.
Jane