[Doug G]

I can understand those who have a critical view of collaborations and the "Triplet challenge". I'm all for any collaboration that brings in a new team(s) OR a collaboration that prevents a team from dropping out. With the huge number of teams in FIRST, sustaining existing teams is very important and collaborations may provide yet another solution. After all, there are several FIRST teams that merged into one team and we aren't critical of that - so don't be critical for a collaboration that keeps some struggling teams alive. I think the long distance collaborations offer a new look at doing business in a global economy, a skill that will be (is) highly sought after. Any cross-continental collaborations next year??