[AmyPrib]

Hm, well where do I begin....

The planning committee that I work with is just plain awesome. There would be no event without these people - Greg, Brant, Carolyn, Erica, Jim, Mary, Flo, Jason, Stephanie, Andy, David K, David B, Shannon, Jerry, Cynthia. Being that almost all of them are or have been on teams makes a significant difference in the result of our regional. From the VIP and Educators program, to the tours, scholarships and opportunities for attendees, to the team social, volunteer recruitment, and media overage, and all the other behind the scenes tasks - there are no thanks enough to them. The committee spends half the year planning for this event, and I'm proud to see it executed without any major hitches.

Our Sponsors (NASA, PU, Schlumberger, Delphi, INSGC, Rolls-Royce, GM, and all our concession and equipment provisions) - for supporting our event and making it all possible... Purdue for providing the facilities on campus, from the Armory, to Elliott Hall for awards, machine shop, and all the places teams got to tour.

Mark Koors, Jerry Budd - working the field and any issues that arose, which I understand to be almost none.

Our young, fabulous MC/Announcer duo - Ryan Dognaux and Colin Fultz. Great job keeping the excitement up and audience pumped!

All the volunteers - The 100+ volunteers we have are among the most friendly and willing people I've met. They come from all over to be a part of such an exciting event, and they are part of what makes that happen.
Purdue FIRST programs students were awesome. Everywhere I looked they were there, doing their jobs, helping with any little or bit thing that was needed, and it was amazing. They were there over their spring break. Brant and Leanne for leading that group of people and making sure everything that needed to be done, was done.

The teams - wow! What exciting competition! The atmosphere, the cheering, the ENERGY that takes place in the Armory is because of you! We had teams from everywhere this year and I hope you all continue to choose this event.

Congratulations to all the competing teams, regional winners, finalists, award winners, and scholarship winners. You all truly deserve it and we wish you continued success!

Thanks to everyone and see ya next year!!