[WesleyC]

Even though we've only been in FIRST two years, I know it felt to us like a veteran regional. There was hardly any difference between this regional and the St. Louis regional we attended last year in point of quality. The personnel involved were all helpful (though due to a miscommunication our team was sent in circles two or three times while trying to get the master RC code update--still, that sort of thing happens everywhere). There were quite a few speakers, but when the goal of FIRST for the year is to get politicians involved, that's a necessity. Really, I couldn't have been more impressed--this was run like a veteran regional, and went much more smoothly than expected.