Hello...
The co-ordinator of our team (Woburn Robotics) has been trying very hard over the last few months to organize a FIRST Canadian Regional in Toronto. Unfortunately, I don't know whether we will have a Canadian Regional or not since I haven't spoken to him in a while because of the summer holidays. But, I'm VERY anxious to find out. In this post I want to address some of the issues that were brought up about a possible Canadian Regional
1) Although there were only 3 Canadian Teams in FIRST last year, be prepared for a lot more Canadian teams really soon. The last time I checked, there were more than ten schools in the Greater Toronto Region alone that were interested in participating in First. Therefore the number of Canadian teams required should not be a problem.
2) Do not worry too much about crossing the border. If going from the US to Canada is as easy as going from Canada to the US (which I presume it is,) All that you will probably need is your birth certificate or your passport. As for equipment, that should not be too difficult either as long as your team completes any paperwork required ahead of time.
Currently, there is a Canadian Regional Website that is oh so close to being up and running. As soon as I get confirmation that the regional will run (which I'm really hoping for), I will put the site up.
Hope this helps clarify stuff. Post a reply or email me at
anthonyxu@hotmail.com if you have any questions/comments.
Anthony.