Sounds Like a pretty cool idea to me. With the number of teams in NY and NE it would be nice to have another regional, but I wouldn't know where to host it. I believe Long Island, and New Hampshire are already full and Boston nearly so. This will give teams with moderate budgets the option to attend two regional events

And the double awards is big because some of the awards (chairman's and engineering inspiration) are almost locked up at Connecticut as it stands.