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Unread 30-04-2008, 17:28
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Re: It's Championship, Not Nationals

I usually call it either "The International Championship Event" or "The World Championship Event" when I'm telling non-FIRST people about it, because it is a better explanation. In oral speech, I use "the Championship" or "Atlanta". In shorthand, I use "CMP" or "ATL". I think we should start calling it "Worlds" for short, since that's what it is and it's easy to say.

Even though this is only my third season in FIRST, I'm used to name changes and I enforce the proper name in written text, published materials, and whenever I hear it. Our team has competed in the regional held in Hartford, CT since our rookie year in 2003, but if you look at our banners from the past three years, they all say different things- "2006 UTC New England Regional", "2007 UTC Connecticut Regional", "2008 Connecticut Regional". It took the team a while to adjust to the different names, and some people insist on calling it the "Hartford Regional" after the city it's held in.
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