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Originally Posted by JaneYoung
One way to look at this is that we have to start somewhere. It appears that Michigan has established/is establishing an infrastructure that can provide this opportunity as one possible solution to the growth/costs/concerns.
Any time there is change, concerns/risks arise and they should be addressed by the volunteer leadership. Hopefully, at the end of the 2009 season, we will all learn of the benefits that come from this 'experiment' and how the teams were impacted.
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I expressed some concern about the quality of an event run with a smaller budget last year with respect to the Kettering Rookie event, another pilot program in Michigan.
While I can't speak for communication through other channels, there has been remarkably little discussion here about that event. There appear to be few photos from the event in CD-Media and what discussion I've found seems to focus heavily on the benefit of the program to rookie teams and not at all on the quality of the experience when compared to that provided by other regional events.
As a pilot, the implication is that this structure may be implemented elsewhere in the future. Why, then, has there been little information about the organization of this pilot -- and the success of last year's pilot -- presented to FIRST volunteers in other parts of the country? Again, maybe that information is available through other channels, but this is the first that many have heard of this.
A lot about this is being kept close to the vest and that makes me uneasy.