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Re: New FIRST competition structure in Michigan
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Originally Posted by maltz1881
Well I do have the info. I was the volunteer coordinator. We did do the event for the price I stated earlier. Kettering donated the space, we didn't have to pay the $100,000.00 for an arena.
We didn't have to rent the automation equipment, we were able to borrow it from on of our committee members who is a top engineer at Delphi.
Why is that you think that because you don't spend a ton of money it can't be top notch? Trust me, it was incredible. Something that I am proud to say I helped put on. 
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Relying on donations immediately calls into question the sustainability and extensibility of this pilot, as far as I'm concerned. While it's fantastic that Kettering was willing to donate space to hold the competition, we can't forget that there are schools with teams that charge them for use of their own facilities!
I've looked at the photos of the Kettering Event and I'm not impressed. It obviously lacked the polish and sophistication of a regional event -- and it wasn't because the volunteers did not have radios. My apologies to those involved, but it appeared amateurish -- from its lack of pipe and drape to the projected images bleeding off the edge of the screen. I've never gone to Major League Baseball game to find out that somebody didn't know how to turn on the jumbotron.
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