Long Beach? That's quite new. I don't know if I will be used to calling that my old home regional with the drive being longer. But the Long Beach Convention Center sounds like a great Southern California-esque setting for anyone planning to come in from out of state (even though we get 1 out of state team per year (excluding Nevada and Arizona)). Waking up a bit early might be a little bit more of a pain for some teams though
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The places to visit around it sound fun. I'm sure in addition to it being a great regional the social will be pretty stellar as well with new options.I'm a bit depressed I won't be able to make it for the first time since I've joined FIRST.