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Originally Posted by Cynette
Is Chesapeake a quiet regional?
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Not anywhere near quiet.
Unless you want quiet and then you walk out the doors to Halsey and sit on the seawall!
Bring earplugs! (We've got Blair causing trouble this year....)
Time for the last RoboMom reminders:
We are really excited to have the 55 teams from 9 states + DC + England! We have teams representing 1992 and every year from 1995-2009!
Early Load-In: 7:45-8:30 am on Thursday March 19 for 3 team members (including at least 1 adult who can sign official paperwork). Please only carry in the hand tools needed to uncrate your robot and BRING SAFETY GLASSES. All other carts, bins, pit decorations, etc will need to wait for 8:30 all team access and will be asked to wait outside.
Regular Load-In: There will be about 1200 people waiting in the mosh pit outside Halsey between 7:30-8:30. Please follow the directions of the AmeriCorps volunteers who will be directing your buses and tool trucks to unload before the entrance to Halsey and will direct your team where to wait in line. Dress for the weather and bring your sense of humor. The doors will open for all at 8:30 am. Load-in is through 30" doors at the entrance to Halsey.
All buses and tool vehicles must enter and exit through Gate 8 (not Gate 1 which is next to Halsey). Foot traffic may be dropped outside Gate 1, but you will have to go through Security.
Drivers Meeting
Mandatory meeting for members of your drive team Thursday March 19 at 9:15 am on the field and AGAIN after practice matches.
A "cheat sheet" reminders for connecting your robot to the field at competition based on current field procedures has been posted on the chiefdelphi forums. Although this is not an “official” FIRST document you may find it very helpful to your team. Any updates to procedures will be covered at the driver’s meeting on Thursday.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2226?
Safety Glasses
Loaner Safety Glasses will be in short supply and available only for guests. Teams need to bring enough glasses for their entire team and individual team members need to be responsible for keeping glasses with them. Consider yourself warned.
Food
We let you bring in your own food to the pits so feel free to set up those buffet lines and invite me! Seriously, this is a great perk not available at most Regionals. Please help us by NOT EATING IN THE STANDS and cleaning up your mess in the pits. Especially Sat. during final clean-up, when some of us are there long after you have left wondering why you left me and the other volunteers such a mess to clean up.
Practice Field
Bring Ethernet cables needed for practice field. There will be specific instructions for Practice Field based on lessons learned at other Regionals at the 9:15 am Thursday Drivers meeting.
Robots must pass pre-inspection and WPA checks before being allowed to practice.
Practice field will open and scheduled practice rounds on the official field begin at about 10:00 AM, after the Drivers meeting.
Venue
• Access to the USNA by bus, van, or on foot, parking, shuttle bus schedule [NOW POSTED], venue map:
http://www.usna.edu/FIRST/ NOTE: 1st shuttles of the day are intended for use by the volunteers. Shuttles are provided for the spectators and volunteers, and not for entire teams.
• No wireless.
Student Volunteers:
• We welcome the participation of student singers for opening ceremonies, and student ambassadors for VIP tours. Training will be on Thursday. Announcements will be made in the pits.
Safe travels all!