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Originally Posted by rc_cola1323
It would be open to anyone and run with exactly the same rules and regulations used by FIRST.
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I'd suggest leaving yourself open to modifying the rules slightly. Everyone, every year, has their own favorite rule that they want to change. Let whatever organizing committee you have make whatever minor rule changes you see fit. Just make sure to publish the changes early. As an example, the IRI folks hate the serpentine draft, so they change that. They also have 4 team alliances in elimination. (Some years it's a 4-team alliance; some years it's a 3-team alliance, but you pick your own backup.) Some years they've also made the autonomous tasks worth more points. I am not advocating any particular rule change, just suggesting you leave yourself open to it.
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Originally Posted by rc_cola1323
It would be held over three days in June, July, or August, but most likely July.
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(a) Try to avoid picking a date too close to another off-season event, especially off-season events which are near by. IRI is certainly not close, but several California teams which I think you would want at your event are hoping/planning on going to IRI, which is July 31st/August 1st.
(b) Three days seems like a long time for an off-season event. IRI is the biggest off-season event, and it's only two days; all other off-season events which I can think of are just one day. San Diego's "Battle at the Border" is officially more than one day, but Friday night is party/setup/practice, and Saturday is the competition. Remember that while students are likely to be on summer vacation, a lot of mentors still have to work and likely will not want to have to take more time off in order to attend. Especially for a new event, I'd recommend making it one day, with the option to grow it next year.
All that said, I'm certainly interested in going.