This was my first time coming to IRI (and the Midwest!) and it lived up to its legendary status. The event is run extraordinarily well, better than some regionals I've seen. I only made the decision to come 5 days before, and it's all the people there who made me happy I did.
Congrats to 1625, 68, 16, and 469! You guys rocked it.
Huge thanks goes to Chris Fultz who let me take pictures for the event without having signed up beforehand. And the same thanks goes to Heidi for letting me share that responsibility with her.
I'm glad I walked away with a cool trophy too, thanks to the silent auction. Even better knowing the money goes to charity.
The talent show was awesome! Between the acts and the judges' wry comments, it was a great show. Congrats to the winner, Erin Soutar- that song was phenomenal. And, of course, DSK rocked the house. Great mix of parodies ('Death Triangle' was hilarious) and regular songs ('Heartless' and 'Indestructible' were excellent).
Event photos can be found here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1795759...7621809145595/
If you don't feel like browsing and want to see if I got a picture of your team, just search frc followed by your team number (frc33, frc980, etc). Everything is tagged provided I could identify the team.
Thank you to everyone for making it such an unforgettable weekend, hopefully I'll see you all next year (or sooner)!
