No combining of points I don't think
Qualifications based on past years,
"All former Championship Chairman’s Award winners (1992-2002)
Prior year Championship winners
Teams that have participated in every competition year (1992-2002)"
Qualifications based exclusively on this year, 2003.
"Current year Regional Event winners
Current year Regional Chairman’s Award winners
Current year Technical Award winners at Regional Events(Driving Tomorrow’s Technology, Industrial Design, Leadership in Controls, and Quality Awards)"
Qualifications based exclusively on Last year,
"3. Teams may qualify through performance during the prior year (2002) based on a point system. Five (5) points are required to qualify.
Regional or Championship Divisional winner - 3 points
Regional or Championship Divisional finalist - 2 points
Regional Chairman's Award winner - 3 points
FIRST-Judged Award winner at Regional or Championship Event - 2 points
Top Seed at Regional or Championship Event - 1 point
Top Rookie Seed at Regional or Championship Event - 1 point "
And Finally,
"4. The balance of the openings will be available on an Odd/Even basis based on Team Number and Championship year.
For the 2003 Championship, (this year) Odd numbered teams can register on a first come/first served basis (please note last year Even numbered teams were eligible.)
So there you have it, simple huh???
Sorry forgot my sources page the first time I posted this,
All info from this post found
HERE