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Originally Posted by rwood359
Are the MI competitions less expensive to produce?
Can two MI events be produced for the cost of one "standard" regional?
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This is going to sound crazy, but I believe that all 7 districts cost about the same as 1 traditional regional. While that sounds impossible, you would be shocked at what a Regional costs. Talk to your local RCA to get an idea.
Joe J. was partially correct. 4 of the districts were at High Schools, and 3 were at colleges (Kettering, Wayne State, and Grand Valley). The State championship was also held at a university (EMU). For those that don't believe a great event can be held in a HS gym, I give you the IRI. With the lower costs and 1 less day of disruption, this model is much more attractive to Universities. A true growth plan would be to use technical Universities that are 1-2 hours from major team centers as hosts for District events. Teams would get the opportunity to compete in 2 districts in weeks 1-4 and thus qualify for a Regional Championship in week 5. About 50% of teams would qualify for the regional championship. At the regional championships, about 50% of those teams would qualify for the World championship.