[EricH]

Cass, even/odd disappeared a couple years back. It's now:

Originally Posted by http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/content.aspx?id=944

Veteran FRC Team - Open Registration
A selected number of FIRST Championship slots will be available for this open registration.
Veteran FRC teams who did not compete at the 2009 FIRST Championship may register for the 2010 FIRST Championship beginning October 1, 2009 at 12 noon EDT
Veteran FRC teams who did compete at the 2009 FIRST Championship may register for the 2010 FIRST Championship beginning October 22, 2009 at 12 noon EDT

My team has not gotten in off the waitlist yet... we've always qualified or open-registered.