[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

Actually there are lots of people with a different interpretation.

Five years ago a group of teams banded together and called themselves the Baltimore Area Alliance (BAA). They have a mission statement, use of a 501(c) 3, a treasurer and a facilitator. Reps meet on a regular basis. They do some joint fundraising. This year they had enough funding to give out grants to teams who applied (including a rookie who was not in the Baltimore area). This year they built a field. They hold a day of workshops in the fall open to any team.

And for the 4th year they are putting on a successful and fun off-season event, the Battle O'Baltimore. http://www.battleobaltimore.com/
Having around 10 teams band together to put on a competition is great team builder on every level and would be difficult if done by an individual team in this area. They do a fine job.

These teams all compete against each other and build different robots. But they try to share ideas, concerns and resources.

Jenny, you might want to share that in the "Collaborations and Alliances" thread, too.