So.. Who's not going to Atlanta this year???

[Elgin Clock]

So sad.. We need a support group. Who's joining my support group?

[Allison K]

Me!

The webcast is just so insufficient.

[E. Wood]

Me too. good luck to all of those who are going

[Aaron Lussier]

I'll join.

[StephLee]

I'm definately in.

[Adam Richards]

Yeah! Non-Atlantagoers unite!

[Joe J.]

I won't be down there neither will my team, and we even had a competent robot for the first time in years.

[Mr. Lim]

I'm not going either...

I think we need a 12 step program for Atlanta deprivation.

I'm going through withdrawal already.

-SlimBoJones...

[Katie Reynolds]

I really wanted to go but ... the fact that I have about $40 to my name right now is kind of working against me.

Oh well - more time to study for finals, right?

... Right?

... ... Guys ...?

[Wetzel]

Sorry..I won't be joining this year.

I'll miss you Katie. You made my short list of people still to meet.

Wetzel

[Redneck]

Add another to the Non-Atlanta-Going Support Group.
We were so close.... seemed like we had such a good chance... ah well, guess it's the luck of the draw and such.

[Not2B]

Originally Posted by Philmont629

I won't be down there neither will my team, and we even had a competent robot for the first time in years.

DOH! I know... Maybe we'll have to build a good robot next year too.

Add me to the list. We need the champs on TV.

[Christina]

I'll jump on this bandwagon. Unfortunately, I will not be down in Atlanta, either. I'll be Texas, actually. Who knew. I have another competition to head to this weekend. I'm part of my school's SAE Aero Design Competition Team (*gasp* another engineering team?!) and our competition is at the same time. I thought I would try out a college competition for once. I was hoping to get down to Nats...ermm...the Championships (showing my age there) this year. Haven't made it down in a while. And this is my last year in college, but oh well. Maybe some other time.

[Bcahn836]

I am not going this year . I went for the last two years and it was a blast but not this year, there is always next year. Besides if everyone goes to Atlanta who is going to keep up the posting during the competition?

[dhitchco]

For all rookie teams NOT going to Atlanta:

1) We're hosting the all-rookie meet & greet on Thursday at 11:30 on the West Plaza between the dome and the Congress Center (the pits). If you're not coming to Atlanta, please send me an e-mail at work (douglas.hitchcock@harris.com) or via this chiefdelphi address and we'll see that your team gets the same information packets we'll be handing out to all rookie teams in Atlanta.

2) As part of this event in Atlanta, we'll be doing a paperback book collection drive to support the troops overseas. We're asking everybody to bring a good "mystery" used paperback and a buck (for shipping). In the future, your team in your home town can do the same thing. Just visit www.operationpaperback.org and you can be one of their volunteers also.

3) If there's something specific that you want from Atlanta, shoot me an e-mail. I'll be taking lots of pictures, etc so if there's a certain photo you need that won't be on the NASA broadcast, etc let me know and I'll add it to my laundry list. We upload all our team photos to rollingthunder.smugmug.com

ps: I'm not trying to EXCLUDE non-rookie teams, but the rookies are near and dear to my heart. Don't take it the wrong way...y'all.