New Submission Format for Chairman's Award

[Rich Wong]

It's a good challenge and a fair one-

1 sheet of Executive summary
4 sheets of text or images
5 minutes of conversation with the judges
hours of observation of team performance

This is more than enough to help the judges
select one winner per regional.

I believe this new process will allow
all the teams to compete at an even level.
In the pass some teams had videos/DVDs
that look like a Hollywood production.
FIRST, I believe, know that the resources to
produce on this type of media is way beyond most schools.
Some are even struggling with local transportation
just to get to the events. Should this give up
on applying for the Chairman's Award because
they can't produce a high quality production?
No... they are the school that FIRST wants
to encourage to apply for the Chairman's award.

To me, this change make sense.