Qotw [11-17-02]: Manchester or remote kickoff...

[Ken Leung]

Hi all. It’s almost the end of November, and soon before you know it, 7 weeks later, the 2003 kickoff is going to start the 2003 FIRST Robotics Competition. I’ve heard lots of cool things different remote kickoff did, and I am debating which kickoff I should go to.

For example, last year:
Manchester had a really cool rookie workshop using the Edu robot kit, not to mention visiting Dean’s house and FIRST headquarter
Novi had some very successful workshops
Kokomo one held by the Technokats and the San Jose kickoff had a 3rd party building the scoring objects to show teams.

And, as FIRST grow larger and larger, maybe remote kickoffs are they way to do it. With that in mind, here is the question of the week…

Question 11/19/02:


Should FIRST focus more in the main kickoff in Manchester, or in remote kickoffs across the country...? And what are you planning to do at your remote kickoff (if you are hosting one)?


There are different values going to the Manchester kickoff and the remote ones, and you have to consider what you are going to get at each one while considering cost and traveling. I would love to see what people think about these.

Also, over here WRRF are helping FIRST to run the remote kickoff at San Jose, and we are considering different things to do at the kickoff this year. I really want to know what others are doing at their kickoff this year.

Have fun!

-Ken L