Registration 2012

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

We're going to the most storied regional in FIRST next year. Wow.

Oh yeah!

[JamesCH95]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

We're going to the most storied regional in FIRST next year. Wow.

You'll have a good time, GSR is a great regional. Drop by and say hi if you want!

[Mark McLeod]

3 and a half days of Registration remain and after the Thanksgiving holiday we're sitting at 2269 teams.

[DarrinMunter]

We have a new FIRST Kick-Off event in Peoria, IL at Bradley University.
Is there a way to find out who has signed up for the Kick-Off events?

[Brandon Holley]

Originally Posted by Munter2081

We have a new FIRST Kick-Off event in Peoria, IL at Bradley University.
Is there a way to find out who has signed up for the Kick-Off events?

The kickoff coordinator for each local kickoff should have visibility into registered teams through the event management site.

-Brando

[Miss Paris]

I have a question. =)

We were on the waitlist for our local regional. The waitlist email from FIRST said we would receive an automated email if space opened up.

I checked this morning. The # of registered teams for the regional had increased and our teams name appeared on the list of registered teams on USFIRST.org..... BUT I never received the automated email saying we got off the waitlist.

Does this mean we're off the waitlist? Or do waitlisted teams also show up on the USFIRST.org Event's registered teams website?

Thanks!!

[rsisk]

Originally Posted by Miss Paris

I have a question. =)

We were on the waitlist for our local regional. The waitlist email from FIRST said we would receive an automated email if space opened up.

I checked this morning. The # of registered teams for the regional had increased and our teams name appeared on the list of registered teams on USFIRST.org..... BUT I never received the automated email saying we got off the waitlist.

Does this mean we're off the waitlist? Or do waitlisted teams also show up on the USFIRST.org Event's registered teams website?

Thanks!!

Best way to get an answer is to email your Regional Director. You can find the contact information here: http://www.usfirst.org/regional-contacts

[Mark McLeod]

Look on TIMS to see the status of your registration for events.
An email should have gone to the TIMS Main Contact, but there's always the possibility it got trapped somewhere.

Here's the one I got from our home regional. It includes an invoice:

Hello Team 358,

Team 358 is now registered to attend the SBPLI Long Island Regional.

This event will take place Mar 29-31, 2012 in Hempstead, NY USA.

Below is a copy of the event invoice and payment terms that apply to this event.

If you have any questions, please send email to frcteams@usfirst.org.

Go Teams!

This email was automatically generated by the FIRST Robotics Competition Team Information Management System (FRC TIMS).

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EVENT INVOICE
...etc.

TIMS gives you an accounting like the attached where you can see we are on the event list for SBPLI & Championship ("Registered"), but still on the waitlist for WPI ("Waitlist").
Edit/View gets you to the invoices.

[Miss Paris]

Thanks for the replies! I checked TIMS event section and it said we are registered. What a relief!

[Mark McLeod]

Just reached 2300 teams.
That's

• A growth rate of 11.6% (just a smidgen under 2009's growth - only 3 other years have seen smaller growth though)
• 429 new teams, 18.6% of all 2012 season teams (surpassing last season's 411)
• 26 recovered defunct teams (14.8% recovery rate). The oldest after a 13 year hiatus
• But a 9.2% loss of veteran teams (216)

9 Events seem to have reached (or surpassed) maximum capacity (e.g., if you're waiting for NYC... you're probably out of luck)

32 hours remaining to register...

[Mark McLeod]

Only a few official hours left to Registration.
A new rookie from Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany just signed-up.

Where missing veteran teams are from:
34 ---- TX
17 ---- CA
13 ---- Israel
10 ---- MI
9 ----- CANADA-ON
8 ----- NY
7 ----- FL
7 ----- NJ
6 ----- GA
6 ----- HI
6 ----- OH
6 ----- VA
5 ----- MA
5 ----- NC
5 ----- UT
5 ----- WA
4 ----- MO
4 ----- OK
4 ----- SC
4 ----- WI
3 ----- IL
3 ----- IN
3 ----- LA
3 ----- MD
3 ----- NH
3 ----- NV
3 ----- OR
3 ----- TN
2 ----- AL
2 ----- MS
1 ----- AR
1 ----- AZ
1 ----- CO
1 ----- CT
1 ----- ID
1 ----- KY
1 ----- ME
1 ----- Mexico
1 ----- MN
1 ----- ND
1 ----- PA
1 ----- PR
1 ----- Turkey
1 ----- WV

[rsisk]

Mark,
Do you know the typical loss rate after the first payment date?

[Mark McLeod]

Registration is now closed.



2332 teams at the bell.

I do have numbers for team losses after registration closes, however, the interesting thing is that the number of teams is going to continue to rise through the next couple of weeks. FIRST seems to be forgiving with teams on the edge. You can see that in this plot posted last year.

I'll post a current year plot tomorrow.

[rsisk]

What is the cause of that weird dip in 2011 in January?

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by rsisk

What is the cause of that weird dip in 2011 in January?

Michigan teams getting shuffled, I think?