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hey- I think we did pretty good?
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We did it last year

K-

Last year the Raiders failed to qualify at Rutgers due to our second place finish. Our only choice was to go on the waiting list.

FIRST notified us that we were invited less than two weeks before the event and we scrambled to get arrangements made.

Here is what we did-

1. We GAMBLED $2500+ on airfares booked well in advance. Each ticket had a $100 non refundable deposit. The airline wanted a seating list 2 weeks in advance. Three days notice might mess them up but supposedly Continental is working with FIRST this year and they may give an exception. I booked for our team already and they gave us tremendous rates. You can pick up the boarding passes at their office in Edison. If you book at the last minute not only will the flights be fille dup but the price of individual tickets will be ridiculous.

2. I had all our parents sign a pledge to support the remainder of the student balances for the trip if we indeed get invited. My team works most of the year to fund raise for their individual trips and most were nearly paid by the time the season hit. The parents also filled out all of the permission slips and such well in advance. When the invite came we had all the money in 24 hrs. We essentially assumed that we were going and prepared for the trip. If you don't have your travel money lined up in advance then trying to gather it in 3 days will be a nightmare.

3. We worked through Disney for the rooms and it miraculously came to be. I imagine that you could book rooms in the hotels FIRST offers and cancel a few days in advance w/o penalty. Many hotels only require 24hrs notice but we don't know the deal with FIRST yet.

4. Getting the robot to the Nats from NJ is going to be a challenge. We don't know if Fedex can handle the 4 day delivery period (I doubt it) and FIRST's position is that the transport is up to the teams. The NJ Regional group and FIRST are exploring reasonable solutions to this debacle as we speak.

I am assuming that FIRST is holding slots for the teams that qualify at the last minute this year. They had a working formula last year and this year there are even more regionals to have slots for. What that means is that at the last minute a whole bunch of teams will suddenly realize that they can go to Texas but won't have funding. So a few slots may be open.
FIRST will probably offer a waiting list as they did last year so be sure to get on it right away. We ended up as #3 on the list last year and I think we were the last ones to get invited.

Don't give up on this - just be prepared. if we can help at team 25 let me know.

WC
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