2012 Boston Regional

[jwfoss]

I'll be heading up to Boston on Thursday night this year. Looking to move more into volunteering starting with being the Game Announcer in training this year. Working with Peter Moore and "Angry" Eric should be an excellent experience and a great way to start my involvement.

Good luck, and see you on the court.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by jwfoss

I'll be heading up to Boston on Thursday night this year. Looking to move more into volunteering starting with being the Game Announcer in training this year.

Good luck, and see you on the court.

See you guys at the house on Thursday.

[Rosiebotboss]

This weekend at the Agganis is also the return of Dr. Joe to FIRST. We have all read his DFTF series and are looking forward to the teams creation! I know I am.

[sgreco]

The field is very strong this year in Boston!

Unfortunately this will be the first ever 2079 regional that I won't be attending, it's going to be weird just watching the webcast, but nonetheless I'm really looking forward to it!

[Muffinz]

88 is looking forward to the competition. We had some trouble at our first regional but changes have been made and we are ready to compete.

[kstl99]

1922 Oz-Ram will not be going this year but my daughter and I have had so much fun the last few years that we will be there Saturday just to watch. Hopefully someone will let us use a couple of seats.

[racesick222]

222 won't be attending the Boston Regional this year, but it was a great event last year. I can't wait to watch the webcast, and I hope everything runs smoothly.

[OZ_341]

We are very excited to make new friends at the Boston Regional!
We have heard so many great things about the quality of the event and the participating teams. We simply can't wait to get on the road to Boston.

[Brandon Zalinsky]

1058 will be there with the Gravity Gun, a vastly improved machine than over the version that competed at the Granite State Regional. We now have multiple driving and scoring strategies, like using our now functional vision system and a speedy and efficient dunk style, as well as using our air-suspension to glide over the bump! Good luck and see you all at the Agganis!

[fox46]

The Boston regional has always been a favorite of mine! The Cybergnomes hit the road at about 6am this morning. The only thing left to do on the machine mechanically may be some weight reduction because I know they're *on* the limit. Aluminum ATV rims are pretty heavy I know their code isn't the strongest. They lost all of their supporting teachers this year to another school including the only one who knew anything about programming. Since their programming mentor won't be with them, if anyone cares to drop by and check up on their progress for me tomorrow and maybe offer them a hand with setting up their auto-aiming and autonomous I would appreciate it immensely. Their two programmers are sharp guys but are pretty green when it comes to software and the team has always struggled with it.

Unfortunately I am not be able to head down with them as this year I also mentored 3756 RamFerno from London Ontario. Since their only event this year is the Waterloo regional running this weekend as well, I will be there with them.

Good luck to everyone!

I'll be watching the webcast on my phone every chance I get!

[Mikell Taylor]

Hey everyone, we've got a special announcement for the Boston Regional! We're hosting a special event for K-12 school administrators who want to learn more about FIRST, whether it's about how to get started in their district or how to support and sustain the teams they already have. We've mailed this out to the school districts but if you think your district superintendent or school board members could use a trip to the Boston Regional, please feel free to send them the information below.

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Are you a K-12 administrator in Massachusetts (or immediate vicinity) who would like to learn more about FIRST? We've got a special "VIP" event for you on Friday 23 March from 10 AM to 2 PM! The Regional Director for Massachusetts, Steve Cremer, will be there to talk about the FIRST programs available throughout the K-12 levels, and how your school district can be successful in this program -- whether or not you've already got a team! Our FIRST Ambassadors will also take you on a tour of the event, give you a chance to talk directly with the student teams, and answer your questions.

Interested? Just email ask@bostonfirst.org to find out details and RSVP!

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[Horsegirrl]

I'm on the train now! I'll see you all on and off the field! I can't wait to work with 'Angry Eric'!

i hope everyone is ready for some Hunger Games quotes this weekend!

May the odds be EVER in your favor!

[esquared]

Boston promises to be a competitive regional in 2012! This year's field combines for 48 regional wins, 5 of them from 2012 alone, over 100 awards, and a host of 2nd year teams who were Rookie All-Star, Rookie Inspiration, and Rookie Highest seeds.

A number of our teams this year were at BAE or WPI already, or will be heading to the NU CT regional next week. I don't think anyone would be surprised to see some of those alliances re-form, given how critical bridge points end up being in eliminations.

Good luck teams, and see you tomorrow!