FRC Blog- Wireless at Championship, Two Award Winners and Real-Life Mario Kart!

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by Libby K

I have to argue with 'secret bunker' - it's right on the agenda if you read it ... in the same ballroom where the other two FIRST programs have their opening ceremonies....

Also, FIRSTers complain that the awards ceremonies are too long...

I remember specific complaints about the location being hard to find/get to in 2011 (EDIT: Here is the first one I found on CD). The first thing I did this year was block off time for the Dean's List presentation to recognize not only the finalists from both 422 and 2614 but all of the others as well.

I've heard complaints about the Einstein spectacle being a drawn-out process, but not awards ceremonies. I may be in the minority who thinks that we are not recognizing unique merits of teams well enough. I wish regional committees were allowed to do something like creating an award that is physically and symbolically unique to the event, and recognized outreach efforts more officially outside of Chairman's. I'll probably get a better sense of it all after I attend my first Championship Event.

I guess when you group a lot of people together as FIRSTers, you'll find differing opinions, but that's mine. I'm content with everything, I'm just pointing out what I see to be room for improvement.