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Of the approx. 400 robots at CMP this year, our pit was THE closest to entering the fields. ![]() |
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The first time a guy off the street walked up and started pushing on a student, trying to start a fight I guess. Our student acted very mature and just stood there. The guy stopped, but we were followed by him and 2 of his friends all the way to the dome.
The second time a group of people came over and stole a hat off one of our mentors heads and started harassing the entire team. Needless to say we had a much more pleasant experience in St. Louis. Especially downtown. We felt perfectly safe there. ![]() |
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Part of the selection criteria FIRST went through when finding a bidding out a new site for Championship was having a stadium with convention center attached. That chopped down the venue list drastically since there are only a few of those in the country. I hear it is still a requirement for when they re-bid next year.
Then it moved to what cities have good public transportation, an airport that can accommodate a lot of people, and hotels near the venue. I heard everyone would have loved to do Vegas since they could have put on a great show and handled the crowds but with so many kids Vegas probably wouldn't want us. |
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The CMP could always move to Morgantown, though We have a few hotels and a football stadium and an airport ![]() |
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The George R. Brown Convention Center would easily host the 8 division and then you could have the finals at Reliant. It already hosts the Lone Star Regional in a small section every year so I can't imagine it being too difficult to expand it across the entire convention center. It might be a Texan's bias but Houston would be one of the best cities to use for Championship. It's central location is favorable to teams from all regions.
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I would love to see the Championship in Indianapolis or at the United Center in Chicago.
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I must agree that we should keep all FIRST programs at the same Championship, I know as an FLL student I enjoyed looking at "the big robots" and as an FRC student, I do still enjoy looking through the FLL teams' work. I'm looking forward to it!
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STL has been a LOT more expensive to fly to that ATL ever was. |
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Championship may come back to Atl soon. At Peachtree, Atlanta sent a rep to tell us Atlanta is trying to get championship back.
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The last incident happened about 5 blocks from the CNN Center, when two nuts with a Taser approached our group. We circled the wagons and silently stood our ground, so they got bored and left. I swore right then that we would never return to Atlanta as a team. I am ultimately responsible for ensuring the safety of my students. |
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I think 400 teams is the max we will ever see at championships. In fact, I can see FIRST implementing super regionals, and then having a much more intimate championship event only inviting the best of the best. Logistics become much easier, and just qualifying for championships becomes a prize in itself.
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Atlanta actually has a lower crime rate than St. Louis.
http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ga/atlanta/crime/ http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/mo/st-louis/crime/ |
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Has anyone encountered (or heard of other teams encountering) dangerous situations in St. Louis?
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