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Re: Best 2014 Regional for a Rookie Team?

Welcome to FIRST and FRC! Every Regional has local planning committees and takes much pride in adding local "flavor" to their events. It's hard work putting on these events and most involve 100+ volunteers.

Thank you for all the kind words above re: the Chesapeake Regional. For 11 years the planning committee has worked hard to make it a fun and friendly event for all the constituents - both the teams and the volunteers. I can't speak to the "toughness" of the event this year. With the district system in many of the states to our north, we will have to see which teams sign up.

We are very excited to be hosting the event this year at the Comcast Center on the University of Maryland campus. We will miss Baltimore, but are happy with the opportunities at the new venue. The event will be a little smaller this year (54 rather than 64 teams) so teams will get more matches. We are working on the feasibility of a team social.

We have hosted international teams at our event before, and as was mentioned, could arrange "partners" for you here. There would be many local teams who would be delighted to help you with the logistics.

Depending on your flights, you have the choice of Dulles for direct flights from Dubai or switching in NY to arrive at BWI. Both airports are about 45 minutes away from College Park, Maryland.

Washington DC is accessible by public transport from College Park and I would highly recommend that if you come to Chesapeake that you add on a couple of days of sightseeing in the area. There is so much to see just in Washington DC and lots to also see in Maryland, depending on your time frame.

The Chesapeake Regional Planning Committee would be happy to talk to your team advisors. I have sent you my email if you would like to follow-up.
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Re: Best 2014 Regional for a Rookie Team?

Thank you to all for your great advice. After much debate, we've decided to go with the Colorado Regional! We're looking forward to meeting some awesome teams!
And many of our members are looking forward to their first experience with snow! On that note, if any Colorado teams could recommend Denver highlights?

Thanks so much! See you in Denver!
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Re: Best 2014 Regional for a Rookie Team?

Congrats on your new team and good luck with your season!

Feel free to PM me with any specific questions you have. Up-A-Creek Robotics will be glad to help you out however we can. We're celebrating our 10th Anniversary this season and will again be attending the Colorado Regional.
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Re: Best 2014 Regional for a Rookie Team?

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Here is a neat way to visualize how competitive a regional is. http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...0&postcount=21

Based on this, the best regionals on your list are Silicon Valley, South Florida, Las Vegas, and Chesapeake.
This is neat! Do you know if this data has been updated to include 2013 as of yet?

(Nevermind- clicked on thread link which is updated through 2012. Did not see attachment)

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Re: Best 2014 Regional for a Rookie Team?

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This is neat! Do you know if this data has been updated to include 2013 as of yet?
The data in the file is from 2013.
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Re: Best 2014 Regional for a Rookie Team?

Should a question be even posted?
Of course the 2014 Hawaii Regional!

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Re: Best 2014 Regional for a Rookie Team?

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Yeah, Bayou and Lone Star are both great regionals that I can personally attest to, but I'm sure any of the regionals you listed will be just as friendly and inviting. Consistently I think the most competitive regionals that week are Silicon Valley and Lone Star, but keep in mind this is Week 6 so at any regional the robots will be near the prime of their competitiveness.
I have to totally agree. Having been at a 2nd-year team with a lot of problems at Bayou, teams like 624 and 1477 were a big help. (This kind of help is also at Lone Star)

However, Lone Star is tough.
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So the stats might've show Lone Star to be easy, but it is tough.
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