2014 Chesapeake Regional

[RoboMom]

Welcome to the 160+ GREAT volunteers. That said, we still have a couple of spots for folks that can volunteer all 3 days -Thurs-Sat. We will have very few, if any, slots for walk ins. We are also looking for some more volunteers to help with the team social.

Welcome to all the alumni and to all the students from Univ. of MD who are helping.

Email went out to all teams on 3/23. Info about lunch pre-orders, team social, team showcase, Chesapeake chorus, student ambassadors, guest invites through FIRST Stop.

Heads up: We will be holding Chairman's interviews on Thurs and Fri. More info will go out to teams.

[RoboMom]

So many people to thank and we haven't even started. The team has been hard at work planning.

Website: http://www.mdfirst.org/programs/firs...-regional.html

There is some very detailed parking and load in info here. We will be helping direct teams to quickly unload.

Info has gone out to all teams about the Team Social. We still have some pizzas left and some slots for the show-your-talent-show on Friday night so be sure to sign up. Only $5/pp - for students and mentors.

Info has gone out and you will receive more in the packets about these starting-on-Thursday events: Team Showcase, Chesapeake Chorus practice, Student Ambassador training, Chairman's Interviews and NEMO meeting.

FIRST Stop is a great opportunity to introduce guests to the event and FIRST. We treat every guest like a VIP and tailor a tour to what they want to see. Register in advance or at the event.

Safe travels and see you on Thursday.

[notmattlythgoe]

2363 is looking forward to making our first trip up to the Chesapeake Regional. We will see you all in a couple of days.

[MechEng83]

These updates are great! I really appreciate you and the RPC getting information out to teams early and often.

Is there a pit map available for the venue?
Thanks.

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by MechEng83

These updates are great! I really appreciate you and the RPC getting information out to teams early and often.

Is there a pit map available for the venue?
Thanks.

Still making adjustments.

[KevinG]

Hey RoboMom, were you at the DC regional last week? One of the issues I had was the visibility of the match, particularly from the area in front of the field and screen. Will Chesapeake have similar problems?

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by KGenson

Hey RoboMom, were you at the DC regional last week? One of the issues I had was the visibility of the match, particularly from the area in front of the field and screen. Will Chesapeake have similar problems?

The height of the wall is not nearly as high at UMD as at GMU, I don't think it will be a major issue.

[KevinG]

Oh that should be sweet. Will the video be piped into the overhead screens? Being able to see the matches and scores from anywhere in the arena will be great. Also will the field be near the really steep "wall" section or on the other side?

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by KGenson

Oh that should be sweet. Will the video be piped into the overhead screens? Being able to see the matches and scores from anywhere in the arena will be great. Also will the field be near the really steep "wall" section or on the other side?

The last layout for Chesapeake I saw had the field at the endzone side, setup like it was at GMU.

[Anne Shade]

The field is not on the super steep student section of seating but the opposite end. We don't anticipate the view issues that DC had and will work to make sure the field is setup far enough back tomorrow.

Still working on possibly piping the field videos on the overhead screens but that's not a definite yet. There is a cost involved...

[KevinG]

Originally Posted by Anne Shade

The field is not on the super steep student section of seating but the opposite end. We don't anticipate the view issues that DC had and will work to make sure the field is setup far enough back tomorrow.

Still working on possibly piping the field videos on the overhead screens but that's not a definite yet. There is a cost involved...

There always is. UMD loves to charge for everything.

[Alexa Stott]

Received this email earlier today. Just a heads up to people planning on coming out to the regional tomorrow.

Dear University of Maryland Community,

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is hosting over 2,000 visitors at our third Admitted Student Open House for newly admitted students on Friday, April 4, 2014. The event will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Visiting families will park in the Stadium Drive Garage and proceed to the Cole Student Activities Building for registration and a morning welcome. Students will visit various academic departments around campus and attend sessions in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union throughout the morning and afternoon.

Due to the large volume of guests, I encourage faculty, staff, and students to consider alternate entrance points to campus beyond the traditional Route 1 corridor. Several alternatives include the Comcast entrance off of Route 193 or Route 201/Kenilworth Avenue through the main gates of campus.

Please join us in welcoming these admitted Terps to campus!

Barbara Gill
Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Admissions and Enrollment Planning

[wilsonmw04]

Originally Posted by Alexa Stott

Received this email earlier today. Just a heads up to people planning on coming out to the regional tomorrow.

sounds like bad timing.

[Alexa Stott]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

sounds like bad timing.

More like unfortunate timing. I's pretty standard for UMD to have these events during the spring. Luckily, I'm about a 5 minute walk from the arena and don't have to worry about driving tomorrow.

[ToddF]

Practice day was tons of fun. Coming out of the VA Regional, the robot was in tip top shape, so we got inspected right away. That let us not only make all our scheduled practice matches (for the first time ever) but also play more fill in matches than we could count.

We used this practice match to work with team 1629 on catching a ball thrown over the truss. It took a few tries, but we got it down by the end of the match.

Good luck to everyone today!