2014 Rah Cha Cha Ruckus

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by karomata

610, 1241, and 4039? This event gets better every year!

But they were here last year. We need Moar Canadians! At least a third of the event if not half!

[George C]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

But they were here last year. We need Moar Canadians! At least a third of the event if not half!

We had a great time last year and the year before. The new venue is excellent. I'm spreading the word so let's hope for more Canadian teams.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by George C

We had a great time last year and the year before. The new venue is excellent. I'm spreading the word so let's hope for more Canadian teams.

I remember you guys saying that at the end of the event last year.

[pfreivald]

1551 is in!

[Alex Cormier]

1405 might show up.

[Gregor]

What is the event capacity in terms of teams?

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Gregor

What is the event capacity in terms of teams?

We're currently debating it. It will at least be 42 teams.

[Koko Ed]

1114 has just signed up.
That is all.

[Justin Montois]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

We're currently debating it. It will at least be 42 teams.

Please do not extend the cap. While I understand the desire for more teams, please understand the desire of the teams attending for more matches.

Also, I am so pumped that 1114 is attending. Heck yeah!

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Justin Montois

Please do not extend the cap. While I understand the desire for more teams, please understand the desire of the teams attending for more matches.

Also, I am so pumped that 1114 is attending. Heck yeah!

That's my feeling as well. 48 teams (the reasonable next cap number past 42) is for day and a half event far as I'm concerned (like Battlecry) and we're not ready for that kind of commitment yet ( I was going to say running a two day is impossible in the Fall and then I remembered Cowtown Throwdown. I should visit there one day to see how they do it out West).

[smistthegreat]

Originally Posted by smistthegreat

Glad to see a strong Canadian contingent again. Hopefully 188, 1334, and 3683 sign up again, and I'd love to see 1310 too. Perhaps we can even entice 1114 and 2056 to come down... You know, there are Tim Hortons in Western New York. Also hoping for some more Ohio representation from 48 and 379, who both had good showings this year.

Also looking forward to having 4039, 4093, and 4930 at the same event, that won't be confusing at all!

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

1114 has just signed up.
That is all.

We're halfway there, fingers crossed for 2056!

[Koko Ed]

The Ruckus is now up to 32 teams!
174
191
229
340
378
379
578
610
1114
1126
1241
1285
1334
1511
1507
1518
1551
1559
1585
1660
2228
2791
2852
3015
3951
4001
4039
4093
4343
4914
4930
5254

10 out of 32 Canadian. Four more and we're guaranteed a one third Canadian event if we reach 42!

[heydowns]

Originally Posted by Justin Montois

Please do not extend the cap. While I understand the desire for more teams, please understand the desire of the teams attending for more matches.

Hi Justin,

Thanks for the input - helpful comments like these are what really lets us tailor Ruckus into the event that our attendees want.


For everyone,

The planning committee is carefully considering (read: heavily, heavily discussed!) the delicate balance between the desire for a "big" feeling event and the desire for more matches by those attending. While we aren't 100% certain yet and I cannot provide any guarantees, our general feeling is basically in agreement with your concern in that we don't want to push past 42 teams even if we can physically accommodate that at the venue. Again, that's not a hard number just yet, but it's a rough target that we're trying to zero in on as we get through some more planning details.

All that said, we've seen a record number of registrations in just the first few days here (thank you teams!!). If you are on the fence about registering, I suggest getting your team to discuss it soon and get your registration in! Remember that payment is not due immediately.

If your team has questions about the event or the registration process, please use the contact form on the website (http://ruckus.penfieldrobotics.com) and we'll get back to you very quickly. Comments left here also work, but contacting via the site will get you a reply much faster. We also welcome suggestions and any feedback on last year's event that you didn't get to provide or just want to remind us of

I'm looking forward to a great event and am excited for Ruckus #10!

[heydowns]

Originally Posted by heydowns;1383473
All that said, we've seen a record number of registrations in just the first few days here ([B

thank you teams!![/b]). If you are on the fence about registering, I suggest getting your team to discuss it soon and get your registration in!

Slight update - registrations continue to pour in, so we're moving to wait listing of new registrations for the final handful of spots that we anticipate having left so that we do not overbook. Once we hand-allocate those, we'll be continuing to keep a wait list of interested teams to fill for any unfortunate cancellations.

This doesn't mean we're full! But we're getting close! Again, if interested please get your team to register soon!

On behalf of the planning committee, I can say we've been positively overwhelmed at the response this year and are so delighted that so many teams, near and far, are interested in Ruckus. We can't wait for this year's event!!

(ps - Volunteer registrations will open soon!)

[Chris is me]

Something else to consider is that to accommodate more teams you could extend the event a little later. A few more qual rounds after lunch wouldn't be unreasonable. This is more tiring on volunteers though.