a Boston Invitational... I WANT YOUR INPUT!!!

[ahecht]

Originally posted by Kyle Fenton
You must rent the field, Innovation First Controllers, and buy the carpet. That is about $5,000 or something like that.

For BattleCry, we are lent the field by FIRST. There is no charge, we just have to go and pick it up in Manchester. However, putting on an event such as BC is expensive. I've been told it costs around $25,000, and that doesn't include the many hundreds of hours put in by the volunteers.

If you do end up having this event, 190 would probably attend, as we go to almost all local off-season events.

[zombie1234]

Sounds like a good idea.

[Jordan]

Watch the date... make sure you don't conflict with RiverRage. Otherwise it sounds great if you can pull it off. If Northeastern backs you up with space and money, I think you can do it.

I know 166 is always up for a mini-competition and Boston is close enough.

Good luck!


--Jordan

[Elgin Clock]

Also, to appeal to the CT teams, ask teams like 236 when they are (if) holding their mini comp this year. Last year, the mini comp they hold, called Bash at The Beach was in October..

Hey, any chance of holding it in Salem Massachusetts instead of Boston in October???

I go there every year for the haunted happenings and am waiting to see a FIRST team be born there!!!

[Erin Rapacki]

idea...

going along with the 'invite only' idea, i'm thinking of ways to select the teams considering it would be difficult to narrow down 820 to the "best" 36

a) out of all the teams interested in attending, i'd ask them to give me information on how well they did at regionls, nationals, or other post season comps. things i'd look for are:
-technical awards won
-seeding rank
-win a competition?
-finalist in a competition?
-tell me if i missed anything

b) or I can get a group together and we'd do this research ourselves and send out a list of the 100 most successful teams... the first 36 to sign up would get to compete

then we can truely find out who's the best!

BLARGH!!

ByE

erin

P.S. make sure to attack me in philly... i'll definatley be wandering around

[Jeff Waegelin]

Sounds like a good plan! I hope we do well enough to qualify...I'm all for a road trip to Boston.

[trollin1st]

I'm a member of the commitee for RiverRage, from the info that I have recieved, it is going to be on Sept 6th...I'm not sure when the other ones are

[MisterX]

Yeah, I believe 236 AND 521 are planning on hosting another post-season competition like THEY have been doing again this year. I'll let you guys no more once I find out more

[Dave_222]

Well with the rumble gone and all the parc is the longest running mini and this year it falls on may 10th. We always host it just after nats while the spirit of first is still heavy in the air and robots are still in peak condition. But that is just how us sill Pa hicks do it. 222 would love to go to boston so just let us know and we will be there.We just made it to the semis in Az with 2 more comps to go.

[Erin Rapacki]

yea i'm totaly familiar with your competition in pennsylvania... i've been there the past two years when i was on Buzz, it was fun

I finally came up i have a name for this invitational:

The Bean Town Blitz (BTB)... wadya think??

I meet with the dean tomarrow about it... there will be more info at nats if i feel confident that the event will happen (which i do)

ByE

erin

[Andy Grady]

Well with the rumble gone and all the parc is the longest running mini

Incorrect...River Rage is the longest running mini competition. Not to step on your feet, but the RR people would kill me if I didn't say something =)

[157#1Driver]

The Bean Town Blitz, I like it. Anything in particular that made you think of it?

[Dave_222]

Originally posted by Andy Grady
Incorrect...River Rage is the longest running mini competition. Not to step on your feet, but the RR people would kill me if I didn't say something =)

I understand I did mean to say 2nd longest. but i was in a hurry when i posted the first time. So let me rephrase that now. The PARC is the 2nd longest run mini running today.

[Erin Rapacki]

there are still more plans to make... but the tentative date is August 16, 2003

I can't hold it in September because of issues with the university (mostely with semester conversion... people are way too busy at that time) but hopefully August will still work! Let me know!

ByE

erin

[Kyle Fenton]

Dear Erin,

The summer has never been a good time for off-season events. Especially in late August/ Early September time frame. For a couple of reasons

1. There are some other competitions around that time frame
(NASA MD State Fair, River Rage, etc)

2. Colleges, High Schools are preparing around that time, and it hard to get people to come

3. There are other several other reasons that makes this time period difficult for people

I really hope to have A NU Off-season.
Thank you for your efforts.