2015 Lessons Learned: The Negative

[Jardanium]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

It sounds like your problems with the Championship start with your team not keeping up with the information made available in advance. How would you have preferred to receive the word that everyone would need badges?

I feel like more announcement and signage about badges on Wednesday would've cleared up the confusion. I personally wasn't at the convention center on Wednesday, but what I did hear from the reps and mentor that went over was that they didn't know or hear about everyone needing badges. (if an announcement was made, the sounds of load in and pit set-up may have drowned it out)

I just felt quite out of the loop this year when it came to events and happenings. I had no idea that Scholarship Row was moved into the same building as the Innovation Faire, nor had any certainty as to where the Einstein matches were to be located until I saw a massive congregation move toward the Archimedes-Tesla side of the Dome. I'm sure part of this is me being oblivious, (and believe me, I sure can be sometimes) but perhaps more finalized scheduling and locations information would've been great in the registration packet/folder that all teams received, so at least mentors could be in the loop.