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Re: 2016 regional dates?

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Where will this new regional be and do you know what week? Is that even known yet?
You'll be able to find out as soon as it is posted here http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...egional-events

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Re: 2016 regional dates?

Lone Star just got listed!
Looks like it's week 6!
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You'll be able to find out as soon as it is posted here http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...egional-events

What Evan said
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Nothing official yet... I know there has been difficulty scheduling venues so Duluth, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and a new regional (which I don't think has been officially announced yet) don't overlap has been difficult.
When I was calling hotels to book a block for Duluth, they told me the Duluth events would be Mar 3-6 (which is week 1 again). I don't know how official that is, but they told me that after I tried to hold a block for the week before (which would be the down week after stop-build since I didn't realize kickoff was moved to the 9th).
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LA and Sacramento now posted...
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Re: 2016 regional dates?

Palmetto confirmed for February 24-27.
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Re: 2016 regional dates?

Bayou confirmed for week 3 March 16-19th, on the FIRST website.
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Re: 2016 regional dates?

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I'm not sure if it is a bold strategy, but it sure will be interesting.

Looking at the bright side:
All other week 1 events just got an upgrade.
All the FRC tracking applications just got another scenario to track.
The bag and tag seal will be extra fresh.
Should get good FRC community exposure on the webcast.

In reality, it was the better deal to handle venue scheduling conflicts. I hope the event will still be attractive to teams outside of SC.

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Re: 2016 regional dates?

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I'm not sure if it is a bold strategy, but it sure will be interesting.

Looking at the bright side:
All other week 1 events just got an upgrade.
All the FRC tracking applications just got another scenario to track.
The bag and tag seal will be extra fresh.
Should get good FRC community exposure on the webcast.

In reality, it was the better deal to handle venue scheduling conflicts. I hope the event will still be attractive to teams outside of SC.

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The seal is only going to be on the bag for around 32 hours. That's pretty crazy.
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The seal is only going to be on the bag for around 32 hours. That's pretty crazy.
Wait is this legit? I thought it was just Wil Payne being funny again.

Does this mean there will be 8 weeks of pre-championship competition now instead of 7?

I would hate to go to the new week 1.
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Re: 2016 regional dates?

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Wait is this legit? I thought it was just Wil Payne being funny again.

Does this mean there will be 8 weeks of pre-championship competition now instead of 7?

I would hate to go to the new week 1.
Yup. It's official.
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...metto-Regional

Honestly, since teams have never had that large of turnaround, I wonder if FIRST would consider letting those teams not bag their robots. Having only a day to work on spares and other stuff seems like those teams would be getting screwed more then normal. Not requiring bag for only those teams could be a nice way to increase the fairness.
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Re: 2016 regional dates?

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I'm not sure if it is a bold strategy, but it sure will be interesting.

Looking at the bright side:
All other week 1 events just got an upgrade.
All the FRC tracking applications just got another scenario to track.
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Should get good FRC community exposure on the webcast.

In reality, it was the better deal to handle venue scheduling conflicts. I hope the event will still be attractive to teams outside of SC.

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That is looking at the bright side! I don't think we'll get a lot of non-SC teams with GA, NC, and Chesapeake districts happening.

Poor Ohio and Canadian teams would have to bag their robot and immediately get on the bus to make it in time!
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Should get good FRC community exposure on the webcast.

In reality, it was the better deal to handle venue scheduling conflicts. I hope the event will still be attractive to teams outside of SC.

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Their game announcer had better not suck at his job. As a team leader operating without the benefit of even field trip status, I am incredibly relieved to see Palmetto back on a Thursday/Friday/Saturday schedule.

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Wait is this legit? I thought it was just Wil Payne being funny again.

Does this mean there will be 8 weeks of pre-championship competition now instead of 7?

I would hate to go to the new week 1.
Yep. Week 0 (or are we going with 0.5, since Week 0 is a thing?) will be a unique challenge for us all, but I'm excited with the possibilities. Will South Carolina influence how the world plays next year's game? I can't rule it out.

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Yup. It's official.
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...metto-Regional

Honestly, since teams have never had that large of turnaround, I wonder if FIRST would consider letting those teams not bag their robots. Having only a day to work on spares and other stuff seems like those teams would be getting screwed more then normal. Not requiring bag for only those teams could be a nice way to increase the fairness.
I'm not on the committee, but I fully expect us to have to bag and tag. Though if someone comes in with a log where the ink hasn't fully dried on the lockup, they might get a cookie. (That's a joke.)

Spare-making and all that isn't ideal, but having done Week 1 for the past three years: we are usually so tired/burnt out/behind on other work that we don't go back into the shop for most of that time except to clean up and pack the trailer. This change doesn't really change much.

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That is looking at the bright side! I don't think we'll get a lot of non-SC teams with GA, NC, and Chesapeake districts happening.

Poor Ohio and Canadian teams would have to bag their robot and immediately get on the bus to make it in time!
I think Week 0 Palmetto creates a unique opportunity for district teams, if they can manage the logistics. If you go to Palmetto and win, you have the most time of anyone in FIRST (save for pre-qualified teams) to make Championship travel plans. If you go to Palmetto and tank, you go into district play with everything shaken down.
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I think Week 0 Palmetto creates a unique opportunity for district teams, if they can manage the logistics. If you go to Palmetto and win, you have the most time of anyone in FIRST (save for pre-qualified teams) to make Championship travel plans. If you go to Palmetto and tank, you go into district play with everything shaken down.
Seems kind of unfair for district teams to come to regionals and qualify for World Champs. But I believe that may be a
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It's a loophole that they take advantage of. It aint their fault. FIRST could easily put a stop to it but they don't so it is what it is.
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