Indiana District Events Announced

[logank013]

Hey guys. Indiana First just announced their event sites for the 2016 year. Please note that I have no connection with Indiana FIRST. I'm just a geeky robotics student who loves to keep up to date with FIRST news and is really excited for the 2016 season.

Summary:

Week 2 (3/12-3/13) William Henry High School, West Lafayette, Indiana

Week 3 (3/19-3/20) Warren Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana

Week 4 (3/25-3/26) Perry Meridian High School, Indianapolis, Indiana

Week 7 (4/14-4/16) Memorial Gymnasium, Kokomo, Indiana

With this said, I believe 2 event facilities are exactly the same as last year, just with different weeks. Then, the other 2 facilities, despite being different, are in the same exact cities as last year. I'm sure many Indiana teams will be very very busy through weeks 2-4. Only changes on weeks from last year is that the Week 1 event was moved to Week 2 and the District Championship is now on Week 7 instead of Week 6.

Good luck to all Indiana Teams as we prepare for the 2016 season

The link to the more detailed Indiana First Blog is below:

http://www.indianafirst.org/blog/art...site-selection

[Jacob Bendicksen]

I'm curious what the reasoning behind a Week 7 DCMP is. I'd imagine that it's because St. Louis is drivable for Indiana teams, but does anyone know for sure what the reasoning was?

[Peyton Yeung]

It's kinda sad that there is no Purdue event after hosting an event for 10+ years.

[Knufire]

Originally Posted by Jacob Bendicksen

I'm curious what the reasoning behind a Week 7 DCMP is. I'd imagine that it's because St. Louis is drivable for Indiana teams, but does anyone know for sure what the reasoning was?

Not on the board, but I know venue availability played a big role in the dates falling where they did. Having a schedule that was ideal for the teams simply wasn't possible given what was available.

[ratdude747]

Originally Posted by Peyton Yeung

It's kinda sad that there is no Purdue event after hosting an event for 10+ years.

Probably cost reasons; Purdue is not a cheap place to rent a facility at... availability also can be a pain from what I have heard over the years.

That said, having gone to school at Harrison (Yay 1747!), it's not too far from Purdue. Not as close as Westside (461) but still pretty close... and parking is plentiful.

Shout out to my old team: To go from a team that was stuck in a paper storage room their rookie year (2006) to being a host venue for a district event is quite a nice change... I will be very happy to volunteer when March comes along.

[Taylor]

Originally Posted by Knufire

Not on the board, but I know venue availability played a big role in the dates falling where they did. Having a schedule that was ideal for the teams simply wasn't possible given what was available.

I can verify this is correct.

[tindleroot]

Given that all of the events are on consecutive weeks and that week 3 and 4 are both in Indy, I wouldn't be surprised if the Warren event has fewer teams than the other two districts since most teams will want a break week in between events. I'm curious if any teams are considering a 3-week run to all of the districts this year.

[Josh Drake]

There will be some, like last year. I wish we had the funds to do all three. The low cost is tempting.

[MechEng83]

Now comes the debate of consecutive week competitions vs travel time/distance/overnight.

With the Warren event being (Fri-)Sat-Sun and Perry Meridian being (Thurs-)Fri-Sat, that doesn't leave much time between to utilize the unbag time if you do week 3 & 4, but those are 2 "local" events for us. Decisions, decisions...

[logank013]

Originally Posted by tindleroot

I'm curious if any teams are considering a 3-week run to all of the districts this year.

I'm not sure about finances or how other members would feel, but I'd personally love to have robotics overload for those 3 weeks.

[Peyton Yeung]

Purdue and West Lafayette High School have spring break starting the weekend of week 2 and the ending of week 3 so I wouldn't be surprised if we make back to back appearances.

[IndySam]

I really can't wait to see what the Michigan week one schedule is.

[MechEng83]

Originally Posted by IndySam

I really can't wait to see what the Michigan week one schedule is.

You don't have to. It's up now.

http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...egional-events

District Event FIM District - Kettering University Event Kettering University Flint, MI USA 03-Mar - 05-Mar-2016

District Event FIM District - Southfield Event Southfield High School Southfield, MI USA 03-Mar - 05-Mar-2016

District Event FIM District - Standish-Sterling Event Sterling Standish Central High School Standish, MI USA 03-Mar - 05-Mar-2016

District Event FIM District - Waterford Event Waterford Mott High School Waterford, MI USA 03-Mar - 05-Mar-2016

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by tindleroot

I'm curious if any teams are considering a 3-week run to all of the districts this year.

The TechnoKats will have a presence at all four of the events, whether or not we are competing. We provide volunteers and a comprehensive electrical distribution system for the pits and field.

[carpedav000]

Originally Posted by MechEng83

You don't have to. It's up now.

http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...egional-events

Oh, man. Choosing which livestream to watch is gonna be a nightmare. Unless I team up with some buddies and set up a 4-monitor display