pic: Voronoi Diagram of Michigan Districts LP

[logank013]

Originally Posted by Christopher149

This map is just a distance measurement of what is probably your "home" event (ie, the event closest to you). At initial signup (this Thursday) we get to accept or reject the home event. At second event signup, we get to pick any other one that has room.

For example, for the last two years and this year our home event is Escanaba and our second closest event is Traverse City. But last year (because shenanigans) we went to Kentwood as the non-home event. And this year, Traverse City being a week 6 is making us look at other options.

But no, there is no sub-districting (this map's subdistricts are for administrative purposes and have no bearing on teams).

Edit: Seeing you're from Indiana - having a map like this is nice because we have a metric ton more events than Indiana with a more interestingly shaped state.

Haha. Yeah. You guys have a lot more events than us. Our team is actually looking at going to an FiM event so that's why I was curious. So do the "home teams" in their "home district" have "first dibs" on that event if they have too many people sign up for that event? Like, I'd be guaranteed to go to my "home event" no matter what? Thanks

[first3234]

According to what I understand is that FiM has first dibs on the events then out of district teams do after all Michigan teams have but a according to first this what they said on iter-district play for 2015 "FIRST will collaborate with FIRST HQ to fill any “open” district event spots with teams from other districts. An “open district spot” is defined as a spot that remains open after all teams in a district have had the opportunity to sign up for their two events plus any additional plays they desire."

[tr6scott]

Originally Posted by logank013

Haha. Yeah. You guys have a lot more events than us. Our team is actually looking at going to an FiM event so that's why I was curious. So do the "home teams" in their "home district" have "first dibs" on that event if they have too many people sign up for that event? Like, I'd be guaranteed to go to my "home event" no matter what? Thanks

Pretty Much Yes... When Registration Opens for the first time, this Thursday, the choice is do you accept your home event, or do you decline your home event.

If you decline, then when registration opens up for the second event, you are trying to register for two events.

The kicker to this is FiM will hold some registration spots in reserve, for rookie teams that are in the process of forming. Last two years this reserve was 10 teams, so when registration opens for the first and second times, you are registering for events that only have a 30 team capacity. This tends to fill up fast, and ends with many teams being wait listed, and not sure of where they will compete until weeks into the build season. Which just adds stress to the whole process.

So my advise is if you can make your home event, better register for it on Thursday.

[logank013]

Originally Posted by tr6scott

Pretty Much Yes... When Registration Opens for the first time, this Thursday, the choice is do you accept your home event, or do you decline your home event.

If you decline, then when registration opens up for the second event, you are trying to register for two events.

The kicker to this is FiM will hold some registration spots in reserve, for rookie teams that are in the process of forming. Last two years this reserve was 10 teams, so when registration opens for the first and second times, you are registering for events that only have a 30 team capacity. This tends to fill up fast, and ends with many teams being wait listed, and not sure of where they will compete until weeks into the build season. Which just adds stress to the whole process.

So my advise is if you can make your home event, better register for it on Thursday.

I see. So I take it registration for out of district teams get to register after all teams in Fim have registered for 2 events? And will event teams list be updated on the us first website as teams sign up for the events? I found 2015 Fim districts interesting last year so I'm curious to see which FiM teams will be at which events. Thanks

[Allison K]

Originally Posted by logank013

I see. So I take it registration for out of district teams get to register after all teams in Fim have registered for 2 events? And will event teams list be updated on the us first website as teams sign up for the events? I found 2015 Fim districts interesting last year so I'm curious to see which FiM teams will be at which events. Thanks

I generally keep a google spreadsheet that tracks just FiM registration stats. I'll probably post a link in the main registration thread when that pops up, but if I don't and/or you can't find it (because that thread blows up) PM me and I'll send you the link.

[logank013]

Originally Posted by Allison K

I generally keep a google spreadsheet that tracks just FiM registration stats. I'll probably post a link in the main registration thread when that pops up, but if I don't and/or you can't find it (because that thread blows up) PM me and I'll send you the link.

Thanks. As a scouter, I always enjoy a good spreadsheet

[Basel A]

Originally Posted by logank013

I see. So I take it registration for out of district teams get to register after all teams in Fim have registered for 2 events? And will event teams list be updated on the us first website as teams sign up for the events? I found 2015 Fim districts interesting last year so I'm curious to see which FiM teams will be at which events. Thanks

Actually I believe out-of-district teams go after in-district 3rd event registration.

[tr6scott]

Originally Posted by Basel A

Actually I believe out-of-district teams go after in-district 3rd event registration.

Yes.

Just received email about home events from FiM, below is the list of teams and assigned home events.

345 teams listed.

Teams per Home event.
17 Waterford
23 Livonia
39 Kettering
20 West Michigan
21 Southfield
30 Centerline
14 Troy
17 Kentwood
18 Woodhaven
19 Midland
16 Escanaba
16 St. Joseph
12 Howell
14 Lansing
29 Traverse City
21 Gull Lake
7 Marysville
12 Standish-Sterling

So if they reserve 10 registration spots for rookies.
Kettering will be wait listed, Centerline and Traverse City will be full after round 1 of registration.

Also of note of the "Gary" rule did not apply, my friends the Ubly Bearcats that is in the middle of the thumb, team 5155 Home event is Standish.
Ubly to Marysville 75 miles
Ubly to Midland 72 miles
Ubly to Standish 86 miles

Standish has 12 home teams, Marysville has 7.

1	Waterford
27	Waterford
33	Waterford
51	Waterford
66	Livonia
67	Waterford
68	Waterford
70	Kettering
74	West Michigan
85	West Michigan
94	Southfield
107	West Michigan
123	Centerline
141	West Michigan
201	Troy
216	Kentwood
217	Troy
226	Troy
240	Woodhaven
244	Kentwood
245	Troy
247	Southfield
280	Woodhaven
288	Kentwood
297	Waterford
302	Waterford
308	Waterford
313	Livonia
314	Kettering
322	Kettering
453	Centerline
468	Kettering
469	Troy
470	Livonia
494	Kettering
503	Livonia
548	Livonia
573	Southfield
703	Midland
815	Woodhaven
818	Centerline
830	Livonia
835	Southfield
857	Escanaba
858	Kentwood
862	Livonia
894	Kettering
904	Kentwood
910	Centerline
1023	Woodhaven
1025	Southfield
1076	Livonia
1188	Southfield
1189	Centerline
1243	Kettering
1250	Livonia
1254	St. Joseph
1322	Howell
1481	Southfield
1502	Howell
1504	Lansing
1506	Kettering
1528	Woodhaven
1596	Traverse City
1677	Gull Lake
1684	Kettering
1701	Southfield
1711	Traverse City
1718	Troy
1896	Traverse City
1918	West Michigan
1940	St. Joseph
1941	Centerline
2048	Centerline
2054	Kentwood
2075	Kentwood
2137	Waterford
2145	Howell
2224	Southfield
2246	Traverse City
2337	Kettering
2405	West Michigan
2474	St. Joseph
2586	Escanaba
2591	Centerline
2604	Marysville
2611	Lansing
2612	Waterford
2619	Midland
2620	Woodhaven
2673	Centerline
2676	Woodhaven
2767	Gull Lake
2771	Kentwood
2832	Livonia
2834	Waterford
2851	Troy
2959	St. Joseph
2960	Southfield
3096	Centerline
3098	Waterford
3175	Centerline
3234	Kentwood
3302	Troy
3322	Livonia
3357	Kentwood
3398	Centerline
3414	Southfield
3452	St. Joseph
3458	West Michigan
3534	Kettering
3535	Kettering
3536	Howell
3537	Traverse City
3538	Waterford
3539	Troy
3542	Woodhaven
3546	West Michigan
3547	Woodhaven
3548	Southfield
3568	Howell
3570	Midland
3572	West Michigan
3602	Escanaba
3603	Traverse City
3604	Woodhaven
3617	Escanaba
3618	Traverse City
3619	Centerline
3620	St. Joseph
3632	Centerline
3641	Livonia
3655	Lansing
3656	Howell
3658	Gull Lake
3667	Marysville
3668	Howell
3688	Traverse City
3707	Howell
3767	Traverse City
3770	Midland
3773	Woodhaven
3875	Kentwood
3886	Traverse City
4003	West Michigan
4004	West Michigan
4130	Marysville
4216	Lansing
4237	St. Joseph
4325	St. Joseph
4327	Gull Lake
4337	West Michigan
4362	Howell
4368	Gull Lake
4375	Escanaba
4376	Traverse City
4377	Traverse City
4380	Centerline
4381	Gull Lake
4384	Troy
4390	Livonia
4391	Escanaba
4392	Escanaba
4395	Woodhaven
4398	Traverse City
4405	Livonia
4408	Gull Lake
4409	St. Joseph
4453	Gull Lake
4482	Gull Lake
4507	Centerline
4568	Lansing
4680	Southfield
4715	Escanaba
4737	Waterford
4768	Livonia
4776	Howell
4779	Marysville
4810	Troy
4811	Centerline
4815	Centerline
4819	Midland
4827	Escanaba
4835	Escanaba
4840	Southfield
4851	Centerline
4854	Southfield
4855	St. Joseph
4956	West Michigan
4961	Troy
4967	Kentwood
4970	Escanaba
4983	Traverse City
4988	Traverse City
4994	Kettering
4995	Escanaba
4998	Kettering
5008	Southfield
5014	Southfield
5017	Standish-Sterling
5046	Marysville
5048	Marysville
5050	Woodhaven
5053	Waterford
5056	St. Joseph
5065	Centerline
5066	Livonia
5067	Livonia
5068	Centerline
5069	St. Joseph
5072	Traverse City
5073	Centerline
5084	Kettering
5086	Traverse City
5090	Woodhaven
5110	Traverse City
5114	Howell
5144	Woodhaven
5150	Kettering
5152	Gull Lake
5155	Standish-Sterling
5156	Standish-Sterling
5161	Gull Lake
5162	West Michigan
5166	Midland
5167	Marysville
5173	West Michigan
5175	Traverse City
5182	St. Joseph
5183	Traverse City
5193	Midland
5194	Gull Lake
5201	Kettering
5203	Midland
5204	Gull Lake
5205	Lansing
5213	Traverse City
5214	Centerline
5215	Kettering
5216	Midland
5217	Livonia
5222	Midland
5223	Standish-Sterling
5224	Standish-Sterling
5225	Centerline
5226	Kettering
5227	Gull Lake
5229	Midland
5230	Standish-Sterling
5231	Midland
5233	Lansing
5234	Kettering
5235	Kettering
5238	Kettering
5239	Centerline
5246	St. Joseph
5247	Traverse City
5248	Gull Lake
5251	Kettering
5252	Southfield
5255	West Michigan
5256	Kentwood
5257	Midland
5260	Kettering
5263	Woodhaven
5282	Kettering
5314	Traverse City
5316	Kentwood
5424	Midland
5436	Troy
5447	Standish-Sterling
5448	West Michigan
5460	Kettering
5462	Gull Lake
5467	Livonia
5470	West Michigan
5473	Kentwood
5478	Centerline
5486	Escanaba
5487	Kettering
5498	Woodhaven
5501	Gull Lake
5502	Lansing
5504	Standish-Sterling
5505	Standish-Sterling
5509	Midland
5517	Kettering
5523	Lansing
5524	Kettering
5525	Standish-Sterling
5527	Kettering
5530	Livonia
5531	Livonia
5532	Centerline
5533	Kettering
5534	Traverse City
5535	St. Joseph
5538	Midland
5547	Standish-Sterling
5555	Centerline
5559	Gull Lake
5560	Traverse City
5561	Kettering
5562	Traverse City
5567	Woodhaven
5574	Kentwood
5575	Traverse City
5577	Southfield
5603	Midland
5610	West Michigan
5612	Kettering
5619	Southfield
5622	Kentwood
5623	Gull Lake
5641	Howell
5642	Southfield
5650	Troy
5660	Kettering
5661	Standish-Sterling
5662	Waterford
5664	West Michigan
5674	Lansing
5675	Gull Lake
5676	Lansing
5685	Gull Lake
5688	Lansing
5692	Traverse City
5694	Kettering
5695	Livonia
5697	Kettering
5702	Escanaba
5703	Midland
5704	Lansing
5706	Escanaba
5708	Livonia
5709	Traverse City
5710	Lansing
5711	Centerline
5712	Midland
5713	Kettering
5714	Escanaba
5745	St. Joseph
5756	Centerline
5774	Kettering
5784	Kettering

[logank013]

So I just thought of this. With event registration coming up this week, when will a list be published will all the new rookie teams joining FIRST? Thanks

[tr6scott]

That list is really never finalized, pretty sure you can join anytime. In practice, it doesn't make much sense to join much after kickoff. Teams that join just prior to kickoff, get a temporary number, and when a number is finalized they will show up on the FIRST website.

Last year rookie teams were showing up new the third week of build season.

That is why the hold spots in registration process.

[Christopher149]

FIRST's website doesn't yet show it, but FIM will have a 19th district event in Bloomfield Hills week 2 (or misspelled as Bloomfiled Hills).

[Aren Siekmeier]

Originally Posted by Christopher149

FIRST's website doesn't yet show it, but FIM will have a 19th district event in Bloomfield Hills week 2 (or misspelled as Bloomfiled Hills).

I'm not seeing that event on the FiM site. Was it removed in the last few days?

[Christopher149]

Originally Posted by Aren Siekmeier

I'm not seeing that event on the FiM site. Was it removed in the last few days?

Hmm, looks like they did remove it. Hopefully they make up their mind about it.

[tr6scott]

Yes, it looks to be gone...

I am sure it will come back if the rookie numbers push us into it, but as of right now there enough spots for everyone to play there 2 districts.

(nice for them to tip their hand though)

[Christopher149]

Originally Posted by tr6scott

Yes, it looks to be gone...

I am sure it will come back if the rookie numbers push us into it, but as of right now there enough spots for everyone to play there 2 districts.

(nice for them to tip their hand though)

And now the USFIRST website is showing Kettering University Event #2 in week 2.