Exhibition Event

[Ari423]

My team is planning an exhibition event. The idea is that teams can bring their prospective members to this event and see all of the cool robots from nearby schools. They get to talk to more students from other teams and possibly even see what competition matches look like. Getting to see other robots gives new members a better idea of the diversity of robots and how different teams operate. In a less stressful environment than an off-season competition, current team members will have more time to explain stuff to new members rather than just saying "you'll pick it up as you go" as we do all too often. We will have robots for prospective team members to drive (in a controlled environment), and music and dancing like at competitions.

I'm posting this because I'm interested in hearing people's opinions of the event. Do you think it will be worthwhile? (the event will happen even if the consensus is no) Do you have any suggestions for other activities we can do to bring in new members? We are always open to suggestions.

P.S. - This event is very low budget (~$50) so please keep price in mind with your suggestions.