[FRC Blog] Championship Badging and Housing Registration Opening

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Mike Schreiber

I was very frustrated when a friend living in the greater St Louis area came to the championships last year to see everything, but couldn't make it until Saturday afternoon due to a somewhat long drive and a work during the week. The badge desk had just closed and I was not able to show them the pits because the event staff would not let us through. Needless to say, not so inspirational. What is the purpose of this?

No inside information but I can't imagine it's anything other than a CYA to satisfy FIRST's lawyers/insurance policy.

[tim-tim]

Originally Posted by Cory

No inside information but I can't imagine it's anything other than a CYA to satisfy FIRST's lawyers/insurance policy.

Understood, but why close the badging desk before / during the biggest part of the show?

[GreyingJay]

Originally Posted by Cory

No inside information but I can't imagine it's anything other than a CYA to satisfy FIRST's lawyers/insurance policy.

Because of spectators walking through the pits?

Nobody seems to have a problem with this at a normal regional...

[Cory]

Originally Posted by GreyingJay

Because of spectators walking through the pits?

Nobody seems to have a problem with this at a normal regional...

Off the top of my head I could see a lawyer thinking this would help reduce the odds of a kid getting abducted/assaulted at the event, if they have to sign everyone in first.

[JB987]

I see that the 30 teams prequalified for Champs managed to take up all of the prime hotels in Experient's block of hotels nearest the venue again...talk about incentive to qualify early for Champs Hopefully we have luck with our number one priority...

[sanddrag]

Thanks for posting Joe. I totally forgot this opened at 9AM Eastern unlike everything else for FIRST that opened at 9AM Pacific. I logged in at 45 minutes after opening, and there were still a number of hotels within walking distance available for selection. It took me about a half an hour to put my list of 8 together and submit.

[Rick]

So this is frustrating. We are registered and paid with FIRST. We are on the championship waitlist, yet we do not show. However, seeing 696 and 987 able to register had me check other numbers around them. It appears that all teams from ~558 through ~1002 show up in the system.

#thisreallygrindsmygears