California District Proposal

[plnyyanks]

* A simple, workable way must be found for teams outside the west coast Continental US to have choice of venue despite whatever District rules that others must adhere to. It's difficult enough to travel the distance to get here, and special accommodation must be provided.

This is a consideration that has been discussed many times in the various New York district threads, as well.

There are a ton of possibilities...

1. International Teams Join the District
   1. The team can attend 2 events like other teams and have to qualify for DCMP -> CMP
   2. The team can attend one event, but get double points towards qualifying for DCMP -> CMP
   3. The team attends X events, but with a larger points multiplier (4x for one event, 2x for 2 events, maybe) that lets them qualify straight for CMP alongside the rest of the district teams, but not be required to atttend DCMP, thus reducing the travel burden.
   4. The district could set aside X slots at their DCMP for international teams (who attend as their only event), who earn points at some larger multiplier (4x?) towards qualifying for CMP
2. International Teams Don't Join the District
   1. Teams can register for district events in the 3rd play window, and can qualify for CMP with one of the 6 slots the same way they do at regionals
   2. The district could set aside X slots at DCMP for international teams, who could qualify for CMP via one of the 6 slots, like regionals
   3. noop: international teams still can't compete in districts, they'll have to travel elsewhere.

Overall, I agree with Basal that this is primarily an HQ problem (although I personally like option 1c)