RIT Press Conference

[Matt Leese]

On Saturday, October 11, at 3:30 PM a press conference will be held at the Rochester Institute of Technology. An announcement related to the proposed Rochester Regional will be made at this time. This will be held in the Xerox Auditorium of the James E. Gleason Building (Building 9). Dean Kamen is expected to attend.

So, if you happen to be in the area, please feel free to stop by. Directions and a campus map are available: http://inside.rit.edu/maps/

Matt

[KenWittlief]

!

Im speechless! [fortunately I can still type] :c)

[Koko Ed]

Originally posted by Matt Leese
On Saturday, October 11, at 3:30 PM a press conference will be held at the Rochester Institute of Technology. An announcement related to the proposed Rochester Regional will be made at this time. This will be held in the Xerox Auditorium of the James E. Gleason Building (Building 9). Dean Kamen is expected to attend.

So, if you happen to be in the area, please feel free to stop by. Directions and a campus map are available: http://inside.rit.edu/maps/
YES!


Matt

Well that's a good reason to go around the campus on a weekend. Definately checking that out.

[Rich Wong]

Originally posted by Matt Leese
On Saturday, October 11, at 3:30 PM a press conference will be held at the Rochester Institute of Technology. An announcement related to the proposed Rochester Regional will be made at this time. This will be held in the Xerox Auditorium of the James E. Gleason Building (Building 9). Dean Kamen is expected to attend.

So, if you happen to be in the area, please feel free to stop by. Directions and a campus map are available: http://inside.rit.edu/maps/

Matt

CONGRATS ROCHESTER,NY! 3 CHEERS...... BECAUSE THAT
MAKES 3 REGIONALS IN THE STATE OF NY.

[Adrienne E.]

grrrrrr-ness i'm stuck in potsdam!! let me know how it goes matt! a regional in my hometown would be awesome!!!!!!!!

[KenWittlief]

Adrienne
Ex-X-Cat

what is this?!

hope its a typo!

should read "X-cat for life"
(once an X-cat, always an X-cat)

[Yan Wang]

Originally posted by Rich Wong
CONGRATS ROCHESTER,NY! 3 CHEERS...... BECAUSE THAT
MAKES 3 REGIONALS IN THE STATE OF NY.

Err, Rich, Matt said that an announcement would be made regarding a regional at RIT... not that there is DEFINITELY going to be one.

Though I'm hoping for the latter.

[JVN]

Originally posted by Adrienne E.
grrrrrr-ness i'm stuck in potsdam!! let me know how it goes matt! a regional in my hometown would be awesome!!!!!!!!

We can ship you down there if you'd like.
We've got the cage... err... crate already built!

And you say we're not nice to you up here...

[KenWittlief]

for some reason I doubt Dean would fly into rochester and hold a press confrence at RIT, in a 200 seat theater

to announce that FIRST will not be holding a regional at rochester or RIT at any time in the forseeable future

?!

If that were the case I suspect he has better things to do with his time

[GregT]

I'll be there.
Greg

[Rich Wong]

Originally posted by monsieurcoffee
Err, Rich, Matt said that an announcement would be made regarding a regional at RIT... not that there is DEFINITELY going to be one.

Though I'm hoping for the latter.

oops, me jump too soon.

[Matt Leese]

Originally posted by KenWittlief
for some reason I doubt Dean would fly into rochester and hold a press confrence at RIT, in a 200 seat theater

to announce that FIRST will not be holding a regional at rochester or RIT at any time in the forseeable future

?!

If that were the case I suspect he has better things to do with his time

He's actually the guest speaker at the University of Rochester that same day. We get to steal him for about an hour.

As for the actual announcement, I'm not quite sure what's going to be announced. I've heard three different things in the past three days. But I still think everyone should wait and find out.

Matt

[Koko Ed]

Originally posted by Matt Leese
He's actually the guest speaker at the University of Rochester that same day. We get to steal him for about an hour.

As for the actual announcement, I'm not quite sure what's going to be announced. I've heard three different things in the past three days. But I still think everyone should wait and find out.

Matt

It would be very embarassing to invite the founder of FIRST to your school just so you can tell him to his face that you have no interest in hosting a competition.
That would be super lame.

[rees2001]

I have officially changed my plans for saturday. This has been a pretty active fall for FIRST in Rochester. I'm telling my team this week. I know they'll be pumped.

[Yan Wang]

I understand that it would be HIGHLY unlikely that there wouldn't be a regional - I was merely pointing out that getting excited was premature and could result negatively... why celebrate now and be .00001% unsure when you can celebrate next Sat and be 100% sure?

Heh, if I didn't check CD, Greg, would you have?

So... does anyone know if this regional would be during this upcoming season?? That would be awesome.