ISRAEL REGIONAL OFFICAL!!!

[RogerR]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

...Meanwhile, back at the ranch, FIRST has raised the first regional entry fee by 20%, discouraging rookie and poorer teams here in the States. One can only wonder how FIRST can afford this if they've already had to raise prices to break even already.

Don't get me wrong, I realize FIRST is doing this to inspire people worldwide. I just question the logic of an organization that does something like this when it's already having funding woes and growing pains at home.

I seriously doubt that the teams attending the Israel regional will have to pay any less than the teams attending one in north America. they're going to be paying $6000 (or their monetary equivalent).

also, it seems as though your saying that the teams "at home" are more entitled to support than others. but if this is the case, where is FIRST's "home"? north America? the US? new Hampshire? Manchester?