2005 Rochester Off Season Competition!!!!

[coreyjon]

That would rock! I'm sure I could talk team 250 into going to it. In fact tonight we are having a meeting, and I will raise the question and see what the interest is in such an event. With an off-season event so close (about 3 hours) I can't see us not going.

[Alex Cormier]

ok ok ok... we need to get some things down before everyone goes crazy.

first i would like all the names of people who would like to help in any way. please PM me so i could make a list.

secondly i would like all the people who have at least a interest in going to this off season comp. please pm me so i can make a list.


thanks for all the input!!

2005 Rochester off season comp ideas and so thread

[Ellery]

Hey Alex,

Nice job in getting people together... I told you " Ask and they will come!" We have a great community up here and I'm sure alot of the rookies this year who could not go to another competition would be willing to take another crack at it. Just have to figure in the time frame.

Ellery

[Erin Rapacki]

I can give you some advice. For one; don't use the NASA field. You can get one directly from FIRST. They loan them out for free as long as you pay for insurance (which could be a few thousand dollars). You'd need a good tech crew but these new fields are a lot easier to manage than the old ones.

In case people have forgotten, I founded/organize/manage the Beantown Blitz in Boston. In 2003/2004 I ran around the country volunteering at events to specifically learn how they operated. I taught myself and I'd be willing to pass along what I learned to any other post-season event coordinators. Maybe we could arrange for a phone call.

[JudyVandy]

Chuck's interested...

[Karthik]

If I recall correctly, Dave Kelso and Libby Ritchie gave a presentation at last year's FIRST Robotics Conference on how to host an off-season event. Perhaps you should look into contacting either of them, or at the least take a look at their PowerPoint presentation.

[Conor Ryan]

i'll try to talk 1403 into it, we need some sponsors or contributors first, we're like broke

but some stuff you may want to do:
-create a brochure to handout at competition about it
-make a website or a section of your website devoted to promoting it.
-give us dates

[DaBruteForceGuy]

I can;t say that my whole team would go but i am interested... and that means that if it comes down to it i will HiJack our robot with the other officers and come up ourselves....... yea so you could put us down for a spot...... Did you guys come up wiht any roundabout entree fee yet?

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by DaBruteForceGuy

I can;t say that my whole team would go but i am interested... and that means that if it comes down to it i will HiJack our robot with the other officers and come up ourselves....... yea so you could put us down for a spot...... Did you guys come up wiht any roundabout entree fee yet?

the fee will be in the range of $150-$200, thanks i'll put you on the list that is ever so growing!!

[Ashley Christine]

im so happy everyone is interested! i hope it all works out. Alex if you want help just let me know seeming as it was my idea and i dont want to put it all on you!!

[Alex Cormier]

sorry to say but i was out of line posting this stuff. the project is at a halt for right now. i will be talking to the team about this further,thanks and sorry for the anticipation of this event.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Pit Bull 1126

sorry to say but i was out of line posting this stuff. the project is at a halt for right now. i will be talking to the team about this further,thanks and sorry for the anticipation of this event.

Take your time, Alex. Better to wait a year and see it done right then a rushed half-baked product that will cause people to never want to return again.
Trust me. You did the right thing.

[rees2001]

Originally Posted by Pit Bull 1126

sorry to say but i was out of line posting this stuff. the project is at a halt for right now. i will be talking to the team about this further,thanks and sorry for the anticipation of this event.

Alex,
Let's not totally give up on this. Remember, you are not alone on this. There are many other teams locally. You don't need to shoulder this responsibility yourself. I am impressed you have carried it this far.

I would love to see something in the fall. Something I could use to show new students what FIRST is all about. The fall is also a great time to work on getting those couple new Rookie schools interested in FIRST. We are hoping to add a couple more new teams to go along with all of the amazing Rookies from this year. Some local teams may want something in the fall to help them pull in funding from sponsors. I know most of this was taken care of at the Regional a few weeks ago but... a little more doesn't hurt.

All I'm saying is, take a break until after the Championship. Enjoy the season while it is here. We can spend the whole summer planning something cool for the fall.

That's just my thoughts/ramblings.

[Chris Sturrock]

I would love to come down to this, just to see if I could drive with 1511 and 1559. You guys are awesome. But unfortunatley, I am already going to the Canada's wonderland off-season event, in which case, I will not be able to attend if this does pull through. If not, you guys should try to come to the wonderland off-season event. It's gonna be a blast!

[Greg Needel]

Originally Posted by Erin Rapacki

I can give you some advice. For one; don't use the NASA field. You can get one directly from FIRST. They loan them out for free as long as you pay for insurance (which could be a few thousand dollars). You'd need a good tech crew but these new fields are a lot easier to manage than the old ones.

In case people have forgotten, I founded/organize/manage the Beantown Blitz in Boston. In 2003/2004 I ran around the country volunteering at events to specifically learn how they operated. I taught myself and I'd be willing to pass along what I learned to any other post-season event coordinators. Maybe we could arrange for a phone call.

i will have to disagree with you Erin...while the FIRST Fields are much nicer in quality it defiantly isn;t worth the insurance money and the shipping cost on the fields when you can get the NASA one for just the cost of gas to get here and some food. besides you get 2 great guys with that Field who have done more off season events then anyone else.


Alex don't give up so soon, there are alot of people interested and i think with a group collaboration we will be able to pull this off. maybe what we should do is start a committee after nationals that will work logistics. different people are good at different things and i am sure with enough intelligent and dedicated people this is a very doable project for the September time frame. come find me at nationals and we can talk if you want, because i have a few ideas on how to manage this endeavor