2006 FRC Registration Opening Letter

[Kevin Kolodziej]

Finally I can talk about the Milwaukee Regional!!! (whoops )

With Midwest and Boilermaker being the same weekend, and Milwaukee being the weekend after, I think we'll see quite an impressive roster for the inaugural event...but time will tell. One way or another, it's going to rock and I invite everyone to check it out!

Unfortunately no regionals fall during my break, which means I'm going to have to very careful with my attendance choices this year with senior design and masters classes going on...but such is life. At least with Milwaukee, I can always go to class if I really need to and then get back to the arena!

Have a great season, everyone!

Kev

[tiggsterk]

AW, we have spring break during April this year....no regional falls during it...argh, and neither does nationals...so in trouble...oh no, nationals are during ap exams

[David Guzman]

Originally Posted by tiggsterk

AW, we have spring break during April this year....no regional falls during it...argh, and neither does nationals...so in trouble...oh no, nationals are during ap exams

No they are not, exams are the week after nationals. See the following for schedules on AP exams.

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/ex...68-0-0,00.html

I have to agree with Andrew that having Midwest and Boilmaker the same weekend will make many teams think about which one they should go to. Honestly I also want to know where some of the teams I admire like 45, 71, 111 are going to be . Either way im sure all regionals will be great because ALL FIRST Regionals are the best experience anyone could have.

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by David Guzman

I have to agree with Andrew that having Midwest and Boilmaker the same weekend will make many teams think about which one they should go to. Honestly I also want to know where some of the teams I admire like 45, 71, 111 are going to be . Either way im sure all regionals will be great because ALL FIRST Regionals are the best experience anyone could have.

The TechnoKats Robotics Team has attended the Midwest Regional for 9 straight years. We've stuck with the venue changes from Harper College to Northwestern University to University of Illinois-Chicago. Along the way, we have made great friends and competed against some of the best FIRST teams. During these years, the Midwest Regional has always been a great Regional and it will continue to be. We've eaten chicken with our fingers at Midevil Times and fried chicken wings during breakfast tailgating. We've had the good fortune to win this regional 3 times and win the Regional Chairman's Award once.

Sadly, team 45 will not be attending the 2006 Midwest Regional. We are committed to the Boilermaker Regional, as we call it our "home regional". Since these two regionals take place during the same weekend in the 2006 FIRST Regional competitions, we had to make a choice. Since we are so close to Purdue, this choice was not difficult, but still sad.

Knowing the people who run the Midwest Regional, I know that we will be missing out on a great competition. We hope to return soon.

Sincerely,
Andy Baker

[Raul]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

The TechnoKats Robotics Team has attended the Midwest Regional for 9 straight years. We've stuck with the venue changes from Harper College to Northwestern University to University of Illinois-Chicago. Along the way, we have made great friends and competed against some of the best FIRST teams. During these years, the Midwest Regional has always been a great Regional and it will continue to be. We've eaten chicken with our fingers at Midevil Times and fried chicken wings during breakfast tailgating. We've had the good fortune to win this regional 3 times and win the Regional Chairman's Award once.

Sadly, team 45 will not be attending the 2006 Midwest Regional. We are committed to the Boilermaker Regional, as we call it our "home regional". Since these two regionals take place during the same weekend in the 2006 FIRST Regional competitions, we had to make a choice. Since we are so close to Purdue, this choice was not difficult, but still sad.

Knowing the people who run the Midwest Regional, I know that we will be missing out on a great competition. We hope to return soon.

Sincerely,
Andy Baker

We will greatly miss team 45 and very likely team 71 (I think they also consider Purdue home) as we must also stick with our home regional. I first met Andy and the rest of the great 45 team in 1999 at the MWR in Harper when we teamed up that first year of alliances. And of course we played against 71 and 27 in those playoffs and got beat.

Anyway, does anyone know the specific venue for the Milwaukee regional?

Raul

[KathieK]

Originally Posted by Raul

Anyway, does anyone know the specific venue for the Milwaukee regional?

It says here the US Cellular Arena.

[Ian Curtis]

Wow, this is exciting! Two regionals within a reasonable distance from Maine!

[Ricky Q.]

Originally Posted by Raul

We will greatly miss team 45 and very likely team 71 (I think they also consider Purdue home) as we must also stick with our home regional. I first met Andy and the rest of the great 45 team in 1999 at the MWR in Harper when we teamed up that first year of alliances. And of course we played against 71 and 27 in those playoffs and got beat.

Anyway, does anyone know the specific venue for the Milwaukee regional?

Raul

We are very excited to have a regional in Wisconsin now. It will indeed be held at the US Cellular Arena in Downtown Milwaukee. Hopefully the inaugural year of our regional goes as well as we hope.

Team #269 now also faces the tough choice of choosing regionals. The Wisconsin Regional will now be our home regional. And we will probably look to attend either Midwest or Boilermaker the week before. If we choose Boilermaker it will mark the first time since our team's rookie year in 1999 that we have not attended the Midwest Regional. We have been proud to make it a tradition to attend this regional for the last 7 years, winning it 2 twice, once with team 45 and once with 111 and 71. Our team would not be where it is now without the Midwest Regional.

[Kyle Love]

Originally Posted by Raul

We will greatly miss team 45 and very likely team 71 (I think they also consider Purdue home) as we must also stick with our home regional. I first met Andy and the rest of the great 45 team in 1999 at the MWR in Harper when we teamed up that first year of alliances. And of course we played against 71 and 27 in those playoffs and got beat.

Anyway, does anyone know the specific venue for the Milwaukee regional?

Raul

45 will sadly miss seeing the tye-dye. Maybe this is a reason for a push for red and blue tye dye for 45?