2007 FRC Regional Event Dates Announced

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by slickguy2007

FLORIDA is week 4? wow, interesting. And not to mention they are only accepting 31 teams!?!?!

While some of the dates are right, I don't beleive any of the team capacities are correct. Chesepeake, for example, what stated in another thread to be accepting 64 teams, while this states 54. VCU had 64 teams last year, this says 54 again. GTR had 74, this says 70. Etc.

And yes, the Bayou regional is really in New Orleans, NOT New Hampshire...

[Madison]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

While some of the dates are right, I don't beleive any of the team capacities are correct. Chesepeake, for example, what stated in another thread to be accepting 64 teams, while this states 54. VCU had 64 teams last year, this says 54 again. GTR had 74, this says 70. Etc.

And yes, the Bayou regional is really in New Orleans, NOT New Hampshire...

FIRST practically always reserves capacity for late registering teams, NASA grant winners and the like.

[Marcel]

Bah going to these forums makes me want to skip like 3 or 4 months. >.< I need to build something!

Hey are the dates for the Las Vegas Regionals correct now?

[ChrisH]

The Los Angeles Regional will be held at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, not the Great Western Forum. The Los Angeles Forum does not exist. We have used both in different years so somebody is confused.

[Steve W]

As was stated earlier, the amount of teams does not match last year. The reason is that every regional holds back a certain number of spots. These are for rookie teams or special circumstance teams. If they spots are not taken by a certain date, TBD, then they are added to the available later on. That is the reason that your team should go on a waiting list for events that you would like to attend.

On another thought, I heard that there were going to be other Super Regionals this year but only GTA is listed with 2 fields. Has anyone heard of any others?

[Marcel]

Dual-wielding field regionals! o.o

Nope haven't heard any such rumors. But I have heard that there's this competition called the First Robotics Competition, it has something to do with robots, flying balls, and donuts. Meh I'm hyper, I'm going to run laps around my neighborhood or something.

[Dylan]

The GLR looks right...

First day of competition on my birthday, can't think of better way to spend it!


Has the 2007 Championship location been finalized, or will it be somewhere other than ATL?

[MattD]

Originally Posted by Dylan

Has the 2007 Championship location been finalized, or will it be somewhere other than ATL?

From what I have heard it will be in Atlanta again.

[SamC]

Originally Posted by MattD

From what I have heard it will be in Atlanta again.

Hopefully in the next 3 years (before i graduate) it will go to Los Angeles or New York!

[coreyk]

Has the 2007 Championship location been finalized, or will it be somewhere other than ATL?

I believe that Atlanta has signed a 3-4 year agreement with FIRST - so, no change until then.

[mtaman02]

Originally Posted by coreyk

I believe that Atlanta has signed a 3-4 year agreement with FIRST - so, no change until then.

So far to my knowledge the Atlanta Contract for World Championships was from 2004 - 2006 and as of 2005 or 2006 they signed / and or altered the contract with an additional year (2004 - 2007). Atlanta isn't a bad place to hold the championship I just wish there was some sort of activities to go have fun with (like WD World)

Anyways I am also considering volunteering at championship as well. So make that 3 local regionals, 1 fll event (possibly), and i championship

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by mtaman02

So far to my knowledge the Atlanta Contract for World Championships was from 2004 - 2006 and as of 2005 or 2006 they signed / and or altered the contract with an additional year (2004 - 2007). Atlanta isn't a bad place to hold the championship I just wish there was some sort of activities to go have fun with (like WD World)

There is a Six Flags in Atlanta, as well as the Coke Bottling Factory, the Atlanta Braves, and several other locations that have been team favorites. No, they arn't free like the team party at Epcot was, but the rides weren't even on at Epcot then anyway. Personally, I think Atlanta is by FAR the best venue for the Championship yet, in terms of size, location, venue, etc. Orlando was too hot (and outdoors!), farther away (not by a whole lot though) from many teams, and more expensive. While I didn't attend CMP in 2003, I heard that Houston was pretty much dreadful. I wouldn't mind the Goergia Dome becoming the permanent home of the Championship.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

There is a Six Flags in Atlanta, as well as the Coke Bottling Factory, the Atlanta Braves, and several other locations that have been team favorites. No, they arn't free like the team party at Epcot was, but the rides weren't even on at Epcot then anyway. Personally, I think Atlanta is by FAR the best venue for the Championship yet, in terms of size, location, venue, etc. Orlando was too hot (and outdoors!), farther away (not by a whole lot though) from many teams, and more expensive. While I didn't attend CMP in 2003, I heard that Houston was pretty much dreadful. I wouldn't mind the Goergia Dome becoming the permanent home of the Championship.

I totally agree!

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

... Personally, I think Atlanta is by FAR the best venue for the Championship yet, in terms of size, location, venue, etc. .... I wouldn't mind the Goergia Dome becoming the permanent home of the Championship.

Yeah, what he said! Atlanta would be hard to beat. But I have a bias -- my years at Georgia Tech made Atlanta my favorite city to live in, and since then it has been by favorite city to visit.

I took teams to Epcot in '96, Houston in '03, and Atlanta in '05. The Georgia Dome is by far the best venue, and with thousands of hotel rooms within easy walking distance and very convenient public transportation, the logistics of taking a team to the Championship have never been easier.

[Nica F.]

wow the LA regional is earlier this year. it was held at the LA sports arena 3 years ago right?