2007 Boston Regional!

[MikeDubreuil]

Your team coming to Boston? Check out the Team Welcome Letter located on http://www.bostonfirst.org.

[FreakyAntelope]

Alright! Team social at the Museum of Science on Friday night! The museum of science is loads of fun, and will only more amazingly fun when it's packed full of FIRSTers!

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Nice.. Free food and MoS. Should be a great time.

I thought the Boston regional was the most well planned and coordinated event I've been to. I expect it to be even better this year. Good job to the planning committee.

[Greg Marra]

With the help of Motorola and NASA, the Boston FIRST Regional is implementing a ‘video database’
system. This will allow teams to cue up video of any previous match as requested, on demand! More
information will be provided at the event. ** We highly recommend all teams bring at least one laptop
computer, along with an Ethernet cable, in order to utilize this system **

Oh man. That is the coolest thing ever. They are recording all of the matches as they happen and putting them on an internet server for teams to watch. This is going to make scouting and strategy meetings on Friday night very interesting.

[slickguy2007]

With the help of Motorola and NASA, the Boston FIRST Regional is implementing a ‘video database’
system. This will allow teams to cue up video of any previous match as requested, on demand! More
information will be provided at the event. ** We highly recommend all teams bring at least one laptop
computer, along with an Ethernet cable, in order to utilize this system **

The Boston Regional rocks! They seem like they will always have something new in store for the teams each year. This will be a HUUUGE help when doing strategy and alliance selections.

[BandChick]

I am volunteering as a referee for the upcoming FIRST Robotics Boston Regional Competition, and am looking for a place to stay between Wednesday and Saturday night of the event (March 21-25). I'm travelling from New Jersey for the event and am hoping to find an affordable place to stay. If anyone has an extra hotel room, or is willing to split a hotel room with me, that would be fantastic. Or, if anyone would be willing to let me crash on their couch for a few nights, even that would work. I'm more than happy to reimburse for travel and subsidize any boarding costs.

If you have any suggestions or can spare a college student a place to sleep, please PM me or email me back at sreffler@usfirst.org.

Thanks in advance!

[Heretic121]

With the help of Motorola and NASA, the Boston FIRST Regional is implementing a ‘video database’
system. This will allow teams to cue up video of any previous match as requested, on demand! More
information will be provided at the event. ** We highly recommend all teams bring at least one laptop
computer, along with an Ethernet cable, in order to utilize this system **

Wow... i don't have to sit in the stands all day Friday now... i can do it all within what an hour or so??? =D

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by Heretic121

Wow... i don't have to sit in the stands all day Friday now... i can do it all within what an hour or so??? =D

Still need to watch them.. and you dont get all the angles.

[Rick]

The real March Madness will be at the Boston Regional! Who has their final four picks ready?

[akshar]

just want to point out that if your driving up and such, and planning on eating dinner out at a restaurant or what have you. the parking meters are free after 6. but a lot of streets might also be parking with a permit only.

less than 2 days!
good luck to all the teams!

[dtape]

or they are covered in snow

[Brandon Holley]

Originally Posted by akshar

just want to point out that if your driving up and such, and planning on eating dinner out at a restaurant or what have you. the parking meters are free after 6. but a lot of streets might also be parking with a permit only.

less than 2 days!
good luck to all the teams!

and if u park at a meter overnight u gotta move it by 8am or put money in the meter or thats a 25 dollar ticket

[RoboMom]

** We highly recommend all teams bring at least one laptop
computer, along with an Ethernet cable, in order to utilize this system **

and if you are lucky, Bob Metcalfe can autograph the cable.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

and if you are lucky, Bob Metcalfe can autograph the cable.

Or, Steve Wozniak can autograph your MacBook!

[Waynep]

We are still looking for a few volunteers to help support the videodatabase system, as well as in crowd control, safety glass distribution, and spare parts attendant. So team members if you want the videodatabase to happen or are willing to volunteer for another position please e-mail me at waynep@bu.edu
We will also be accepting walk on volunteers if you find yourself available at the competition.

Thank you very much and I will be looking forward to seeing all of you in a few days.
Best,
-wayne