It's Championship, Not Nationals

[Greg Marra]

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

How about calling it "Internationals"? I'm going to Internats - yeah!

Or simply call it, "The Event".

I've been reading about Internats all day on the Internets.

[JaneYoung]

Word of FIRST is getting out. I'm having people from all over the place contacting me and asking me what is going on in Atlanta. I want to make sure that I use the correct terminology when providing information to them.

Also, each year, our team has new students and their parents enter the team as seniors and their parents become alumni. If we give mixed signals to the new members, it will never get straight. It is good to start from the beginning with the correct terminology in spoken and written form.

It takes practice just like everything.
Jane

[Stvn]

Originally Posted by The Lucas

Maybe if we get a good nickname to stick, everyone (myself included) will stop calling it "nats" in a couple years.

Originally Posted by sumadin

The Spring Classic? The April Classic?

-Guy

Originally Posted by Budda648

I like to call it Hotlanta...

Originally Posted by raymaniac

How about

"The 2007 FIRST Robotics Competition International World Championship Event Of Atlanta Consisting Of Competition, Gracious Professionalism, Robots, And Geeky Fun"?

Somehow I doubt it will catch on

I'm for "That Which Must Not Be Named." The only problem with it is that nobody would have any idea what we're talking about. It's hard for something to catch on if nobody understands what it is talking about.

[Rich Ross]

How about....

THE BIG ONE!!!!!!!

And btw, Dean doesn't run the show. He's a big part of FIRST, but saying that is like saying Bush runs the country. Does he have a big say? Yes. Does he "run the show?" No.

GET HYPE for THE BIG ONE!!!

[Libby K]

Originally Posted by Rich Ross

And btw, Dean doesn't run the show. He's a big part of FIRST, but saying that is like saying Bush runs the country. Does he have a big say? Yes. Does he "run the show?" No.

+5 points to Rich.

Dean doesn't run the show, he just started the show, and stays a part of it.

for michelle: "silly folks, i run the show! nepotism ftw!"

Also, Dean still calls it Nationals on impulse, just like I do. Everyone who's been around calls it that....that DOESN'T mean we shouldn't try to teach ourselves to say Championship, World Championship, or whatever you choose to [accurately] call it.


Second Edit:

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Dean runs FIRST as much as the royal family runs England.

Not quite. The royal family in England is ceremonial...but Dean is still on the GDC and Board of Supervisors.

Sorry....I had to. I get what you mean, though...

[Stephen Kowski]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

If we give mixed signals to the new members, it will never get straight.

I never give mixed signals, I always call it Nationals

I am wrong to call it that, but all my days of doing presentations has conditioned me to it.

I wonder if any of the veteran Canadians that were around for when it was called Nationals still call it that (Kathik? Ian? other woburners?) accidentally or if it is only the folks in the US that make this mistake.

P.S. I dream of the day that FIRST comes back to it's home in Disney, FIRST's "natural home".

[Tim Arnold]

I call them "Internationals" when I want people to be impressed. Otherwise I could care less, everybody still knows what you are talking about.

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Stephen Kowski

I wonder if any of the veteran Canadians that were around for when it was called Nationals still call it that (Karthik? Ian? other woburners?) accidentally or if it is only the folks in the US that make this mistake.

Yup, I call it Nationals all the time. The Championship Event has never had the right ring to me. I'd love it if FIRST officially changed the name to "The World Championships" and then we could all say "I'm going to Worlds next week". I know that's the terminology all my friends who've competed in amateur sports (swimming, diving, etc.) have used. Makes it sound like a big deal.