**FIRST EMAIL**/2008 FRC Connecticut "Double Regional"

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

Derailing this thread, why would anyone want to make straw from silk? Just go cut some wheat and you'll have all the straw you need.

It helped in making bonnets for working in the fields.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kies

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To name fields after scientists and inventors from the venue area is so cool. It would give folks an opportunity to learn more about these people, bringing some of them out of obscurity.

[AcesPease]

Originally Posted by KathieK

Samuel Colt Inventor and founder of the Colt firearm company; born in Hartford.
Charles Goodyear Inventor of vulcanized rubber; born in New Haven.
Mary Kies, The first woman to receive a US patent, received on May 15th, 1809 for a method of weaving straw with silk; from South Killingly.
Robert N. Hall, demonstrated the first semiconductor laser, and invented a type of magnetron commonly used in microwave ovens. He also contributed to the development of rectifiers for power transmission. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut.
Edwin Herbert Land, born in Bridgeport, CT, was an American scientist and inventor. Among other things, he invented inexpensive filters for polarizing light, instant polaroid photography, and his retinex theory of color vision.
Kenneth Harry Olsen, born in Stratford, CT, is an American engineer who co-founded Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1957. In 1977, he infamously quipped, "there is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home".

Don't forget that J Willard Gibbs, "The greatest thermodynamicist of them all" was born and worked in New Haven CT (Yale). Without his work in mathematical Physics and Chemistry modern science might still be stuck in the 19th century.

Also of note is Igor Sikorsky, pioneering aircraft and Helicopter designer who spent most of his most productive years in CT.

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by KathieK

Samuel Colt Inventor and founder of the Colt firearm company; born in Hartford.
Charles Goodyear Inventor of vulcanized rubber; born in New Haven.
Mary Kies, The first woman to receive a US patent, received on May 15th, 1809 for a method of weaving straw with silk; from South Killingly.
Robert N. Hall, demonstrated the first semiconductor laser, and invented a type of magnetron commonly used in microwave ovens. He also contributed to the development of rectifiers for power transmission. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut.
Edwin Herbert Land, born in Bridgeport, CT, was an American scientist and inventor. Among other things, he invented inexpensive filters for polarizing light, instant polaroid photography, and his retinex theory of color vision.
Kenneth Harry Olsen, born in Stratford, CT, is an American engineer who co-founded Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1957. In 1977, he infamously quipped, "there is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home".

I like Colt and Goodyear as choices for field names, as they are both recognisable names for most people. But here are a few more famous people from Connecticut that might make good field names:

Eli Whitney - inventor of cotton gin
P. T. Barnum - the Barnum and Bailey circus
J. P. Morgan - banker/financier during Industrial Revolution

[Mike Betts]

Our Connecticut FIRST web site has been updated with the latest information on the 2008 Connecticut Regional.

Check it out!

[Jon236]

Great website! Keep up the great work!

[Richard Wallace]

33 teams are confirmed and 11 more are pending for Connecticut as of this morning. Certainly this will be a good sized single regional at least -- but it sure would be cool if another couple dozen teams sign up and make it a double regional!

Unfortunately, my team will not be one of them.

We discussed it, and many were in favor of making the long trek (1100 miles), but in the end travel costs simply put the idea out of our reach.

[Uberbots]

I hope after they have done the finals, they allow the teams from the two fields to compete- like a mini Championship.

http://uberbots.org/2008/news.php?newsArt=34

[AcesPease]

Originally Posted by Uberbots

I hope after they have done the finals, they allow the teams from the two fields to compete- like a mini Championship.

http://uberbots.org/2008/news.php?newsArt=34

Michael Sperber
Chair, FRC Connecticut Regional Planning Committee
FIRST Senior Mentor (CT) (2005-2007)
CT FIRST @ www.ctfirst.org

had this to in and earlier post:

"5) Will the Regional Champions on each field be able to play each other? We sure hope so. The Regional Planning Committee is looking at the possibility of having a Match of the Champions, of sorts... There are some details that need to get worked out, but we are trying to find a way to make this happen! Will it mean anything in terms of official FIRST awards? No, just really good bragging rights!"

I sure would like to see enough teams sign up so this can happen. Maybe some old friends and rivals who haven't been to Hartford in a while could come back and join the fun

[MWTrek]

If anyone is still looking for a second regional to attend, the CT regional still has 33 team slots open (with only 8 teams pending). This should be a fun event this year. There is plenty of things to do around the Hartford area. Any team in the north east should consider coming to this regional.

[Andy Grady]

Hi Folks!

Assuming all the pending teams hold up for the 2008 Connecticut Regional, we are only 16 teams away from filling the event, virtually assuring that the regional will go double! I assure you, this event will not dissapoint...so sign on up!

I'm also very dissapointed to see that no teams from outside of the New England, New York, New Jersey area have signed up. This is your chance to come out to the Northeast and show us what you are made of (and possibly force me to shut my mouth!)

Come support the future of FIRST events by taking a test drive in what could be a staple of FIRST events in the future.

Double the Fun...lets go!

[acdcfan259]

Has there been any talks about whether or not this is going to be attempted again in '09?

P.S. Sorry about the revival.

[Mark McLeod]

I've heard that FIRST has said they are laying plans for three double regionals in 2009.
I imagine Toronto, NYC, and maybe Connecticut since they already have the space for it.
VCU, NJ, and Great Lakes were pretty full regionals this year too and have the potential to go double as well.

Final word will be based on registration and venue probably.