2008 Regional Registration Progress

[Karthik]

Mark,

You pretty explained the registration process the way I understand it, but I think there are a couple slight differences.

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

It's easier if you think of registration as involving three lists, in this order:
-- Team List = already in and guaranteed (either paid or it's your first Regional choice).
-- Wait List = paid (or first Regional choice), but waiting for additional slots to be opened up. In order of first registration or payment date.
-- Pending List = payment is pending (not an ordered list)

You don't necessarily have to be paid to be on a waitlist. When I login to TIMS, I have the option of adding 1114 to the waitlist of any full event. I had this option before we had made any payment arrangements with FIRST for any of our events.

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

For example, if you registered today for Hawaii as a third Regional, you would be added to the Pending count. As soon as FIRST received your P.O. or check you would be moved to the wait list behind the other teams that registered as a first Regional and teams that paid before you. The Pending count would go down by one. Finally, when the remaining unclaimed rookie slots are opened up, you might get one, the Regional Director might decide to make all the pits a little smaller to squeeze you in, or FIRST will work with you to find you space in another Regional.

As of right now, any team who registers for Hawaii would be added to the waitlist. The pending list only accepts teams when the regional has empty spots available. For example, GLR had a pending count of 18 teams a few days ago, and 1 open spot. When that 1 open spot was filled, the pending count dropped to 0. I've spoken to a few teams who were on that pending list, and they said they've been moved to the waitlist. (I'd ask more teams, but of course the pending lists are no longer viewable)

Again, this is just my interpretation of how the process works based on what I've read, observed and have been told. I could be terribly mistaken.

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Found this on the FIRST website: http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc...nt.aspx?id=462

Originally Posted by Registration Process for Additional Events and the Championship

When a team selects an additional regional event and/or the Championship, the team's selection will be "pending" until a FIRST acceptable form of payment is received. Once FIRST Finance has received an acceptable payment for your team, we will move the team's event status from "pending" to "registered".
Please understand that once all event spots are filled, any of the remaining "pending" teams who have not yet paid will be moved onto a waitlist for that event (even if this should occur prior to the payment deadline of 2/01/08). Therefore, no pending spot is guaranteed until a FIRST acceptable form of payment is received. See also: FRC Payment Terms.