2009 Silicon Valley Regional

[Bill Gold]

Not that this really matters, but in 1999 / 2000 it was officially the NASA Ames Regional. However, many people in this area of the FIRST community referred to it as the NASA Ames Western Regional or just Western Regional since it was the only event anywhere near the west coast. Also, at least in 2000, since the event wasn't held at NASA Ames Research Center it could have been seen by many not to have been "their" Regional, despite their massive funding of it.

2001 was the first official naming of the "Silicon Valley Regional," and the beginning of FIRST's event expansion to other cities on the west coast... or just anywhere west of Texas, really.

This nuance doesn't really matter, though. It's the same event, just different names at different points.