2009 Chesapeake Regional

[RoboMom]

Sent to the main team contacts

December 2008

Greetings Mentors! You are receiving this email because you have registered a team for the 2009 FIRST Chesapeake Regional, March 19-21, 2009 in Annapolis, Maryland

Next update: January 15, 2009. There will be more information coming over the next 3 months to help you plan your trip to Annapolis and the 2009 Chesapeake Regional.

Website: www.chesapeakefirst.org

Schedule: [not yet posted] http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc...ts.aspx?id=430 NOTE: Load-In on Thursday March 19. There is no Wed. night access for teams or early load-in at this event.

Venue

* Chesapeake Regional Lingo: http://www.chesapeakefirst.org/regio...venueusna.html

* Access to the USNA by bus, van, or on foot, parking, shuttle bus schedule, venue map [more updates to come] http://www.chesapeakefirst.org/regio...venueusna.html

* Food [more updates to come] http://www.chesapeakefirst.org/regio...venueusna.html & http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc...ts.aspx?id=430

* Tours of the USNA: For tours, please contact the visitor center. http://www.usna.edu/NAFPRODV/VC/

Paperwork needed for the Chesapeake Regional:

* Bus and tool vehicle request forms for entering the USNA. [more details to come]
* Site Info and Consent forms: [not yet posted] http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc...ts.aspx?id=430

Annapolis-hotels, buses, parking in town: http://www.chesapeakefirst.org/regio...venueusna.html

· The Annapolis Conference and Visitors Bureau can serve as a clearinghouse to assist the teams seeking hotels, with local bus rentals, or information about parking in Annapolis. . This group has assisted many teams the past two years. http://www.visitannapolis.org/

Shipping & Drayage: [not yet posted] http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc...ts.aspx?id=430

Volunteering:

* Still recruiting many volunteers for this event. Sign up here (and be sure to designate CHESAPEAKE) https://my.usfirst.org/vims/logon.lasso?page=logon

Student Volunteers: [More details to come] http://www.chesapeakefirst.org/regio...venueusna.html

* Student Ambassadors for VIP tours
* Student Singers
* Chesapeake "Team Showcase" http://www.chesapeakefirst.org/regio...venueusna.html

Team Social: TBD http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc...ts.aspx?id=430

See you in Annapolis!

[RoboMom]

Hang on to your dixie cups!
I am delighted we will have Blair Hundertmark and Andy Grady joining us at the Yard this year!

[RoboMom]

out to the teams
2009 Chesapeake "Team Showcase"
Each year the planning committee receives requests from the teams for space to put up a booth or table, to demonstrate a product, to make a presentation on center stage, to show a video, to conduct a charity drive or to give-away cool stuff. We are impressed by the creativity and initiative shown by the teams. However, with 60+ teams at Chesapeake, we have a shortage of space, and need to establish policies that are fair and consistent for all the teams.
Last year we held a successful Team Showcase, and we are pleased to announce the 2009 Chesapeake Team Showcase. The first 20 teams who register will be assigned a one-hour time slot on Thursday March 19, between 9-7 pm, starting on the hour. The team will be allowed a standard 2' by 6' table at a site TBD (in the pits). Two teams at two tables will be featured in the Showcase at the same time.
Teams will be responsible for staffing this table during their assigned hour. They may display a banner on the front of the table (need to bring own tape, etc.) They may give-away items fitting the guidelines listed here under Chesapeake Regional-Site Information: http://usfirst.org/community/frc/reg...ts.aspx?id=430 They may demonstrate a product, conduct a training session or run a charity collection drive. No selling of products or selling/giving out food is allowed. The team needs to supply all equipment needed.
To register, send Jenny Beatty jbeatty@usfirst.org
1. Team #,
2. Team contact for the Showcase, with their email address
3. Brief description of what your team would like to do during your 59 minutes-2-3 sentences max.
An agenda of the Showcase will be given to all the teams at the Chesapeake Regional and hourly announcements will be made in the pits. We will rely on the cooperation of the teams participating to make it work. We will only be able to accommodate the first 20 teams who sign up.

[RoboMom]

Chesapeake Update #2 out to the teams attending, including the following:

No Official Team Social

Recruiting for Student Singers

Recruiting for Student Ambassadors

Still space for Team Showcase teams (see post above)

USNA website with required bus forms will be update soon.