2009 Boston Regional

[smurfgirl]

Originally Posted by Libby K

Now that week 1 is over, I can be REALLY excited for Boston. I get on the train tomorrow morning, and I simply can't wait. See you all there!

Yay! I'm also excited to meet you and Wayne in person... thanks for coordinating all the volunteer stuff, and get ready to get queued.

[EricVanWyk]

Originally Posted by Libby K

Now that week 1 is over, I can be REALLY excited for Boston. I get on the train tomorrow morning, and I simply can't wait. See you all there!

You+Wayne+Me+Boston = Captain Planet?

[Libby K]

Originally Posted by EricVanWyk

You+Wayne+Me+Boston = Captain Planet?

Absolutely, V-Dubs.

[Chris Marra]

It's official, the Boston Regional webcasting setup is capable of sending video of me playing Sonic Adventure on Dreamcast to ustream.tv. We have much to look forward to later this week.

Otherwise, field setup starts later today! [technically, it may not be today depending on your definition]

[Roger]

A 53-foot tractor-trailer truck just left the loading dock at 8:30am -- is that the field delivery or the robot crate delivery?

And no, I'm not anxious, I just happened to be walking that way. It's COLD but sunny today!

[Andrew Bates]

Well the NUTRONS are off to set-up the regional. We'll see everyone tomorrow!

[Erin Rapacki]

Any plans for Thursday night? I plan on robot inspecting all day and would love to catch up.

erin

[MOE]

HELLOOoooooo from the North East
YEP it's old MOE hope all are ready for the Boston REG. The time has come for all the Teams to meet at BOSTON we will have another HOOT in OLD BEAN TOWN, oh yeah ???? OH YEAH !!!! May we all show, the FIRST WORLD, how to have a fun time, Boston should be a super event for all. We have some of the oldest teams in FIRST with a good group of new Teams that should have another great time.
-------GOOD LUCK TO ALL---------
MOE and TEAM 88 TJ2 TYE DYE for ever oh yeah ???? OH YEAH !!!!
SEEeeeee ALL SOONNnnnnnnn......

[ChristinaR]

Two bits of Boston multimedia have been posted online so far.
One is on Boston.com -
http://multimedia.boston.com/tn/1/fe...id=14897482001
(Not sure if that links directly to the videos, or just the most recent ones. But it's there).

And one is from WBZ's Carl Stevens-
http://www.wbz.com/pages/3175088.php

[robochick!]

I'm thinking about going, but I don't know if I will have enough money to travel over. Hopefully I will make it!

[JamesBrown]

Originally Posted by ChristinaR

Two bits of Boston multimedia have been posted online so far.
One is on Boston.com -
http://multimedia.boston.com/tn/1/fe...id=14897482001
(Not sure if that links directly to the videos, or just the most recent ones. But it's there).

And one is from WBZ's Carl Stevens-
http://www.wbz.com/pages/3175088.php

The Boston Regional Planning Committee and the local teams do a great job getting media coverage for the event.

[geekofband007]

I am in the pits right now, we just had the welcoming ceremony, Thursday went great and we are really excited for whats in store for us today and tomorrow.
Good luck all the Boston teams and anyone else competing this weekend!

[artdutra04]

Be sure to check out the 5thGear Simulation set up later today and tomorrow at the regional!

If you enjoy playing, be sure to find two more friends and sign up as a team for the mini 5thGear tournament.

[MikeDubreuil]

Make sure you try the DaVinci robot on the concourse. Yes! Anyone can play with this surgical robot. This is their demo robot used to train surgeons. It is used in the majority of surgeries on newborns at Boston's childrens hospital.

Also, say hello to me, I'm the pit admin supervisor... I'll be at pit admin

[smurfgirl]

Right now, I'm incredibly tired, I ache all over, and I'm ridiculously far behind in work.... but it was worth it! Thank you to everyone for making volunteering at the Boston Regional a wonderful experience for me! My first time at the Boston Regional was great. I got to see old friends from teams that were there, as well as to meet new people. All the other volunteers I worked with this weekend were great. A big thank you to the event coordinators and everyone who put so much of their time and efforts into making the regional as fantastic as it was.

Also, congratulations to all of the teams who participated! It took a lot of work to get this far, and you'll all return home having learned even more. To my friends on 178, I'm really proud to see you take home the Engineering Inspiration Award. So many people agree that you deserve this. Team 88, I was hoping you would win the Chairman's Award. You exemplify what FIRST strives to teach us. Team 190, I've known you and seen you at events since I first got involved in FIRST, and you've always had so much to teach me to go along with your amazing robots. I was rooting for you- I was glad to see you team up with teams 61 and 1099 and pull off that win. I saw some good strategy and teamwork on the field.