2009 Waterloo Regional: feedback for planning committee

[cpeister]

for us, i don't know about other schools, week 3 is still part of our 1 wk break

[Founder]

week 3 is the first weekend of our march break in peterborough! But saying that we are the only school from our entire school board that participates in FIRST it really doesn't affect any other teams in our area.

[Malice]

Oh those bleachers. I wish we could put some nets on'm or something. Random stuff would fall down whenever we start moving around.

I do hope that the video camera that feeds to the screen display would face the other bleachers some time as well. From what I remembered, the camera man at the top could only film one side of the gymnasium and we never got to see ourselves on screen. ):

It was also hard to hear announcements at times. Another member of 781 and myself were talking to some members of 1141 about their Safety Kit Raffle. They had said that their announcement about the raffle was not very loud where their pit area was (which is second row next to the walls).

From the photos I've seen from other tournaments, the stands are usually full. It would be nice to see more people in the bleachers... and then maybe we can educate them about the "wave"...! (:

Anyways, Waterloo, my first FRC tourney, was very impressive!! Personally, I preferred that this tournament was held on March Break because most of our members were here (we were missing only 2 members!).

[d.courtney]

There should be an option in the poll for just as likely to come. I know that Team 781 will most likely return regardless of the week the tournament is in.

[Dreadfrost]

Good music? I'm sorry but no way. Its steadily gotten worse since 2007. What happened to Sandstorm and Streamline, or Ready Stead Go. Come on were o bunch of robotics nerd we got to have some electronic sound to our music. Ill like to hear some dota, or mario and megaman music over the alternative rock that we hear everyday of our lives, from the radio to a retail store.

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Dreadfrost

Good music? I'm sorry but no way. Its steadily gotten worse since 2007. What happened to Sandstorm and Streamline, or Ready Stead Go. Come on were o bunch of robotics nerd we got to have some electronic sound to our music. Ill like to hear some dota, or mario and megaman music over the alternative rock that we hear everyday of our lives, from the radio to a retail store.

Actually, we've had the same DJ at every Canadian event since 2002. Each year at both events, we're overwhelmed by positive comments from teams and spectators who are praising the DJ. He's consistently found the right mix of music that pleases the almost the entire diverse audience you find at a FIRST event. Not only that, he has the uncanny ability to capture the mood of the event and play music that suits the moment. Unlike many DJs who load a playlist and just let it run, Nick is constantly searching for songs that add to the energy and excitement of the event. Part of his success as a DJ comes from his past experience as the DJ for the Toronto Blue Jays and the Toronto Maple Leafs. (Nice resume, eh?)