District System in Other Regions in 2010?

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by Collin Fultz

I looked at what I was calling IKIO (Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio). I don't have all of the data with me at the moment, but something like 80-85% of the teams at Buckeye, Midwest, and Purdue came from these four states.

Implementing six districts in these areas (2 in IL, IN, and OH), seems fairly realistic.

Work would definitely need to be done and it is probably a two-year project...but I think it can happen.

The planning resources/team support/FIRST experience is definitely there.

122 current teams. Plan for growth, plan for 7 districts like MI had with 132 teams this year. And I agree, this area probably has the support to run it. Look at one of Jack Jones' posts though - if there isn't planning going on NOW, you're late for 2010. Maybe not too late; you can piggyback some on what MI learned. But it has to get going.