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[Vikesrock]

From what I understand there are still a few regionals where FIRST has not secured venue contracts. They are waiting on those contracts before releasing the schedule.

They don't want to confirm any of the event dates until they are ready to release all of them at once.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Vikesrock

From what I understand there are still a few regionals where FIRST has not secured venue contracts. They are waiting on those contracts before releasing the schedule.

They don't want to confirm any of the event dates until they are ready to release all of them at once.

Well, this makes sense.

I also agree, Travis, that the planning and logistics involved are not trivial and the more lead time, the better. Hopefully, it will all work out so that the conference call with our awesome FIRST Senior Mentors is as productive and well-timed as possible. Sometimes they are put between a rock and a hard place and this has potential of being a good example of that.

[Foster]

What is just a wee spooky is that you can find/locate the schedules of the different venues and see if FIRST Robotics Competition is penciled in but we don't have any formal confirmation on that. Is this 'normal' and we are all just chomping at the bit to make travel arrangements and nail down the costs?

Really? Unleash 30,000 of the smartest students in the world on a problem and you are surprised they got results? Just think what they could do if you set them out on World Hunger or a car to get 100MPG.

I'm more surprised that all the venues are not booked by now. Most places have events booked out 18-24 months in advance. Maybe it's all the extra logistics needed for the water game plumbing.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Foster

Really? Unleash 30,000 of the smartest students in the world on a problem and you are surprised they got results? Just think what they could do if you set them out on World Hunger or a car to get 100MPG.

I'm more surprised that all the venues are not booked by now. Most places have events booked out 18-24 months in advance. Maybe it's all the extra logistics needed for the water game plumbing.

I think I was just commenting on the fact that a little research reveals a little information but that nothing is formalized with FIRST yet and asking if that part of it was normal, Foster.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by Foster

Really? Unleash 30,000 of the smartest students in the world on a problem and you are surprised they got results? Just think what they could do if you set them out on World Hunger or a car to get 100MPG.

Or even decode the game clue(s).

[ChrisH]

Originally Posted by Foster

Really? Unleash 30,000 of the smartest students in the world on a problem and you are surprised they got results? Just think what they could do if you set them out on World Hunger or a car to get 100MPG.

I'm more surprised that all the venues are not booked by now. Most places have events booked out 18-24 months in advance. Maybe it's all the extra logistics needed for the water game plumbing.

Actually, based on my experience on a regional Committee the hold up is either 1) Lawyers nattering about this or that minor point. or 2) the venue delaying things, possibly hoping for a better booking. FIRST puts on more events than most Rock and Roll concert producers, in an incredibly short period of time. (44 "shows" in 5 weeks spread out over the whole country, how many performers do that many shows in a year?) The might have a lot of failings but they do seem to have venue management pretty well down. At least when the venue co-operates.

[KathieK]

http://frcdirector.blogspot.com/2009...-tomorrow.html Bill has announced that the listing will be posted on 9/24 by noon EST.