Where are You Submitting for Chairmans?

[Akash Rastogi]

Might be a bit early but I wanted to start a list of who's applying where. Its always fun to see your competition and gauge how much better of a job you need to do.

I have a feeling this year will be a competition between a lot of top contenders, many of whom are aiming straight for a Championship Chairman's Award.

Post away!

As of right now we're totally torn about where to apply. Boston or our home in NJ.

[Phil Ross]

Akash, I don't think it is ever too early to start thinking about Chairman's.

There certainly are different benefits of submitting your chairman's award at each of the places.

For one: submitting at your home regional makes you more comfortable, you have a longer lasting relationship with not only the teams and volunteers, but also the needs of the region (which makes it more applicable your peers and judges).

On the other hand, when we submitted Chairman's not at out home regional (philadelphia) but instead at Washington DC we had one of the most amazing experiences. Maybe it was just the regional we were at, but I felt that it was more of a rewarding experience.

As far as the teams that are competing for the championship chairmans award. Those teams don't need to worry about where they submit. The championship chairman's teams as you know are the best that we have to offer in our community and it shouldn't matter where they go to prove it.

Good luck with your decision and with the rest of your season.

Best regards,

Phil

[delsaner]

Since we won NJ Chairman's in 2008, we wont go for that one.

We are probably going to aim for wherever our other regional is. (Boston , NYC, Long Island, or Virginia)

[Pjohn1959]

We would like to present at our 1st regional - Dallas. Already gonna be some tough competiton there. Team 1108 (5 time RCA), and 1745 (last year's winner).

[Akash Rastogi]

Hope Boston is ready for our submission. This will be the first time since 05 and 06 that we'll be applying to a different regional in hopes of a win. Other years we've submitted at NJ after winning in 05 at the request of the judges and our mentors. I'm hoping for the best

[McGurky]

Team 1716 will be submitting theirs for the Wisconsin regional!

[J93Wagner]

Good luck, between 1714 (probable) and team 93 (definately) you'll be hard pressed to win, and you will definately need it.

[Chris is me]

It's a pretty safe bet that 1714's submitting in Wisconsin; though I've confirmed this with no one on the team (read: you know as much as I do) I'd be pretty shocked if we submitted at 10,000 Lakes.

I'm hoping 2062 and 2826 submit at their non-Wisconsin event; they'd give 1714 a run for our money for sure. I'm already nervous about 93

[Ted Weisse]

Originally Posted by J93Wagner

Good luck, between 1714 (probable) and team 93 (definately) you'll be hard pressed to win, and you will definately need it.

Still need to do this for the NASA "Sustaining" Grant requirement since we lost our sponsors this year. Thanks for the hope NASA

[waialua359]

Hawaiian Kids will be entering in Hawaii.
We plan on (and already started filming) putting a lot of emphasis on the video this year. Our actual 12-15 lb book and writeup is already in the making.

[Jessica Boucher]

Now that 236 has their well-deserved National Chairmans, who will be the first team to win CT in 6 years? The race is wide open!

[Conor Ryan]

A team leader that got his team into the Hall of Fame once told me that winning Chairman's at your 'home' regional (one closest to your school) carries more weight than if you win it somewhere else at the Championship. However, I can't really speak for teams that have already won it.

[J93Wagner]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

I'm hoping 2062 and 2826 submit at their non-Wisconsin event; they'd give 1714 a run for our money for sure. I'm already nervous about 93

I wouldn't worry too much about the Wave since second year teams typically don't win Regional Chairman's.

P.S. I finally figured out where they got their logo/name

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by J93Wagner

I wouldn't worry too much about the Wave since second year teams typically don't win Regional Chairman's.

P.S. I finally figured out where they got their logo/name

Never, and I really mean this, underestimate a young team.

[J93Wagner]

I do suppose you have a point there. They did win the Rookie Inspiration Award at 10k Lakes and the WI Regoinals, plus taking top seed in MN and then winning... Maybe they'll win but they will definately have tough competition.