2010 Hawaii Regional

[TKM.368]

For our visitors 203 from New Jersey, 1920 from Louisiana, and 1544 and 1548 from Alaska, mahalo for joining us and we can't wait for your arrival!

For those of you unable to join us this year, we're hoping you'll definitely consider the Hawaii Regional for a future season. From teams that we've had the fortune of hosting in previous years, the responses have generally been that the Hawaii Regional was one of the best they've ever attended! We hope this year is no different.

With BAE Systems and Hawaii's Robotics Organizing Committee, the Hawaii Regional Planning Committee has been planning a great regional including opening and closing ceremonies not to be missed!

My understanding is the event will not only be webcast, but on NASA TV also. I'll post more information as it becomes available.

Hoping you'll all stay tuned, and good luck to all the teams competing this weekend!

[sanddrag]

968 attended the first Hawaii regional in 2008, and if we had the money, we'd be back there every year. The place, the people, and the competition are all just fantastic! Good luck to all teams competing there this week.

[R.C.]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

968 attended the first Hawaii regional in 2008, and if we had the money, we'd be back there every year. The place, the people, and the competition are all just fantastic! Good luck to all teams competing there this week.

I was wondering, how much did it cost you guys to go Hawaii or about how much would it cost teams in Cali to attend?

Thanks,

-RC

[sanddrag]

Originally Posted by R.C.

I was wondering, how much did it cost you guys to go Hawaii or about how much would it cost teams in Cali to attend?

Thanks,

-RC

Well of course there is the event registration, and we spent about $380 round trip per person on air fair. We were fortunate to get a house rent-free for two weeks through someone we knew. I don't think we could have gone if we didn't have that. Also got a sweet deal on a full size rental car for $20 per day. As for the prices of things (meals, goods, etc) in Hawaii, everything was about the same as we pay here.