2011, 2012 and 2013 Champs dates

[David Brinza]

Originally Posted by FoleyParent

Does anyone know where they would hold the Finale on Saturday night?

How about under the Arch? I'm not kidding...

[SpaceOsc]

if there gonna be more events in the future an additional week of regionals must occur in the near future.

[Shmee]

Originally Posted by David Brinza

How about under the Arch? I'm not kidding...

Not under the Arch, but definitely, I think, on the Waterfront. It's the perfect spot for fireworks (I was at the St. Louis Fourth of July celebration this summer) and there's a nice area for all the games, stage, and etc. that Centennial holds. And it's quite close to the venue, a little farther than the Georgia Dome and Centennial, but still quite close, if I remember correctly.

And I was wondering how the late date might affect regional stuff...Peachtree moved from a week 3 to a week 1 this year. I don't know if I want to experience a week 1 again

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by SpaceOsc

if there gonna be more events in the future an additional week of regionals must occur in the near future.

They've kind of hovered between 5 and 6 for awhile... how hard would it be to do 6 again?

[SpaceOsc]

You don't expect a time when 7-8 weeks will be needed? doubt the FIRST workforce grows quicker than the FIRST team count, only so many people around on a given week to make the trains run on time.

[Bill_B]

That website's calendar search shows only symphonic results for April 2011. see if this works.

[Bill_B]

Originally Posted by SpaceOsc

..., only so many people around on a given week to make the trains run on time.

Dean's homework for 2011? 2012?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by FoleyParent

Does anyone know where they would hold the Finale on Saturday night?

Under the Arch, maybe. There's also a park over by the capital building with a decent-sized amphitheater (though it's criss-crossed by streets), a number of hotels with conference facilities, or whatever portion of the exhibit halls isn't taken up by pits and storage. I know for a fact that they were able to feed 16,000-17,000 people in halls 4 and 5 in an hour and a half (rotating basis), and most of the tables were rarely full, despite the crowds in the food lines. Might have been some room left over, too.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

One thing the later dates will allow is the return of Week 6 to the schedule. And possibly even a Week 7. If more areas go with the district/championship model (like in MI), those championship events wouldn't have to all be the same weekend.

YAY!
More events to volunteer for!

[Jimmy Cao]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

They've kind of hovered between 5 and 6 for awhile... how hard would it be to do 6 again?

I believe the reason there were no week 6 events this year is because kickoff was not on the first Saturday of the year, as it usually is. When people realized that the first Saturday was Jan 2, and found it necessary to push back the build season by a week, it was too late to push back the Championship event. Therefore, there was no time for a week 6 this year, since it would have ended 3 days before the start of the Championship event.

I do like the sound of there being more weeks of events, it gives me more time to miss school/work to go watch FRC competitions, which are arguably the best form of entertainment in the world (when the GDC puts out a good game)!

[WynS]

I must say that for our team, the timing compared to the AP tests will be a big thing. We barely have resources for two events and will probably not be planning on going to Championships. I think that if we were fortunate enough to win a regional event again next year it would be a very tough decision as to whether to go on. Many of our students take at least one if not more AP tests and take school as well as robotics very seriously. There is a extremely good chance that even if we do well next year, we would not choose to compete at the World Championship in St. Louis. I wonder how many other teams will face the same dilemma next year.

[thefro526]

I'm really fond of these Championship dates. Hopefully it'll give teams that qualify late a better chance of making it to the Championship. I was also looking at the area around the Edward Jone's Dome and the America's Center and it looks like the Pits and Field should be just as close, if not closer than Atlanta.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by thefro526

I was also looking at the area around the Edward Jone's Dome and the America's Center and it looks like the Pits and Field should be just as close, if not closer than Atlanta.

Closer. I think it was in another thread where the close distance was estimated at 175 feet and the long at about 100 yards. Fully indoors.

Robotless humans go up one story and get the 100-yard distance is my guess. Might be possible to get a shorter distance.

[Pavan Dave]

Southwest flys there!!!! Awesome!

[Collin Fultz]

The date change also gives two more weeks for the weather to warm up. One of the things we'll miss most from Atlanta is how nice it always seems to be.