2011, 2012 and 2013 Champs dates

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by Foster

In a much earlier (and much crankier note in another thread) I said that I was mystified that FIRST could not post dates on regional events earlier than 2 hours before registration.

I'm gawking at 2013 dates for Championships.

How about helping me out by telling me what the dates for the regionals next year are going to be? Kickoff? 5 or 6 weeks? I have wedding planning to influence, don't make me pick!

Just remember, booking an event at the Georgia dome or other large venue requires time, a lot of time. FIRST must love having Championships in late April so they decided to book it for 3 years to ensure they had the venue for the three years and on a certain weekend (aka week 7 or 8). Could you imagine the outcry if the intended weekend of the Championship got booked and FIRST had to either go earlier or later depending on the availability of the Dome and GWCC (yes we are out of Atlanta, but used it as an example).

Regionals are slightly different as they can change them from week to week easier than a mega event (Boston was a week 2 for a while then moved to week 4 this year), especially the districts which take place in much smaller arenas. They do try to schedule them during school vacation weeks, but many times are not that lucky, even more so when kickoff is pushed off by a week.