QotW [11-09-02]: Championship Event qualification...

[Ken Leung]

Hi all. With all the talks about location for the Championship Event, I thought I should bring up a similar topic regarding Nats. Since it might not be held in Disney World anymore, and FIRST cutting funding because of growing numbers of regionals, there might be significant changes to how the Championship event might be in the future… It might not hold as many teams as last year did, or it might switch from places to places… And it probably won’t be the same experience anymore… With that in mind, here is the question of the week…

Questions 11/09/02: Do you think a qualification process is necessary for the future Championship Event, and if so, how should teams qualify for Nats?

(take a look at the current qualification process @ http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/res_art9.htm)

Keep in mind there will be growth and changes in FIRST in the coming years… At the rate of gaining new teams, there won’t be room at Nats for 500 teams… or 1000… Maybe even 2000… And what if it will no longer be at Disney? Maybe some teams won’t care about going anymore because of that…? What do you think?

Have fun!

-Ken L