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Originally Posted by AGPapa

So would any future teams in Alaska have to join the PNW district? Doesn't that seem like a completely terrible idea? What schools would want to pay the costs for two trips to Washington/Oregon in a new program?

It is more than a three hour flight from Anchorage to Seattle!

The good thing however is if enough teams come in Alaska, then an event could be in Alaska. The Alaskan team already has to travel for Regionals and, you are more likely to get to worlds through a district. Plus, the closest U.S. States to Alaska are apart of the PNW district. The only thing that would make slightly more sense for them would be to go to Canadian Regionals but, then each team member would need a passport and go through all the crazy things that are needed to go across country borders.