New England District Town Hall Meetings

[Steven Donow]

Originally Posted by kstl99

I have many questions about how district events are run so I looked quickly for info. I thought I would find it in the FRC game manual but I did not. Where can I find info on how FiM and MAR are run?

Thanks

For things like District by-laws, you can find all of them on the individual district's websites (I'm pretty sure they are virtually the same for MAR and FiM):

http://www.firstinmichigan.org/

http://mar.us.com/

[kstl99]

Originally Posted by stevend1994

For things like District by-laws, you can find all of them on the individual district's websites (I'm pretty sure they are virtually the same for MAR and FiM):

http://www.firstinmichigan.org/

http://mar.us.com/

Just what I was looking for.

Thanks

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by jblay

Yeah, we are quickly running out of regionals outside of NYC and Long Island that we can attend.

Hmmm. I think NYC/LI would make a fine district, you need around 80-100 teams (MAR has 99). By my (unscientific) count, you have that in LI and NYC (84 teams). Joe, want to start something?

[JackS]

Originally Posted by Michael Sperber

We are also encouraging folks to visit the Q&A section of our website (nefirst.org) to share your ideas and concerns...

I talked with Jess Boucher shortly at BC, about this. How can teams from NY's capital region get involved? All 4 of the NE regionals (Boston, WPI, CT, and BAE) are within a 3 hour or so driving window, while only one NY regional falls in that window.

I know that I can speak for ourselves and Team 20 in saying that we would very much prefer to compete in New England. Neither team has competed more than once outside of New England in recent history (us at FLR in 2009 and 20 at FLR in 2008.) Also our relative isolation from other NY teams means it makes sense for us to be included in NE. (Look at Andrew Schreiber's wondermap here.)

[JamesBrown]

Originally Posted by JackS

I talked with Jess Boucher shortly at BC, about this. How can teams from NY's capital region get involved? All 4 of the NE regionals (Boston, WPI, CT, and BAE) are within a 3 hour or so driving window, while only one NY regional falls in that window.

I know that I can speak for ourselves and Team 20 in saying that we would very much prefer to compete in New England. Neither team has competed more than once outside of New England in recent history (us at FLR in 2009 and 20 at FLR in 2008.) Also our relative isolation from other NY teams means it makes sense for us to be included in NE. (Look at Andrew Schreiber's wondermap here.)

Having worked with two other capital region teams (that I believe are still active) in 1493 and 1665 I am fairly certain that they would also prefer New England to either NYC/LI or FLR.

[jblay]

Originally Posted by jwfoss

A side note: Negative comments, worded differently would be far more constructive.

I'm not trying to be negative in any way, if that was directed at me. I love the district system, I wish all of FIRST was districts right now. I just want NY to be in one too and boy would we miss all the friends we have made out in New England. Having said that, if NY can't be involved there is no doubt in my mind that the NE district should happen because it is fantastic for all teams involved, specifically those with low budgets.

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

On a similar note: would mentors from teams who frequent the NE regionals be allowed to attend these meetings? For example, 694?

Probably would have been better to know the answer to that question before I txted one of our head mentors who is a doctor out in Boston that he should "definitely go to this thing."

[Phyrxes]

I'd really like to be on the district as well (Metro DC) but right now I'm more interested in how this impacts those teams that tend to come down our way for a "non local" event.

[Steven Donow]

Originally Posted by Phyrxes

I'd really like to be on the district as well (Metro DC) but right now I'm more interested in how this impacts those teams that tend to come down our way for a "non local" event.

Well, at the NJ Regional we always got teams from NYC, Brazil, and occasionally Canada. To simply put it, they sadly could not be with us this season. I believe the 2 Brazilian teams that usually came to NJ (1382 and 1860?) ended up going to the NYC Regional. Teams like that will (sadly for them) just have to go to other regionals.

I for one am excited for the future NE districts, due to how close it is to MAR, and 'interleague play' now seems more doable/negotiable than with just FiM and MAR.

[Chris is me]

This is exciting. In my mind, the sooner I can play more than twice as many matches for one registration fee with an unbag window at home, the better.