Registration 2014

[Abhishek R]

Originally Posted by animenerdjohn

Most of those teams register for their second and tertiary regionals before signing up for houston. Yeah we see you all signed up for Dallas

Wow, Dallas is pretty stacked. And yeah, not surprised at the Lone Star slots, they'll fill up when the third pick comes around.

Although I'm slightly worried that Lone Star may be a bit smaller this year.

[DarrinMunter]

Wisconsin Regional is now full. I see that a lot of other central Illinois teams are making their way up there after our new Central Illinois Regional.

[Jscout11]

All you guys and your regional registrations

[Racer26]

Ontario Teams still missing:

From 2013:

1846
2625
2702 - Somehow got into ONWA
3396
3560 - Somehow got into ONTO2
3705
4015
4200
4252 - Appeared at ONTO
4372
4618 - Appeared at ONTO
4659
4678 - Appeared at ONWA and ONWI
4688
4699 - Were registered at GTREast in 2013, but didn't show up.
4727 - Appeared at ONTO
4777 - Somehow got into ONWA
4806
4807
4808

From 2012:

843 - Competed 2002-2012. 2 events per season each season from 2004.
1009 - Competed 2003-2006, 2011-2012, 1 event per season (always at Hershey Center).
1053 - Competed 2003-2012, 1 event per season (Hershey Center)
1221 - Competed 2003-2008, 2010-2012, 1 event per season (Hershey Center), except 2012, when they also played at GTREast.
1514 - Competed 2005-2012, 1 event per season (Hershey Center), except 2012, when they also played at Waterloo
1535 - Split from 1596 in 2007, multiple events per year from 2007-2012.
1605 - Competed 2005-2010, 2012, usually 2 events per year.
1835 - Competed 2006-2012, 1 event per season (Hershey Center)
2076 - Competed 2007-2009, 2011-2012, 2 events in 2008/2009.
3739
4022
4094
4236
4249
4258
4307
4357
4367

[Akash Rastogi]

Hawaii is looking really cool. Teams from Taiwan, Australia, and China will be attending!

[MrTechCenter]

This may seem like a dumb question, but, is there any way of knowing where your team is on the Championship Waitlist? It says we're on it but where?

[bbradf44]

Is Peachtree full? We're taking forever to register for some reason... not looking good

[dcarr]

Originally Posted by MrTechCenter

This may seem like a dumb question, but, is there any way of knowing where your team is on the Championship Waitlist? It says we're on it but where?

In the past this has not been possible to see this...given the number of teams getting in from the waitlist decreases each year, it's definitely a matter of luck if you happened to be one of the first few to sign up.

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by bbradf44

Is Peachtree full? We're taking forever to register for some reason... not looking good

Peachtree is full.

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Hawaii is looking really cool. Teams from Taiwan, Australia, and China will be attending!

It sure is.
I hope we get in from the waitlist after signing up for it as our 3rd regional.

[Mr. Van]

Originally Posted by MrTechCenter

This may seem like a dumb question, but, is there any way of knowing where your team is on the Championship Waitlist? It says we're on it but where?

FIRST does not publish the waitlist for any event. The reason is that teams are not taken in order from the list. Any of a large number of factors might determine which teams are given an opportunity to attend any regional or the Championship (who your sponsors are, how long it has been since you attended, specific team makeup, special events at any particular regional or the Champs, are you a local team, etc.). Of course one of those factors is when you joined the list, but is certainly not the only one.

- Mr. Van
Coach, Robodox

[dcarr]

Originally Posted by Mr. Van

FIRST does not publish the waitlist for any event. The reason is that teams are not taken in order from the list. Any of a large number of factors might determine which teams are given an opportunity to attend any regional or the Championship (who your sponsors are, how long it has been since you attended, specific team makeup, special events at any particular regional or the Champs, are you a local team, etc.). Of course one of those factors is when you joined the list, but is certainly not the only one.

- Mr. Van
Coach, Robodox

I'd heard stuff like this before, but wasn't really sure. Thanks for clarifying.

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by Mr. Van

FIRST does not publish the waitlist for any event. The reason is that teams are not taken in order from the list. Any of a large number of factors might determine which teams are given an opportunity to attend any regional or the Championship (who your sponsors are, how long it has been since you attended, specific team makeup, special events at any particular regional or the Champs, are you a local team, etc.). Of course one of those factors is when you joined the list, but is certainly not the only one.

- Mr. Van
Coach, Robodox

Do you have a source for this, or is it a (probably pretty good) assumption?

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Munter2081

Wisconsin Regional is now full. I see that a lot of other central Illinois teams are making their way up there after our new Central Illinois Regional.

Save some room for us on the waitlist in a few weeks.

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Mr. Van

FIRST does not publish the waitlist for any event. The reason is that teams are not taken in order from the list. Any of a large number of factors might determine which teams are given an opportunity to attend any regional or the Championship (who your sponsors are, how long it has been since you attended, specific team makeup, special events at any particular regional or the Champs, are you a local team, etc.). Of course one of those factors is when you joined the list, but is certainly not the only one.

- Mr. Van
Coach, Robodox

Originally Posted by Gregor

Do you have a source for this, or is it a (probably pretty good) assumption?

I can't confirm this with any concrete evidence, but from past experiences* with my former team, I'm fairly confident that Mr. Van is correct.

It's no secret that events will 'hide' spots for a variety of reasons, one of the most common of them being that they're reserving space for any potential rookie teams that may start up in mid-late fall. At one point or another (not sure when exactly) these spots will be opened up, and assigned to teams on the waitlist based on different factors - the most common factor seems to be location, a local team usually seems to get in over one that's not. I've heard of the others that Mr. Van listed above coming into play as well, especially at the Championship.

*In 2009, 2010 and 2011 we were wait-listed when trying to register for the Championship through the open Registration Process. If I remember correctly, we weren't taken off the waitlist in either year until the later half of build, even though one of the teams advisers called just about everyday to ask about our status. When we finally did get in, one of the reasons cited was that we had the money ready to send to HQ to cover our registration. In 2011, we weren't able to get in, even after spending most of the season on the waitlist with money in hand - which we speculated was due to the fact that we had been to the Championship something like 8 times in the previous 9 years.