Championship Waitlist

[Taylor]

Originally Posted by FIRST Stronghold Manual 7.5

Teams may join the Championship Saitlist to fill any remaining FIRST Championship slots not consumed by qualifying Regional or District teams. Teams who sign up for the Waitlist will be randomly selected at various points throughout the season in an effort to give teams as much time to make travel plans as possible while ensuring we do not exceed FIRST Championship capacity.

I'm not sure whether "season" is specific to competition season, or the period of time from kickoff til CMP.

Have any waitlist teams received word as to their CMP status yet?

[Jacob Paikoff]

I would guess no since only 30 teams are registered as of today.

Most likely season refers to competition season, which means they should be starting to send out notices soon.

[SenorZ]

Last year it seamed that they sent out invitations to waitlist teams AFTER they had a rough estimate of how many earned spots would be taken.

Once you're team has completed all of its registered competitions, and has NOT earned a spot at champs, then they send you the invite.

I think we got our invite during the week following our second regional

[Anthony Galea]

Originally Posted by SenorZ

Once you're team has completed all of its registered competitions, and has NOT earned a spot at champs, then they send you the invite.

This is not true. Last season, we got our invite before our second of three events, and I also know that many MSC qualifying teams got notified before MSC, which created an extra spot in the district.

[SenorZ]

Originally Posted by 3175student17

This is not true. Last season, we got our invite before our second of three events, and I also know that many MSC qualifying teams got notified before MSC, which created an extra spot in the district.

Hmmm. There is a very distinct possibility I am remembering things wrong. It's happened before. But for us, we did receive our invite within one week of our Week 5 event.

[tindleroot]

Originally Posted by SenorZ

Hmmm. There is a very distinct possibility I am remembering things wrong. It's happened before. But for us, we did receive our invite within one week of our Week 5 event.

We also received our invitation (somehow; we had gone to worlds the previous year) before the district championship last year (as had another Indiana team), so at the end of the district champs another team knew that they were advancing to worlds due to the spot we received.

[Lil' Lavery]

It seems like teams are beginning to get on via the wait list.

175 teams are currently registered. Only 144 spots have been generated by regionals so far. Some of those will be HoF/Legacy/2015 Champs spots.

[Anthony Galea]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

It seems like teams are beginning to get on via the wait list.

175 teams are currently registered. Only 144 spots have been generated by regionals so far. Some of those will be HoF/Legacy/2015 Champs spots.

Where is this list coming from?

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by 3175student17

Where is this list coming from?

https://my.usfirst.org/myarea/index....2016&event=cmp

[tindleroot]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

It seems like teams are beginning to get on via the wait list.

175 teams are currently registered. Only 144 spots have been generated by regionals so far. Some of those will be HoF/Legacy/2015 Champs spots.

None of the listed teams are there from waitlist.

144 spots have been generated by regionals.
There are 7 legacy teams.
From my count there are 17 active Hall of Fame teams. 1 of them (191) is legacy.
There are 4 Winners from last year's champs.
There are 4 EI winners from last year's champs.
So 144+7+16+4+4=175

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by tindleroot

None of the listed teams are there from waitlist.

144 spots have been generated by regionals.
There are 7 legacy teams.
From my count there are 17 active Hall of Fame teams. 1 of them (191) is legacy.
There are 4 Winners from last year's champs.
There are 4 EI winners from last year's champs.
So 144+7+16+4+4=175

Fair enough. But this does mean that every single week 1/2 team accepted and paid their invitation to the Championship, which would be truly unprecedented.

[MechEng83]

The earliest waitlist invite I can confirm from last year was after week 4 events had concluded.

[Zach101]

Is there a form that we have to fill out, where will it be sent to, and where can I find more general information?

[SenorZ]

Originally Posted by Zach101

Is there a form that we have to fill out, where will it be sent to, and where can I find more general information?

Your main contact in TIMS will get an email saying something to the effect of, "Congratulations, you've been invited to take a wait list spot..."

Your main contact had to register for the wait list in TIMS. And you'll have about the same time frame to accept/pay as a team that earns a spot via regional competition. (If memory serves)

Edit... our wait list invite from last year, on April 7:

Greetings 2015 Championship Wait List Team:

We are very pleased to be able to offer your team a spot in the 2015 Championship event!

To Accept this Invitation:
· Your team has been moved from Wait List status to Registered status in the Team Information Management System (TIMS)
You will need to notify us of your acceptance and secure your Championship Registration by contacting Finance and making payment within 48 hours*
Email or Fax a Purchase Order to ar@usfirst.org or 603-206-2079
Email or Fax a Letter of Commitment to ar@usfirst.org or 603-206-2079
Log into your TIMS account to pay with a credit card
If you have any questions or need assistance with payment, please contact Finance at 800-871-8326, ext. 563, or email ar@usfirst.org and a Finance representative will be happy to assist you.
· If you have other Championship related question(s), please contact Team Support at 800-871-8326, “0”, or email frcteams@usfirst.org and a team support staff member will be happy to assist you.

*Please note, we understand the requested turn-around time on this invitation is short and may be a cause of concern. Given the proximity to the event, it is necessary we have wait list teams secure their spots as quickly as possible, or release them so we may extend the offer to other teams on the list. We want to assure you, however, that Finance will do everything possible to work with you in securing your spot should you choose to attend. We thank you in advance for your understanding.

To Decline this Invitation
· Your team has been moved from Wait List status to Registered status in TIMS. Important: This does not commit you to attending the Championship; this status change was done to expedite the overall Wait List process.
· Kindly reply to this email within 48 hours of receipt with your written Decline and your team will be Unregistered as well as removed from future Wait List consideration
· If you have any questions, please contact Team Support at 800-871-8326, “0”, or email frcteams@usfirst.org and a team support staff member will be happy to assist you

Thank you in advance – we hope you are able to join us in St. Louis!

Go Teams!

Sincerely,

FRC Team Support

[Hallry]

It does appear that a few teams are now registered for World Champs via the waitlist.