Ontario Moving to District Model in 2017

[nuclearnerd]

Originally Posted by Matt Ciprietti

As an aside, I'm thrilled that McMaster University (just down the street from our school) will be hosting! I know a lot of people worked for a very long time to bring that to fruition, and they did a great job!

This is great news! The McMaster event will definitely bring travel costs down. So much so, maybe we can think about a third event or regional. I'm also looking forward to bringing Hamilton sponsors to the big show. We should be able to have students volunteer at the event too.

Does anyone know if FIRST Canada running the show at all events, or have they recruited some new regional directors? (edit: what Michael said)

[Insanity000]

Originally Posted by GreyingJay

No more teams from out of province (who are not in Districts) Sorry Quebec and NY state.

NY is perfectly ok with this

[Jay O'Donnell]

Originally Posted by Insanity000

NY is perfectly ok with this

Speak for yourself, we just lost half of our regionals within a decent driving distance.

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell

Speak for yourself, we just lost half of our regionals within a decent driving distance.

Just another reason to go to districts.

[Jay O'Donnell]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Just another reason to go to districts.

To be fair, our closest regional is still about a 3 hour drive. But districts are such a better system. It's tough knowing how good they are first hand and then having to go back to districts. That being said I don't really know what obstacles are in the way for a NY district so I shouldn't complain too much.

[GreyingJay]

Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell

Speak for yourself, we just lost half of our regionals within a decent driving distance.

We enjoyed playing with you at North Bay. We'll miss you.

[Michael Corsetto]

Does FIRST Canada have any existing RD's going into this transition?

If so, what role will those individuals have in the new District format?

-Mike

[RoboChair]

Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto

Does FIRST Canada have any existing RD's going into this transition?

If so, what role will those individuals have in the new District format?

-Mike

WTB California Districts plz! Maybe add in some surrounding states.

[frcguy]

Originally Posted by RoboChair

WTB California Districts plz! Maybe add in some surrounding states.

One day...

[PayneTrain]

New York teams looking for regionals:

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by PayneTrain

New York teams looking for regionals:

Well the good news is, it is somewhat confirmed NY is hosting 5 regionals next year instead of 4.

The bad news is NY is hosting regionals.

[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by frcguy

One day...

Based on emails I have gotten from RD's in CA, that day is very far away.

[Pauline Tasci]

Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto

Based on emails I have gotten from RD's in CA, that day is very far away.

Guess we have to push even harder.

[KrazyCarl92]

Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto

Does FIRST Canada have any existing RD's going into this transition?

If so, what role will those individuals have in the new District format?

-Mike

This is a subtle, but very important set of questions to have an answer to.

RD's do not necessarily have the same objectives as teams when it comes to event planning, so I am interested to hear how this conflict of interests is handled in regions that are able to make the switch to districts.

[mman1506]

Originally Posted by Hallry

Just to be clear to those unfamiliar with districts, while most of us do call District Events "2-day events", there's almost always a third load-in and set-up day beforehand where you can unbag, work on, and practice with your robot. For the Mt. Olive MAR District Event for example, which many call a "Saturday-Sunday event", pits open at 4pm on the Friday before, with the inspection station opening at 5:30pm and practice matches running from 6pm to 9pm.

As Brian mentioned, District Championships run almost exactly like a normal 3-day regional with a full practice day.

Do you still get unbag time before attending district champs?