2004 BeanTown Blitz!

[dez250]

So the 2004 BeanTown Blitz is under 3 weeks away. This competition is being held at the Matthews Arena at Northeastern University on May 22nd. The event will be hosted by an outstanding group of volunteers and crew members, with a top line up of competing teams! I know I personally can not wait until the event and get to spend my weekend in Boston! Lets get pumped for this event and what is everyone expecting for BTB 2004! I know i have been waiting over a year for this time to come...

[MikeDubreuil]

Originally Posted by dez250

So the 2004 BeanTown Blitz is under 3 weeks away. This competition is being held at the Matthews Arena at Northeastern University on May 22nd. The event will be hosted by an outstanding group of volunteers and crew members, with a top line up of competing teams! I know I personally can not wait until the event and get to spend my weekend in Boston! Lets get pumped for this event and what is everyone expecting for BTB 2004! I know i have been waiting over a year for this time to come...

I'm excited. This will be the first robotics competition that I can walk to from my dorm

[Tom Bottiglieri]

i can't wait till BTB, it should be fun.

[Heretic121]

i can't wait to drive a robot for the first time in my life w00t =D...

[Bridgette]

I'm so bummed that I can't go. I was really looking forward to it, but I'm getting confirmed that day. Oh well. There's always next year.

[Erin Rapacki]

Hmm... here's some additional stuff you guys could do in the area
(everything listed is within 20 minute walk of NU)

Prudential Center Mall: Step onto Huntington Ave, look up… and walk towards tall building that says ‘Prudential Center’ on it

Krispy Kream (new!): Located in the Prudential Center Mall

Boston Duck Tours: Buy tickets in Prudential Center Mall, tours leave from 800 Boylston Entrance

Jillian’s (18 and over): video games, pool, food (145 Ipswich St., behind Fenway Park)

Fenway Park: 10 minute walk toward the lights!

Prudential Center Skywalk: good view of the city

Newberry Street: shopping galore! Street runs parallel with Boylston

Restaurants: are everywhere along Huntington. When in doubt… walk towards tall buildings :-)

Dance Clubs: Lansdowne St. near Fenway Park

Economy Hardware/True Value & CVS: Walk inbound on Huntington Ave and take a left onto Mass Ave (Symphony Hall is on that corner)

[Aaron Lussier]

Boston is such a great place in addition to everything Erin said there is also:

-Museum of Science (Take the green line inbound to the Museum of science stop) The T costs 1.25 per person so Its kind of a lot but the museum is a fun place to be.

-Aaron

[minic@HYPER69]

Can you post a list of teams?

[MikeDubreuil]

Radio Shack- walk up Huntington Ave (towards the Prudential center) and take a left onto Massachusetts Ave (going towards Cambridge). The Radio Shack will be up a ways on your left in a small strip mall.

[MikeDubreuil]

To get an idea, are any teams staying overnight in hotels? Or are you just coming for the day?

[Erin Rapacki]

Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil

Radio Shack- walk up Huntington Ave (towards the Prudential center) and take a left onto Massachusetts Ave (going towards Cambridge). The Radio Shack will be up a ways on your left in a small strip mall.

Ah yes, that's the same strip-mall as Economy Hardware, CVS, Blockbuster, & Compleat Strategist (gamer store)... one stop 'oh crap I forgot something!' shopping!

[Heretic121]

Originally Posted by minic@HYPER69

Can you post a list of teams?

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...9&page=2&pp=20

go to the bottom post =D

[Erin Rapacki]

We have a website up now, yay! (expect to be updated)

www.nutrons.neu.edu/btb

Not all the teams have sent in their registration fees yet, and 3 teams have officially dropped out. If your team wishes to be put on the waiting list, please contact me soon... because there's a really good chance you can get in! There is no reason we cannot fill our event with 36 teams, we will stop accepting payment on May 14th.

Thanks!

erin

[Emily Pease]

Also, there's always Public Gardens and Boston Common, both of which can be reached by walking down Boylston Street, and the Christian Science plaza/reflecting pool (literally a five-minute walk down Mass. Ave) is a great place to ...reflect. Har.

Or, if it's hot, you can jump around/frolic in the Christian Science fountain!

If you still don't know what to do in Boston, just come up and ask me. I've lived here for almost 3 years and have quite a few suggestions.