New Zealand Regional

[JM987]

Last night at the competition they announced that there is going to be a New Zealand Regional next year!

I was just curious to see what teams were thinking about going to attend the regional next year. Let me know if you're team is definetly going or are thinking about it.

[Koko Ed]

That would have to be one expensive trip!

[Branden Ghena]

Are there currently any FRC teams in New Zealand?

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by tawnos23

Are there currently any FRC teams in New Zealand?

No, but there will be next year.

[Branden Ghena]

Will there be enough new teams for the regionals by themselves? I.E. 12 or more teams?

Wow, either way a regional for itself that is cool. When is Australia joining in?

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by tawnos23

Will there be enough new teams for the regionals by themselves? I.E. 12 or more teams?

Yes, it will likely have more teams than either Israel or Brazil did their first year. Otherwise my New Zealand regional t-shirt might become an antique real fast.
Seriously, this event is going to be a lot of fun and one of the best first-year events around.

[Caseavong]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

That would have to be one expensive trip!

Ed, that would be the regional i would go to and the whole team would want to go to.... its because we'll have some friends there

[DonRotolo]

1676 discussed this as a team, and again by the mentors, and we decided that attending the 2009 NZ regional is well within the realm of possible. I agree, cost is a huge factor, but we have about a year for fundraising.

We also very much enjoyed speaking with many of the NZ folks, they were full of good questions.

I think that having a few experienced teams there - no, not trolling for an easy RCA - would really be a benefit for all the rookies. Team 1676 has been recognized more than once as a team that reaches out and gives to other teams at regionals, and we all think that giving to the NZ teams would be twice as much fun.

Don

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Caseavong

Ed, that would be the regional i would go to and the whole team would want to go to.... its because we'll have some friends there

We're gonna have to raise ALOT of money to go so you guys best get crackin.!

[David55]

Originally Posted by JM987

Last night at the competition they announced that there is going to be a New Zealand Regional next year!

I was just curious to see what teams were thinking about going to attend the regional next year. Let me know if you're team is definitely going or are thinking about it.

I don't think any teams from the US or Canada will be going to that regional, at least not for the first few years. Like the Israeli and Brazilian regionals, it will most likely be filled with local teams.

I think it will be interesting to see how this goes along without a pilot event. I understand that FIRST is stopping with the pilots as a result of the large financial risk, even though it will be much more challenging to start international full-scale regionals.

[Doug G]

Our students were very excited about the notion of competing in New Zealand (or Isreal, Brazil for that matter) until I checked on airfare... $1500 is a ballpark figure, maybe a bit less if purchased enough in advance. So at a cost of almost $2000 per person and add in that shipping cost - YIKES!!

[=Martin=Taylor=]

I'll bet some $100 bills that 233 goes

[Tim Delles]

I actually wouldn't mind going (either to compete or just as a spectator)

[RyanN]

I hope we go. We made pretty good friends with a few of them. They were great to talk to. Some of our team mates were very saddened to see them go.

[hoorayforpink]

Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII

I'll bet some $100 bills that 233 goes

Is there something you know that I don't?