It’s on FIRST’s homepage. The Georgia Dome & Georgia World Congress Center will host the events.
Hhehe I was the first person to post it.
Check out the pictures for the center:
http://www.gwcc.com/gwcc/photos.htm#
That’s where the pit is going to be.
And pictures for the Dome:
*Originally posted by Adam Y. *
**Hhehe I was the first person to post it.**
I ran into the other room to tell Jim before I posted… I so could have beaten you 
Meh.
Edit: (At least it’s not Texas. It’s not much better, but I did enjoy the time I spent in the Atlanta area.)
Atlanta! Nice city.
What bugs me is…the pits aren’t in the same building…again. I sure hope that it’s not another horribly long walk from the pits to the competition fields!
it better not be a super long walk because we have it for 3 years now
*Originally posted by DanLevin247 *
**What bugs me is…the pits aren’t in the same building…again. I sure hope that it’s not another horribly long walk from the pits to the competition fields! **
Man I live for long walks, those were so much fun espically with all the pressure to get the robot there on time
*Originally posted by Bill Gold *
**I ran into the other room to tell Jim before I posted… I so could have beaten you
Oh yeah, blame me. :rolleyes:
I’m not sure how I feel about Atlanta, at this point. We’ll see…
Start building your powered robot carts. 
Ok, if the walk is the same distance, WITHOUT THE RAMPS, then it’s all good
I mean, not total distance, but “Straight line distance.” (ie, the ramps took up 4 times the amount of walking than they could have had it been just straight through.
If you look at the map (http://www.gwcc.com/images/gwccmap.pdf), maybe we could be in Building “B,” and enter diagonally right across. Or maybe building C, and right across that parking lot to a center entrance… And actually, there should be no ramps, cause the pits are in a convention center so that would all be ground level, and if the newer Georgia Dome is anything like the newer Reliant Center, the entrance to the field should be ground level too 
And a PARK for entertainment? Hmmm… Well if you look at the map of the park (http://www.centennialpark.com/maps_directions/images/walking_map.pdf), it seems like it’s really big and lots could be done. I would hope that FIRST sets up some fun stuff do there. And there’s an amphitheater, so maybe they could bring back some of the Nationals Party atmosphere as there had been in the past.
Let’s hope – that’s about all we can do – that FIRST makes it great, now that they have plenty of time to plan, rather than the rush that Houston was.
Hmm, anyone who has ever been to Atlanta, how’s the hotel situation there? Close together? Near the stadium?
*Originally posted by sanddrag *
**Start building your powered robot carts.
haha, all set there.
I say, bring it on. Lets see how difficult it can get this year.
It’s what we call performance go-kart driving, and its a lot of fun.
See you in Atlanta!
*Originally posted by WernerNYK *
**And a PARK for entertainment? Hmmm… Well if you look at the map of the park (Centennial Olympic Park – Georgia World Congress Center Authority), it seems like it’s really big and lots could be done. I would hope that FIRST sets up some fun stuff do there. And there’s an amphitheater, so maybe they could bring back some of the Nationals Party atmosphere as there had been in the past.Hmm, anyone who has ever been to Atlanta, how’s the hotel situation there? Close together? Near the stadium? **
Olympic Centennial Park is a public park, so I wouldn’t know that FIRST can occupy it for days on end on its own. I think what they’re saying is that there’s space for teams to get out into the open and socialize, which was harder in Houston.
The area is surrounded by most of Atlanta’s tourist attractions – CNN Center and the New World of Coca-Cola and the Aquarium. Six Flags Over Georgia is a few miles west of the city center along I-20. It’s close enough that teams could manage a trip there if they were interested, but not so close as to be the team party location, I’d think. Still, it’s a better park than Astroworld.
There are many hotels in area as well. The Omni and Embassy Suites are both very close to the event site.
I too hope that FIRST takes this extra time to put together a really spectacular show. I have very little faith left after this season to expect or really hope for anything amazing. It seems to me that the days of Walt Disney World and an amazing village and the special attention FIRST would receive are long gone.
o man i know i want to go to world of coke after a long day of robotics. All the drink you could ever want and a whole lot more. Mmmmmmm.
I was on the my way up from a trip in Florida when I got the call. I did not realize they would put it up on the FIRST site so quickly.
The walk between the pits and competition field is about 1 min give or take a couple seconds. I’m not sure about the exact distance but it is not more than a couple 100 feet. Also the only “ramps” are short (like 15 ft) 14 or so degree inclines one down from the pits and one up to the competition fields (kinda like a loading dock).
I’ll try to keep my excitement to a minimum and let FIRST give out all the info as they see fit.
We will make this the best Nats. ever. Welcome to Atlanta!
P.S Don’t lose faith M. A lot of thought has already been put into this site and a lot more will be to make it an event to remember.
Centennial Park is good about letting private groups use it; for the past three summers it has let radio stations hold concert series’ there (a concert every friday night for as long as it"s warm enough outside.) Even if FIRST doesn"t organize anything for Centennial Park, 1127 (Lotus Robotics) will be playing ultimate frisbee there during lunch and everyone will be welcome to join.
About hotels, there were several new ones built for the 1996 Olympic Games and the Omni Hotel which was mentioned is currently being renovated so it will be in great condition for when all of the rest of you come to see Atlanta.
The only thing I"m afraid of is having the pits on one of the lower floors of the Congress Center. Atlanta is hilly enough where the ground floor on of side of the GWCC is underground on the other side, but even if they don"t have it on the right level in 2004, by 2005 they"ll have had time to get all the issues worked out and know what to do differently.
Runs off screaming in joy at how many people can go to the Championships next year.
*Originally posted by pauluffel *
**Centennial Park is good about letting private groups use it; for the past three summers it has let radio stations hold concert series’ there (a concert every friday night for as long as it"s warm enough outside.) Even if FIRST doesn"t organize anything for Centennial Park, 1127 (Lotus Robotics) will be playing ultimate frisbee there during lunch and everyone will be welcome to join.
**
Shhhhh Paul. Don’t spoil the suprises. j/k
This is a pointless post but I’m still high off the news.
Well… this was excellent news for me to wake up to (don’t ask). I am subconsciously bracing myself for whatever negatives posts may come, but until then I must say that I am pleased with the decision FIRST has made! This event site is better, IMO, than any of the others mentioned as possible choices, and appears to be well suited for a FIRST Championship Event. Add the fact that I’ve always wanted to visit Georgia, and I’m 100% happy! Good job FIRST!
As long as we don’t have to run a cart up 4 flights of ramps, I’ll be happy. I’d rather not be forced to lose weight at robotics.
Atlanta Georgia huh?? Sounds good so far! My freshman year in FIRST was the last year Nats was at Florida, and last year was Texas obviously… and next year is Georgia. Its been interesting but I’m glad to know that it will be in the same place for the next few years, for better or worse.