2007 Chesapeake Regional

In short: Who’s coming? If you are, lookin forward to it as always? :smiley:

Still (as I keep checking) 39 spots available for veteran teams for the ‘JetLag’ regional and one of the biggest regionals using a single field.

Just blurt out your thoughts, random blurbs, or whatever you want about Chesapeakes! One thing is: you probably will not find me there because I just checked the calendar and Spring Break is after Chesapeakes.

While 116 won’t be participation in the competition @ the USNA this year, hopefully I can be there at least on Saturday. Good luck to all the teams at this always intense event.

Not Registered Yet, but Team 341 will be there!

This will be our 5th year! We’ve been to every Chesapeake Regional and would not miss it for the world!

Great Teams and Great Times! See everyone there!

Team 1111 will be there!!

and I am definitely looking forward to it!!!

gosh, it seems like it was only a week ago that we were there… hope times flies just as fast!!

The Planning Committee is hard at work on the new website-give us a couple of weeks to get a lot of the new content posted.
In the meantime, I’m happy to answer any questions from teams thinking about coming to the Chesapeake. [email protected]

Just sent out to registered teams.

Greeting Mentors!

* You are receiving this email because you have registered for the FIRST Chesapeake Regional. 
* A special welcome to those who are visiting this Regional for the first time. The venue is one of the most scenic of all the Regionals, and the Regional Committee has been listening to feedback to continue to improve this event for all the teams.
* The Chesapeake Regional Planning Committee is in the process of creating a new website and adding lots of content in the next couple of weeks. www.chesapeakefirst.org
* Until then, I am happy to answer any questions you may have re: this event or planning your trip to this area. [email][email protected][/email] A few teams last year combined their trip to the Chesapeake Regional with a trip to Washington DC.
* Also monitor the www.usfirst.org site for information.
* The official hotel list has not yet been released.
* Desiree Taminelli serves as Volunteer Coordinator for the Chesapeake Regional. There is an assortment of volunteer positions open. http://www.chesapeakefirst.org/frc/volunteer.html
* Once registration closes I will send out a targeted email newsletter about the Chesapeake Regional. 

Go Teams!

I’ll be there to volunteer again.

Wetzel

Hey, I will be there!

I always look forward to Chesapeake. I can’t wait to come back…I hope to volunteer one year. =] That’d rock!

I miss y’all, can’t wait to see everyone.

last year me and my team had a BLAST!!!

hopefully, if my schedule is not tight i’ll be there to volunteer.

May volunteer…but I don’t know what the Spring’s gonna look like as it is a week before my actual spring break.

Hotels-We may have a central clearinghouse number for you to start with. Give us a couple of days.

It looks like Buzz is joining its RoboBee clones down here. Teams 11 (volunteered here last year and competed three years ago) and 56 are heading up to NYC while 316 (who’s been going to Chesapeake’s for a while) looks like its heading to UTC (wish they’d buy up ARINC or Northrup Grumman and consolidate Hartford and Chesapeake into a Super-regional at Comcast Center==which I may add will take a regional winner to redesign to be safe(notice the stairwells))

But we have many newcomers showing up:

1370 from DE (A MOE return likely?)
1975 from Massachusetts
75, 87, 204, 869, and 1676 are coming anew (we saw 87 two years ago).
(Along with all the usual invaders==203, 293, 339, 341, 614, 709, etc)

And with 9 or 21 spots left, there’s still plenty of room for more==more teams from all over the place. Hopefully Chesapeake still will retain its reputation!

It felt good hitting that **Add Event ** button today!! Can’t wait to take our new crew to the Chesapeake Regional.

But we have many newcomers showing up:

1370 from DE (A MOE return likely?)
1975 from Massachusetts
75, 87, 204, 869, and 1676 are coming anew (we saw 87 two years ago).
(Along with all the usual invaders==203, 293, 339, 341, 614, 709, etc)

Team 204 was at the 2003 Chesapeake Regional.

Team 1975 is an all girls team. I had the pleasure of meeting them and their sponsor in Boston last year.
The Brits will be back and bringing another rookie team. Three teams from the UK to sing “God Save the Queen” this year.
We are still working on the updated website and the update on hotels.

That was definately my favorite regional last year, especially since Kilroy, Buzz, and the NASA Knights got the high score! Can’t wait to go again! My Grandparents actually came to see it and were so overwhelmed by the commotion that they left :ahh: ! Well, what can you expect from a FIRST event? :stuck_out_tongue: :rolleyes:

Sent out to the registered teams-45 with 11 pending.

Greeting Mentors!
• You are receiving this email because you have registered for the FIRST Chesapeake Regional.
• Hotels: The Annapolis Conference and Visitors Bureau can serve as a clearinghouse for the teams seeking hotels. 1-888-302-2852 and ask for Joyce Baki or Andrew Heidt. Or email [email protected] or [email protected] They are contacting hotels in the area in preparation.
• The Chesapeake Regional Planning Committee is in the process of creating a new website and adding lots of content. There will be information on parking, documentation that will be needed for buses and teams entering the Naval Academy grounds, and information on services and attractions in the area. One tremendous perk at the Chesapeake Regional is that the Naval Academy allows teams to bring their own food and drinks into the pit area in Halsey Field House. www.chesapeakefirst.org
• Until the content on the website is up and running, I am happy to answer any questions you may have re: this event or planning your trip to this area. [email protected] A few teams last year combined their trip to the Chesapeake Regional with a trip to Washington DC.
• Desiree Taminelli serves as Volunteer Coordinator for the Chesapeake Regional. Lots of volunteer positions open! http://www.chesapeakefirst.org/frc/volunteer.html
Go Teams!

P.S.: Have you expanded (or will you) the number of teams registerring? It’s stuck at 55, which seems low for a Chesapeake Regional. It should be more like 65 or 70. I know it would create a crammed situation in the pits==but hey…it’ll be worth it! More people to help the rookies and a much more intense regional than it already is.

Steve,
FIRST holds back some slots for late registering rookies and will figure out how many extra teams can be accommodated. It will get mostly sorted out in the next 3 weeks. Last year there were 64 teams and it was pretty cosy in the pits.