I was just wondering if there were going to be any new regional sites next year. If so where would they possibly be. When would we find out also.
I’ve heard that there could be a new regional in Cleveland, Ohio and possibly in St. Louis, Missouri. I’ve heard that Cleveland is a very strong possibility and that they would host it at the NASA place there.
I could be making this up, I’m not sure, but I think I remember hearing about another one in California. If not California I’m pretty sure there is going to be another regional on the West Coast.
*Originally posted by Jay Lundy *
**I could be making this up, I’m not sure, but I think I remember hearing about another one in California. If not California I’m pretty sure there is going to be another regional on the West Coast. **
Yeah, I heard about one in Seattle, Washington but not until 2003.
I was under the impression that FIRST was pushing for a regional at Seattle NEXT year (2002). I also have heard that Phoenix is another possible site. This information has come to me in a bit of a round about way but it’s mostly from NASA. There’s also interest in a regional in Worcesther, MA (I can finally spell!). I also believe there was talk of a regional in Toronto. I doubt we’ll know how many of those are official until they announce the regional dates in September/October.
Matt who needs to talk to his contact at NASA anyway…
*Originally posted by Matt Leese *
…Worcesther, MA (I can finally spell!). .
Nope Matt, not yet. WORCESTER there’s no “h” 
~ lora
What?! How’d that “h” get there?! This time it was a typo and not a spelling mistake. I usually spell it as “Worchester” which Kate kindly reminds me is wrong. 
Matt who needs to be able to type better…
I am guessing that there are 15.
I have heard the Cleveland rumor.
The Seattle regional is supposed to happen some time soon, but who knows when.
I suppose that there are other cities as well that are on the bubble.
I suppose also that some regionals are on the bubble the other way – on shakey ground as to whether they will come back next year.
My guess is that 15 is as likely a number as any other.
Joe J.
I’ve heard Seattle and Phoenix as definite possibilities from a very reliable source(someone who was going to take a look at possible sites in those cities after nationals…) so I wouldn’t be surprised if one or both of those locations had a regional next year…
I HAVE HEARD TWO RUMORS FOR THE NEW ENGLAND AREA. ONE BEING THE RUMOR THAT THE WILL HOLD A REGIONAL IN WORCESTER( I HOPE I SPELLED THAT RIGHT) MA. THE PROBLEM I BELIEVE THEY HAVE IS THE PRICE OF THE VENUE. THE OTHER RUMOR WAS I THINK FIRST WANTED TO RETURN TO MANCHESTER NH. HAS ANYBODY ELSE HEARD OF THIS?
First of all try sending messages WITHOUT the caps lock key on. 
Secondly, as far as the Manchester, NH regional goes, I’ve heard rumors of it – but all of those rumors come from people who just want a regional back in Manchester. As far as I know (and I could very easily be wrong), FIRST has never commited to ever holding a regional in Manchester again. I also don’t know if they’ve ever really expressed interest in it either. Supposedly the convention center they’re building there will be a large enough of venue but as to whether or not there’s a regional there, we’ll see.
Matt
I’ve heard lots of talk about the regional moving back to NH, a few summers back while I was working at FIRST place I asked about it and they said it was a major possibility once the Civic Center was finished, (which by the way is huge! and pretty cool looking, all wavy and such!). Also I talked to Jeanne Shaheen at 4th of July last year and she told my team that she has requested that FIRST moves the regional back to NH once the Civic Center is finished :). How could would that be, I’d get to roll out of bed and drive 10 minutes to get to the regional hehehe!
Yeh so I can’t type either, in my post , that could near the end is most definatly supposed to say cool… silly me, losing all my English skills before my finals…
there is an edit button near the bottom right of each post, you could’ve went back and changed ‘could’ to ‘cool’, and nobody would’ve known
I sincerely doubt FIRST will ever move the regional out of Hartford. They may add a new regional to Manchester but the one in Hartford will most likely stay. UTC puts a good deal of money into the regional and I rather doubt they’d want it held anywhere else, as they are based in Hartford. But I guess we’ll wait and see.
Matt
I can’t believe FIRST is thinking about having a regional in Cleveland. Why not have it in Indiana, where there seem to be more teams? Wait…there are like four teams in Columbus, OH. Never mind…
~Angela who should know Ohio geography b/c she has a million relatives up there…
*Originally posted by littlefish180 *
**I can’t believe FIRST is thinking about having a regional in Cleveland. Why not have it in Indiana, where there seem to be more teams? Wait…there are like four teams in Columbus, OH. Never mind…~Angela who should know Ohio geography b/c she has a million relatives up there… **
Why doesn’t FIRST think about having a Regional in Indiana? I think next year we will have at least 15 teams in the state. There are pleanty of places to hold it: RCA Dome, Conseco Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse… etc. You could even hold a regional at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I bet Tony George would go for it. And I know that we have plenty of colleges that could sponsor it. Possibly Purdue, Rose-Hulman, IUPUI, IU…etc. Maybe us Indiana teams should start lobbying FIRST for a possible regional in the future.
I would guess the main reason FIRST hasn’t thought about having a regional in Indiana is because no one has stepped forward to purpose one. Regionals first of all require a sponsor or sponsors. And these are big money donors (I don’t remember the cost of running a regional but I believe it gets above a million dollars – someone correct me if I’m wrong). Also, getting the space to use can also be hard as well as expensive. Stadiums don’t come cheap. There also comes the issue of people to organize the regional and run it. And they also need to know they’ll have a large enough base of teams to support the regional and not take away from other regionals.
Matt who for some odd reason knows too much about starting a regional…
*Originally posted by Matt Leese *
(I don’t remember the cost of running a regional but I believe it gets above a million dollars – someone correct me if I’m wrong). Also, getting the space to use can also be hard as well as expensive. Stadiums don’t come cheap.
I’m not entirely sure on this…but I think the number for the West Michigan Regional was about $250,000, at least as far as the local committee had to come up with…of course, as Matt points out, that all depends on how much it costs for the site…
Nate
Maybe FIRST doesn’t have a regional in Indiana because there is not enough support there to have it. However, back to my post from earlier I mentioned that I heard about a Regional being held in Manchester NH. Why is it not feasible to have it there? Oh because Matt says that FIRST has expressed no interest in returning to Manchester. Well, I definitely do believe they need to express interest in a Northeast Regional and no UTC doesn’t count. That’s why I believe a new Regional will happen in either Boston, the center of the Northeast, Worcester, or Manchester. Time will only TELL… SORRY MY CAPS JUST STARTED TO KICK IN AGAIN.:mad: