Bombardier would probably sponsor the regional, they love innovation and FIRST is a breeding ground for new ideas.
for sure! at the moment Bombardier sponsors our team. as for getting other teams into robotics… well, its not as difficult as usual, since the local schools [the english ones anyway] are part of a similar [but not as cool] robotics competition. i have no idea what goes into starting a regional but im sure FIRST would be quite willing to help.
this was sort of a hypothetical idea but im amazed to see how many people expressed interest in it! i’ll have a look into what’s needed to start a new regional
heres an idea, concordia’s hockey rink is right next to my school, its indoors, has stands on one side, standard hockey rink, and adjoining the rink is a gym usualy used for basketball [perfect for a pit area]. i know the folks at concordia would at least consider it because we have acess to their facilities for our sports teams.
its a small arena, and would probably only work for a small number of teams.
a first year regional would be smallish so it works… for the time being