Whale Shark at Championship

Competition Championship Event
#1

Opening just before Thanksgiving is the largest aquarium in the world. Its location? Across the street from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

  • It’s the first aquarium outside of Asia to display whale sharks.
  • Has what is being called a 4-D theater
  • 100,000 fish
  • 8 million gallons of water

I hope everyone who attends nationals gets a chance to go. Maybe FIRST could have the team party there.

Aquarium website:
http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/

Boston news article:
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/11/14/worlds_largest_aquarium_set_to_open/

#2

I think this would be a neat place for a wrap party. While not outside - it woulda been perfect for last year’s cold weather.
They can host up to 10k people in there, which we may or may not exceed.

I think it’d be cool - but I can see some drawbacks to hosting the wrap party inside, and aquariums aren’t for everyone. Either way, I hope to visit while there.

#3

I spent all day this past Saturday at the new Georgia Aquarium and must say it is OUTSTANDING! It was packed and we had to wait quite a while to get in but it was worth it. For anyone going to the Championships I would highly recommend a visit. It is right across the street from the CNN center and Centennial Park. My wife and I bought season passes because we are usually in Atlanta at least 2 to 3 times a year.

The Georgia Aquarium would be a WONDERFUL place to have the wrap party. I can see FIRST renting out the aquarium for the wrap party and concluding with a fireworks show in Centennial Park. They have a giant ballroom and could easily hold the FIRST crowd in the Georgia Aquarium. Remember FIRST is For Recognition and Inspiration of SCIENCE and Technology so the Georgia Aquarium would bring a wonderful life sciences conclusion to the engineering and technology competitions. I was definitely inspired by the aquarium. They are also building the World of Coke next door to the aquarium but it doesn’t open until Summer 2007.