The competition results from the 2009 Region 3 Championships in Lubbock, Texas have been posted. You can view the results by clicking on the "Competition Results" tab on the right hand side of the page. Team results have been posted on the 2009 Championships website and are available here.

In order to receive Region 3 Newsletter updates via email you must join the Region 3 Google Group. More information can be found by clicking "Join the Region 3 News Group" tab on the right side of the page.

Steps for forwarding your Google account Emails are now included on this page as well.

Don't forget to turn your device updates to "on" for Region3 if you want to receive our updates on your mobile phone during the Regional Championships. Read below for further details on how to do this.

If you have not yet sign up for Twitter, you can still do so. Further details can be found by clicking the "R3 Tech" tab, then the "Twitter" on the right side of the page.

SIgn in to your twitter account online by going to www.twitter.com. On the top right of your home page (after you sign in), you will see a light green box with your username. Under your username, you will see three numbers with the words "following", "followers" and "updates". Click on the word "following". This will take you to a list of all people you are following on twitter. If you see region3 here, it means we have approved you to follow us. (If you don't, give us a few more days) Once you see region3, you will need to change the device updates to "on" for region3. This will send our updates to your mobile phone and you should be ready to go from there.

We need all athletes that are competing at the Jr. or Sr. Elite level at this year's Regional Championships to fill out a Bio. The deadline for submitting your Bio is April 10th if you want it in the Regional Championship Program. Please click on the "Athletes" tab on the right for further information and instructions. Remember to attach a recent photo.

We are excited to announce that we will be trying a new service this year at our annual Championship event. Twitter is a microblogging communication service that allows us to communicate with you via text message on your cell phone. We hope this will be a great service for judges, parents and coaches and will make the Region 3 Championship experience even better. When you sign up for a free twitter account, you can choose to "follow" Region3 (our Twitter name) which means that you will receive, via text message, any updates we post to the Region 3 account if you choose to register your cell phone number with twitter to receive our "tweets". Throughout the meet, we will be posting when each competition flight and awards ceremony is starting and you can recieve those posts via text message so that wherever you are you will know if the competition is ahead of schedule (Surely this will be the case) or behind and when each flight is entering the competition floor.

For more information and to learn how to set up your account, see the Twitter page by clicking on the "R3 Tech" tab on the right.

However, PLEASE NOTE:
1. Because this service is relies on delivering text message, we suggest that you be on an unlimited text message plan with your cell carrier. There will be a number of messages sent out and you do not want to be charged for each one of them. Region 3 is not responsible for any charges incurred for using this service.

2. Because this is the first time we will be trying this service, we suggest that you not rely exclusively on its accuacy. Most "tweets" or messages get delivered within a matter of seconds, be we cannot guarantee that the Twitter service will be running and delivering messages in a timely manner throughout the weekend.

We now have an iPhone optimized website with all J.O routines, a calendar, mobility and national qualification scores, and a news page so that you can get to this information quickly from your iPhone, iPod touch or other mobile device with a web browser. Simply go to www.usag-region3.org/iphone to view it. If you add this page to your home screen it will place a Region 3 logo button on your phone (iPhone/iPod touch only).

We have placed an Excel file containing comp cards that are updated for the new pass requirements on our downloads page.

An updated version of the Region 3 Funding Policies for 2009-2010 has been posted and is available for download on the "Scholarships & Travel Grants" page.

The information packet for the 2009 Championships has been posted on the Region 3 2009 Championships website. You can access it by clicking the "2009 Championships" tab to the right.

Thank you to all that have signed up for the region 3 newsletter. We will soon be putting this to good use and we hope you find it a valuable asset for keeping up to date with Region 3 events. If you have not already signed up you can do so by clicking on the "Sign up for Region 3 Newsletter" link on the right.