Why must teams pay a sizable registration fee to enter the NASA PAV Challenge?
CAFE is a non-profit organization that receives zero dollars from NASA. Registration fees are required in order to pay for the event insurance coverage and the facility expenses (rent, power, phone) at the CAFE Foundation. All of the CAFE Board members work purely as volunteers. Many have personally donated thousands of dollars to CAFE to meet its expenses. CAFE would prefer to not have to charge registration fees but could only do that if its expenses were fully met by sponsor contributions.
