Feeler - JB/Undergraduate Tournament possibility

Sending out a feeler, since last time we audaciously just announced a 
tournament and got almost no response.  Hopefully this is not 
considered too close to the actual date.

Northwestern University would like to hold a junior bird or 
undergraduate tournament in the spring, but we'd like to know if 
anyone is actually interested in attending.  This would be a no-
packet-submission tournament.  Questions:

1. Is there a date that works for a significant number of teams?
- I know April 26 is both CBI Nationals and DUCK Bowl, at the very 
least, but if enough people are not going to either one of those, we 
might try it.  May 10 I have heard of nothing for, but while this is 
still school in session at NU, I suspect it is not in many other 
places.  Is May 10 too late?  Is April 26 too crowded?

2. Is there, either way, enough interest in such a tournament?
- The spring to me has always seemed woefully devoid of all but 
national tournaments, but that again may be the difference between a 
quarter system and the usual semesters.  Are people even looking for 
tournaments in this time of year (and if you are, does Chicago's May 
3 tournament already fill the void such that you wouldn't attend 
another not wholly dissimilar tournament)?

Please send all responses to r-flaxman at northwestern dot edu.  We 
appreciate any and all feedback on this matter.

Thanks,
Robert Flaxman
Quiz Bowl treasurer
Northwestern University

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