UCLA College Bowl Club Announces TWAIN V

• From: rmenghani_at_rmenghani.yahoo.invalid
• Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 18:29:31 -0000
• Message-ID: <cj1p2b+kv6m_at_...>

(This message has been posted previously through other email lists, 
etc.)

The UCLA College Bowl Club is pleased to announce TWAIN V.  TWAIN 
stands for Tournament Without An Interesing Name.


This should be the first high school and college event of the year
for most schools, especially on the west coast. Come one, come all!
This Event WILL sell out. (It always does, so sign up early!)


DATE: Saturday, October 9th, UCLA

PARKING: Parking is $7 at various lots throughout the UCLA campus.
Recommended parking options will be available once the exact location
of the tournament is established.

LOCATION: Exact Location is TBA, but will be on the UCLA Campus.
Expect this information in about a week's time.

8:45 am Registration
9:10 am Rules Meeting
9:30 am Registration

Any team not showing up by 9:20 a.m. will forfeit their spot, and
any team on the waiting list will be granted entry.

FOOD: Bagels and/or doughnuts and OJ will be provided for breakfast.
It is recommended that each team member bring at least
$7 for lunch on campus (Ackerman Union, Northern Lights, Lu Valle
Commons, etc.).

A map of UCLA is available at http://www.ucla.edu/map. Please print
out copies of this map to bring with you to the Tournament.

FORMAT: We will be using NAQT Invitational Series Questions. The
format will very similar to NAQT, but with untimed
rounds. The exact scheduling system will be determined by the number
of teams playing. Each participating team will play a minimum of
eleven rounds.
There will be 2 divisions. One for high schools and one for
colleges. College teams with 0 or very little experience may be
allowed to play in the high school division (Pending TD approval).

ELIGIBILITY:

We are throwing open eligibility to all undergraduates and all high
schools teams, regardless of previous experience.

PRICING STRUCTURE:

$100/team
-$10 for an approved moderator
-$5 Working buzzer system
-$5 Cash discount
-$5 for any teams in addition to the first


Please make all checks payable to: "UCLA College Bowl Club."

REGISTRATION:

The Tournament Directors for TWAIN V shall be Ravi Menghani
and Matthew Sherman

If you are planning to come, please email Ravi ASAP at
raviucla_at_... or Matthew at shermanm_at_... with the following:

1) Your school's name
2) A contact's name and a working email address
3) The number of teams you are bringing
4) The number of buzzer systems and/or moderators you are bringing
5) If you will be able to pay cash.

SPACE IS LIMITED, so register soon.

Regards,

Ravi Menghani
Co-Director, TWAIN V
Founder
UCLA College Bowl Club
raviucla_at_...