Re: DSHIT VIII Announcement

• From: Dan <m00c0w_at_krazyc0w.yahoo.invalid>
• Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 20:23:03 -0000
• Message-ID: <d02iv7+nuq0_at_...>

As of this point, not a single team has registered for DSHIT. 
Needless to say, this is incredibly dissapointing.  If no teams
register prior to the last packet deadline (March 11), we regret to
say that DSHIT will have to cancelled.

--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "Dan" <m00c0w_at_l...> wrote:
> 
> The Maryland Academic Quiz Team is pleased to announce the eighth 
> annual David School Hamilton Invitational Tournament will be held on 
> Saturday, March 19th, 2005 at the University of Maryland (College 
> Park, MD). This modified ACF tournament is open to all collegiate 
> teams of first and second year players and all community college 
> teams. Bastard teams may play with consent of the tournament director 
> but will be ineligible for prizes and/or playoffs. To register,
> please 
> email me (Sandeep Vaheesan) at sandeep_at_w... 
> 
> If you wish to freelance a packet for this tournament, you will 
> receive in exchange one of the past two Terrapin Invitational 
> Tournaments or DSHITs. Freelance packets will be due at the no- 
> penalty packet deadline. To freelance, please email me. 
> 
> Base fee: $80 
> Each additional team: $70 
> Working buzzers: -$10 for each 
> Experienced moderator: -$10 for each 
> Travel: -$10 per school for every 300 miles 
> Novice: -$10 per school for not attending DSHIT in 2004 
> Parking: free on weekends! 
> Minimum fee per team: $40 
> 
> Packet discounts/penalties: 
> Packet in by 11:59 pm, February 11th: $30 discount 
> Packet in by 11:59 pm, February 18th: $10 discount 
> Packet in by 11:59 pm, February 25th: No penalty 
> Packet in by 11:59 pm, February 4th: $10 penalty 
> Packet in by 11:59 pm, March 11th: $30 penalty 
> No packet: no play 
> 
> All teams must submit a packet except teams composed entirely of 
> players who have never attended a non-CBI tournament, and third and 
> subsequent teams from a school. Teams may request an exemption from 
> writing a packet. The tournament director must receive such requests 
> by February 25th. 
> 
> The players are not required to write the questions, but it is 
> suggested veteran players assist their younger players in compiling a 
> packet within the tenets of good question writing. Since this is a 
> tournament for novices, please write your questions accordingly at or 
> a notch below an ACF Fall Tournament level of difficulty. I am 
> shooting for 90% tossup conversion among two middle of the field 
> teams. 
> 
> Please follow the guidelines for packet content as presented in the 
> ACF guide: 
> 
> http://www.dpo.uab.edu/~paik/acf/acfguide.html 
> 
> Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions about the 
> packet authoring process. I will be glad to offer feedback and answer 
> any questions. 
> 
> Packet distribution: 
> 5/5 Literature 
> 5/5 Science 
> 5/5 History 
> 2/2 Religion/Mythology/Philosophy 
> 2/2 Social Science 
> 2/2 Fine Arts 
> 1/1 Geography 
> 2/2 Trash/General Knowledge/Current Events 
> 1/1 Your Choice 
> Total: 25 Tossups, 25 Bonuses 
> 
> Please send packets to me (sandeep_at_w...) in MS Word (much 
> preferred), RTF or text format. Please format questions as in the 
> following examples: 
> 
> The 2002 version of this tournament, subtitled The Quizbowler's Guide 
> to the Galaxy, was considered by many to be the best yet. This is in 
> stark contrast to the ninth incarnation, when Michigan, Illinois and 
> Maryland lost in the first round of the playoffs on a packet commonly 
> called the Chuckwagon. For ten points, name this largest collegiate 
> academic tournament, held each year at an eponymous university in 
> Philadelphia. 
> ANSWER: Penn Bowl 
> 
> For ten points each, identify these quiz bowl personalities. 
> [10] He now runs a sporting goods shop in Savannah. Often appearing 
> at tournaments in the 1990s with an entourage, he is considered the 
> greatest quizbowler of all time. 
> ANSWER: Tom Waters 
> [10] If you have been to NAQT tournaments, you may have seen this 
> man, a Harvard graduate who is notorious for questions written under 
> number 61. 
> ANSWER: Matt Bruce 
> [10] He made his presence known his freshman year by leading 
> Pittsburgh to the 2001 NAQT ICT Division II title. He now attends 
> Virginia Commonwealth University and runs hsquizbowl.org. 
> ANSWER: Matt Weiner 
> 
> We look forward to seeing you on March 19th! 
> 
> Thank you, 
> Sandeep Vaheesan 
> sandeep_at_w... 
> DSHIT VIII Tournament Director 
> MAQT President 
> 
> MAQT Website: 
> http://www.studentorg.umd.edu/maqt/