ACF Fall/TRASH update

ekwartler03 <*ekwartler_at_ekwartler03.yahoo.invalid*> · Fri, 06 May 2005 05:37:32 -0000

Here is an TRASH/ACF Update. There was a misunderstanding between 
James Dinan and me over the wording of my ACF Fall announcement.  
Because of this he felt the need to clarify his position with his 
own post. I have personally spoken with Mr. Dinan, and here is the 
plan that TRASH and ACF have agreed to follow:

Teams will not be forced to bid for both tournaments. Single-
tournament bids will be accepted for both TRASH regionals and
ACF Fall.  However, any team that submits a viable bid for BOTH
tournaments in the way specified in my previous post will be
automatically considered over any team that submits a single
tournament bid.  For example, if UT-Austin submitted a bid for TRASH
but not ACF in the Southwest, but Texas A&M submitted a bid for both,
A&M would automatically be considered over UT as long as they could
prove they have the experience and resources necessary to run the two
tournaments.

Another acceptable scenario would be to have two schools in the same
metro area host the tournaments on the same weekend (naturally one on
Saturday and one on Sunday).  The two schools would submit one bid 
for both tournaments explaining the situation, and it would be 
considered as if they were working as one host.

There is an exception to this rule, and that is the upper midwest.  
In the upper midwest, ACF Fall will be run on its own on the weekend 
of November 11-13.  Then, WUSTL will host their Gateway Invitational
Tournament along with TRASH regionals the following weekend (note: 
GIT not affiliated with TRASH or ACF, details to come later from 
WUSTL). Upper Midwest bids will be accepted only for ACF Fall.

The juxtaposition of TRASH regionals and ACF Fall brings together two
entities that have traditionally attracted different clienteles in
order to achieve what should be our primary goal as tournament
administrators: the furthering of quizbowl.  This is a trial 
agreement between two organizations to work together to provide a 
weekend of enjoyable quizbowl action, and we hope that all of you 
will join us in our effort.  Any school wishing to bid for ACF Fall, 
TRASH Regionals or both should email BOTH me at ekwartler at gmail 
dot com AND James Dinan at jdinan_at_... to avoid any confusion.  
Let me and/or James know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

-Eric Kwartler
Tournament Coordinator, ACF Fall 2005