Apologies in advance for any cross-posting... As previously announced, UT-Chattanooga will hold two open tournaments the weekend of June 23-24. Packet submission is not required for either tournament, though there are considerable discounts available for those willing to write. On Sat., June 23, 2007, we will hold a delayed mirror of the NAQT High School National Championship Tournament. We'll follow that on Sun., June 24, with the Summer Camp trash tournament. This year Summer Camp will be a mirror of Maryland's McCray trash tournament the same weekend. Both tournaments are open to all interested players regardless of school level, academic affiliation, or lack thereof. (Yes, that includes coaches too.) The only exception involves high school teams that qualified for the NAQT HS NCT. If you are such a team and for some reason cannot go to the NCT, and you want to attend the NAQT mirror, please contact me. Otherwise, individual players are eligible to form mixed teams or make themselves available as free agents to sign on with other teams. Teams may be up to four players; yes, you can play solo if you wish (see Fees below.) PRE-REGISTRATION: You don't have to pay or submit rosters till you get there, but you MUST let us know by Thursday night 6/21 if you're coming, and to which tournament(s). After that, we may not be able to fit you into the schedule. SCHEDULE: We're returning to the friendly confines of Holt Hall. For the NAQT mirror, registration begins at 9 AM EDT Sat. 6/23; announcements at 9:45; game on at 10 AM. We will meet in Holt 124 (see directions below.) For Summer Camp, we'll start a little earlier -- registration at 8:30 Sun. 6/24, tournament play beginning at 9:00. FORMAT & RULES: By popular demand, the NAQT mirror will once again be an *untimed* tournament with 20-tossup rounds. With that one exception, we'll follow standard NAQT rules (see <http://www.naqt.com>), though you may have to remind us to give the bonus answers after each part 'cause we're kinda used to the other style. Also, we may or may not split or seed the field by experience, depending on how many teams register and what level they're on. When you pre-register your team, please give me a general idea of who's playing and how much experience they have. As for Summer Camp, the usual rules apply. PRIZES: Since the NAQT mirror is an open tournament, we will offer suitable prizes in lieu of trophies for the top teams and individual scorers (probably books, unless another brilliant idea strikes us between now and then.) As for the trash tournament, as per usual, prizes will be scraped up from the dregs of pop culture material. FEES: Base fee for each tournament is $90 per multi-player team or $60 per one-player team. Buzzer: $5 discount, one per team Full time official for either day $10 discount Discount for participation in both tournaments: $5 off Summer Camp fees for each player from the NAQT mirror Special trash writers' discount: -$30 for a trash round for Maryland's use, submitted by Wed. June 13. Minimum fee: $20 per tournament So how do you get to the minimum fee? Start writing. We will give a $20 discount for each round's worth of fresh new questions for UTC's future use -- your choice of high school level academic, college level academic, or trash -- submitted in electronic format by Thurs. 6/21/07. Please send the questions directly to Charlie at SteinhiceC [at] comcast [dot] net, and send a separate message without the questions to the team e-mail (utcquizbowl [at] gmail [dot] com) to make sure the discount is included in our paperwork. DIRECTIONS: From Atlanta and points south -- take I-75 to Chattanooga, then I-24 west towards downtown, then follow the freeway splitoff for U.S. 27 North, downtown Chattanooga. From 27 North take the 4th Street exit, within sight of the Tennessee Aquarium. Go right on 4th St. (you have no choice) and follow it for ca. 1 mile. Go past the UTC Arena, after which E. 4th St. becomes part of E. 3rd St. After that, take the second right onto Palmetto St. Go two blocks and turn right onto Vine St. (just past the EMCS Building.) Just before the place where Vine St. is blocked off, the parking lot for Holt is on the right. * From Knoxville and points north -- take I-75 to Chattanooga, then I- 24 West; directions from there same as above. * From Nashville and points west/north: Take I-24 east to Chattanooga. As you round Moccasin Bend (freeway goes alongside river) watch for two exit lanes on the right; take the less rightward of the two, which will have signs above it for U.S. 27 N. Rest of directions are the same as above. * From Birmingham and points southwest: Take I-59 to the outskirts of Chattanooga, where it dead-ends into I-24. Get on I-24 East and follow the Nashville directions from there. TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: This may look familiar: Charlie Steinhice will be in charge. For these tournaments, it's better to send e-mail to the team account at utcquizbowl [at] gmail [dot] com.
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