ACF Fall Tournament: Midsouth Regionals

• From: Steinhice
• Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 21:02:59 -0700
• Message-ID: <000TPR37J.000SJVKSM.12170551-quizbowl_at_...>

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Academic Trivia Association will host the 2001 ACF Fall
Tournament Midsouth Regionals. The tournament will be held
on Saturday, November 3, in Grote and Holt Halls on
the UTC campus. Per the results of 
our poll, this
will be a Saturday-only event. Registration will begin
at 9 AM with play starting at 10 AM.

PACKET
SUBMISSIONS: As already noted, packet submissions should go to
ACF's Kelly McKenzie at ksmcke0_at_.... Quoting
Kelly, "As far as I am concerned, this is the most
important part of this announcement. In order to achieve
the goals stated above, we at ACF will need your
help. It is vitally important that the packets you
submit be written at an appropriate difficulty level;
there is only so much that editors can do with packets
which are written at an inappropriate difficulty level.
Specifically, be sure to take advantage of the pyramid
structure of ACF questions. In this way, one can write
questions about topics of basic importance to their fields
which are both readily accessible to inexperienced
players and which will reward deep knowledge of the
subject (if you are unsure whether a certain answer is
acceptable, feel free to ask me at the email address listed
below). As always, packets should consist of 30 tossups
and 30 bonuses. Be sure to consult the ACF Question
Writing supplement at <a href=http://www. target=new>http://www.</a>
inform.umd.edu/StudentOrg/maqt/acf/documents.html and the ACF Formatting Guidelines at <a href=http:// target=new>http://</a>
www.inform.umd.edu/StudentOrg/maqt/acf/formatting.html for other packet writing details."

FEES:
Fees for the Midsouth Regional are as follows:

Base Fee: $95
Discounts: 
 - $10 for additional
teams after the first from any given school.
 - $10
for bringing an experienced moderator who is
available for the whole tournament. 
 - $5 off bringing
a working buzzer (bring extras and, if we need
them, we will give 
another $5 off)

Packet
Submission Discounts (as set by ACF):
By Sept. 21:
-$15
By Sept. 28: -$10
By Oct. 12: no penalty
By
Oct. 19: +$15
By Oct. 24: +$25

(No packets
will be accepted after October 24 unless prior
arrangements have been made with Kelly.) 

New Team
Discount: If your school has not played in ACF Regionals or
Nationals in the past two years, your packet requirement is
waived and you pay $50. No further discounts apply,
because ...

Minimum Fee:
$50

ACCOMMODATIONS: The Days Inn Rivergate has a limited number of
rooms available at a discount rate of $55/night. The
Days Inn number is (423) 266-7331; tell them you're
with the academic quizbowl.

DIRECTIONS: If you
need directions, e-mail me at steinhic_at_....