The University of Pennsylvania Academic Demolition Team is proud to announce PENN BOWL 11 the nation's largest packet-submission tournament. PB11 will be a timed tournament, held on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, on FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, 25-26 January 2002. Exact times and locations will be announced later, but we expect game play to start around 7 PM on Friday and end around 7 PM on Saturday. The text of this announcement is available on the PADT WWW site at: <a href=http://www.pennbowl.org/pennbowl11 target=new>http://www.pennbowl.org/pennbowl11</a> Registration begins at 12:01 AM, TOMORROW, Monday, 1 October 2001, at <a href=http://www.pennbowl.org/pennbowl11/pb11register.html target=new>http://www.pennbowl.org/pennbowl11/pb11register.html</a> *** WHO CAN PLAY PB11 is open to teams of college students currently enrolled in degree-granting programs. "Chimera" and other "non-traditional" teams may be allowed to compete with permission of the tournament director, but, in general, will not be eligible to win the tournament, nor will they be eligible for championship playoffs. *** PACKETS Schools sending ONE team are required to submit a packet of 21 tossups and 21 boni. For schools sending TWO OR MORE teams, the A and B teams are JOINTLY responsible for sending a packet of 36 tossups and 36 boni, which must be blind to any other teams from that school. Please note that failure to submit a packet by the regular deadline, 10 DECEMBER 2001, may result in teams being dropped from the field. Conversely, additional discounts can be earned for submitting more than the minimum required number of questions by that date. Full details on the packet requirements, which are largely the same as those for PB10, are available at: <a href=http://www.pennbowl.org/pennbowl11/pb11packets.html target=new>http://www.pennbowl.org/pennbowl11/pb11packets.html</a> *** GAME FORMAT Like PB10, rounds will be timed with 9-minute halves. Power tossups *may* be used. *** TOURNAMENT FORMAT We guarantee all teams the opportunity to play 14 games. The exact format will be announced at a later date. The field will be capped at an absolute maximum of 60 to 65 teams (depending on the final format). Moreover, we are starting registration at 45 teams; as we confirm the availabilty of staff and equipment, we will raise that limit appropriately. *** FEES The fee structure is essentially unchanged from PB10. First team: $135 Second team: $110 Third and subsequent teams: $95 Provision discounts: Extremely early (29 October 2001): -$30 (full packets)/-$15 (half packets) Very early (10 November 2001): -$20/-$10 Early (26 November 2001): -$10/-$5 Working buzzers and clocks: -$10 each Full-time moderators: -$20 each Other discounts (maximum ONE discount per TEAM): One-way travel >700 miles: -$25 One-way travel >1000 miles: -$50 One-way travel >2000 miles: -$70 Missed Penn Bowl 10: -$10 Missed Penn Bowls 8, 9, and 10: -$40 Canadian teams: -$45 Minimum fee per team: $30 Penalties: Gross negligence of packet guidelines: +$10 and/or packet rejection Penalties for late packets will be announced at a later date. *** REGISTRATION Schools may register as many teams as they want, and are urged to register as soon as possible. Registration will begin at 12:01 AM on 1 October 2001. Until 1 November 2001, we will only accept TWO teams per school into the field. After that date, we will accept teams on a first-come, first-serve basis, with the caveat that the PADT reserves the right to give priority in registration for schools bringing equipment and/or moderators. Should the field be filled, a wait-list will be created, with teams admitted into th
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