Notice: The date for the 2002 Terrapin has changed! Read carefully for changes in packet deadlines. The Maryland Academic Quiz Team is pleased to announce the 16th annual Terrapin Invitational Tournament, which will be held Saturday, _October 26th_, 2002 (not October 19th as previously announced) at the University of Maryland (College Park, MD). This modified ACF tournament is open to all collegiate teams. Bastard and masters teams may play with the consent of the tournament director but will be ineligible for prizes and/or playoffs. All teams are required to submit packets, unless they are excused by the tournament director. To register, email Daniel Greenstein at dgreens at wam.umd.edu If you would like to freelance a packet for the 2002 Terrapin Invitational Tournament, you will receive in return the packet set from this tournament, the 2001 TIT or the 2002 DSHIT. If you are interested in freelancing, please email Daniel Greenstein at dgreens at wam.umd.edu Base fee: $100 Each additional team: $80 Working buzzers: $10 discount for each Experienced moderator: $10 discount for each Travel: $10 discount per school for every 300 miles Novice: $10 discount per school for not attending TIT in 2001 Parking: free on weekends! Minimum fee per team: $50 Packet discounts/penalties (all times EDT) Packet in by 11:59 pm on Saturday, September 14th: -$25 Packet in by 11:59 pm on Saturday, September 28th: -$15 Packet in by 11:59 pm on Saturday, October 5th: $0 Packet in by 11:59 pm on Saturday, October 12th: +$10 Packet received after Saturday, October 12th or no packet at all: +$30 Note: You must receive permission to play from the TD if you do not write a packet. The packet guidelines are as follows: 5/5 Literature 5/5 Science 5/5 History 2/2 Religion/Mythology/Philosophy 2/2 Social Science (Psychology, Economics, Anthropology, etc) 2/2 Fine Arts (Art, Music, Film) 1/1 Geography 2/2 Trash/GE/Current Events 1/1 Extra (your choice) Total: 25 Tossups, 25 bonuses Please follow the guidelines for packet formatting as presented in the ACF Guide (http://www.inform.umd.edu/StudentOrg/maqt/acf/documents.html) and write at a difficulty level slightly below that of ACF Regionals. Please email your packet to Adam Fine at Geertgen22 at aol.com We look forward to seeing you Saturday, October 26th! Daniel Greenstein dgreens at wam.umd.edu 2002 Terrapin Invitational Tournament Director MAQT Treasurer and Webmaster This announcement is also at the MAQT website: http://www.inform.umd.edu/StudentOrg/maqt/index.html
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