I would otherwise be forwarding this note to private emails, but my computer motherboard decided to take an unexpected arrest. So I'm sending this email out to the Yahoogroups that are relevant and not send it out to specific email addresses which I have accumulated. Once I get my "almost dead" computer back from Gateway Tech Support, I'll send this announcement out again. Please note new deadlines. If you have any questions, please contact me by email. We also will encourage anyone who is available to help us staff our event to contact Dan Greenstein at the University of Maryland, but if you require housing, you need to let him and me know as soon as possible. Have a great holiday season! ---------- Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence Call for Teams Announcement: NSC 2004 PACE proudly invites all high school academic competition teams to register for the 2004 National Scholastics Championship, held June 12-13, 2004, at the University of Maryland at College Park. ENTRY FEES (due May 1) Base entry fee per team: $350.00 (maximum 2), maximum number of students per team: 6 Early commitment discount (expires after January 31, 2004): -$50.00/team A team using this discount commits to compete at the 2004 NSC and can reserve on-campus housing in advance. An automatic bid is NOT REQUIRED to take advantage of this discount. Automatic bid discount (expires after April 30, 2004): -$50.00/team Automatic bids to the NSC are awarded to the top 4 school programs represented at a PACE-affiliated tournament during the current academic year. This discount may be applied IN ADDITION to the early commitment discount Note that the automatic bid discount will not apply to those teams that pre-register on May 1 or after. Staff or Buzzer system discount: -$25.00 Buzzer discount: the team will bring a fully-functioning buzzer system designed to accommodate a minimum of two teams of four players each to the NSC. Staff discount: a coach or an adult chaperone is available to serve as a volunteer reader or scorekeeper during the preliminary rounds and consolation rounds of the NSC; the volunteer must fully understand the rules of the NSC format. Minimum entry fee per team charged: $225.00 Maximum field size: 48 teams ON-CAMPUS HOUSING FEES (due May 1) Flat rate: $85 per person. This covers each person staying in a double-room arrangement for two nights of accommodations (June 11 and June 12). Rates at nearby hotel rooms charge $70 per night per room. Please indicate the number of adults and students for whom we should reserve rooms. It is very important that you indicate male or female for each person. We will do our best to keep all the teams together. WITHDRAWALS AND LATE FEES All entry and housing fees will be charged to the teams and are non-refundable once you have pre-registered. Schools that withdraw from the NSC must pay their invoices in full by May 1 or be subject to a 10% late fee. If balances are outstanding after July 1, an additional 1.5% surcharge per month will be assessed upon that balance. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE Pre-registration will only be accepted from team advisors or coaches by electronic mail to Dr. Chuck. Please include the following information: a) Name and email address of contact b) Name and mailing address of school c) Evening phone number of contact d) Number of team slots to be reserved (one or two); if you are not sure, indicate one. e) Number of adults and students you anticipate will require on-campus housing. We can try to add more rooms until May 1, which is when PACE is required to freeze the housing roster. f) If you require a formal invoice to expedite payment, please indicate what should be disclosed on the invoice (itemized for entry fee and housing or a “lump charge”). Send your registration information to Dr. Chuck at the address: pace_nsc_at_... . Checks should be made and sent to the following address: Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence c/o Dr. Emil Thomas Chuck 18 Durbin Place Durham, North Carolina 27705 Website: http://www.pace-nsc.org/ Emil Thomas Chuck, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Neonatal Perinatal Research Institute Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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