Hi all, The NAQT Eastern Canadian sectionals are just four weeks away! Hopefully you're all making plans to attend, and this information will hopefully make your plans easier. Here are the costs and discounts we will be offering: Base fee: $120 Base fee for the second and each successive team from each school: $100 Buzzer discount: $15 for the first and $5 for each additional Moderator discount: $15 per moderator. Scorekeeper discount (or team with 5 members willing to do rotating scorekeeping): $5 per scorekeeper to a maximum of $10. Distance discount: According to Google Maps, Toronto is 530 km from Montreal. Any team coming from within 550 km, therefore, is not entitled to a discount. Every other team is entitled to $10 off for every 100km or part thereof over 550. For example, Hamilton is 606km away, so McMaster would get $10 off. London is 717km away, so Western would get $20 off. These discounts can be applied to each team a school brings. Minimum fee: $80 for the first team, $70 for each successive team Some notes on the fees and discounts: - Discounts on buzzers are to be applied per school, and not per team. So if a school brings two teams and two buzzers, they get $20 off, not $30. - The moderator must be able to average at least 20 questions per round and have significant experience at one or more high-quality tournaments (NAQT, ACF, TRASH, Ontario Bowl, VETO, etc). If your moderator does not meet these standards, he or she is not instantly disqualified; please contact me to discuss. - If you face extreme financial hardship, please let me know and we can negotiate something - If you are a new school, you will pay the minimum fee. If that is still too high, contact me. - All fees are to be paid in the home currency of the team. If American schools wish to pay in Canadian dollars, they should contact me to arrange the cost. In terms of directions, accommodations, transportation, and all that sort of thing, visit http://www.mcgill.ca/visiting. Many hotels in the McGill area offer "McGill" discounts--just ask for them. As for the tournament format, it will be played entirely on Saturday, starting at 9am and hopefully concluding before 5pm. More details on the format, schedule, etc will be released as teams sign up and indicate if they will be playing in Division I or Division II. We are hoping to have full fields (four-plus teams) in both Divisions so as to allow two teams (at least) to qualify for the ICT. The last date to sign up to be guaranteed a spot in the field is February 4, 2006. After that date, any teams will be allowed in at my discretion. However, I would appreciate it if you would e-mail me long before that with how many teams you will be bringing, what divisions they are in, and what discounts you feel you qualify for. You are, of course, free to update those details and add or withdraw teams until Feb. 4. If there are any additional questions or concerns, or to reserve your spot, please e-mail triviaclub_at_.... Looking forward to seeing you all next month, Andrew ---------------- Andrew Segal President Trivia Club McGill University triviaclub_at_...
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