Hi all, As you may know, McGill is hosting the 2006 Canada East SCT, and we'd like to bring in some American schools. I've targeted you guys as relatively close geographically to Montreal, and thus there is the possibility that you might want to attend our SCT in four weeks. Please let me know if you think I've left out any schools that might be interested in competing at McGill. Below, I've copied the post I put on the qb-canada message board (I also posted it on the main quizbowl message board, but I am sending it out again), with a few notes specific to American schools: - All fees are to be paid by US schools in USD. If you want to pay in CDN, contact me to arrange this and to determine an exchange rate. - A note on the distance discount: To make things easier than converting from km and to encourage American teams to come to Montreal, any school more than 300 miles away from Montreal is eligible for the discount. Subtract $10 per team for every 50 miles or part thereof beyond 300, to a maximum of $40 off for the first team and $30 for each successive team. If you have extenuating travel circumstances, though, and would like a lower fee, please do feel free to contact me and we can negotiate something. - Currency exchange will be available at the tournament, if you need to buy CDN dollars to spend on food, entertainment, etc, while in Montreal. I will sell CDN at a rate of 1.10-1.15 per USD, depending on exchange rate fluctuations on the day of. So if you have $10 US to give me, I will give you around $11-11.50 CDN. - If you need advice on how to get to Montreal or where to stay, please let me know or visit www.mcgill.ca/visiting, which has directions and a list of accomodations that offer McGill discounts. - A couple other options that aren't listed there are the Quality Hotel downtown Montreal (http://www.visitmontrealnow.com/quality_hotel_downtown.html), which is pretty cheap and, while not the Ritz, is not terrible. It's also located about a 5-10 minute walk away from campus. Even closer to campus is the Best Western Ville-Marie Hotel and Suites, which is surprisingly nice and has rates less than $100 USD per night. I can recommend more non-McGill hotels if you need. - I can also provide restaurant and entertainment recommendations if you plan to make a weekend out of the trip--and really, you should, because Montreal is a fantastic city with plenty of nightlife, cultural events and facilities, and museums. Also, the Canadiens will be in town that night (a few tickets are still available, if you're interested) and the atmosphere downtown is fantastic after the game--plus, the drinking age is just 18. Hoping to see some of you in February, and let me know if there is anything I can do to make it easier for American teams to come up to Montreal. Regards, Andrew Segal President Trivia Club McGill University Montreal, QC triviaclub_at_... -------------------- Hi all, The NAQT Eastern Canadian sectionals are just four weeks away! Hopefully youre 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, OHT, 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. 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.
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