Re: Ottawa Hybrid Tournament 3 (March 24, 2007)

Mike Whitaker <*mwhitake_at_mrwhitaker01.yahoo.invalid*> · Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:12:38 -0000

Cool. We'd be interested in mirroring at UBC. 

--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, U of O Trivia Club <uotrivia_at_...> wrote:
>
> The third edition of the Ottawa Hybrid Tournament will
> take place on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at the
> University of Ottawa. All are welcome to participate.
> 
> *note:  due to room limitations, the field will be
> capped at 21 teams (however, this number is larger
> than any field Ottawa has hosted...).  Should the cap
> be reached, teams with submitted packets will take
> priority, followed by order of registration.
> 
> Fees: $60 for the first team from a
> school/organization, $50 each for additional teams.
> Minimum fee of $0.
> 
> -$10 for each working buzzer system
> -$10 for each full-time moderator
> -$5 for each rotating moderator (ie: having 5 players
> on a team and sending 1 out each round)
> -$10 distance discount (roughly 450 km: essentially
> beyond Toronto, Albany, North Bay, and Quebec City)
> 
> Packet discounts (all deadlines are Saturdays at 11:59
> PM Ottawa time):
> -$60 before Jan 6, 2007 (team plays for free)
> -$45 before Feb 3, 2007
> -$35 before Feb 10, 2007
> -$25 before Feb 24, 2007
> -$15 before Mar 10, 2007
> At my discretion after March 10.
> 
> *note:  these packet discounts are possibly the most
> generous available in quizbowl.  Please take advantage
> of them.  I'm not here to make money off the
> tournament.
> 
> Arrangements can be made for freelance packets or
> mirrors.
> 
> Distribution:
> 2/2 Literature. Spread out the forms, genres,
> geography, etc.
> 2/2 History. Spread out the time, geography, etc.
> 2/2 Science. 1 each on bio, chem, physics, and other.
> 2/2 to 3/3 Arts and Humanities. Can be R/M/P, fine
> arts, and geography.
> 1/1 to 2/2 Social Science. Can be psychology,
> economics, linguistics, law, etc.
> 
> 2/2 TV. Spread out the decades and genres.
> 2/2 Pop Music. After WWII. Spread out the decades and
> genres.
> 2/2 Movies/Musicals. After WWI. Spread out the decades
> and genres.
> 2/2 Sports. At least 3 sports.
> 2/2 Other Trash. Internet, literature, games, brands,
> etc.
> 
> 4/4 Your choice. Variety of above topics, or other
> categories that don't fit in.
> 
> *note for pop culture: please limit the "adult"
> topics. There may be HS students present getting their
> volunteer hours (in fact, there will probably be a HS
> team).
> 
> *don't lift phrases from Wikipedia, websites,
> encyclopedias, or old packets. You can quote primary
> sources (literature, research papers, song lyrics,
> etc). Blatant plagiarism will result in a loss of
> packet discounts, effective whenever I first notice
> it.
> 
> Any questions and packets can be sent to uotrivia AT
> yahoo.ca
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ben Smith,
> Director and editor, OHT 3.
> 
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