Announcement -- Battle of the 'Burgh III

• From: E_Steinhauser
• Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 16:05:45 -0800
• Message-ID: <000T3IO2P.000CLR3TJ.12170551-quizbowl_at_...>

The University of Pittsburgh Quiz Bowl Team is
proud to announce the return of its spring high school
tournament, Battle of the 'Burgh III. This academic quiz
style tournament will take place on the University of
Pittsburgh campus on Sunday, February 25, 2001.

The
announcement is also at:
<a href=http://www.pitt.edu/~epsst13/qb/burgh.htm target=new>http://www.pitt.edu/~epsst13/qb/burgh.htm</a>

Last year's tournament featured 18 teams from across
Pennsylvania, with State College A defeating State College B in
the finals to win the tournament. State College A
proceeded to win the national title at the NAQT tournament
at Georgia Tech. We hope to build on the success of
previous Battles of the 'Burgh and the fall Pitt
tournament, Supernatural Ice Bowl.

As the premier high
school tournament in western Pennsylvania, we would like
to see our field expand beyond the immediate
Pittsburgh region. Teams from beyond the region are heartily
invited to attend.

QUESTIONS: We will be using set
IS-23 from NAQT, high-quality material written
specifically with high school students in mind. The winner of
the event will automatically qualify for NAQT's High
School National Championship in June at the University
of Michigan. Rules can be found at
<a href=http://www.naqt.com/rules.html target=new>http://www.naqt.com/rules.html</a>

FIELD: We hope to at better last year's field, though we
reserve the right to cap the field above 26 teams. Teams
are guaranteed at least 9 games. Schools can reserve
two team slots now and put a third on a waiting list
(teams with buzzers may automatically register three
teams).

FEES:
Base Fee: $70
Additional Teams: $60
Buzzer
System: -$10
New to Pitt tournaments:
-$15
Travelling >300 miles one way: -$20
MINIMUM FEE:
$45

REGISTRATION: Teams must register at least one week in advance
and inform the tournament director of any other
tournaments the school has attended or will attend this year
(this is merely for question security purposes).
Payment must be made by or on day of the
tournament.

For more information, or to register, please
contact:

Eric Steinhauser, Tournament Director
e-mail:
epsst13_at_...

Contact by e-mail is preferred where possible. Coaches
should act as primary contacts whenever possible.