UCLA announces TWAIN II

• From: RMenghani
• Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 01:34:25 -0700
• Message-ID: <000TOUJ0H.000LSU3AG.12170551-quizbowl_at_...>

After much philosophical deliberation and a
heated exchange of forensics, The UCLA (University of
California, Los Angeles) College Bowl Club is pleased to
announce TWAIN II (Tournament Without An Interesting Name,
the
Second).

This should be the first intercollegiate event of the
year for most schools, especially on the west coast.
Come one, come all!

DATE: Saturday, October
6th, UCLA

Registration will occur and doughnuts
and OJ shall be served, all beginning promptly at
9.45. Rules meeting will be at 10.10, and Rounds
shall
commence at 10.30. Please be on time! We are currently
finalizing room selection, but meeting and rounds are likely
to occur in Bunche Hall (the
"waffle"), on the
north side of the UCLA campus.

FORMAT: We will
be using NAQT Juniorbird questions. The format will
be like NAQT, but with untimed rounds. The exact
scheduling system will be determined by the number of teams
playing. Each participating team will play a minimum of
eleven rounds. We will also be running rounds for high
school teams at the same event, but it is unlikely that
there will be any
matches between college and high
school teams (ie. there will be separate
divisions!)

ELIGIBILITY:

We are throwing open eligibility to all
undergraduates and all high schools.

COST: Per team

$85 base fee
 -$10 for the 2nd, 3rd, etc. teams
from a school
 -$10 for bringing a working buzzer
system
 -$25 for bringing a skilled moderator (this
person
must be approved by the Tournament Director in
advance).

The minimum cost per team is
$40.

REGISTRATION:

The Tournament Directors for TWAIN II are Ravi
Menghani and Adam Buchen.

If you are planning to
come, please email us ASAP at quizbowl_at_... with
your school's name, a contact's name, email address,
and phone numbers, and the number of teams, buzzer
systems, and
moderators you expect to bring (please
give the names of all
suggested
moderators).

SPACE IS LIMITED, so register soon.

Please note,
many details of the tournament are still being
hammered out. A more detailed announcement, directions,
contact numbers, etc. will be sent before the
tournament.

Regards,

Ravi Menghani
TD, TWAIN II
President,
Founder
UCLA College Bowl Club