TWAIN II: Tournament Update

• From: RMenghani
• Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2001 16:58:04 -0700
• Message-ID: <000TRI0OC.001AFURR8.12170551-quizbowl_at_...>

Hi all,

Here's the belated update for
what's happening this Saturday, October
6th,
2001.

The following teams have signed
up:

COLLEGE:
Harvey Mudd - 2 teams
Caltech - 2 teams
Berkeley -
3 teams
UCI - 1 team
Scripps - Have indicated
interest
USC - Have indicated interest

Currently, 8
College teams are definitely attending, with a few more
in the
wings.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Hart High -
2 teams
Orange Lutheran - 1 team
Los Alamitos
- 1 team (Note: If Los Alamitos does not pay, it
will be
asked to leave.)
Dana Hills - 1 or 2
teams

Currently, 5 High School teams are definitely attending,
with a few more in
the wings.

I've attached
the original announcement below in case you missed
it. If you
have any questions, please email
me.

Thank you,

Ravi Menghani
Founder, UCLA
College Bowl
Club

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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 the meeting will occur in
the Perloff Lecture Hall and Rounds
will be played
in Bunche (the
"waffle"), on the north side of
the UCLA campus.


FORMAT: NAQT,
Untimed


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.


Regards,


Ravi Menghani
TD, TWAIN II
Founder
UCLA
College Bowl Club