NAQT state championships 2012

[bt_green_warbler]

This thread will list the NAQT state and provincial championships and qualifiers for spring 2012.

Confirmed:

Alabama (Columbia, April 21st)
Arizona (Arizona State, April 14th)
Arkansas (Harding, April 21st)
California (northern) (Berkeley, April 14th)
California (southern) (La Jolla, March 10th)
Florida (Ransom Everglades, March 31st)
Georgia (Flowery Branch and Bleckley County, March 24th)
Idaho (Boise State, May 12th) (tentative date)
Illinois (Fenton, February 25th)
Indiana (Ancilla, March 3rd)
Kentucky (Louisville, March 31st)
Louisiana (LSU, April 14th)
Maryland/DC (Oakland Mills, March 24th)
Michigan (Michigan State, April 14th)
Minnesota (Minnetonka, April 21st)
Missouri (University of Missouri, March 3rd)
New Jersey (Princeton, April 14th)
New York (metro NYC) (Scarsdale, April 14th)
New York (upstate) (Cornell, April 21st)
North Carolina (NCASA, March 24th)
Ohio (St. Charles, March 31st)
Oklahoma (Oklahoma State, March 3rd)
Ontario (Guelph, March 24th)
Pennsylvania (Manheim Township, March 31st)
South Carolina (Spartanburg, March 24th)
Tennessee (Tennessee Tech, March 30th)
Texas (Antonian College Prep, April 14th)
Vermont (Spaulding, February 10th)
Virginia (University of Virginia, March 24th)
Washington (University of Washington, March 31st)
West Virginia (Ohio Valley University, March 9th)
Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin, April 28th)

If your state or province is not on the confirmed list: please contact us (hosting (at) naqt.com) if your school would like to host a state championship in spring 2012. The hosting requirements are here (please ignore the obsolete deadlines from the fall host call).

Edit: last updated 5/7

[rchschem]

NC's tournament has been rescheduled to March 24. Hopefully NCASA has contacted NAQT about this change.

Eric

[Down and out in Quintana Roo]

So it's not looking good for Delaware hosting an NAQT state championship. No one has stepped up, and i'm not sure if our school can host it (plus, as silly as this will sound to the rest of the country, teams will not be willing to drive 45-60 minutes to our school, and since basically all the teams in Delaware other than us that do anything - all 3 of them - are up in New Castle County, they simply won't come down our way). No one at UD has really gotten back to me, nor has anyone at Mt. Pleasant HS which hosted it the last two years, nor has the now-enigmatic Bill Tressler. So, i'm not sure where to go from here.

[bt_green_warbler]

NC's tournament has been rescheduled to March 24. Hopefully NCASA has contacted NAQT about this change.

Eric

Fixed both here and on naqt.com.

[Chandragupta Maurya]

This thread will list the NAQT state and provincial championships and qualifiers for spring 2012.


Texas (San Antonio-area site tba, April 14th)

Edit: last updated 1/6

The Texas Quiz Bowl website says that its state championship is on May 5: http://www.texasquizbowl.org/events/12state/

[bt_green_warbler]

That's the TQBA championship, which is using the DII ICT set (and is restricted to a limited set of teams that qualify from earlier TQBA events). There will be a distinct Texas state qualifier earlier on April 14th (using IS #116 and open to all teams).

[The Predictable Consequences]

Expressed interest:
New York (upstate)

Is the school expressing interest in the Buffalo/Rochester area, or in the Albany area?

[Scaled Flowerpiercer]

Hosts must make a preliminary announcement including contact information and approximate schedule by December 9, 2011, on the relevant online quizbowl forums and by e-mail to likely attendees. It is hoped that hosts will make a postal announcement to likely attendees as well; NAQT will make its mailing list available for such publicity.

Hosts must make a full announcement including contact information, schedule, format, suggesting housing, tournament location, fees, included meals, special events, and any other relevant information by January 6, 2012, on the relevant online quizbowl forums and to interested schools and likely attendees.

I am to assume that, based on the fact that you are still asking for potential hosts, that these dates do not hold, correct?
(I am asking as Irvington may (still barring discussions with appropriate people and a lot of other stuff) be interested in being a host for the NYC metro area, but obviously if those deadlines are real then that would be impossible)

[bt_green_warbler]

I am to assume that, based on the fact that you are still asking for potential hosts, that these dates do not hold, correct?

Correct. Bidding is still open for all states (and provinces) not listed as "confirmed" in my original post; contact us at hosting (at) naqt.com to submit a bid or just express interest.

[Scaled Flowerpiercer]

I am to assume that, based on the fact that you are still asking for potential hosts, that these dates do not hold, correct?

Correct. Bidding is still open for all states (and provinces) not listed as "confirmed" in my original post; contact us at hosting (at) naqt.com to submit a bid or just express interest.

Thank you. But just as a note to anyone in th NYC metro area who may be reading this, Irvington will not be bidding for this, the date that seemed to work so well was actually an awful choice for us.

[bt_green_warbler]

Just to clarify: while most state championships will use a regular Invitational Series set (like IS #115 or #116), NAQT is also happy to provide hosts with an Introductory Invitational Series set (like IS #114A) for state championship use. (This can be helpful in setting up state championships in areas with less experience of pyramidal quizbowl.)

[bt_green_warbler]

Reminder:

State Championships and Qualifiers are restricted to teams from a single state unless prior arrangements have been made with NAQT.

[aeandrews]

Mount Pleasant wants to host the DE championships again.

[Black-throated Antshrike]

Mount Pleasant wants to host the DE championships again.

Is this happening?

[bt_green_warbler]

Probably, but we haven't confirmed a date yet.

[Black-throated Antshrike]

Probably, but we haven't confirmed a date yet.

ok, because this is probably going to need Delaware's help to run this again, and I haven't had anyone tell me what's going on yet.

[Down and out in Quintana Roo]

Probably, but we haven't confirmed a date yet.

ok, because this is probably going to need Delaware's help to run this again, and I haven't had anyone tell me what's going on yet.

Weeks ago, i was told by both players and advisor from Mount that it would be held on March 31st.

[Black-throated Antshrike]

Probably, but we haven't confirmed a date yet.

ok, because this is probably going to need Delaware's help to run this again, and I haven't had anyone tell me what's going on yet.

Weeks ago, i was told by both players and advisor from Mount that it would be held on March 31st.

So that's our Spring Break and ICT, although I doubt we're getting off the waitlist. Can Delaware get a confirmation from someone at Mount that this is still happening, because I'm going to have to beg people to help out during their break, although I know me and Alex will probably be around.

[bt_green_warbler]

I just wrote to Mt. Pleasant asking for confirmation, so we'll get this scheduled as soon as we can.

[Black-throated Antshrike]

I just wrote to Mt. Pleasant asking for confirmation, so we'll get this scheduled as soon as we can.

Thanks for all the help Jeff

[The Tourist]

We sent an e-mail recently regarding confirming the Arizona tournament on at ASU on the EDIT: 14th to hosting at NAQT but have yet to hear anything back. Can we go ahead and formally announce that tournament?

[Down and out in Quintana Roo]

Any other word on Delaware's championship? Apparently the Mt. Pleasant coach has been completely unresponsive for weeks? If this falls through, will another school step up to host it?

[bt_green_warbler]

The Delaware state championship has been confirmed for Mount Pleasant on March 31st.

[Down and out in Quintana Roo]

The Delaware state championship has been confirmed for Mount Pleasant on March 31st.

That is super duper sweet. :) Thanks for all you do, Jeff.