ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
This is the announcement for the North Atlantic site of ACF Fall 2008, to be held on Saturday, November 8, 2008, at Carnegie Mellon University.
Location and time
CMU is located at 5000 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA. The tournament will be held in Porter Hall, with check-in starting at 8:30 and the tournament beginning promptly at 9:00. I will edit this post with directions and parking suggestions closer to the tournament.
Tournament cost
In accordance with ACF's policies, the base fee is $120. The following discounts may apply:
Buzzer systems: -$5 each
Staffers: -$10 each
Laptop: -$10 each (max 1 per team)
Travel: -$10 for every 200 miles traveled
International: -$20
New teams to ACF: -$25
New teams to quizbowl: -$75
Packet details
Refer to the Global ACF Fall Announcement.
Registration:
To register, contact me at [email protected]. Preferably, also post here so I can make sure I didn't lose anyone's email to my spam filter or whatnot.
Location and time
CMU is located at 5000 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA. The tournament will be held in Porter Hall, with check-in starting at 8:30 and the tournament beginning promptly at 9:00. I will edit this post with directions and parking suggestions closer to the tournament.
Tournament cost
In accordance with ACF's policies, the base fee is $120. The following discounts may apply:
Buzzer systems: -$5 each
Staffers: -$10 each
Laptop: -$10 each (max 1 per team)
Travel: -$10 for every 200 miles traveled
International: -$20
New teams to ACF: -$25
New teams to quizbowl: -$75
Packet details
Refer to the Global ACF Fall Announcement.
Registration:
To register, contact me at [email protected]. Preferably, also post here so I can make sure I didn't lose anyone's email to my spam filter or whatnot.
Trevor Davis
University of Alberta
CMU '11
University of Alberta
CMU '11
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
This post will be periodically edited with a field update. (Updated 11/4)
Confirmed:
Michigan (2)
Shady Side (1)
Pitt (3)
Miami OH (3)
Case Western (1)
Ike Jose (1)
Ohio State (2)
Cornell (2)
Notre Dame (2)
Swarthmore (2)
Confirmed:
Michigan (2)
Shady Side (1)
Pitt (3)
Miami OH (3)
Case Western (1)
Ike Jose (1)
Ohio State (2)
Cornell (2)
Notre Dame (2)
Swarthmore (2)
Last edited by Pilgrim on Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:45 pm, edited 10 times in total.
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
As previously stated, Michigan currently plans to attend this site, and I'm confident we can pull together 2 teams. Perhaps more; update will come after our first meeting(s).
Andy Kravis
Michigan '09
Columbia Law, '13
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
We at Case Western also plan on attending this tournament. Once I figure out the details you will be notified Trevor.
Steven Wellstead
Fisher Catholic High School '07
Case Western Reserve University '11
NAQT writer
Fisher Catholic High School '07
Case Western Reserve University '11
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
Field is updated. Also, we're short on staff at the moment. Worst case scenario, some of the CMU house team will staff, but I would prefer not having to do that. If anyone can bring a moderator(s), please let me know. In addition, if you are bringing teams with more than four players and are willing to have whoever is sitting out for each round staff that round, we would be happy to give you the discount for that too.
Trevor Davis
University of Alberta
CMU '11
University of Alberta
CMU '11
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
Michigan will be sending 2 teams.
Andy Kravis
Michigan '09
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
Hey Cornell is probably interested in sending two teams to ACF Fall at this site.
Barry
Cornell
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
Cool. Please let me know as soon as possible, though; while changing the schedule isn't hard, figuring out staff will be.Wall of Ham wrote:Hey Cornell is probably interested in sending two teams to ACF Fall at this site.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
Well by probably I mean 99% chance barring freak snowstorm, and by interested I mean "is going".
So, yea, mark us down.
So, yea, mark us down.
Barry
Cornell
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
Alright, this should be our final field:
Michigan (2)
Shady Side (1)
Pitt (3)
Miami OH (3)
Case Western (1)
Ike Jose (1)
Ohio State (2)
Cornell (2)
Notre Dame (2)
Swarthmore (2)
We ended up cutting the house team due to staff shortages, which also means that we are sitting good for staff. We have nineteen teams; the planned format will be to bracket into 10/9, run a round robin, rebracket into 10/9, and play the crossbracket games. This gives us a total of 9+5=14 rounds, plus up to 2 for an advantaged final.
Michigan (2)
Shady Side (1)
Pitt (3)
Miami OH (3)
Case Western (1)
Ike Jose (1)
Ohio State (2)
Cornell (2)
Notre Dame (2)
Swarthmore (2)
We ended up cutting the house team due to staff shortages, which also means that we are sitting good for staff. We have nineteen teams; the planned format will be to bracket into 10/9, run a round robin, rebracket into 10/9, and play the crossbracket games. This gives us a total of 9+5=14 rounds, plus up to 2 for an advantaged final.
Trevor Davis
University of Alberta
CMU '11
University of Alberta
CMU '11
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
14 games = sweeeeeeetPilgrim wrote:Alright, this should be our final field:
Michigan (2)
Shady Side (1)
Pitt (3)
Miami OH (3)
Case Western (1)
Ike Jose (1)
Ohio State (2)
Cornell (2)
Notre Dame (2)
Swarthmore (2)
We ended up cutting the house team due to staff shortages, which also means that we are sitting good for staff. We have nineteen teams; the planned format will be to bracket into 10/9, run a round robin, rebracket into 10/9, and play the crossbracket games. This gives us a total of 9+5=14 rounds, plus up to 2 for an advantaged final.
Sounds like it'll be a fun time.
Steven Wellstead
Fisher Catholic High School '07
Case Western Reserve University '11
NAQT writer
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
Hey so due to the disapearance of many Cornell freshman, we'll only send one team to this tournament.
Barry
Cornell
Cornell
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
Michigan A defeated Ike Jose playing solo in a one game final to win the tournament. Cornell finished third, with Swarthmore A, Pitt B, and Ohio State A rounding out the top bracket.
Top scorers were:
1. Ike Jose from Ike Jose
2. Josh Sokol from Swarthmore
3. Mike Davies from Pitt
4. Andy Kravis from Michigan
Full stats can be found here:
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/org/college-b ... dings.html
My thanks for teams sticking with us as we were forced to modify the schedule and remove two rounds due to moderator snafus, and especial thanks to Arjun from Cornell for filling in for one round while we were temporarily down a moderator.
Reverse kudos go to Pitt C, who in an amazing example of Eric Douglass's Law of Teams Leaving Early left before the playoffs despite having to travel a grand total of three blocks.
Top scorers were:
1. Ike Jose from Ike Jose
2. Josh Sokol from Swarthmore
3. Mike Davies from Pitt
4. Andy Kravis from Michigan
Full stats can be found here:
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/org/college-b ... dings.html
My thanks for teams sticking with us as we were forced to modify the schedule and remove two rounds due to moderator snafus, and especial thanks to Arjun from Cornell for filling in for one round while we were temporarily down a moderator.
Reverse kudos go to Pitt C, who in an amazing example of Eric Douglass's Law of Teams Leaving Early left before the playoffs despite having to travel a grand total of three blocks.
Trevor Davis
University of Alberta
CMU '11
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
Trevor et al.,
Thanks for a good tournament. Easily one of the best quiz bowl experiences I've had.
Thanks for a good tournament. Easily one of the best quiz bowl experiences I've had.
Charlie Rosenthal
Shady Side Academy '09
Carleton College '13
University of Pennsylvania '18
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
Thanks to everyone at CMU for a very good tournament. This was a very fun set to play, and the tournament was run well. A couple rooms ran a bit slow after lunch, but that didn't detract from my enjoyment of the set. Well done.
Ike: Very impressive. You played very well, and we were really lucky we got to play you a third time.
Ike: Very impressive. You played very well, and we were really lucky we got to play you a third time.
Michael Hausinger
Coach, Bay City Western High School
formerly of University of Michigan and East Lansing High School
Coach, Bay City Western High School
formerly of University of Michigan and East Lansing High School
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
Yeah, I was very unlucky I got to play you a third time. It was tons of fun though. The questions were very good with a few bad ones interspersed in a sea of good ones, and I enjoyed the heck out of this set.
I love Rob Carson as editor - if you catch my drift.
I love Rob Carson as editor - if you catch my drift.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
I guess I don't.I love Rob Carson as editor - if you catch my drift.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
Jeremy Gibbs Free Energy wrote:I guess I don't.I love Rob Carson as editor - if you catch my drift.
edit: Oh, or it is possible you meant that you didn't catch his drift.
Rob Carson
University of Minnesota '11, MCTC '??, BHSU forever
Member, ACF
Member emeritus, PACE
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
if it were trygve meade he was talking about, then you'd catch it in an instant.Jeremy Gibbs Free Energy wrote:I guess I don't.I love Rob Carson as editor - if you catch my drift.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at CMU, 11/8/08
QFTla2pgh wrote:Trevor et al.,
Thanks for a good tournament. Easily one of the best quiz bowl experiences I've had.
Everyone on my end had a great time, and the mods were all very good. I'd say that it was worth the trip (the drive was easily the worst part). Thank you for running such a fine tournament
Bryce Durgin
Culver Academies '07
University of Notre Dame '11
Texas A&M '15
Culver Academies '07
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