Truman State University: TACO Bowl [POSTPONED]

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Truman State University: TACO Bowl [POSTPONED]

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Due to lack of interest, TACO Bowl has been postponed until the 2017-2018 season. We will repost details about the tournament when they are determined. Until then, for reference (both for us and for you), this thread will remain open with the details for the original tournament provided below, as the details for the postponed tournament will, in all likelihood, highly resemble those provided below, just with changed dates.

Again, we hope you'll keep us in mind when planning your 2017-2018 quiz bowl season!

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Truman State University's Academic Competition Organization (TACO) is pleased to invite you to our inaugural TACO Bowl to be held on Saturday, April 22 in Kirksville, Missouri. This is a trash tournament written and directed entirely by members of our organization and inspired by the ACRONYM sets created by Play Quiz Bowl LLC. The goal of this tournament is to make trash quiz bowl more accessible to Midwest high school students who can't make it to NAQT or PACE Nationals, where the ACRONYM packets are read, as well as offering a fun laid back tournament toward the end of quiz bowl season.

I, Allyson Lotz, president of TACO, will be serving as Tournament Director and can be contacted at aml6832 [AT] truman [DOT] edu.

Date:
Saturday, April 22, 2017 (the weekend before MSHSAA Sectionals)

Time:
Check-in will begin at 8:30 AM, morning announcements will be at 8:50 AM, and games will begin at 9:00 AM.

Location:
Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. Building: Violette Hall (19 on this map), meeting in room 1010 (walk through the east doors toward the center of the building, and the room is slightly to your left). Parking rules on campus aren't enforced on weekends, so park where you'd like and where you can.

Registration:
Fill out this Google form which will ask for your team name, team roster (if you have it), and how many buzzers and moderators you plan to bring, if any.

Fee Structure:
Base fee: $40
Buzzer discount: -$5 per functioning set, up to 2 discounts
Moderator discount: -$10 per moderator, up to 2 discounts (members/coaches from your team only, please)


Cash and checks will both be accepted. Please make checks out to "TSU Academic Competition Organization." All funds will go to the organization account and will help pay for our activity costs.

If this fee structure would prevent your team from attending our tournament, please contact us and we'll be happy to work with you.

Our starting cap for this tournament is 12 teams. Registration is public and open, and all teams are invited to register. However, this tournament is intended for teams from Northeast Missouri and the surrounding region. In the case of the registration cap being exceeded, regional teams will be given priority on the waitlist.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at aml6832 [AT] truman [DOT] edu, or reply to this email directly. Additionally, if you wish to contact our organizational advisor, Dr. Sally West, you can reach her at swest [AT] truman [DOT] edu. We hope all of you can come!
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Allyson Lotz
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Re: Truman State University: TACO Bowl 4/22/17 (Kirksville,

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Edit to the previous post (because I'm a new member and don't want the thread to disappear from actually editing it): obviously there is no "reply to this email directly" option as suggested in the final blurb; you'll have to go through the trouble of typing out my email. Sorry for the let down.

Consider this post reserved for the field, maybe results, etc.
Allyson Lotz
Truman State University '19
Eureka High School '15
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