ACF Regionals South @ WKU (February 22, 2014)
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 2:33 pm
The WKU Academic Competition Club will be hosting ACF Regionals on February 22, 2014 on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY. Teams should fill out this form to officially register through ACF. That form is the only way to register for the tournament, although if you want to send us a heads up you're free to post in this thread or send an email to [email protected]
I won't be able to reserve rooms until the last week of January, so more logistical information will be forthcoming then. I'll set a field cap of 16 right now, but that may change depending on rooms and staffers. Speaking of which, I would really like teams to bring moderators if at all possible; we usually get no more than one staffer from other schools at collegiate tournaments, so if you can bring somebody that would be awesome. We also really need you to bring buzzers, since we only have two sets of our own. Discounts are available for teams who bring staffers and/or buzzer systems, and there will be travel discounts for teams who travel more than 200 miles one-way as well. We're right off I-65 about an hour north of Nashville, so our school is fairly easy to get to, and I'll be sure to get information about hotels, food, parking, etc. to teams who request them between now and February.
Packet Submission:
Every team with at least one person on it who played a regular, collegiate, academic quizbowl tournament prior to September 1, 2012 is required to submit a packet in order to play in Regionals. Please note that, like last year, this requirement also applies to eligible high school teams. Further information can be found at the ACF Packet Submission Guidelines.
The submission schedule for this tournament is: (note that these are Saturdays, not Sundays)
December 21, 2013: -$50
January 4, 2014: -$25 (-$50 for optional packets)
January 18, 2014: no penalty (-$25 for optional packets)
February 1, 2014: +$25
February 8, 2014: +$50
After that: +$10 for each additional day you're late. Teams that are required to submit a packet and do not won't be allowed to play.
Please submit your packet to [email protected]; the actual email with attached packet should include the phrase "[name of school + A/B/etc. if applicable) PACKET" in the subject line. In order to meet any particular deadline, your packet must be in our inbox by 11:59 pm PST on the stated day.
Packet Penalties: Be sure to fully read the information contained in the Packet Guidelines. Any cases of incorrect formatting, plagiarism, or prohibited question types will result in hefty fees. The editors also reserve the right to send back any egregious cases to be fixed by the team in question, so be sure to do it right the first time.
Please submit all questions/comments/etc. regarding this event to [email protected], or post them in the thread. Running packet list (with deadlines/penalties) will appear below as soon as packets begin to come in.
Distribution:
The distribution for this tournament varies slightly from the required 24/24 distribution on the ACF website. As you can see below, geography and current events have been consolidated into 1/1 and pop culture has been granted its own 1/1.
Literature 5/5
History 5/5
Science 5/5
Religion, Mythology and Philosophy 3/3
Fine Arts 3/3
Social Science 1/1
Geography/Current Events: 1/1
Pop Culture: 1/0 or 0/1
Any Academic Category: 1/0 or 0/1
I hope to see plenty of schools from the southeast at ACF Regionals in February. If you have any questions, email us at [email protected]
I won't be able to reserve rooms until the last week of January, so more logistical information will be forthcoming then. I'll set a field cap of 16 right now, but that may change depending on rooms and staffers. Speaking of which, I would really like teams to bring moderators if at all possible; we usually get no more than one staffer from other schools at collegiate tournaments, so if you can bring somebody that would be awesome. We also really need you to bring buzzers, since we only have two sets of our own. Discounts are available for teams who bring staffers and/or buzzer systems, and there will be travel discounts for teams who travel more than 200 miles one-way as well. We're right off I-65 about an hour north of Nashville, so our school is fairly easy to get to, and I'll be sure to get information about hotels, food, parking, etc. to teams who request them between now and February.
Packet Submission:
Every team with at least one person on it who played a regular, collegiate, academic quizbowl tournament prior to September 1, 2012 is required to submit a packet in order to play in Regionals. Please note that, like last year, this requirement also applies to eligible high school teams. Further information can be found at the ACF Packet Submission Guidelines.
The submission schedule for this tournament is: (note that these are Saturdays, not Sundays)
December 21, 2013: -$50
January 4, 2014: -$25 (-$50 for optional packets)
January 18, 2014: no penalty (-$25 for optional packets)
February 1, 2014: +$25
February 8, 2014: +$50
After that: +$10 for each additional day you're late. Teams that are required to submit a packet and do not won't be allowed to play.
Please submit your packet to [email protected]; the actual email with attached packet should include the phrase "[name of school + A/B/etc. if applicable) PACKET" in the subject line. In order to meet any particular deadline, your packet must be in our inbox by 11:59 pm PST on the stated day.
Packet Penalties: Be sure to fully read the information contained in the Packet Guidelines. Any cases of incorrect formatting, plagiarism, or prohibited question types will result in hefty fees. The editors also reserve the right to send back any egregious cases to be fixed by the team in question, so be sure to do it right the first time.
Please submit all questions/comments/etc. regarding this event to [email protected], or post them in the thread. Running packet list (with deadlines/penalties) will appear below as soon as packets begin to come in.
Distribution:
The distribution for this tournament varies slightly from the required 24/24 distribution on the ACF website. As you can see below, geography and current events have been consolidated into 1/1 and pop culture has been granted its own 1/1.
Literature 5/5
History 5/5
Science 5/5
Religion, Mythology and Philosophy 3/3
Fine Arts 3/3
Social Science 1/1
Geography/Current Events: 1/1
Pop Culture: 1/0 or 0/1
Any Academic Category: 1/0 or 0/1
I hope to see plenty of schools from the southeast at ACF Regionals in February. If you have any questions, email us at [email protected]