ACF Fall 2015 SoCal@ Claremont Colleges

[Claremont Colleges Quiz Bowl]

Hello!


I am pleased to announce the [REGION] site of ACF Fall 2015, to be held at the Claremont Colleges on Saturday, 7 November 2015. ACF Fall is the year's premier introductory-level collegiate quizbowl tournament, and we do hope that you join us at this event. Information about the location and time will be posted later but it will most likely be Mason Hall at Pomona College at 9 AM.

Map of Pomona College: http://www.pomona.edu/about/visiting/po ... us-map.pdf
Address: 333 N College Way, Claremont, CA 91711

Registration

Registration for this event has two steps:

First, please write to us at [email protected] with team name, number, and buzzer/staffer information.

Second, fill out the central ACF Fall registration form at this site with all relevant information.


Fees

Base fee: $120 for one team from a school, $240 for two teams from a school, etc.

Buzzer systems*: -$5 each

Staffers: -$10 each No maximum.

Laptop: -$5 each Maximum 1 per team.

Travel: -$10 per 200 miles traveled one way

International**: -$20

New to ACF teams***: -$25

New quizbowl teams****: -$75


* No discount for broken buzzers; no maximum.

** For teams representing schools located in a different country than the tournament host.

*** For schools which haven't played an ACF tournament between September 2013 and August 2015, and have no one on the team(s) claiming this discount who played those tournaments for another school.

**** For schools which did not send a team to any regular collegiate academic tournament since September 2013, and have no one on the team(s) claiming this discount who played those tournaments for another school. May be combined with new ACF team discount for a total new-team discount of $100.


Packet Discounts/Penalties

Any team with at least one person on it who played a regular, collegiate, academic quizbowl tournament prior to September 1, 2014 is required to submit a packet. High school players attending high school-only sites are included in this definition and are subject to the same discounts and penalties as college teams.


Half-packet templates will be sent out to your team after you have submitted the registration form. If you have questions on the submission guidelines, email them to [email protected] and they'll clarify.


Please submit packets to [email protected] and use “ACF Fall 2015: [Team Name]” in the subject line.


Submission schedule

11.59 PM PST September 13: -$30

11.59 PM PST September 27: -$15 (-$30 if optional)

11.59 PM PST October 11: no penalty (-$25 if optional)

11.59 PM PST October 18: +$25

11.59 PM PST October 25: +$50

After October 25: +$10/day until October 31; teams who are required to submit a packet and do not submit one by November 1 will not be allowed to play.



Payment

Payment for ACF Fall will be processed through the ACF treasurer, Gautam Kandlikar. He will get in touch with you about how much your team owes, how to pay for the tournament, etc. Please contact Gautam with any questions regarding payment.


Note Regarding Highschool Teams

High school teams are no longer allowed to compete in Collegiate ACF Fall events.


For more information, refer to the Global Announcement of ACF Fall 2015 or email the editors at [email protected].

[gaurav.kandlikar]

Stats here.

Thanks to Travis & co. for putting on a smooth tournament! It was fun to see all teams perform so well on the set.