ACF Fall @ Virginia Tech (Nov. 4, 2017)

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ACF Fall @ Virginia Tech (Nov. 4, 2017)

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Hello all!

Virginia Tech is pleased to announce the South Atlantic mirror of ACF Fall 2017! To register please fill out the registration form and then send an email to [email protected] so we can update the field.

Fees:
Base fee: $135
Buzzer: -$5/functional system
Staffers: -$10/staffer
Shorthanded fee (teams of 1 or 2 players): $60
"New to Quizbowl" discount: $100

Packet submission:

Any team with at least two people on it who played a regular, collegiate, academic quizbowl tournament prior to September 1, 2016 is required to submit a half-packet, unless it is a high school team attending a high school-only mirror. If you have any questions about your team's submission status, please email us at [email protected].

The submission schedule is:
September 9: -$30
September 23: -$15 (-$30 if optional)
October 7: no penalty (-$15 if optional)
October 14: +$25
October 21: +$50

Further penalty for packets later than October 21.

Location
The tournament will take place in the New Classroom Building located on 1455 Perry Street, Blacksburg, VA, 24060. A campus map can be found here. There will be free parking directly next to the building.

Format
The tournament will be initially capped at 18 teams, but this may be expanded depending on staff availability. Teams registering after the field has been set will be placed on a waiting list.

The set:
The set will be edited by Bruce Lou, Evan Lynch, Ashwin Ramaswami, Ryan Rosenberg, and Jennie Yang. They will be overseen by an extremely qualified set editor in Jonathan Magin, with further guidance provided by other ACF members.

Current Field (Teams/Buzzers/Staffers)
Duke (1/2/1)
Liberty (3/2/1)
NC State (1/1/0)
University of Virginia (3/5/0)
Wake Forest (2/2/0)
Washington & Lee (1/1/0)
House Team (1/0/0)
Total: 12/18

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] or myself (Eric Chang) at [email protected].

Thanks for your patience, and we're looking forward to a great tournament weekend!
Eric Chang (he/him)
Christiansburg High School '15
Virginia Tech '19 (B.S.) '24 (M.S.)
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Re: ACF Fall @ Virginia Tech (Nov. 4, 2017)

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Re: ACF Fall @ Virginia Tech (Nov. 4, 2017)

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Congratulations to UVA A for winning our mirror of ACF Fall! NC State came in second place with Duke coming third (and winning 2nd place for Div II). We wanted to send a huge thanks to Richard Yu and the rest of the ACF Fall team! We hope everyone has able to make it home safely! Stats can be found here.
Eric Chang (he/him)
Christiansburg High School '15
Virginia Tech '19 (B.S.) '24 (M.S.)
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