Johns Hopkins Winter Quizbowl Tournament (HFT XIII) - 2.2.19
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 6:15 pm
Johns Hopkins University is pleased to announce the Johns Hopkins Winter Quizbowl Tournament, which will take place on February 2, 2019. [Please note: the date has been changed back to the original 2/2/19.]
Location:
The tournament will take place at Johns Hopkins University, located at 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. A map of campus can be found here: http://cis.jhu.edu/images/campus_map_0907.pdf. Parking is available at the South Garage, at a flat rate of $9 for the day.
Check-in will take place in Maryland Hall Room 110, starting at 8 AM.
Entry Fees and Discounts:
Base Fee: $70 per team
Buzzers: -$5 per each working buzzer system
Staffing: -$10 per competent staffer (limit one per team)
Minimum of $55 per team after discounts are applied.
Payment must be made on the day of the tournament either by cash or check only. Please make checks out to "Johns Hopkins University."
Question Set:
We will be using HFT XIII (regular-plus difficulty). More information concerning the set can be found here.
Food:
Pizza will be sold near lunch time, and various restaurants may be found in the vicinity of campus. To see a full list, please visit http://web.jhu.edu/cogsci/visitors/restaurants.html.
Team and Roster Size:
There is a maximum of 6 players on a team; up to four members may play at once. We recommend no more than four members on a team, so that students may play the maximum number of rounds.
Team Limit:
Until one week prior to the registration deadline (January 19), only three teams from a school may register. Subsequent teams (up to an additional two, for five total) from the same school will be placed on the wait list. Following January 19, two additional teams from that school on the wait list will be moved off of the wait list and registered (assuming that there are spots still open).
Registration:
To register, please fill out the following form (https://goo.gl/forms/ZybnJQaIPzbLpOiK2) by January 26. The field will initially be capped at 18 teams.
Timeline:
Here are some important dates:
January 19, 2019: Multiple team deadline (see above)
January 26, 2019: Registration deadline
January 31, 2019: Roster deadline
February 2, 2019: Tournament day
Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Location:
The tournament will take place at Johns Hopkins University, located at 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. A map of campus can be found here: http://cis.jhu.edu/images/campus_map_0907.pdf. Parking is available at the South Garage, at a flat rate of $9 for the day.
Check-in will take place in Maryland Hall Room 110, starting at 8 AM.
Entry Fees and Discounts:
Base Fee: $70 per team
Buzzers: -$5 per each working buzzer system
Staffing: -$10 per competent staffer (limit one per team)
Minimum of $55 per team after discounts are applied.
Payment must be made on the day of the tournament either by cash or check only. Please make checks out to "Johns Hopkins University."
Question Set:
We will be using HFT XIII (regular-plus difficulty). More information concerning the set can be found here.
Food:
Pizza will be sold near lunch time, and various restaurants may be found in the vicinity of campus. To see a full list, please visit http://web.jhu.edu/cogsci/visitors/restaurants.html.
Team and Roster Size:
There is a maximum of 6 players on a team; up to four members may play at once. We recommend no more than four members on a team, so that students may play the maximum number of rounds.
Team Limit:
Until one week prior to the registration deadline (January 19), only three teams from a school may register. Subsequent teams (up to an additional two, for five total) from the same school will be placed on the wait list. Following January 19, two additional teams from that school on the wait list will be moved off of the wait list and registered (assuming that there are spots still open).
Registration:
To register, please fill out the following form (https://goo.gl/forms/ZybnJQaIPzbLpOiK2) by January 26. The field will initially be capped at 18 teams.
Timeline:
Here are some important dates:
January 19, 2019: Multiple team deadline (see above)
January 26, 2019: Registration deadline
January 31, 2019: Roster deadline
February 2, 2019: Tournament day
Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.