ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
I am pleased to announce Penn Bowl 2014 for the Fall semester of 2014. We plan to run this tournament and all of its mirrors on October 18th and 25th.
QUESTIONS
This tournament will be written by a team consisting of Patrick Liao, Eric Mukherjee, Will Alston, Rob Carson, and other Penn writers. Eric Mukherjee will be head-editing, with literature-editing by Rob Carson. There will be 15 packets of power-marked questions not longer than 8 lines (including bolding for power). The target difficulty is slightly easier than Penn Bowl 2013.
The distribution we are using is as follows:
4/4 Literature (1/1 World and Other)
4/4 History
4/4 Science (1/1 Biology, 1/1 Chemistry, 1/1 Physics, 1/1 Math and Other)
3/3 Arts
3/3 RMP
1/1 SS
1/1 Geography, CE, and Other (science history goes here)
Each packet will also have a tiebreaker tossup from literature, history, or science.
HOSTING
We are looking for mirrors in all regions. The mirror fee will be $40 per team. All mirrors of this tournament should run on either October 18th or 25th, pending a confirmation of these dates.
At the main site, we will use the following fee structure:
Base fee: $120 per team
Working buzzer discount: $5 each
Approved moderator discount: $15 each
Travel discount: $10 (more than 200 miles one way according to Google maps)
If you have any questions, please contact Sarita Jamil at [email protected].
METHOD OF PAYMENT (borrowed from Cody Voight)
All teams must pay by the day of the tournament. We prefer to accept payment in person right before the tournament starts, but we will accept checks by mail ahead of time if your procedures require it. Teams who do not pay by the day of the tournament will be charged a $25 penalty and will have two weeks to pay their total amount before we start mailing letters to your school administration about it.
We can accept cash, personal checks, or checks from school, school district, or quizbowl club funds. We have no ability to process purchase orders, credit cards, Paypal, or any other forms of payment. Bringing forms of payment outside of the three listed will be considered nonpayment and subject you to the $25 late payment penalty.
All checks must be made out to either "Max Isenberg" or "Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania" (must be exact wording). If you bring a check not made out to either "Max Isenberg" or "Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania" and have no other method of paying for the tournament, you will be subject to the $25 late payment penalty. If you require a pre-tournament invoice in order to have a check cut, let us know early enough for your school to process the payment. We can generally send you an invoice the same day.
MIRRORS
These are the following confirmed mirrors:
Northeast – Harvard (10/18) (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16344)
Canada – McMaster (10/18) (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16346)
Midwest – Northwestern (10/18) (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16425)
UK – Oxford
Lower Midwest – WUSTL (10/25) (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16329)
Upper Midwest – Minnesota (10/25) (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16449)
West Coast – Stanford (11/15) (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16469)
South - University of Lousiana Lafayette (10/18) (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16295)
South Atlantic - U. South Carolina (10/25) (http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewto ... =8&t=16460)
Online - Skype (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16443)
CURRENT FIELD (27/18/3) - (Teams/Buzzers/Staff)
Penn (2/0/0)
Maryland (2/1/0)
Northern Delaware Academy (1/1/0)
NYU (2/1/0)
LASA (1/0/0)
Northmont (1/1/0)
VCU (1/7/2)
UVA (1/0/0)
JHU (3/1/0)
Columbia (4/1/0)
Delaware (2/3/1)
Princeton (1/0/0)
Pitt (2/0/0)
Rutgers (1/0/0)
High Tech (1/1/0)
Penn State (2/1/0)
Waitlist
Contact Sarita Jamil at [email protected] for any inquiries.
QUESTIONS
This tournament will be written by a team consisting of Patrick Liao, Eric Mukherjee, Will Alston, Rob Carson, and other Penn writers. Eric Mukherjee will be head-editing, with literature-editing by Rob Carson. There will be 15 packets of power-marked questions not longer than 8 lines (including bolding for power). The target difficulty is slightly easier than Penn Bowl 2013.
The distribution we are using is as follows:
4/4 Literature (1/1 World and Other)
4/4 History
4/4 Science (1/1 Biology, 1/1 Chemistry, 1/1 Physics, 1/1 Math and Other)
3/3 Arts
3/3 RMP
1/1 SS
1/1 Geography, CE, and Other (science history goes here)
Each packet will also have a tiebreaker tossup from literature, history, or science.
HOSTING
We are looking for mirrors in all regions. The mirror fee will be $40 per team. All mirrors of this tournament should run on either October 18th or 25th, pending a confirmation of these dates.
At the main site, we will use the following fee structure:
Base fee: $120 per team
Working buzzer discount: $5 each
Approved moderator discount: $15 each
Travel discount: $10 (more than 200 miles one way according to Google maps)
If you have any questions, please contact Sarita Jamil at [email protected].
METHOD OF PAYMENT (borrowed from Cody Voight)
All teams must pay by the day of the tournament. We prefer to accept payment in person right before the tournament starts, but we will accept checks by mail ahead of time if your procedures require it. Teams who do not pay by the day of the tournament will be charged a $25 penalty and will have two weeks to pay their total amount before we start mailing letters to your school administration about it.
We can accept cash, personal checks, or checks from school, school district, or quizbowl club funds. We have no ability to process purchase orders, credit cards, Paypal, or any other forms of payment. Bringing forms of payment outside of the three listed will be considered nonpayment and subject you to the $25 late payment penalty.
All checks must be made out to either "Max Isenberg" or "Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania" (must be exact wording). If you bring a check not made out to either "Max Isenberg" or "Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania" and have no other method of paying for the tournament, you will be subject to the $25 late payment penalty. If you require a pre-tournament invoice in order to have a check cut, let us know early enough for your school to process the payment. We can generally send you an invoice the same day.
MIRRORS
These are the following confirmed mirrors:
Northeast – Harvard (10/18) (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16344)
Canada – McMaster (10/18) (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16346)
Midwest – Northwestern (10/18) (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16425)
UK – Oxford
Lower Midwest – WUSTL (10/25) (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16329)
Upper Midwest – Minnesota (10/25) (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16449)
West Coast – Stanford (11/15) (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16469)
South - University of Lousiana Lafayette (10/18) (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16295)
South Atlantic - U. South Carolina (10/25) (http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewto ... =8&t=16460)
Online - Skype (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16443)
CURRENT FIELD (27/18/3) - (Teams/Buzzers/Staff)
Penn (2/0/0)
Maryland (2/1/0)
Northern Delaware Academy (1/1/0)
NYU (2/1/0)
LASA (1/0/0)
Northmont (1/1/0)
VCU (1/7/2)
UVA (1/0/0)
JHU (3/1/0)
Columbia (4/1/0)
Delaware (2/3/1)
Princeton (1/0/0)
Pitt (2/0/0)
Rutgers (1/0/0)
High Tech (1/1/0)
Penn State (2/1/0)
Waitlist
Contact Sarita Jamil at [email protected] for any inquiries.
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David Ferguson
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
Has this event gotten mirrors established yet?
Matt Jackson
University of Chicago '24
Yale '14, Georgetown Day School '10
member emeritus, ACF
University of Chicago '24
Yale '14, Georgetown Day School '10
member emeritus, ACF
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
This is a bit of a silly question, but which day will Penn Bowl itself be on?
Jordan Palmer, Nick Penner's Hero.
Pass by, and curse thy fill, but pass and stay not here thy gait.
Pass by, and curse thy fill, but pass and stay not here thy gait.
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
We're waiting on confirmations for some, but we are still looking for hosts in the UK, Texas, Pacific NW, and Midwest (Ohio, Indiana, Michigan area).Matthew Jackson wrote:Has this event gotten mirrors established yet?
Penn Bowl at Penn will be on 10/18/14 but some mirror sites may hold it on 10/25/14.minusfive wrote:This is a bit of a silly question, but which day will Penn Bowl itself be on?
Sarita Jamil
Penn '17
Penn '17
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
Is there any info on the potential location and date for the Midwest (Ohio, Indiana, Michigan) mirror?
Graham R.
Maryland
Maryland
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
We're still looking for Pacific Northwest, Ohio/Indiana/Michigan, and Texas mirrors.
I've been contacting potential mirrors but no one's been up for it so far. If you want to, email me at [email protected] or the TD at [email protected] please!a bird wrote:Is there any info on the potential location and date for the Midwest (Ohio, Indiana, Michigan) mirror?
Sarita Jamil
Penn '17
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
We were planning on hosting an online mirror, so I don't expect there to be a separate Pacific Northwest mirror.
Mike Bentley
Treasurer, Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence
Adviser, Quizbowl Team at University of Washington
University of Maryland, Class of 2008
Treasurer, Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence
Adviser, Quizbowl Team at University of Washington
University of Maryland, Class of 2008
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
Is there a location set for the south yet?
Chris Essinger
VP of Competition
Clemson Academic Team
VP of Competition
Clemson Academic Team
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
There will be mirrors in South Carolina and Louisiana. I'm waiting on confirmations before updating.cessing wrote:Is there a location set for the south yet?
Sarita Jamil
Penn '17
Penn '17
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
Any field update for the Penn site?
Jason Flowers
Quiz Bowl Coach
The Liberal Arts and Science Academy
Austin, TX
Quiz Bowl Coach
The Liberal Arts and Science Academy
Austin, TX
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
Current field:
Penn
Maryland A
Maryland B
NYU A
NYU B
Charter A
Charter B (maybe)
LASA
Virginia Tech
Edit: Current field will be updated in original post.
Penn
Maryland A
Maryland B
NYU A
NYU B
Charter A
Charter B (maybe)
LASA
Virginia Tech
Edit: Current field will be updated in original post.
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Sarita Jamil
Penn '17
Penn '17
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
Please add one team from LASA to this mix. I emailed David to register a week ago or so.
Jason Flowers
Quiz Bowl Coach
The Liberal Arts and Science Academy
Austin, TX
Quiz Bowl Coach
The Liberal Arts and Science Academy
Austin, TX
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
Ditto for Virginia Tech. I emailed requesting an invoice and never heard back.
Mike Hundley
PACE Member
Virginia Tech
PACE Member
Virginia Tech
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
I'm switching over registrations to my email since I'll respond almost immediately. You can contact me at [email protected] (alternatively at [email protected]). I'll be updating the original post with that information soon, as well. Sorry for the delay!
Sarita Jamil
Penn '17
Penn '17
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
We are still looking for an Ohio/Michigan area mirror. I'll continue to contact schools, but please reach out to me ([email protected]) if you are able to host!
Sarita Jamil
Penn '17
Penn '17
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
Final mirror sites for this tournament have been posted.
Sarita Jamil
Penn '17
Penn '17
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
does anyone have the contact information for South Carolina?
Chris Essinger
VP of Competition
Clemson Academic Team
VP of Competition
Clemson Academic Team
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
Contact info for people interested in the mirrors who have not posted announcements yet:cessing wrote:does anyone have the contact information for South Carolina?
Oxford: Joey Goldman ([email protected])
Minnesota: Han Li ([email protected])
Stanford: Benji Nguyen ([email protected])
South Carolina: Eric Douglass ([email protected])
Sarita Jamil
Penn '17
Penn '17
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
This site has reached capacity at 24 teams. Please continue to email me if you're interested in attending, as we could potentially expand the field. We would need more experienced moderators for that, so please email me if you're interested in moderating.
Sarita Jamil
Penn '17
Penn '17
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
This site has been expanded to 28 teams. Please note that we have also added a 15th packet. We still have room for expansion, so continue to email me registrations at [email protected].
Sarita Jamil
Penn '17
Penn '17
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
This site has been expanded to 30 teams. We still have rooms and staff for expansion, so continue to email me registrations at [email protected].
Sarita Jamil
Penn '17
Penn '17
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
If you are attending this tournament, you should have received an email from me about details by now. Note that the field has dropped to 27 teams. Anyone who has questions or concerns about this tournament should contact me at [email protected].
Sarita Jamil
Penn '17
Penn '17
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
Mirrors for tomorrow should have received emails from me with instructions and packets by now. Please contact me if you have not.
Sarita Jamil
Penn '17
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
Standings at Lunch are here: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... standings/
Standings after Prelims are here: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... s/prelims/
Standings after Prelims are here: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... s/prelims/
Patrick Liao
Lisgar Collegiate Institute 2011, University of Pennsylvania 2015, University of Toronto Faculty of Law 2019
Lisgar Collegiate Institute 2011, University of Pennsylvania 2015, University of Toronto Faculty of Law 2019
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
UVA beat Maryland in the second game of an advantaged final favouring UVA to win this tournament.
Prelims: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... s/prelims/
Playoff + Finals stats: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... 2B_finals/
Combined: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... /combined/
Feel free to PM or email me any stats corrections.
Top scorers are this tournament included Matt Bollinger from UVA (136 PPG), Sam Blizzard from Northmont (90 PPG), Jordan Brownstein from UMD (83 PPG), and Saajid Moyen from Penn (76 PPG).
A private discussion forum should be set up shortly, which you are able to join through the User Control Panel. Thanks to everyone for coming!
Prelims: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... s/prelims/
Playoff + Finals stats: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... 2B_finals/
Combined: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... /combined/
Feel free to PM or email me any stats corrections.
Top scorers are this tournament included Matt Bollinger from UVA (136 PPG), Sam Blizzard from Northmont (90 PPG), Jordan Brownstein from UMD (83 PPG), and Saajid Moyen from Penn (76 PPG).
A private discussion forum should be set up shortly, which you are able to join through the User Control Panel. Thanks to everyone for coming!
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
This has been one of my most enjoyable tournament experiences yet, and I'd really like to thank the staff of the tournament for running it so smoothly! We had a great time and look forward to next year's edition!
Mohan Malhotra
The Independence School '12
Charter School of Wilmington '16
New York University '20
Wilmington, DE/New York City, NY
The Independence School '12
Charter School of Wilmington '16
New York University '20
Wilmington, DE/New York City, NY
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
This tournament was quite well-run and was a pleasure to staff. Kudos to the TD and other staff for making it a fun tournament.
Cody Voight, VCU ’14.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
The private discussion forum for this tournament is now active. To take part, please request to join the "2014 Penn Bowl Discussion" usergroup in your User Control Panel.
Rob Carson
University of Minnesota '11, MCTC '??, BHSU forever
Member, ACF
Member emeritus, PACE
Writer and Editor, NAQT
University of Minnesota '11, MCTC '??, BHSU forever
Member, ACF
Member emeritus, PACE
Writer and Editor, NAQT
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
Thanks everyone who attended, staffed and/or wrote this tournament!
Sarita Jamil
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2014 (10/18/2014)
Corrections have been made to all stats and the combined stats are now available here: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... /combined/
Also, some stuff I picked up after the tournament:
* A blue Camelbak water bottle with a grey cap
* A green Aladdin water bottle with a green cap
* A yellow notebook that belongs to Ben Herman of Delaware
If any of these are yours and you would like them returned, you should PM/email me.
Also, some stuff I picked up after the tournament:
* A blue Camelbak water bottle with a grey cap
* A green Aladdin water bottle with a green cap
* A yellow notebook that belongs to Ben Herman of Delaware
If any of these are yours and you would like them returned, you should PM/email me.
Patrick Liao
Lisgar Collegiate Institute 2011, University of Pennsylvania 2015, University of Toronto Faculty of Law 2019
Lisgar Collegiate Institute 2011, University of Pennsylvania 2015, University of Toronto Faculty of Law 2019