2024 NAQT Collegiate Novice at McGill (September 21, 2024)

This forum is for tournament announcements, updates, and results (official or otherwise).
Post Reply
ShimmeringDroplet
Kimahri
Posts: 3
Joined: Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:43 pm

2024 NAQT Collegiate Novice at McGill (September 21, 2024)

Post by ShimmeringDroplet »

Hi everyone! McGill University will be hosting a mirror of NAQT Collegiate Novice (CNS-231C) on September 21, 2024, concurrently with the University of Toronto. I, Asha Basu, will be the tournament director - feel free to contact me with any questions at ashabasu3873 [at] gmail [dot] com.


Registration:
Teams may register through the NAQT website here; please email me (ashabasu3873 [at] gmail [dot] com) your team details as well. Registration is currently open and will close September 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM. Please make sure to register and finalise your rosters by then -- any registrations after this deadline may be declined at our discretion, and if you are registered after this point you will be liable for your team's fee.

Our field cap is currently 8 teams, with potential for expansion depending on staff, buzzer, and room availability.


Fees & Discounts:

(despite what the NAQT site says in the table, all fees are in CAD)
  • Base fee: $100 CAD
  • Staffer discount: -$10 CAD per staffer with laptop.
  • Buzzer discount: -$10 CAD per working buzzer set.
  • Shorthanded discount: -$15 CAD per team with less than three (i.e. one or two) players.
  • New to quizbowl discount: -$15 CAD per team from a school which did not attend any tournaments between September 1, 2023 and September 1, 2024.
  • Minimum fee: $60 CAD

Eligibility:
This tournament is intended for players who are new to quizbowl, hence:

Any player who has never played quizbowl before (History Bowl, Consensus, and Reach for the Top do not count) is automatically eligible.
Players who have played quizbowl before are eligible so long as they satisfy all of the following conditions:
  • They have not scored over 25 PPG at a collegiate tournament (not including collegiate novice)
  • They have not scored over 30 PPG at a high school tournament or collegiate novice
  • They have not scored over 50 PPG at a high school novice tournament (including IS-A sets)
  • They have not played university quizbowl (i.e. attended any recognised tournaments) before September 2023
  • They have not previously qualified for or played at ICT or ACF Nationals
If you believe a registered player is ineligible, or if you are ineligible by the above restrictions but believe you are part of this tournament's target audience, please email me at ashabasu3873 [at] gmail [dot] com -- I am open to exceptions.
Note that this set has overlap with one of NAQT's high school sets; as such, no high school players or coaches may attend this tournament in any capacity.


Scheduling & Logistics:
The tournament will begin play at 10:00 AM; players should arrive by 9:45 AM for an opening meeting. Further details will be provided in a logistics email to all registered teams before the tournament begins. I look forward to seeing you all then!

Field:
(To be added)
Asha Basu
Lisgar Collegiate Institute 2023
McGill University 2027
User avatar
Important Bird Area
Forums Staff: Administrator
Posts: 6185
Joined: Thu Aug 28, 2003 3:33 pm
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Contact:

Re: 2024 NAQT Collegiate Novice at McGill (September 21, 2024)

Post by Important Bird Area »

ShimmeringDroplet wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 8:37 pm (despite what the NAQT site says in the table, all fees are in CAD)
I just fixed this; please let us know if anything else needs adjustment.
Jeff Hoppes
President, Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance
former HSQB Chief Admin (2012-13)
VP for Communication and history subject editor, NAQT
Editor emeritus, ACF

"I wish to make some kind of joke about Jeff's love of birds, but I always fear he'll turn them on me Hitchcock-style." -Fred
ShimmeringDroplet
Kimahri
Posts: 3
Joined: Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:43 pm

Re: 2024 NAQT Collegiate Novice at McGill (September 21, 2024)

Post by ShimmeringDroplet »

The registration deadline has been extended to September 20th, 12:00 PM. The logistics email will be sent out shortly after; our apologies for the delay.
Asha Basu
Lisgar Collegiate Institute 2023
McGill University 2027
Post Reply