ACF Updates 2021-22

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ACF Updates 2021-22

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Welcome to the 2021-22 academic year! I’m planning to use this thread to post monthly updates about ACF tournaments and other activities. If you have questions or comments about anything here, please post here or email [email protected].

September Announcements (last updated 9/22/21)
  1. ACF announced new officers and members following the long-awaited 2021 ACF Nationals.
  2. ACF Fall (10/16/21): all host sites have been selected, and registration has opened for teams and staffers. See the Registration and Hosting headings in the global announcement.
  3. ACF Winter (11/6/21): the -$25 deadline for packet submission was extended to this Friday, 9/24 . The bid form for host sites is also available.
  4. ACF Nationals (4/9 and 4/10/22): the editing team has been finalized and we are currently accepting hosting bids. More information is available in the announcement thread.
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October Announcements (last updated 10/27/21)
  1. ACF Fall: At 259 teams, the recent ACF Fall was the largest in ACF’s history. Thank you and congratulations to everyone involved!
  2. ACF Winter is coming up on 11/6. For packet-required teams, 10/31 is the last day to submit a half-packet. Teams and staffers can also register under the Registration heading in the linked post.
  3. ACF Regionals: editors have been announced, and the -$50 deadline for half-packets is coming up on 11/16.
  4. ACF Nationals: bids for host sites have been submitted; thanks to everyone who sent in a bid! We expect to announce a host location early in November.
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Today is November 37 and it is time for the November update!

November Announcements (last updated 12/13/21)
  1. ACF Winter: 182 teams at 14 sites played ACF Winter on 11/6. Thanks and congratulations to everyone who played, staffed, edited, or organized this!
  2. ACF Regionals: Registration is now open for teams and staffers, and host sites are also being announced as they are finalized. Please see the Registration section in the main post for more details. The next half-packet submission deadline is the -$0 deadline on 12/12.
  3. ACF Nationals: ACF Nationals will be held at the University of Minnesota!
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December Announcements (last updated 12/30/21)
  • ACF Regionals: Packet-required teams should turn in their half-packets if they haven’t already! The next packet submission deadline is +$25 on 1/2, followed by +$50 on 1/9. Packets will not be accepted after 1/16. You can register, sign up to staff, and view the hosts & current fields in links from the announcement post.
  • ACF Nationals: The first packet submission deadline is -$100 on 1/16. To submit, you must register your intent to do so two weeks in advance, on 1/2. The rest of the deadlines are listed in the announcement post with similar two-week advance notice periods.
  • Misconduct form: ACF and the other organizations on the misconduct form have created a website and FAQ to help explain the reporting process and increase transparency.
  • Social media: It turns out that in months without a tournament to run, ACF generates new social media accounts instead. You can watch the 2021 Nationals finals games (with subtitles!) on the new ACF YouTube channel. Also, keep an eye out for content on the ACF TikTok coming soon!
Happy New Year! As always, please let me know if you have any feedback for ACF. As my orchestra teacher used to say: “Questions? Comments? Snide remarks?”
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January Announcements (last updated 2/4/22)
  • ACF Regionals: 129 teams at 13 sites (and one blizzard) played ACF Regionals on 1/29. Thanks and congratulations to everyone involved!
  • A-values from ACF Regionals will be released within a week.
  • ACF Nationals: The remaining packet submission deadlines are -$50 on 2/20 and -$25 on 3/13. You must register your intent to submit a packet for that deadline two weeks in advance (by 2/6 or 2/27).
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