Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:34:35 04/23/00
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On April 23, 2000 at 09:07:07, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On April 22, 2000 at 23:30:36, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>There is no "sponsor" if you are talking about 'crafty'. The problem there is >>that I can't take off for the two weeks necessary to play in an event like the >>WMCCC... 2 weeks is over 20% of our normal school term, and missing that many >>classes is simply not reasonable... >> >>The other issue is certainly one of 'expense'. Travel to Europe is definitely >>on the expensive side.. > >You misunderstood me. I was referring to the lack of sponsors, not unpleasant >ones :o). I thought that the timeframe was the problem and thanks for confirming >that. > >Best wishes... >Mogens Sponsors for the _event_ are important. ICCA uses the proceeds from this event to fund basic operations yearly. I think that is going to change, as it is going to get harder and harder to get sponsors to cough up 36 thousand bucks and up, after (in the opinion of sponsors, chess was 'solved' by Deep Blue).
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