Author: Frank Schneider
Date: 21:50:02 07/16/02
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On July 16, 2002 at 20:31:16, Kevin Strickland wrote: >Seeing as how many think that the name World Championship is out of sorts I will >bite and change the title. Bruce Moreland came up with it in another post here >and I actually like it. With that said here is a little something more to chew >on. > >1. What is the preferred time control? > >a) 40/2 >b) G/90 >c) 60/2 >d) Something else. ( Please state ) I'd prefer 40/1 or G/90. > >Please remember the more rounds the better. I prefer the G/90. > >2. Authors must attend. I agree operators are fine but the fact remains people >won't come if it is all operators. Ok. > >3. What is the preferred month of play next year. I like August. Please state >your best time to play. In November there will be the WCCC in Graz/Austria, therefore: "as early as possible", probably in July? > >4. If I were to get a sponsor to cover the airfare of some of the participants, >what number should I be shooting for? > >a) 5 >b) 10 >c) ?? ( Name the number ) If a sponsor covered the airfare I guess there would be about 15-25 programs from overseas. Probably more important than airfare would be fast machines. It's hard to bring your own computer by plane if you plan to have a holiday after the tournament. > >5. Each participant will have the choice to be involved in the "Guest Speaker" >section. This was brought up by Robert Hyatt where a programmer would tell >something weird or ironic about their beasts. I liked the idea of it, so let's >run with it. Time limit will be 7 mins per entrant, 3 mins Q&A. > >6. Beer is a must. Maybe some scotch :) > >7. I will attempt to get the event sanctioned by the ICCA. > >Anything else I should be addressing here? Thanks a lot for organizing this, Frank > >Kevin.
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