Author: Omid David
Date: 03:54:31 07/17/02
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On July 17, 2002 at 00:50:02, Frank Schneider wrote: >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? In July certainly Dr.Hyatt and other people who study/teach will have a huge problem to attend. For that reason IMO August/September would be better. Omid. > >> >>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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