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Subject: Re: 12th WCCC, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, July 4th-12th 200

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 09:33:17 12/01/03

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On December 01, 2003 at 11:59:02, Omid David Tabibi wrote:

>On December 01, 2003 at 11:40:39, Matthew Hull wrote:
>
>>On December 01, 2003 at 11:37:30, Roberto Nerici wrote:
>>
>>>On December 01, 2003 at 11:24:20, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>>>On December 01, 2003 at 10:14:20, Omid David Tabibi wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>http://www.icga.org/News/events/wccc2004/BarIlan.pdf
>>>>>
>>>>>12th World Computer Chess Championship
>>>>>Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
>>>>>July 4th-12th 2004
>>>>
>>>>July 4.
>>>>What a bunch of morons.
>>>
>>>Would have you gone anyway?
>>
>>
>>There are plenty of US engine authors.  ICGA want to exclude Americans for some
>>reason.  Politics?
>>
>
>That date was chosen especially for the US participants who cannot afford the
>time to travel in non-holiday time. Moreover, the financial assistance was also
>added to further encourage the participation of US programmers.

Then the logic is flawed.  The 4th is a single day here, ie we close for
one day, not the entire week.  The 4th is on a Sunday.  We would be off from
work that day anyway so most businesses will close the next day, Monday,
instead.


>
>We hope that these arrangements will facilitate the participation of US
>programmers in the WCCC next year.
>
>
>
>>MH
>>
>>
>>>
>>>Roberto/.



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