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FMC USA 2015

Kit Clement

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Hey all -- Just wanted to make an unofficial announcement regarding this year's FMC USA 2015. Pending board approval, this year's event will be held on Sunday, October 25th, with attempts at 2:30, 4, and 5:30 EST.

For those that are unfamiliar with the format of FMC USA, this competition will be held in several different locations, where each location will host 3 FMC attempts, all held simultaneously. Results from all of the locations will be combined into one large FMC competition. Awards will be given based on the overall WCA results, and unofficial awards for the best results in each location will be given as well.

Delegates have shown interest for hosting venues in the locations listed below, but may not have necessarily found a venue yet. Thus, please note that locations may be added or removed before the official announcement.

  • Portland, OR
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • Cambridge, MA
  • NY/NJ area (TBD)
  • Madison, WI or nearby area
  • Seattle, WA
  • Berkeley, CA
  • Pasadena, CA
  • College Park, MD
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Austin or San Antonio, TX
  • Tampa, FL or nearby area

If you don't see your location here, you may try contacting your local delegate, especially if you know of a small venue that you can offer!

EDIT:

Announced: http://www.cubingusa.com/fmcusa2015
 
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So are these the possible locations it will be held, or will they be held at all of these? stupid question I know, but someone was bound to ask it... :p

No stupid questions, it is a strange format :)

It will be held at all of these ideally. Multi-location FMC comps seem to be a new trend, and the way they work is that competitors go to the location closest to them, and each location does the rounds simulationsly with the same scramble. ( So west coast is going to compete earlier in the day than east coast). Last year each location got about 5-15 people.
 

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No stupid questions, it is a strange format :)

It will be held at all of these ideally. Multi-location FMC comps seem to be a new trend, and the way they work is that competitors go to the location closest to them, and each location does the rounds simulationsly with the same scramble. ( So west coast is going to compete earlier in the day than east coast). Last year each location got about 5-15 people.

All right thanks.
 

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It's also gets increasingly difficult to keep things synchronized across locations. If you run more than 20 locations at once, you're bound to have one that's missing a proctor or can't find the pens/scrambles/paper, and this ends up delaying every location.
 

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I've heard from at least 2 or 3 delegates that it's probably never going to happen for that reason, no matter how much I'd like it to :p

Idea of how to do this, have heats for time zone areas, and have a certain amount of people advance to a final round, we'd have to trust these finalists to say nothing about their solutions until everyone is finished. This probably wouldn't happen, but just a thought.
 
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