Australian Open 2009

Will you be competing in the Australian Open 2009?

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joshuali said:
btw...does anyone need any cubes from cube4you in melbourne....cuz if you do ....i can get them in HK and post to it to you guys wen i com eover in march....then you'll save the shipping cost??
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lol, yeah maybe a few. I've just received some messages on Youtube about getting DIYs in Australia lol :-P

I'd like a few Old Type A and some Type D. Although I doubt they stock them x.x

Tim.
 
don't think i'll be able to find old type A but surely some type Ds
how mush is domesitc postal fee in aus?
 
how bout you guys tell me what you want to get..i'll get bank account wen i land in aus....get paypal...then send stuff to tim...and he'll distribute to you guys?
 
joshuali said:
btw...does anyone need any cubes from cube4you in melbourne....cuz if you do ....i can get them in HK and post to it to you guys wen i com eover in march....then you'll save the shipping cost??
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*Not certain about anything yet*
but is it possible if you could get a c4y pyraminx and a JSK? maybe a magic.
 
What sort of things need to be organised Tim? I might be able to lend a hand...
 
Equipment:
- Tables
- Seats
- Stop watches
- Cube-covers (boxes) to hide scrambled cubes
- A stage of sorts
- Something to keep the general public from walking up to competitors who're competing

Most important:
- Competitors!

Then the venue needs to be confirmed. And then advertisement (I can help a bit in this area). Although I can't do everything :-P

Tim.
 
8a) Guidelines for a competition to become official according to the WCA:
8a1) The WCA Board must approve the competition.
8a2) The WCA regulations must be followed.
8a3) There must be a WCA delegate (appointed by WCA Board) attending the competition.
8a4) The competition must be clearly announced, and should be announced at least a month before the competition starts.
8a5) The competition must have at least 12 competitors.
8a6) The competition must be accessible for the public.
8a7) The Stackmat timer (at least Generation 2) must be used for time measurement.

There is still so much that is unsure about this competition :(
I am still considering going there for about 2 weeks, but time is running out and I need to make final plans because I will be going on wintersport on the 31st of january.

Also, 19 Jan - 1 Feb 2009 - The start of the tennis calendar is the Australian Open held in Melbourne over 2 weeks in January.
 
AvGalen said:
8a) Guidelines for a competition to become official according to the WCA:
8a1) The WCA Board must approve the competition.
8a2) The WCA regulations must be followed.
8a3) There must be a WCA delegate (appointed by WCA Board) attending the competition.
8a4) The competition must be clearly announced, and should be announced at least a month before the competition starts.
8a5) The competition must have at least 12 competitors.
8a6) The competition must be accessible for the public.
8a7) The Stackmat timer (at least Generation 2) must be used for time measurement.
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8a1 <-- hasn't been submitted for approval
8a2 <-- yup :-)
8a3 <-- yourself of Joshua? o.O
8a4 <-- I can't see it being announced within the next fortnight...
8a5 <-- having trouble with that, late January seems unsuitable for people
8a6 <-- proposed venue is publicly accessible (but not confirmed due to lack of numbers)
8a7 <-- I've 3 handy, and Speedstacks Australia have offered to let us hire their equipment

As it's been said, I'm pretty busy with work at the moment and help would be appreciated from fellow aussies ^^ A few speedcubers are really enthusiastic but a fair amount are apathetic as to whether or not the competition takes place... which makes it hard to confirm numbers. It'd just end up being a turnout like the unofficial competition otherwise, only this time it would be in a better venue and someone would be out of pocket :-/

Tim.
 
AvGalen said:
8a) Guidelines for a competition to become official according to the WCA:
8a1) The WCA Board must approve the competition.
8a2) The WCA regulations must be followed.
8a3) There must be a WCA delegate (appointed by WCA Board) attending the competition.
8a4) The competition must be clearly announced, and should be announced at least a month before the competition starts.
8a5) The competition must have at least 12 competitors.
8a6) The competition must be accessible for the public.
8a7) The Stackmat timer (at least Generation 2) must be used for time measurement.
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1. KK
2. Yes.
3. We need Tyson and Arnaud to confirm that they definitely cannot make it. Our other options are getting Joshua to become a delegate, so we would need to contact Ron about that. I dont think that we have any other options.

However, for future reference, i think we should film parts of the event for the WCA board to review, and if possible, make Tim an official Australian delegate. I have a webcam available so we can leave that on all day broadcasting.

4. ONE MONTH BEFORE THE COMPETITION STARTS So if this is going to be official, we better get cracking.

5. Should be OK. Some others havent answered the poll who are interested in attending.

6. Easy, we just need Tim to confirm the venue.

7. Tim - its up to you.


I can help in any way possible.

I think the most important thing at this stage is to work out whether the competition will be official. If so, we need to confirm the venue and speedstacks equimpent. ( I'm sure that we will have enough mats and timers) We will then need to announce the competition.

Displays?

If it isn't official, we will not need the displays and timers, as we have enough timers already and displays will cost too much even to hire. We need to confirm the venue and date. I can take care of reminder emails and pms to make sure no-one forgets its on. Remember to tell people that 20 dollars is he entry fee, but it can be spent in Melbourne central.

By the way Tim, do you want to meet Matt and I on Sunday? and we can discuss the competiton.

If for some reason this cannot go ahead, we can organise a competition at Matt's church - (dont worry its not a altar, pews church) We can hire the function room again. This can be easter holidays?


Thanks

Feliks
 
fazrulz said:
4. ONE MONTH BEFORE THE COMPETITION STARTS So if this is going to be official, we better get cracking.

5. Should be OK. Some others havent answered the poll who are interested in attending.

6. Easy, we just need Tim to confirm the venue.

I think the most important thing at this stage is to work out whether the competition will be official. If so, we need to confirm the venue and speedstacks equimpent. ( I'm sure that we will have enough mats and timers) We will then need to announce the competition.

By the way Tim, do you want to meet Matt and I on Sunday? and we can discuss the competiton.

If for some reason this cannot go ahead, we can organise a competition at Matt's church - (dont worry its not a altar, pews church) We can hire the function room again. This can be easter holidays?
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I'll be heading home this Sunday and returning the following, so I wont be able to make it to the church this weekend.

It's a bit hard to boast about 12 or so competitors to GPT, but I'm sure they'd be happy either way. Unless they've other companies that want to pay more to use the venue that day.

We really need a Rubik's Cube Club lol :-P It would make it a lot easier with some form of entity and a group of people to back it. At the moment there's a few individuals that are keen on the idea, but a few are concerned about the turnout etc.

Tim.
 
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