Melbourne Summer Open 2010

[Faz]

Ok, Dene and Mazei both have other accomodation, so if anyone from OS is interested, I still have one spot left.

 

[Boz]

damn, would have been nice to compete in my first comp. I went home (melbourne, mornington peninsula to be more specific) in nov for 3 weeks. I went to melb central, up stairsedit to the food court for the 1/1000 chance i would see you guys, haha, anyway... next time
edit: yes, i'm a lurker

 

[Inf3rn0]

Ok, Dene and Mazei both have other accomodation, so if anyone from OS is interested, I still have one spot left.

I should be good if i go.

Anyway i have a cousin who lives in St Kilda? which i believe is relatively close to the venue???

So hopefully i can stay with him.

 

[TimMc]

Anyway i have a cousin who lives in St Kilda? which i believe is relatively close to the venue???

You could probably catch two trams to get to the venue from St Kilda:
- east across Carlisle St/Balaclava Rd
- then north up Hawthorn Rd/Glenferrie Rd

I'd give yourself about 40min to an hour to travel by public transport just in case there are delays. Then again, it wouldn't take long by car.

Tim.

 

[RainbowBoy]

This is pretty good news.
If we don't get money from somewhere. Then I can help. I can work with my dad at his work doing paperwork, cleaning, etc.
So that will give us a boost of $$

If we are getting a sponsor or money from somewhere else. Then please post. So I won't be wasting my time.
P.S My uncle owns a company. He just might be able to sponsor.

 

[Cuber3]

I really don't know if it should enter...

But if I don't, I will definitely come and watch.

 

[TimMc]

I really don't know if it should enter...

But if I don't, I will definitely come and watch.

If you strive to solve it in under 5 minutes then you should compete

There are several different paces among competitors in Melbourne. Quite a few range between 20-30 seconds, 40-60 seconds, 1 minute - 2 minutes.

Tim.

 

[Tim Major]

I really don't know if it should enter...

But if I don't, I will definitely come and watch.

If you strive to solve it in under 5 minutes then you should compete

There are several different paces among competitors in Melbourne. Quite a few range between 20-30 seconds, 40-60 seconds, 1 minute - 2 minutes.

Tim.

He averages sub 35, meaning he should compete. Also, he should compete in BLD. Compete!

 

[Faz]

Ok, Matt is having difficulty getting insurance for the church.

He has the day off tomorrow, and will try and get it with his dad. This is proving to be a problem, but should be fine.

If not, Tim will book a classroom at RMIT for the competition, which was another alternative venue. This would be much easier to book.

 

[mazei]

I'd prefer the RMIT, but your call.

 

[Faz]

RMIT would be much easier for Tim, and to book the venue he only needs to ring up.

Also, he lives closer, and would be able to transport displays equipment etc.

It's fine for me too.

 

[RainbowBoy]

RMIT would be much easier for Tim, and to book the venue he only needs to ring up.

Also, he lives closer, and would be able to transport displays equipment etc.

It's fine for me too.

Yep!
RMIT would be MUCCH Better!
Better than taking 2 trains and a tram to get to Armadale.
Getting to RMIT is just one train and a tram

 

[Faz]

Well, it's all depending on whether matt gets the insurance today with his dad.

RMIT = Melbourne central station basically.

 

[Rubixcubematt]

I don't care where it is. RMIT would be really easy though. I hate trying to get insurance lol.

 

[Faz]

And, for those coming from interstate, or overseas, it would be much much easier to get to, seeing as there are more hotels in the city.

 

[Rubixcubematt]

So wanna have it at RMIT then? I don't mind. Sounds like a good option.

 

[arckuss123]

Yerh, you can just walk to RMIT

 

[Faz]

Yep, I just texted Tim, and he will book it today.

 

[arckuss123]

Does the competition cost at any price?

 

[Faz]

These are the costs of the competition:

Venue - free
Blindfolds, 1 stopwatch ~ $50
Speedstacks – Free
Drinks, and snacks ~ 50-100
Other miscellaneous equipment - ~$50
Prizes - ~100

= 300 or so.

This will be maybe 10 or 15 dollars per competitor.