Iowa Open

[Bryan]

Those medals look pretty nice! Do you only have 1 set of them?

No, more than 1. I have to dig and see exactly how many I have. But 2x2, 3x3, 3x3 OH, and 4x4 might get them.....not sure yet.

 

[Logan]

iSpinz, will you be selling anything at the comp?

Yep. Everything on my store. I will be getting new stuff too. (C4U 3x3x5, Magics, crazy 4x4's and more.)

I guess i'll reserve a qj pyraminx then as my old (amazing) pyraminx is crippled because of Cubetcha.

 

[Cyrus C.]

By the way' I just realized that we didn't try adding BLD, is it too late for this?

 

[Bryan]

By the way' I just realized that we didn't try adding BLD, is it too late for this?

It's on the list of potential events. We'll try to cram it in somewhere.

 

[guinepigs rock]

Will there be any more Competitions in Iowa.

 

[Bryan]

Will there be any more Competitions in Iowa.

Like any competition, it depends on the organizer. If no other organizer steps up to organize another Iowa competition, then it's dependent on Cyrus deciding to hold another competition. And organizing them is work. As much as people would like the competition closest to them to be held 4 times a year, that's a lot on the organizers.

But there'll be more competitions in Minnesota, and hopefully Chicago again. Maybe Wisconsin will have competitions again (the previous organizer quit cubing).

 

[miniGOINGS]

It's on the list of potential events. We'll try to cram it in somewhere.

May I ask what other events are on the potential list?

 

[Cyrus C.]

Will there be any more Competitions in Iowa.

I was considering trying to get a Fall Iowa Open 2010, it would be so easy to convince my principal, if this competition is successful, which was the hardest part for this one (so far).

It's on the list of potential events. We'll try to cram it in somewhere.

May I ask what other events are on the potential list?

Potential Events - This is used to determine interest in an event to see if it will be added during the day of the competition. There is no guarantee that these events will be held, but if you want to compete in them, you must show interest here.
•3x3 Blindfolded
•I want to compete in the other event (5x5 or Megaminx)

Oh, Bryan, the way the custodian & I have the layout planned is 3 6' tables with 2 stations at each, do you want me to try for 2 more stations, or will this be fine?

 

[Bryan]

It's on the list of potential events. We'll try to cram it in somewhere.

May I ask what other events are on the potential list?

3x3 BLD and letting people do both 5x5 and Megaminx. I should enable a few others in case we have a lot of time.....any suggestions?

 

[Cyrus C.]

any suggestions?

Square-1, Clock, 3rd round of 3x3x3.

 

[miniGOINGS]

FMC. It wouldn't be a problem for me, but for those who have a busy schedule it probably wouldn't work.

 

[jms_gears1]

any suggestions?

Square-1, Clock, 3rd round of 3x3x3.

FMC

 

[Bryan]

any suggestions?

Square-1, Clock, 3rd round of 3x3x3.

Yeah, that sounds good. I'd prefer the 3rd round of 3x3 the most. But we'll see how the schedule works out. But having options won't hurt. I'll even throw out Skewb there and we'll see what the interest is. anyway, these are all just options, no guarantee we'll have them.

FMC. It wouldn't be a problem for me, but for those who have a busy schedule it probably wouldn't work.

FMC is slightly a pain from an organization point of view. You lose a lot of judges, you have to grade them afterwards......

 

[miniGOINGS]

Ok, I never really thought about that. Dies how much of a problem it is have to do with how many competitors in FMC there would be, or is it just a pain in general?

I'm sure the third 3x3 round would be the most widely accepted (and probably easiest) addition.

 

[Cyrus C.]

Yah, I too thought the 3rd round of 3x3x3 would be the best.

Just a question, why is there only 8 people moving on to he second round for 2x2x2? 2x2x2 is such a quick event surely we could do 16.

 

[Cyrus C.]

Okay, here's the deal with the discounts for the hotel:

For Friday - We have 10 rooms blocked for a 20%, only the first 10 rooms will get a discount, to get this discount, you have to book a room through the telephone service, 1-563-244-9922, just say you're coming for the IA Open 2010 cube competition. If you book online you won't get the discount.

For Saturday - Basically it's the same thing, except, instead of getting a 20% discount, you'll get bumped up to a better room, they have a full hotel so they can't afford to block a lot of rooms.

You also need to book before the 16th.

 

[Bryan]

I'll even throw out Skewb there and we'll see what the interest is.

http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4733#p4733

Ooh! Even more of a reason to do Skewb!

 

[guinepigs rock]

What will happen if i leave early and my name gets drawn for a prize or i win an event.

 

[Bryan]

What will happen if i leave early and my name gets drawn for a prize or i win an event.

We'd probably have the drawings throughout the the day. If you're not there at that moment, we'd just announce it again later. If you left completely, we'd just draw another name.

As for winning an event, you'd still be listed as first on the WCA website. If you were in an event with a medal, you wouldn't get the medal unless you were there.

I don't really have any compelling reason to rearrange the entire schedule around individual people.

 

[Logan]

How many rooms are left for that discount on friday?