US Nationals 2011

[Tyson]

Registration for US 2011 is now open.

http://www.cubingusa.com/usnationals2011/

 

[RyanReese09]

Registered and payed

 

[bigbee99]

Im a little confused, if I register before April 1st, do I pay the event fee increment shown next to the event or not?

 

[RyanReese09]

each event has a fee, though if you pay before april then the prices stay at what is listed next to each event

though after april first the event increments get added on for each event. it's best to register early

 

[bigbee99]

each event has a fee, though if you pay before april then the prices stay at what is listed next to each event

though after april first the event increments get added on for each event. it's best to register early

oh ok, now I get it, I will try to register ASAP

 

[TheMachanga]

I hope I can make it. What if I register and pay, but I discover I can't make it?

 

[a small kitten]

Because your registration is a demonstration of commitment to attend the tournament, registration fees are non-refundable.

That's what the site says. It's a bit rigid but they have a good reason for doing it.

I'm probably going to wait until mid March to register. The base fees don't increase until it hits April.

 

[StachuK1992]

Haha, I love that picture of Takao and is daughter! Also, Bob clapping in the background is funny.


As for registering, I would say that I'd wait until ~March, but telling if I'd be there from now compared to March isn't much of a difference.
On the other hand, no one really knows what events they plan to practice for the next year. For all I know, I could go really hardcore into Sq-1, while giving up 3x3 forever.

I would bother getting excited, but this is such a far away date; it seems as though Nats 2010 was just last week...

 

[bluecloe45]

I hope i can go. My dad would have to drive up from CapeCod at Midnight.

 

[waffle=ijm]

I will be there to once again claim the UWR for orangina.

 

[voytek]

Haha, I love that picture of Takao and is daughter! Also, Bob clapping in the background is funny.

I like the one from the past winners table, click on the link under 2009 Rowe's name.

 

[CharlieCooper]

Woohoo, I can almost 100% go

 

[Shortey]

wtf 1000$ plane ticket
ill search and see if i find anything cheapER

 

[CharlieCooper]

Also, anything else to see in Ohio while I am there?

 

[Mike Hughey]

Also, anything else to see in Ohio while I am there?

Ohio's not that exciting of a tourist destination (about like Indiana ) - I guess that's one disadvantage of holding Nationals in the Midwest. But you could take in some of the nice amusement parks: Cedar Point or Kings Island, for instance. I think our family is going to do an amusement park tour as part of our US Nationals trip.

 

[blah]

Stop by to see me on the way to Kings Island. I might not be able to make Nationals.

 

[Kian]

Also, anything else to see in Ohio while I am there?

Ohio isn't exactly a prime tourist spot, but there is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland (which is pretty awesome) and one of the best roller coaster parks in the world, Cedar Point, in Sandusky, OH. I'm kinda reaching her with this one, but it is fun. That's what Kyle and I did when we went out to the Ohio Open this summer, at least. We enjoyed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on our own and Cedar Point with the Hughey's.

But basically, Ohio is not really a visiting paradise, it's more a place people like to leave.

EDIT: You could take a bus/train/short flight to Chicago, it's not terribly far and there is a lot to see. It would be a lot more worthy tourist destination than anything in Ohio.

 

[Mike Hughey]

EDIT: You could take a bus/train/short flight to Chicago, it's not terribly far and there is a lot to see. It would be a lot more worthy tourist destination than anything in Ohio.

That's a good suggestion! Also, Washington DC might be worth visiting. (Chicago is 6 hours away by car, Washington DC is 7 1/2 hours away by car)

It might be worth seeing if you can rent a car to tour around a bit; the problem in the USA is that public transit is hard to come by outside the big cities, and you really need a car to get around much.

 

[Kian]

That's a good suggestion! Also, Washington DC might be worth visiting. (Chicago is 6 hours away by car, Washington DC is 7 1/2 hours away by car)

It might be worth seeing if you can rent a car to tour around a bit; the problem in the USA is that public transit is hard to come by outside the big cities, and you really need a car to get around much.

I don't think Charlie is 25, which would make renting a car an even more painfully expensive experience, but it's certainly the most convenient way to travel to multiple cities in the US. The cheapest way to get around to DC or to Chicago would be bus. Flights of that distance would probably be cheaper than trains, now that I think about it. Once you're in one of those cities public transportation is not a problem, they both have good subway systems. (If anyone does intend on not renting a car and visiting DC they should fly into Reagan (DCA), not Dulles (IAD) or Baltimore Washington (BWI), as they are far outside the city.)

 

[Tim Reynolds]

Baltimore Washington (BWI), as they are far outside the city.)

It doesn't take *that* long to get from Washington to BWI. You remember how short our drive was, right?