Sydney Autumn 2012

[TimMc]

Events?

woulds Magic and Master Magic be held?

Which events would you prefer?

It pretty much comes down to what the organisational team want to hold.

Events

• 2x2
• 3x3
• oh
• 4x4
• 5x5
• pyr
• magic
• master magic

I wouldn't recommend too many events after last Saturday...

Tim.

 

[kirtpro]

those events sound nice to me =)

edit:
Bryson asks about 5x5..

 

[Moops]

Organisational Team
We'd need some kind of organisational team, so now would be a good time for experienced competitors to step forward.

This will be my first comp so I'm not sure what I could and can not do. I'm happy to scramble. I do that a lot.

 

[TimMc]

Bryson asks about 5x5..

It can be added. I'd recommend having strict cut-offs and a decent organisational team / helpers to cope with big-cube events being included.

oh and pyr don't have to be held. Whichever events NSW cubers want should be considered.

Tim.

 

[Tim Major]

If you think about it, maybe 20-25 people, and that's hopefully including;
-TimMc
-Ando (Josh?)
-Me
-Pappas
-Mal
-Bryson
-Faz
-Kirt
-Chris
+more, I think ratio of helpers:first timers will be a little better here. Especially as I can scramble for Faz and he can scramble for me, so we won't have problems such as last Saturday's 4x4 final. OH is very popular so I don't think that should be dropped. Pyra is a nice beginner puzzle like 2x2, so it usually has a few competitors, but as you said, it's Sydney cubers' favourites, not mine.

 

[Dene]

Lol funny how I got left out of that list when I was the one that created this thread.

We will definitely be doing 5x5; we (i.e. TimMc) will not be hosting competitions without 5x5 as long as I'm here.

Basically, those that put their hand up and volunteer all day get priority for choice of events. For example, Zane has always been a good helper, and since he has shown great competence at the bld events we have gone out of our way to host extra events for him. And thanks to his helpfulness he now has the world record in multibld (not to mention the fact that he is the world champion in 3x3bld, although I like to think that we helped nurture that by always hosting bld (in the same way that I take all the credit for faz and all his powers )).

Point being, if you want a particular event to be held, then show up and help a lot, or else don't specialise in a rarely held event .

 

[Tim Major]

Pyra and OH or gtfo.

am I doin' it right?

I left you out because I didn't see you on the poll.
I also forgot to mention Braden Helmer and family. They'll help assuming they're coming.

 

[Dene]

Then ufail, I voted for 4 out of 5 options . And yes, we will have pyra and OH.

 

[andojay]

If you think about it, maybe 20-25 people, and that's hopefully including;
-TimMc
-Ando (Josh?)
-Me
-Pappas
-Mal
-Bryson
-Faz
-Kirt
-Chris
+more, .

If I'm going Josh is going! lol

if there's enough Melbourne cubers + parents/guardians - we could make a group booking and perhaps cheaper flights or something?

 

[toastman]

Sign me up for anything organizational-wise that's needed, in addition to whatever you need on the day.

Events, I recommend Magic and Pyra, simply because we want to encourage beginners.

I'd also nominate that we do a round of BLD. If we do the "10 minutes total cutoff" thing that we did at MCD, it doesn't take much time, and is likely to interest spectators.

 

[Tim Major]

My parents aren't coming, but they'd love a group booking

 

[chris w]

I should be good for any dates, as well as helping out as much as I can throughout. Also I'm deffinatly for OH and pyra, and if there's time I like Toastman's idea of a round of BLD. It shouldn't be too hard to squeeze in somewhere, even if it is in a scheduled break, or even as an early event.

 

[toastman]

Seems that the major stumbling block is a venue.

I think an ideal place would be UTS. It's right in the middle of the city, close to heaps of busses and trains, and has a bunch of suitable spaces.

UTS will rent "spaces", but from what I've read, they're likely to cost $$$ (as in, hundreds of dollars). However, if you're part of a campus club (or even a student), it's likely to be far more reasonable.

Running an event as part of an existing "club" (http://datasearch.uts.edu.au/union/clubs/index.cfm), e.g. a maths/science/computer club could also be an option.

Tim/Dene - How do you guys manage to come up with your venues? What do they cost and how do they get funded? Do you have to pay for things like public-liability insurance, cleaners and such?

 

[TimMc]

Tim/Dene - How do you guys manage to come up with your venues? What do they cost and how do they get funded? Do you have to pay for things like public-liability insurance, cleaners and such?

The RMIT University Student Union has access to various spaces on campus. We announce competitions via the RMIT Rubik's Cube Club and have public-liability insurance by way of affiliation with RUSU and RMIT. The venues we use are essentially free and have public-liability insurance. However, some of us do pay membership fees (~$40/year) for RUSU.

I'd recommend doing something similar at UTS if possible.

Tim.

 

[Dene]

So far the day with the most votes only has 11. That's hardly an astounding turnout.

 

[kirtpro]

So far the day with the most votes only has 11. That's hardly an astounding turnout.

All my school friends don't have speedsolving accounts that may add to that

 

[Dene]

That may indeed add to it, but if we require that people pay a non-refundable registration fee of $10 when they register (and not on the day of the competition), will your friends commit or back out?

 

[Tim Major]

I'm probably just as likely if not more likely than his school friends, yet I haven't voted because I don't plan stuff that far ahead.

 

[kirtpro]

That may indeed add to it, but if we require that people pay a non-refundable registration fee of $10 when they register (and not on the day of the competition), will your friends commit or back out?

I have no idea Dene

 

[Dene]

Well yes I know it's pretty far in advance, but because, to be perfectly honest, no initiative has been shown by the Sydney cubing community, I think it's reasonable that Tim and myself (and Andrea/Josh) get a bit of commitment from others before we commit ourselves to making this competition happen.