Melbourne Open 2009 (to be or not to be)

[Faz]

Its on the weekend. You can fly out on friday eve, then leave sunday morning.

EDIT: HAPPY BIRTHDAY AVGALEN

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

The main thing is: I need a delegate!!!!!

Does anyone have Joshua Li's email address?

1) When was Joshua Li going to be delegate? He never told me anything about it.

2) joshuali_[at]hotmail[dot]com

 

[36duong]

Getting Stackmats + Displays will be hard. You definitely need a sponsor to buy from Speedstacks NZ since Speedstacks Australia have no more (and they are closing down.)

So who is going to be the delegate?? No one so far that can come IS a delegate yet though I'm sure someone will be made a delegate if no delegate is able to come

Can you consider making a website with all the info about the comp? (as old threads don't have to be bumped and identical threads created)

Also, the comp may need to be renamed if a sponsor contributes everything.

 

[joshuali]

Tim: ive asked Ron about being a delegate...and it would be possible if i were to help out in any official comp in australia

but this really depends on when im coming over again...and if my parents will allow to travel over to melbourne...im sure its not that expensive..but yeh....
the time im coming over is not set yet...so please show some patience

secondly i was thinkinig lets have all the events for the first comp in aus we're having
so
2x2
3x3
4x4
5x5
magic
master magic
3x3OH
3x3bld
megaminx
pyraminx
sq-1

well thats most...and the time limits can be set later...

Joshua Li

 

[Faz]

That sounds good, but if not many people have magaminx's or sq 1's then they cant run can they.

Josh, when would be the perfect date for you?

 

[aznblur]

Lets add 6x6x6 and 7x7x7!

I think only me and Levi have V-cubes?


Hmm gotta save up for a flight there.

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

Lets add 6x6x6 and 7x7x7!

I think only me and Levi have V-cubes?


Hmm gotta save up for a flight there.

I wouldn't suggest it if the events themselves don't become WCA-official by 2009.

 

[Faz]

^^ Yep.

If you want to do it unnoficially then get there early in the morning and you can practice.

 

[Rubixcubematt]

i will almost definately be there. i will let you borrow my stack mat if you need and one of my parents will be more than happy to help. as for sponsorship, there would be plenty of toy stores out there or mabye even a cafe or something like that. this event might be huge in the media, so they will have lots of publicity =) i have always wanted to enter a competition since i have been cubing

 

[Kenneth]

If someone pays my ticket I gladly come

But I'm pretty sure that will not happen so count me out =)

Try to get Seven Towns to sponsor you. They usally helps the first competiton in a contry. You can borrow stackmats and displays from them (I don't know if they pays the shipping but maybe) We did so in the first SOC in 2005, then Dave from ST came over and had a lot of fancy prices with him. He was wery helpfull and was a judge most all weekend

 

[ccchips296]

hmm aww i cant come if its in melbourne......parents would never let me. also, school would be an issue.

 

[aznblur]

hmm aww i cant come if its in melbourne......parents would never let me. also, school would be an issue.

Same here, unless its in the holidays.

Because I'm in year 12 in a few months time and yeah, I'll have to start focusing more on my studies, I don't think I would really be able to take off 2 days.

I'll see.

 

[AvGalen]

If you cannot convince your parents and teachers that participating in an international tournament on this math based puzzle is more beneficial to your education than school.....

 

[Faz]

what if it is just on the weekend?

You can fly down on friday night.

 

[TimMc]

Proposed Venue:
- RMIT University (Storey Hall) on 330 Swanston Street, Melbourne CBD

Transport:
- Heaps of car parks in the area (~$10 a day)
- Easily accessible via Train or Tram

Train:
- Get off at Melbourne Central and walk across Swanston Street and then across Latrobe Street. And you're there.

Date/Time:
- Mid February
- Between 11am and 7pm
- On a Wednesday or Weekend

I'm recommending that it be on a Wednesday as they usually have cheaper flights for interstate competitors. They could get a return for about $140 instead of paying that much one way.

Sponsors:
- SpeedStacks? ~ timers and displays (probably wouldn't need that many, a few would suffice... I'm sure people can have a lot more fun talking about puzzles while waiting - or even practice)
- Local puzzle stores (promote) ~ prizes: 3x3x3, 4x4x4, 5x5x5 etc

Some Prizes:
- Mefferts DIY Megaminx
- Mefferts Pyraminx Crystal
- V-CUBE 6
- V-CUBE 7*
* If the V-CUBE 7 come out in black by then I'm willing to put my white one up as a prize (mint condition, no modifications or lube, out of packaging)

T-Shirts? Melbourne Open 2009 (sponsors on the back?) (some funny design on the front?)

If there's less than 50 people I doubt there would be a problem in securing the hall.

I think the events should be:
- 2x2 (2 minutes)
- 3x3x3 (10 minutes)
- 3x3x3 OH (10 minutes)
- 4x4x4 (15 minutes)
- 5x5x5 (20 minutes)
- 6x6x6 (25 minutes)
- 7x7x7 (30 minutes)
- Megaminx (10 minutes)

These are just some thoughts, don't take them as facts. I'll get in contact with RMIT sometime next week if people like the idea

I don't want to undermine Monash as a venue... but if it's 30 minutes out of Melbourne via Tram/Train or car then it might not be that easy to get to for those who've never been to Monash. Whereas, if you're in Melbourne, you can ask anyone on the street where Melbourne Central is and where the corner of Latrobe and Swanston is...

Kind Regards,
Tim.

 

[Ton]

Proposed Venue:
I think the events should be:
- 2x2 (2 minutes)
- 3x3x3 (10 minutes)
- 3x3x3 OH (10 minutes)
- 4x4x4 (15 minutes)
- 5x5x5 (20 minutes)
- 6x6x6 (25 minutes)
- 7x7x7 (30 minutes)
- Megaminx (10 minutes)

hmm just repeat my self:
Time limits for competitions depends on the number of competitors, I would not go above 10 min -not practical-

You could set 3x3 at 3 mins, in many causes we let every do an average to let even beginners have a go, so we do not use the time limit for the 3x3. Only in competions above 50 , you will see other formats like best of 3 as the first round

I use for Czech with 40 competitors -time limits like
4x4 at 4 min
5x5 at 6 min
3x3 OH at 2 min
3x3 bld at 8 min
magic at 30sec

to let beginners have a go for the big cubes, you can use a combined-final , best of 2

 

[AvGalen]

If the time-limits behind an event are the cut-off-times for doing an average, they are much to high
If the time-limits behind an event are the total even time, they are much to low.

Just by the information above I can see that a lot of work needs to be done and that you have no experience in organising something like this. I would recommend to contact the WCA ASAP and ask for help!

 

[Rawn]

I live in Sydney and there's no way I could come.

I have a few reasons:

1. School
2. Time and Money to get there
3. Parents not letting me

They think I'm spending too much time on the cube already, they wouldn't take me to a comp in Melbourne and only stay there for a day.

 

[TimMc]

I live in Sydney and there's no way I could come.

I have a few reasons:

1. School
2. Time and Money to get there
3. Parents not letting me

They think I'm spending too much time on the cube already, they wouldn't take me to a comp in Melbourne and only stay there for a day.

Perhaps a group from Sydney could drive down to Melbourne. It'd would reduce the cost if someone had a mini-van so that 5-9 people split the cost of petrol.

Tim.

 

[Todd]

Wednesday is not a good idea.

People either work, or study, chances are they do one or the other on Wednesday