US Nationals 2014 - Jersey City, New Jersey - August 1-3, 2014

[cmhardw]

Not a lot. The last competition we've had in Florida was in 2011 with only 16 competitors. But because FL comps are so rare, people travel from around. Chris was the delegate, but I think he moved to Virginia...

Yes I did move to Virginia. I'm hoping to be able to help organize some competitions in Virginia and North Carolina in the future. I'm not sure how soon I will be able to start, and it will likely be after Katie and I get married next summer, so probably Fall 2014 is realistic for me to being helping organize again.

 

[krnballerzzz]

Yes I did move to Virginia. I'm hoping to be able to help organize some competitions in Virginia and North Carolina in the future. I'm not sure how soon I will be able to start, and it will likely be after Katie and I get married next summer, so probably Fall 2014 is realistic for me to being helping organize again.

I can drive up to that from Georgia if you'd have me =). Always willing to help if I can.

 

[AvGalen]

Yes I did move to Virginia. I'm hoping to be able to help organize some competitions in Virginia and North Carolina in the future. I'm not sure how soon I will be able to start, and it will likely be after Katie and I get married next summer, so probably Fall 2014 is realistic for me to being helping organize again.

I take full credit for this marriage. All you ever did was get engaged. It wasn't until I told you to just get married that you started mentioning actual marriage.

CONGRATS. From experience I can say "It is the right thing to do" ...and then some

 

[ConnorAlb]

Did anyone else find the nats 2014 website I've been checking the website waiting for a location. It looks like it might be held in Washington DC (by the map in location) but i hope it will stay in Vegas forever. http://www.cubingusa.com/usnationals2014/index.php

 

[Mikel]

Did anyone else find the nats 2014 website I've been checking the website waiting for a location. It looks like it might be held in Washington DC (by the map in location) but i hope it will stay in Vegas forever. http://www.cubingusa.com/usnationals2014/index.php

II probably wouldn't believe the info on that site until after the competition is officially announced. I wouldn't mind having magic again though!

 

[Evan Liu]

Washington DC is simply the default location the map displays when a new CubingUSA site is created for a competition. It is no indication of where the event will actually take place.

 

[uberCuber]

I saw this thread bumped and got excited, thinking the actual location was being announced

 

[Mikel]

Okay, so I said I wouldn't believe the website until it was official, but the Liberty Science Center looks promising.

 

[ConnorAlb]

Its at the liberty science center in New Jersey

Wouldnt be cool if the us had 2 US MAJOR comps each year near the west coast and one near the east coast since most people will only go to nats if it near them. I understand that would be twice the hard work and effort but the wca is growing and that would be a nice change what do you guys think.

 

[Kit Clement]

US Nationals 2014

That also means less competitors at each competition, and people on opposite coasts not seeing each other. This is why we have regional competitions.

 

[ConnorAlb]

That also means less competitors at each competition, and people on opposite coasts not seeing each other. This is why we have regional competitions.

But if you were to say do the west coast in the summer and east coast in the winter then i think you could get the people willing to travel to the other coast and i think one comp should still be called nationals at a random us location every year but i just think 2 more major coastal comps in the us competition would be nice since most comps dont have every event like multiblind and other unusaul events.

 

[AustinReed]

Its at the liberty science center in New Jersey

Wouldnt be cool if the us had 2 US MAJOR comps each year near the west coast and one near the east coast since most people will only go to nats if it near them. I understand that would be twice the hard work and effort but the wca is growing and that would be a nice change what do you guys think.

I don't want to toot my own horn but I think my 2 day comp in Arizona would be worthy of being called "major". I just need more people to sign up. :-/

 

[Mikel]

But if you were to say do the west coast in the summer and east coast in the winter then i think you could get the people willing to travel to the other coast and i think one comp should still be called nationals at a random us location every year but i just think 2 more major coastal comps in the us competition would be nice since most comps dont have every event like multiblind and other unusaul events.

This would be great. How about you organize one?

 

[MaikeruKonare]

Well, I'm out of the loop. I thought Nats was always in Ohio. My bad, haha.

 

[Michael Womack]

Well, I'm out of the loop. I thought Nats was always in Ohio. My bad, haha.

LOL I guess you haven't been to many Comps. There all over the world. Whoever organized the comp gets to pic where to have it.

 

[Kit Clement]

But if you were to say do the west coast in the summer and east coast in the winter then i think you could get the people willing to travel to the other coast and i think one comp should still be called nationals at a random us location every year but i just think 2 more major coastal comps in the us competition would be nice since most comps dont have every event like multiblind and other unusaul events.

Hosting a "major" competition in the winter doesn't pull the same number of people due to school commitments. And I really don't see how any of these are any different than a regional competition. East coast comps pull 60+ almost regularly. Everyone in the midwest seems to go to Mike's Indiana comps, there were 94 people there this year. I don't know much about the numbers on the west coast, but it seems like California has a competition almost every month. You can't just will people to travel just because there's a competition with every event, see Austin's 2 day event*, MIT Spring 2012, Jim's old Ohio Opens, etc.

It seems more to me that you want to always have a "major" competition relatively close to you. While we'd all like to have Nats in our backyard, I'd much rather have a real US Nationals once a year than a bunch of watered down ones throughout the year.

*Edit: apparently Austin's comp doesn't have every event, so this doesn't apply so much. Other two examples still do.

 

[Noahaha]

How would you determine national champions like that?

 

[Deleted member 19792]

There was a liberty science open announced.

I still believe Texas should be the location Texas State University San Marcos MIGHT be willing to sponsor the venue!

 

[ConnorAlb]

There was a liberty science open announced.

I still believe Texas should be the location Texas State University San Marcos MIGHT be willing to sponsor the venue!

HOpefully you are right about the liberty science post we seen on the nats website being for this upcoming not nats and why do you think its texas any reason? Texas wont be that bad of a place for worlds since its close to everyone except people in hawaii and alaska who are always screwed for nats

 

[iEnjoyCubing]

I still believe Texas should be the location Texas State University San Marcos MIGHT be willing to sponsor the venue!

This post isn't for exclusively you, but basically for anyone that is going to bother trying to suggest anything. I would like to remind them of Tyson's post:

But that wasn't the question I asked. If you want it on the east coast, then feel free to organize it yourself. Is that what you would prefer?

The team does not have time to organize another US Nationals after 2013 at this point. So unless someone steps up and says they will lead the project, there are two options. First, hold it in Vegas. The reason why this is viable is because after doing this for two years, the work required to run this event is much much easier. Second, have another team host the event.

So if you're saying you want it on the east coast, you need to be ready to hold the event yourself.

Let's be clear. Yes, all of you are going to say "just hold US 2014 on the east coast." If you say that, you're not reading my post and you're not answering my question.

East coast or anywhere else.

tl;dr If you aren't prepared to organize the competition, don't provide suggestions. Just because you want it somewhere close to you or just because you "think" someplace would sponsor it does not make it a valid option. Since Nats and Worlds have already been held in Vegas, it has immense logistical advantages to anywhere else, which would make moving it seem like extra, unneeded work.