[Help Thread] Organizing official WCA competitions

[biscuit]

Where can I find them on the wca site?

Your delegate will set up a competition site and you can use it for registration, and Luis will email you about cubecomps. Once you have everyone registered, you upload the sheet the WCA site gives you to cubecomps and you can print score sheets there. This is where having a good delegate makes a big difference.

 

[AlphaSheep]

As soon as you've got a potential venue and a bunch of dates, you should contact a nearby delegate. They'll be able to answer a lot of these questions for you.

I disagree with this in multiple ways. First off, you do get to compete and that's good. Second, you organizing in an area will encourage others to organize. In KC there are a couple people planning comps other than me, and I'm a big fan of that. Being able to compete is not the only reason you should organize, but it can be a strong motivator and leading factor to your decision, and that's fine.

You're probably right. Actually, thinking about it, the best competitions I've been to have been organised specifically because the organisers wanted to compete in certain events. I was meaning to say something more along the lines that your times suffer when you're the organiser, so if you really care about performing at your absolute best, you may prefer to wait for someone else to do the organising (if you're lucky enough to have other active organisers in the area).

 

[AidanNoogie]

Ok, thank you! Who do you know for a good delegate?

 

[Jaysammey777]

Ok, thank you! Who do you know for a good delegate?

Check wca delegates for a nerby one.

 

[biscuit]

Ok, thank you! Who do you know for a good delegate?

Pretty much any delegate is fine. What you want is to contact someone nearby and set up a channel of communication so that you can access to ask questions and bounce ideas off of them. Like Alpha Sheep said, the first thing is to find a venue you can use and come up with dates that work for you.

 

[CornerCutter]

Pretty much any delegate is fine. What you want is to contact someone nearby and set up a channel of communication so that you can access to ask questions and bounce ideas off of them. Like Alpha Sheep said, the first thing is to find a venue you can use and come up with dates that work for you.

Ok great! Thanks.

That's what we're working on now.

 

[AidanNoogie]

Just use the WCA site for registration and cube comps for scorecards. I think most stores will give you free cube covers. I know the cubicle does.

When people register online, do thay pay online?

P.S. sorry if all these questions are bugging you.

 

[AidanNoogie]

Pretty much any delegate is fine. What you want is to contact someone nearby and set up a channel of communication so that you can access to ask questions and bounce ideas off of them. Like Alpha Sheep said, the first thing is to find a venue you can use and come up with dates that work for you.

And, should I contact the Cubicle before or after the comp is official?

 

[1973486]

When people register online, do thay pay online?

Depends on comp

 

[biscuit]

When people register online, do thay pay online?

P.S. sorry if all these questions are bugging you.

Yes they pay online. Currently I use paypal, but built in payments will be available very soon.

Talk to the cubicle after it's official.

 

[1973486]

Yes they pay online. Currently I use paypal, but built in payments will be available very soon.

There are still comps which use online registration and pay-on-the-day.

 

[biscuit]

There are still comps which use online registration and pay-on-the-day.

That's true, but not in the Pacific Northeast. There aren't many, if any, US comps that do that anymore.

 

[AidanNoogie]

Yes they pay online. Currently I use paypal, but built in payments will be available very soon.

Talk to the cubicle after it's official.

Does the organizer or delegate set up PayPal?

 

[biscuit]

Does the organizer or delegate set up PayPal?

Either one. If you're making a fresh paypal, I'd recommend not using your personal email and sharing the login info with your delegate.

 

[AidanNoogie]

Either one. If you're making a fresh paypal, I'd recommend not using your personal email and sharing the login info with your delegate.

Ok, what did you do with any extra money from the comp?

 

[CornerCutter]

Do delegates most of the time have timers and displays? Or would we have to buy them?

 

[1973486]

Do delegates most of the time have timers and displays?

Yes

 

[Kit Clement]

That's true, but not in the Pacific Northeast. There aren't many, if any, US comps that do that anymore.

Is this a region of Asia? Haven't heard of it before.

 

[biscuit]

Is this a region of Asia? Haven't heard of it before.

We're talking about Russia right?

 

[CornerCutter]

Hi,

I was wondering if a WCA competition is non-profit? Also if you don't have to pay for the venue, what happens to all the money?

Also do you have to pay the delegate for coming? If so, how much?