Possible Competition for the Upcoming School Year - State College, PA

[ExoCorsair]

Need to see if there's any interest; whether or not it's worth pursuing.

There's a lot of places around here that I can try to get a venue, off and on campus. However, I will still need some sort of estimate so that I can decide what kind of venue to get.

There's an airport in the city, but you will probably need at least one layover to get here, as well as taxi fare from the airport (or hotel shuttle if you're staying overnight)... it's also about 3 hours from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and the PA-NJ border.

If enough people are willing to come, I'm considering organizing it in the spring - possibly late March / early April (essentially between spring break and finals), but may consider trying to get one for one late this fall or during the winter as well, again, with enough interest.

 

[puzzlemaster]

I might be there...it's almost 3 hours for me.

 

[Kian]

Possibly. It will depend on when and what events, of course. It's kind of in the middle of nowhere, though, so I would expect it to be a relatively small competition.

 

[Tim Reynolds]

I'll be looking for a competition to go to on March 19 and March 26, so either of those would be great. This fall's a bit crowded in the northeast already, but I don't think anything's planned for December.

 

[ExoCorsair]

I'll be looking for a competition to go to on March 19 and March 26, so either of those would be great. This fall's a bit crowded in the northeast already, but I don't think anything's planned for December.

Thanks Tim, I was thinking of MIT's spring break when I mentioned the spring but haven't looked them up yet.

Possibly. It will depend on when and what events, of course. It's kind of in the middle of nowhere, though, so I would expect it to be a relatively small competition.

Events would depend on the number of competitors. Dan should be coming regardless, if that's any hint for side events. Any suggestion for events?

I might be there...it's almost 3 hours for me.

Yeah, I know, the drive sucks; I live in your area.

 

[That70sShowDude]

I'd probably go. I'm also probably transferring there next year from the Lehigh Valley campus.

 

[pcuber]

I would want to go

 

[StachuK1992]

Less than 2 hours. Good chance I can make it.
If anyone is along or near this route, let me know - carpooling will make this less expensive for both.

 

[bigbee99]

I think i should be able to go

 

[ender9994]

I would definitely be able to go. If you need help organizing, the Susquehanna University cubing club and I would be available.

Doug

 

[ExoCorsair]

I would definitely be able to go. If you need help organizing, the Susquehanna University cubing club and I would be available.

Doug

Sweet, I'll keep that in mind, thanks.


Well, looks like there's certainly enough interest from people willing to travel, I'll see about garnering interest on-campus. I've seen cubes around, but I'm not quite sure how popular speedcubing actually is... 45k students at main campus is a lot. >_>;;

 

[Siraj A.]

If you had one, there'd be a good chance I'd go because Penn State is only 4 hours away from me. And I know you would want me to be there.

 

[ExoCorsair]

Does late October (30th?) work for anybody? :|

 

[StachuK1992]

Does late October (30th?) work for anybody? :|

Hello.

 

[Kian]

Week before Princeton, which is followed by MIT the next weekend. I doubt many would travel to all three (though Princeton is hardly traveling for me). You may lose some people if it's that date.

 

[ExoCorsair]

Week before Princeton, which is followed by MIT the next weekend. I doubt many would travel to all three (though Princeton is hardly traveling for me). You may lose some people if it's that date.

Oh, crap, I meant in addition to a March date. foobar.

 

[That70sShowDude]

That sounds fine to me.
Just please please please don't have it on October 16th.

 

[Siraj A.]

Yeah, if it's any time near Princeton then I can't go, but March sounds good.