Possible WCA Comp in Chicago Area?

[Tall5001]

This thread is completely ridiculous! My name is Slater Metz and i am the delegate for Wisconsin and Northern IL. You are going about this completely wrong. I had somebody contact me about a comp but with Chicaghosts oct 28 and i am helping plan a Dixon comp for Dec 2nd so there is very little room for another comp this fall. And by very little I mean no room. And when i was contacted i said no. Im not sure if this is the same person but this competition will not be possible. Dont waste your time reserving a venue or anything because we wont be able to plan anything till January or later. Sorry. Next time contact me about a competition dont bother going through all this.

 

[UnspeakableRebel]

You're doing everything backwards.

You don't need to decide the price of food, send out staff survey forms, etc. Have you even talked to a delegate? By the looks of this thread, it seems like you haven't.

Until you have the delegate, date, venue, and time decided, and once it's official, then you can start getting nitty gritty with the stuff you're doing now.

But until then, you're just wasting your time.

And isn't there already comps in Chicago this fall?

First of all, I've talked to Nathan Dwyer about a possible competition. Second of all, I'm planning the venue. Third, I'm trying to see how many people show interest in this competition.

Chicago has some comps this fall and there's Dixon in central IL but I'm planning this comp for January/February.

 

[ComputerGuy365]

First of all, I've talked to Nathan Dwyer about a possible competition.

Have you agreed with him on a time and venue? Until then, none of what you've posted in this thread is necessary.

Second of all, I'm planning the venue.

This is what you discuss with the delegate when everything is finalized, not on a public forum. You don't need to announce prices of food and stuff like that.

Third, I'm trying to see how many people show interest in this competition.

Then why didn't you just ask, "How many people would be interested in a competition in X location", instead of clogging up this thread with all this unnecessary information.

Your mind is in the wrong place and I wouldn't be surprised if delegates would be against organizing a competition with you solely because of your attitude on this thread.

 

[aybuck37]

I'm down for a Chicago comp! but Jan and feb will probably be really cold and snowy

 

[cubeninjaIV]

First of all, I've talked to Nathan Dwyer about a possible competition.
...
but I'm planning this comp for January/February.

But did he actually agree to it?

Because he goes to school in Montreal, and definitely did not agree to it.

 

[UnspeakableRebel]

Ok, I've made zero progress in organizing the comp, so I've decided to start over from scratch. I've made an order of things that I should get done:

1. Contact my local delegate.
2. Agree with the delegate on a date and time for the comp.
3. Assess the costs of the comp and decide on a registration fee.
4. Book the venue.
5. Make an event list and talk it over with the delegate.
6. See how much interest there is in the comp and if people are willing to staff/judge/scramble.
7. Devise a schedule and talk it over with the delegate
8. Get a sponsor.
Note: I'm not really sure about the steps after this.
9. Get a website on cubingusa.com and then worldcubeassociation.org.
10. Decide on food.
11. Make final touches, open registration, confirm the registration fee, and set a day that registration closes.

And also, I'm thinking for the comp to be in the winter area, somewhere in November-February.

 

[Bob]

You should check out the WCA Competition Organizer Guidelines and CubingUSA Competition Organizer Guide. They are full of important information that you should consider when organizing a competition.

 

[Mike Hughey]

That sounds like a much better plan. But really, the primary thing to take away from this experience is this: from beginning to end, work very closely with the delegate. You should do most of the work, but especially if it's your first time running a competition, you should run any ideas you have by your delegate for approval, even before you mention them here or in other public places. For a well-run competition, a place like this forum should mainly be used to announce decisions that have already been made and already approved by the delegate prior to being mentioned here. Ideally, the entire competition is planned and fully approved by the WCA before it is announced here at all.