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National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC

National Academic Quiz Tournaments organizes the premier high school and college quiz bowl championships in North America. NAQT was founded in 1996 by former players and coaches from across the country.

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The North Georgia College & State University Academic Team will be hosting the 2010 NAQT Southeastern (Region 6) SCT on February 6, 2010, on the NGCSU campus in Dahlonega, Georgia. While this tournament is open to any team in the nation who wishes to travel here, we hope schools in the Southeast, especially those in ACUI Region 6 (Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, Bermuda and Puerto Rico) will consider taking part. Schools from North and South Carolina and Tennessee are welcome to attend if Knoxville is too far away.

Remember, the tournament is divided in Division I and II. Please refer to the NAQT website on eligibility for further details. http://naqt.com/college/collegiate-eligibility.html

Trophies will be given for top Div I, Div II and (if there are at least four of them) Div I Undergraduate teams. Let us know if your team qualifies for that last category when registering.

Top teams from this tournament may earn invitations to the NAQT ICT, to be held the weekend of April 9-11, 2010.

FEES:
Base Fee for first Team: $120
Fee for extra Teams: $100
Buzzer Discount: -$5 (max of 2 per school)
Experienced, competent (able to finish at least 20 questions in a timed round and knows NAQT rules well) moderator and/or scorekeeper: -$10 (maximum of 2 for now, this may be capped or removed if sufficient numbers have been met). We have also been in contact with many former players in the region who are willing to come and help out in many capacities. Our thanks in advance to these people.
Travel Discount: -$10 for each 150 miles traveled (one-way) as determined by MapQuest. This will be assessed to the overall total.
New School Discount: -$40 "New school" is defined as "a team(s) from a school that has neither competed in nor hosted a Sectional in the last two years" as per NAQT’s records. This discount will be assessed to each team a new school brings in.

Minimum single team entry: $70

Hotels: We are working on special rates for the hotels in Dahlonega. However, you can also look for hotels in North Atlanta (Sandy Springs/Dunwoody, about an hour south of Dahlonega on GA400) or Dawsonville (about 20 minutes away at GA400 and GA Hwy 53). More details on this as we get closer. Hotwire and Hotels.com are also good venues to check out.

Contact: If your team is interested in taking part, please email the team at northgeorgiaateam@gmail.com and let us know:
1- # of Div I teams (including UG teams)
2- # of Div II teams
3- possible number of buzzers
4- possible number of readers/scorers/workers etc.

We will be posting field updates from time to time and hope to have everything finalized and set by Feb 1, 2010.

Thank you for your advanced interest in the tournament we look forward to hosting you all on February 6th in Dahlonega.

As per the new NAQT system, "NAQT will be providing a centralized registration system for the SCT tournaments; NAQT will invoice schools, collect their money, and disburse payments to the SCT hosts." Just be sure to email us your numbers listed above.

Sarah Andrews
NGSCU Academic Team President