Discussion: US Orienteering Team Fundraising event at WCOC A-Meet
in: Orienteering; General
Mar 11, 2004 11:36 PM
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General info about the US Orienteering Team Fundraising event at WCOC A-Meet
Rules and Format
The US Team Fundraiser, to be held in the afternoon on April 3, will be a RELAY(Forked) consisting of three short legs 2.3km. Each eligible team is required to have at least one female athlete of any age, junior 18 and under, or a veteran 50+. A team may consist of less than three persons with one person running on two different legs as long as the requirements described above are met.
Specials
In order to add some excitement to the event, we will auction off members of the US Team, to be acquired by the team with the highest bid, thus, hopefully improving its chances to win.
Contributions
The entry fee for an athlete is $5 or $15 for a team. There is a special treatment for teams bidding on members of US Team. For example: A team consisting of two members and is trying to acquire a team member will be responsible for $10 entry fee plus the premium paid above the minimum bid requirement of $5, which is paid by the team member. Entry fee is due upon registration.
Registration
Full teams that will not participate in the bidding process are encouraged to register at any time prior to the beginning of the auction. Teams with acquired athletes may register after the end of the auction. All teams must be registered no later then 20 min after the end of the auction. A list of US Team members to be auctioned off will be posted at the event site shortly before the actual bidding begins.
Prizes
The top eligible team will receive 10% of the total revenue from the fundraising event.
Additional Information
Additional information will be available at the WCOC A-Meet website: http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/rdewitt/wcoc/IC%2... .
If you have specific questions about the US Team Fundraiser, you can email Boris Granovskiy at boris@post.harvard.edu
Rules and Format
The US Team Fundraiser, to be held in the afternoon on April 3, will be a RELAY(Forked) consisting of three short legs 2.3km. Each eligible team is required to have at least one female athlete of any age, junior 18 and under, or a veteran 50+. A team may consist of less than three persons with one person running on two different legs as long as the requirements described above are met.
Specials
In order to add some excitement to the event, we will auction off members of the US Team, to be acquired by the team with the highest bid, thus, hopefully improving its chances to win.
Contributions
The entry fee for an athlete is $5 or $15 for a team. There is a special treatment for teams bidding on members of US Team. For example: A team consisting of two members and is trying to acquire a team member will be responsible for $10 entry fee plus the premium paid above the minimum bid requirement of $5, which is paid by the team member. Entry fee is due upon registration.
Registration
Full teams that will not participate in the bidding process are encouraged to register at any time prior to the beginning of the auction. Teams with acquired athletes may register after the end of the auction. All teams must be registered no later then 20 min after the end of the auction. A list of US Team members to be auctioned off will be posted at the event site shortly before the actual bidding begins.
Prizes
The top eligible team will receive 10% of the total revenue from the fundraising event.
Additional Information
Additional information will be available at the WCOC A-Meet website: http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/rdewitt/wcoc/IC%2... .
If you have specific questions about the US Team Fundraiser, you can email Boris Granovskiy at boris@post.harvard.edu
Mar 21, 2004 12:52 AM
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I think this is a cool idea.Also it would be beneficial to find out who are the US team members available to be auctioned , that way people can plan ahead and make the auction, maybe a little bit more exciting(succsefull).
Mar 21, 2004 3:35 AM
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Mihai - good idea.
The people who have volunteered to be auctioned off so far are:
Female:
Angelica Riley
Suzanne Armstrong
Erin Olafsen
Male:
Greg Balter
Wyatt Riley
Ross Smith
Eddie Bergeron
Joe Brautigam
Boris Granovskiy
Mihai Veres ??
The people who have volunteered to be auctioned off so far are:
Female:
Angelica Riley
Suzanne Armstrong
Erin Olafsen
Male:
Greg Balter
Wyatt Riley
Ross Smith
Eddie Bergeron
Joe Brautigam
Boris Granovskiy
Mihai Veres ??
Mar 21, 2004 6:00 AM
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Boris: can we get the bidding started ahead of time? Maybe an open pre-auction on Attackpoint, followed by a final chance to run up bids at the event.
Prospective teams: Who do you want on your team, and what are they worth?
Prospective teams: Who do you want on your team, and what are they worth?
Mar 22, 2004 2:11 AM
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This is what I was talking about! And yes ,I will be available to be auctioned.
Mar 24, 2004 4:42 AM
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Hi all.
Sergei and I have thought about this quite a bit and decided against opening up bidding early online. The main reason for this is that not everyone who might be interested in bidding is an attackpoint user, making this slightly unfair for everyone else. Thus, you will have to hold off your bets until Saturday, April 3.
On the other hand, we would like to welcome people interested in looking for possible teammates to post messages or questions on this forum. Perhaps some teams (or part-teams) can be formed before the event.
Thank you,
Sergei and Boris
Sergei and I have thought about this quite a bit and decided against opening up bidding early online. The main reason for this is that not everyone who might be interested in bidding is an attackpoint user, making this slightly unfair for everyone else. Thus, you will have to hold off your bets until Saturday, April 3.
On the other hand, we would like to welcome people interested in looking for possible teammates to post messages or questions on this forum. Perhaps some teams (or part-teams) can be formed before the event.
Thank you,
Sergei and Boris
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