Discussion: Registration, Sanctioning

(moved this reply from the On-site-lodging thread...)

Trials event information is available here:

http://wyattriley.com/Trials/2011Trials.htm

Registration is not yet available, but I understand it is quite close, just pending event director approval.

The A-event App was delayed greatly due to the original Sprint map having permissions withdrawn, and HVO's struggles to get past that setback. I'm grateful that A-event sanctioning was allowed - (and surprised - I wouldn't have been at all surprised with a polite no from the committee.)

As for sanctioning just Red/Blue, this event is being put together relatively late, and to limit the scope of the event for the limited staffing available, the Team is focusing on ensuring the Red/Blue courses are up to A-event (and beyond) technical standards. We felt it would be a shame if these weren't OUSA rankable (as happened in 2010 when the thin staffing didn't even have time to assemble an A-event bid), hence this year's application for those courses.

I understand HVO is intending to host White-Green courses as well, at much lower fees, but without an attached A-event ranking.

Note that the Red/Blue A-event standard courses - Sprint, Long and Middle - will be open to Team Trialer and non-Team-Trialer registration, with standard Red/Blue courses (M-20 to M45+ & F-21+), for which there are relevant categories into which any men/women may enter (running 'up' if necessary) if A-event entry is preferred to the "B-event" White-Green courses.

Thanks in particular to HVO event director Guy Olsen, Team-inspiration for this event, Boris Granovskiy, and Course Setter Neil Dobbs without whom we'd have no chance of having this event being organized in some of the most France-WOC-relevant terrain in the US. Please support them in continuing to wrap up the organization needed to make the upcoming event successful.

Actually, Event Director tweaks (before he takes off for the Far East).

https://www.o-signup.com/teamtrials2011/

At last :)

...not so fast!

Please avoid the o-signup site for at least another day, as we revise some fees (downward).

AAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

You know Guy you are not making this easy at such a late date. People need to make travel plans, get rides from airport, etc. Also we are not doing well on filling the lodge because of this delay and I would hate to see HVO having to supplement the cost for us. Please get this going now so everyone else can do the job they are suppose to do.

It should be up and running again with revised fees.

I'll add the info I have to the AP event page. For those wondering about departure time on the Monday:
Start windows: Sun & Mon: 9-11am for R/Bl; 9am-12pm for W-G

I would advise aiming to arrive around 2pm for the sprint on Saturday. Starts are 2.45-3.45pm

Apologies for the tardiness.

So I've added what I can think of. If there is more info you need, please let me know and I will do what I can.

Get registering!

What scales will the courses be?

1:4000
1:10000
1:10000

And CSU has just caught up with USMAOC in the registration count league, with a slight lead over TSN and NEOC :)

We're liking to continue to drop in standings, since the only two of us registering already have... :P

It's possible that TSN will *double* our registration numbers, so watch out NEOC!

Really Hannah? Why are there no other cadets? That's a big pity. And yeah, CSU are now alone in the lead.

here is the entry list for those keeping score.

Hannah (and fiance' :) told me it was mostly due to timing - after spring classes are over.

I received a question about entering only some days etc. This is possible in the online registration, but I do encourage you to run all three days! There is a three-day discount for those running red/blue all days.

Yep, our graduation is the weekend before, so by Memorial Day Weekend, most people will have scattered to the four winds. Quite a few will already be taken up by summer military training, and those who have seem leave will be eager to get away from West Point for a while. So there isn't much motivation to hang around except for those of use who have a chance at making the team.

Woooo CSU.

"They were actually settled some time ago:
Late (after 11:59:59pm PDT Sunday, May 22) and on-site/day-of registration surcharges:
TT (R&Bl): +$5/race (adults & juniors, 1 or 2 races), +$10/entry (adults, all 3 races), +$5/entry (juniors, all 3 races)
Spectator events (W-G): +$4/course (adults, all courses), +$2/course (juniors, all courses)
Online registration will close at 12:00:00am, Wednesday, May 25."

That said, maps will be going to the printers on the 15th, so please enter asap!

@orienteeringmom: I'm not sure how I missed your May 1 comment, but it needs a response...

For the record: It was not my -- and definitely not Neil's -- idea to change the fees. I thought they had been settled before o-signup went live.

...and that's all I'm saying about this.

I love how you can always count on HVO to deliver some intrigue ;)

Keep the registrations coming in. Currently there are as many Falcons as WCOC and NEOCs combined. What's up with that?

Another reason to register soon:
While the no-late-fee deadline is over one week away (generous, eh?), we need to provide numbers to our map printer this weekend. Therefore, if you think you'll probably sign-up, but typically wait tll the last minute, try something different: do it now! :-)

Hey GuyO, if the world ends on the 21st will HVO refund the meet fees? Or maybe you could apply them to the first meet of the new world!

That's just the rapture... some of us will still be here!

Yeah, the world won't actually end until October 21, so we can still even squeeze in another Highlander.

When is the Highlander? Has the date been announced?

Please, let's get the Team Trials done and in the books before even thinking about the Highlander.

highlander was discussed today. date is being worked on.

Surely it's the day after the A-meet sprint/middle?

Is there a reason Nate Lyons is signed up for F21 for Monday?

Didn't you mean Natalie Lyons? ;-)

Because of the non-standard course / class structure, the O-signup for this event is mostly customized by the organizers. As such, it lacks the gender & age-based restrictions on course / class selection used in the typical configuration.

...and Nate's Dad was probably tired.

Nate's problem has since been "fixed". ;-D

Is there a reason Nate Lyons is signed up for F21 for Monday?
Oops

Nate's problem has since been "fixed"
Thanks - that's better than having nate "fixed" before Monday's race...

I seem to have had the same problem, somehow. Can you please change me to M21 on Monday?

Thanks