We at USC are very excited about what should be the largest and most competitive Alan Nichols tournament (in both the Varsity and JV divisions) in many years. We have commitments from 40 programs to attend and are expecting over 90 varsity and 20 JV teams.
I will try to keep the notices to a minimum, but before the semester ends it is important that we work with you to finalize some entry related matters. 1) Additional hotel rooms - The tournament growth has, not surprisingly, led to us selling out the block in advance of the cutoff date. If you need room space, please contact me. I am going to bundle all of the remaining room needs together as an overflow block. The BCS is due to release the Rose Bowl participants this weekend and we will be a in much better position to formalize this second block early next week. We hope to add many folks to the Sheraton, but we will secure a comparable quality and cost option in any event. 2) Guest information for the Sheraton - If you already have reservations at the Sheraton, please go ahead and add each of your guests to the rooming list. Because of New Year's Eve events, including the tournament party, it will be necessary that tournament participants can demonstrate that they are guests of the hotel. I will be accumulating a separate list for folks who are commuting or staying at another property. The Sheraton is also asking that you communicate an expected arrival time so they can have your keys available when you arrive. Marcy Anderson is our incredibly helpful Sheraton liaison and she can be reached directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3) Number of tournament guests (and dietary restrictions) - Please either update your party size on debateresults or email me directly. We need to make sure our catering is accurate, so please make sure we know how many dietary restricted folks are in your party. 4) Judging information - Our goal is to make the pres available earlier than the standard tournament schedule. This should reduce one of the last minute travel problems people face around the holidays. We need your cooperation to enter your judging and correct your commitments to make this possible. 5) Shuttle Transportation - If you would like to register for shuttling to and from the tournament I need a head count from your group. Thanks. We look forward to seeing you in LA next month. Don't hesitate to let me know if there is anything we can to ease your travel planning. Gordon Gordon Stables, Ph.D. Director of Debate and Forensics Annenberg School for Communication University of Southern California Office: 213 740 2759 Fax: 213 740 3913 <http://usctrojandebate.com/> http://usctrojandebate.com
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