Happy Valley Fall PA 2024

Date
Dec 1, 2024
City
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Venue

HUB-Robeson Center

Address
HUB-Robeson Center University Park, PA 16802
Details

Heritage Hall, first floor of the HUB

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Alfonsus Rahardjo, Graham Lively, and Toby Waters
WCA Delegate
Zach Ridall
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Information

NOTE: This competition will be held on a Sunday!

PSU students must leave their PSU email as a comment on their registration to qualify for the discounted registration fee of $10. The full registration fee ($25) must be paid, and then qualifying registrations will receive the refund.

Competitors may bring at most one guest. No external spectators are allowed, only those coming with a confirmed competitor will be allowed in the venue.

In accordance with University policy all competitors 17 years of age and younger MUST have their legal guardian accompanying them to this competition.

All proceeds from the event will be going to the PSU Rubik's Cube Club.

  • Competitors may bring at most one guest.
  • Heritage Hall is located on the first floor of the HUB. This is NOT the same room as Happy Valley Spring 2024. To easily get to Heritage Hall inside the HUB-Robeson Center, you may take any of the elevators on the food court level up to the first floor except for the elevator next to the Panda Express/Sbarro shops. From there, Heritage Hall should be just within range to your left or right.
  • The organizing team strongly recommends receiving a COVID-19 vaccination before competing. For information on, and finding vaccines near you, please use this website!
  • If you have symptoms related to COVID-19 such as cough, fever, shortness of breath, etc. do not attend this competition.
  • If you have had a positive COVID-19 test or prolonged exposure to someone with the virus within 14 days prior to the competition, do not attend.
  • By registering for this competition, you agree that you understand all the information presented in this tab, will abide by all the COVID-19 restrictions placed on this competition, and acknowledge the risk of contracting COVID-19 or any other disease in attending an event of this scale.
Events
Main event
Competitor limit
100
Number of times bookmarked
32
Registration period

Online registration opened and will close .

Registration requirements
Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.

The organizational team is offering a discounted price of $10 to PSU students. To qualify, you must leave your PSU email as a comment on your registration.

ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING

For First-Time Competitors

All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. This video gives a basic overview of the rules.

In addition, please read this document before coming to the competition.

For All Competitors

When you arrive, you will receive a card with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, you will also have judging/scrambling assignments on your card. Every competitor is expected to help out during the event(s) they are registered for. The card will look like the following:

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If you do not arrive to help during your scheduled event, and there are not enough staff members, we reserve the right to disqualify you from competing.

Address:
HUB-Robeson Center
University Park, PA 16802

Travel Options:
Driving: The HUB-Robeson Center is located right in the heart of the Penn State Campus. The HUB Parking deck (see here for more information) is located directly next to the building.

Plane: The closest airport is the University Park Airport (SCE). It is a 10 minute drive away by car.

Bus:
* The State College Megabus stop is located just up the road at the Walmart on Atherton Street. (About a 5 minute drive away from the venue) See here for more information.
* The State College Greyhound station is located a little closer to the venue. (About a 4 minute drive or a 15 minute walk). See here for more information.

Parking: There are many parking options nearby. The recommended place to park is the HUB Parking Deck. See here for more information.

Hotels: There are several hotels nearby on Beaver Ave and Atherton Street.

Lunch/Dinner: A Starbucks will be open in the HUB for lunch. There are additional lunch venues about a 10 minute walk downtown.

Registration Process

Before You Register

All prospective registrants need a WCA account. New competitors can create their own WCA account by clicking here and entering the required information.

How to Register Online

Prospective competitors register by:
1. Signing into their WCA account;
2. Clicking "Register" on the left side of this webpage, selecting the events they would like to compete in, and submitting their registration;
3. Paying the registration fee of $25.00. (The registration fee is the same regardless of how many events are selected.) Your registration is not complete until you have paid the registration fee.

The competitor limit for this competition is 100. The list of approved competitors can be found by clicking "Competitors" on the left side of this webpage. If there are already 100 competitors on that list, it means the competition is full, and any future registrants will be placed on the waitlist.

Competitors MUST register and pay online in order to compete. No at-the-door registrations or payments will be accepted.

Any requested changes to registration before Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST will be honored. Your registration is not complete until your name shows up on the list.

How to Pay for Registration Online

Payment is processed through Stripe. Click on the "Register" tab on the left side of the webpage to register and pay all in one place! You can start the payment process by clicking "Pay your fees with card."

Refunds

Approved competitors who cancel their registration before Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST are eligible for a refund for half (50%) of their registration cost. After this date, no refund requests will be honored. Attempting to file a chargeback for the registration fee will lead to being blacklisted from future WCA events.

Waitlist Information

We will be keeping a waitlist for this competition. To secure a place on the waitlist once 100 competitors have paid, simply pay the registration fee. If a competitor emails us to drop out before Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST, you will be notified if you are the next competitor on the waitlist. After that deadline, all remaining competitors on the waitlist will be emailed letting them know they did not get off the waitlist and will be fully refunded.

Groups will be posted the week before the competition and sent via email as well.

Live results can be found on WCA Live

This competition is being held in the Mid-Atlantic Region (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV). See the regions on CubingUSA's website.

Time limit

If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced (see Regulation A1a2).

Cutoff

The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a cutoff round (see Regulation 9g).

Format

The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.

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