Slow N Steady Winter 2018

ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THE "COMPETITOR INFORMATION" TAB BEFORE REGISTERING.

Date:
February 17th, 2018

Location:
Adele H. Stamp Student Union
3100 Adele H. Stamp Student Union
College Park, MD 20742

NOTE THAT THE COMPETITION IS IN THE GRAND BALLROOM, NOT THE COLONY BALLROOM!

Registration Fee:

There is a 300 competitor limit for Slow N Steady Winter 2018, on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Registration is $15, must be paid online via Stripe, and is nonrefundable after February 10th. Spectators come in for free. Unfortunately, we are no longer able to allow people to pay in cash at the door. Registration is not final until payment is complete and your name appears on the competitor list. Registration is FREE for UMD students/faculty/staff/alumni ONLY.

There is NO AT-THE-DOOR REGISTRATION, NO EXCEPTIONS.

This competition is recognized as an official World Cube Association competition. Therefore, all competitors should be familiar with the WCA regulations. If you are new to competing, you may want to look at CubingUSA's Competitor Tutorial.

• 3x3 Speedsolve: (4 rounds)
• 4x4 Speedsolve: (1 round)
• 5x5 Speedsolve: (1 round)
• 6x6 Speedsolve: (1 round)
• Square-1: (2 rounds)

If there is over one hour of extra time, we will hold 7x7. If there is extra time under one hour, we will add 5x5 round 2.

In addition, if there is extra time, the number of competitors advancing to later rounds of 3x3 and Square-1 may increase as well.

Travel and Venue Information

Directions: http://thestamp.umd.edu/about_us/directions_to_stamp

Parking: http://thestamp.umd.edu/the_stamp_student_union/directions_to_stamp/parking_information

Notice that parking is free on weekends. This is ONLY if you park in Lot 1, which, from Stamp, is past the Cole Student Activities Building. Notice that in that parking lot, not everything is part of Lot 1, so make sure you park somewhere that is part of Lot 1 if you do not want to get ticketed. The very colorful green area at the top is where you want to be: http://www.transportation.umd.edu/parking/maps/map_color.pdf

This weekend is a basketball game - you CANNOT park in Regents for free. Please check this map for free parking.

NOTE: The competition is being held in the Grand Ballroom, Room 1206, which is on the first floor, number 43 on this map: http://thestamp.umd.edu/Portals/0/Images/About/map_firstfloor.jpg

HOTELS: There are multiple hotels located on Route 1(Best Western, Hampton Inn, Clarion, College Park Marriott, and more) located less than five minutes away from the venue.

ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING.

If you are a first time competitor, please read this section carefully. If you are a returning competitor, please skip to the next section.

NEWCOMERS:

There are multiple things a first-timer must know before competing. All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. There is a video here for the basic overview of the rules.

In addition, please read this document before coming to the competition. Huge thanks to Olivér Perge and Niki Placskó for the document!

ALL COMPETITORS:

Please read this section carefully. We will have a change in organization for Slow N Steady Summer 2017 modeled off of Hungarian competitions in Europe. When you arrive, you will receive a lanyard with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, you will also have staff assignments on your lanyard. Every competitor is expected to help out this competition. The card will look somewhat like the following:

Legend:
* S - scrambling
* R - running
* J - judging

Please note that everyone is expected to help only during the events they are registered for, and everyone need only help for one group per event. 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.