2011 National Tournament: University of Wisconsin

[soccerisforlosers]

haha i dont pack until the night before my team leaves. and this is my last nationals and last science olympiad conpetition because our high school doesnt have a science olympiad team so i have to make this nationals memorable!!

[bookworm2110]

i was just wondering, on friday (the day before the competition and the day of the opening ceremony) what do other teams spend the day doing?
my team just checks out where all our events are so we dont get lost the next day and we study but i was wondering if any of you did anything different

We do that too. We basically take over the hotel lobby and everyone is studying. We check out where our events are.cant wait until nationals!!!

[Luo]

Haha, there's a funny typo on the NSO website, on a page for event supervisors:

"You will have preferential seating in the Nicholas-Johnson Suites for this event and there will be coffee, soda, cookies and snakes while you enjoy what I believe you will find to be an entertaining show."

Chalker, Chalker7, bearasauras, et al.: consider yourselves warned.

[Kokonilly]

there will be coffee, soda, cookies and snakes

That's no typo (, that's a space station). Who doesn't love snakes? Yum. I mean... SNAKES! Why did it have to be snakes?

EDIT: I'm a geek...

[chalker]

Haha, there's a funny typo on the NSO website, on a page for event supervisors:

"You will have preferential seating in the Nicholas-Johnson Suites for this event and there will be coffee, soda, cookies and snakes while you enjoy what I believe you will find to be an entertaining show."

Chalker, Chalker7, bearasauras, et al.: consider yourselves warned.

Duly noted

[rfscoach]

Hey, a question off topic but regarding nationals:
Does anybody know who the National Event Supervisors are?
Or does anybody know where to get a list?

There is a link to an xls. spread sheet at http://nso.wisc.edu/vip_info.php with event supervisor info on it. FYI for Fossils B people - the event supervisor listed is different this year, so hopefully the test won't be a rehash of the same old M/C test that was used the last 2 years...

[haverstall]

there will be coffee, soda, cookies and snakes

That's no typo (, that's a space station). Who doesn't love snakes? Yum. I mean... SNAKES! Why did it have to be snakes?

EDIT: I'm a geek...

I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE...

On a separate note, this may be just me being unable to find information, but does anyone know if the dorms have bedsheets/pillows? I'm bringing a sleeping bag regardless, but this would be nice to know.

[Kokonilly]

I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE...

On a separate note, this may be just me being unable to find information, but does anyone know if the dorms have bedsheets/pillows? I'm bringing a sleeping bag regardless, but this would be nice to know.

Haha, that's good.

They should have bedspreads/pillows; if I'm not mistaken, they should not expect you to bring bedspreads if you're only staying there two or three nights.

EDIT: Who here is going to the dance? We just received confirmation that we're going. Anyone else?

[soccerisforlosers]

Hey, a question off topic but regarding nationals:
Does anybody know who the National Event Supervisors are?
Or does anybody know where to get a list?

There is a link to an xls. spread sheet at http://nso.wisc.edu/vip_info.php with event supervisor info on it. FYI for Fossils B people - the event supervisor listed is different this year, so hopefully the test won't be a rehash of the same old M/C test that was used the last 2 years...

so if the same person writes the test for an event, then the degree of difficulty of the test should be the same as the year before right?

also, do you guys know if the dorms have wifi?

[paleonaps]

Generally, yes.