2007 Philadelphia Fall Open: September 22 – 23, 2007
Grand Prize: $1,000.00 guaranteed! Total Prizes: over $2,250.00 with 80 paid entries!
Register in advance and save $5.00 off the registration fee:
a) pre-register online by Thursday, September 20, or
b) print out and send in our registration form by Saturday, September 15!
Payment can be mailed in advance via check or money order, or at the tournament.
Use of the Koban triptych by Kokunimasa Baido image granted via courtesy of Kiseido, Japan and Richard Bozulich.
Where:
Terrace Room (Ground Floor), Logan Hall, 36th & Spruce Street, University of Pennsylvania.
To find Logan Hall on UPenn's campus, click here. To view the outside of Logan Hall, click here. To find the Terrace Room inside of Logan Hall click here.
When:
Saturday – Sunday, September 22 – 23, 2007.
Pre-registration available and requested (below). Registration at door from 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Round One to begin at 9:30 a.m.
Format:
5 Rounds. 7.5 komi. 60 minutes basic time, 5 30-sec periods of overtime. One Open Division (non-handicap) and 3 Handicap Divisions (final number may vary depending on number of entrants). All games AGA rated and played using AGA rules.
Prizes: $1,000.00 Grand Prize guaranteed, remaining prizes guaranteed with 80 paid entries
Registration: (save $5.00 off the listed prices below by registering in advance)
AGA Members
Non-AGA Member, Youth (age 22 or younger by September 22, 2007)
(Note: all Youth options include a one-year AGA Full Membership)
Non-AGA Member, Adult (23 years or older by September 22, 2007)
Pre-registration form: Available here.
Directions to tournament: Viewable here.
Hotel & Lodging Options: There are two hotels on UPenn's campus, The Inn at Penn (run by Hilton) and Sheraton University City, both of which are within one block from the playing site. Information for either hotel may be found here:
Alternately, Philadelphia hosts a number of Bed & Breakfasts that range in price from $65 - $250+. More information on Philadelphia B&B's may be found here: Those who are looking for discount lodging rates are advised to try a service such as Expedia.com or hotelscheap.org. Nourishment:
The basement level of Houston Hall has a food court that will be open from noon - 8 p.m., serving everything from burgers to burritos, salads to sushi. There is an additional food court available on 34th & Walnut Street, as well as a Wawa on 38th & Spruce Street. Starbucks Coffee can be found on the corner of 34th & and Walnut Street, and there is a Dunkin Donuts is at 35th & Walnut Street.
Any questions? Please
email co-organizers Peter Nassar at pnassar@vet.upenn.edu or Matt Bengtson at mattbengtson@earthlink.net. Or call Peter at (215) 898-6271 (weekdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.).
Philadelphia Bed & Breakfasts.
In general, hotels will be cheaper out by the Philadelphia International Airport and across the Delaware River in New Jersey (Cherry Hill area). Either site is about 20 a minute drive (6-8 miles) from UPenn's campus in West Philadelphia.