WACcon 2010
This in from the WACcon Committee:
Happy Holidays to all. As 2009 comes to a close, we reflect on all of the highs and lows we had throughout the year as well as look to 2010 and what the new year will bring us.
For those of us who are most excited about the curling event in the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, as well as play Diplomacy, 2010 will represent a high water mark for excitement in the hobby, highlighted by WACcon 2010. WACcon - the Seattle Diplomacy Flagship event hosted by Nathan Barnes and Mark Zoffel - has teamed up with a international committee to merge with the European Diplomacy Championships (EDC) to host WACcon EDC 2010, in Paris France, August 26th-29th, a week after the World Diplomacy Championships (WDC) which will be held on August 19-22nd.
The WACcon Organizing Committee is spearheading the event with its usual panache and has already confirmed that more than 10 Americans have Paris on their calendars. Over the past 2 years, the Seattle based WACcon event gave away varying percentages of paid airfare to the 2010 event based on how one finished or won best counties or other awards. Those 2 years were added together and the following is a list of people and their percentages of paid airfare to the event:
Andrew Neumann (WACcon 2008 Winner), Adam (WACcon 2009 Winner), David Maletsky, Jon Saul – All 100% of cost of airfare paid!
Conrad Woodring - 60%
Adam Silverman - 55%
Nathan Barnes, Brian Shelden -- Both 50% of cost of airfare.
Stephen Weingarten, Brian Murdock, Graham Woodring, Jim O'Kelley, Eric Mead – All 40% of cost of airfare.
Chris Brand, Siobhan Granvold, Edi Birsan, Chris Martin, Andy Bartalone, Jon Hill – All 20% of cost of airfare.
We plan to begin to book people's airfare in February, so please contact us before then.
We have also lined up through a very generous offer from our French Connection, Xavier Blanchot, to have complimentary hotel rooms for all those who travel to this event.
We will be hosting a welcoming event on Thursday night ,4pm on August 26th, for all locals and travelers, to meet and greet over a 8 hour "cocktail hour" that will have speeches, performances, and prizes to go along with it.
We plan on a 4 round tournament with a C-Diplo round in the morning and un-timed round at night. More definitive details to come.
As there in no Seattle WACcon event this year, and for most who do come every year spending the money to do so, we ask that you spend that money and come to WACcon EDC this year and support our event going international. When we say, "trust us, it is going to be awesome" we, for once are not lying.
We plan to begin to book people's airfare in February, so please contact us before then. Should you have any initial questions please contact either Mark Zoffel at (206)292-6019 or Nathan Barnes at (206)850-1074 to discuss your plans on coming to this once in a lifetime (speaking relatively in Birsan years) event.
Thank you for supporting WACcon, and we hope we'll be seeing you in Paris next August!
Yours,
The WACcon Organizing Committee
Happy Holidays to all. As 2009 comes to a close, we reflect on all of the highs and lows we had throughout the year as well as look to 2010 and what the new year will bring us.
For those of us who are most excited about the curling event in the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, as well as play Diplomacy, 2010 will represent a high water mark for excitement in the hobby, highlighted by WACcon 2010. WACcon - the Seattle Diplomacy Flagship event hosted by Nathan Barnes and Mark Zoffel - has teamed up with a international committee to merge with the European Diplomacy Championships (EDC) to host WACcon EDC 2010, in Paris France, August 26th-29th, a week after the World Diplomacy Championships (WDC) which will be held on August 19-22nd.
The WACcon Organizing Committee is spearheading the event with its usual panache and has already confirmed that more than 10 Americans have Paris on their calendars. Over the past 2 years, the Seattle based WACcon event gave away varying percentages of paid airfare to the 2010 event based on how one finished or won best counties or other awards. Those 2 years were added together and the following is a list of people and their percentages of paid airfare to the event:
Andrew Neumann (WACcon 2008 Winner), Adam (WACcon 2009 Winner), David Maletsky, Jon Saul – All 100% of cost of airfare paid!
Conrad Woodring - 60%
Adam Silverman - 55%
Nathan Barnes, Brian Shelden -- Both 50% of cost of airfare.
Stephen Weingarten, Brian Murdock, Graham Woodring, Jim O'Kelley, Eric Mead – All 40% of cost of airfare.
Chris Brand, Siobhan Granvold, Edi Birsan, Chris Martin, Andy Bartalone, Jon Hill – All 20% of cost of airfare.
We plan to begin to book people's airfare in February, so please contact us before then.
We have also lined up through a very generous offer from our French Connection, Xavier Blanchot, to have complimentary hotel rooms for all those who travel to this event.
We will be hosting a welcoming event on Thursday night ,4pm on August 26th, for all locals and travelers, to meet and greet over a 8 hour "cocktail hour" that will have speeches, performances, and prizes to go along with it.
We plan on a 4 round tournament with a C-Diplo round in the morning and un-timed round at night. More definitive details to come.
As there in no Seattle WACcon event this year, and for most who do come every year spending the money to do so, we ask that you spend that money and come to WACcon EDC this year and support our event going international. When we say, "trust us, it is going to be awesome" we, for once are not lying.
We plan to begin to book people's airfare in February, so please contact us before then. Should you have any initial questions please contact either Mark Zoffel at (206)292-6019 or Nathan Barnes at (206)850-1074 to discuss your plans on coming to this once in a lifetime (speaking relatively in Birsan years) event.
Thank you for supporting WACcon, and we hope we'll be seeing you in Paris next August!
Yours,
The WACcon Organizing Committee
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