Van Buskirk Memorial Open

FRED Announces the 2004 Van Buskirk Memorial Open In memory of Harold Van Buskirk, former Olympic Team Captain, saber fencer, national épée champion, and long-time coach at Rice University. ------------------ Important Info: ------------------- Tournament: Van Buskirk Memorial Open Date(s): 02/28/2004 - 02/29/2004 Location: Gymnasium, Rice University, Houston, Texas Event --- Registration Closes Saturday, Feb. 28 -Mixed Epee --- 9:00 am -Mixed Sabre --- 12:00 noon -Women’s Epee --- 2:00 pm Sunday, Feb. 29 -Mixed Foil --- 9:00 am -(Mixed) Team Saber --- 12:00 noon -Women’s Foil --- 2:00 pm Awards will be given for the top eight competitors in each event and for first place in team sabre. Rules: Be prepared to show proof of USFA membership. Applications available at registration table. Format will be announced on tournament day. Equipment will be checked. Entry fees: $10 registration $10 each weapon $5 each sabre team member A-ranked fencers fence free Make checks payable to the Rice Fencing Club. Pre-registration: Use of askFRED (http://www.askfred.net/Events/prereg.php?t_id=435) is encouraged. Mailed pre-registrations must be postmarked by Feb. 18, and e-mailed and askFRED pre-registrations must be received by Feb. 25 to avoid the $10 late registration fee. Miscellanea: There will be snacks and drinks at the tournament. Visit http://www.rice.edu/fencing for the latest tournament updates. Directions: From US59 (Southwest Freeway) north- or southbound, from the Greenbriar exit, go south on Greenbriar. When you see Rice Stadium on your left, you are passing the free visitor parking (Entrance 10). To reach the visitor parking nearest the gym, take the next left onto University Blvd. Turn left at the next light onto the Rice campus (Entrance 8) and follow the road, which will bend right. When the tennis stadium is on the right, the nearest visitor parking is on the left. The gymnasium main entrance (a row of 12 doors) faces the street beyond the tennis stadium (see http://www.rice.edu/maps/parking.html). Lightweight or wheeled gear bags are suggested, especially if using the distant free parking. For maps (and any last minute parking opportunities), see http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~rfc/VB/dir.html. Area lodging: Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites - Medical Center, 6800 S. Main, 714-528-7744 or Crown Plaza Medical Center, 6701 S. Main, 713-797-1110 (ask for the Rice University rate). Read what lodging Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music suggests (http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~musi/graduate/hotels.html) for their visitors. Also: Motel 6 Astrodome, 3223 S. Loop W., 713-664-6425 or La Quinta Astrodome, 9911 Buffalo Spdwy, 713-668-8082. Contacts: rfc@rice.edu, nmsmith@rice.edu (President). ------------------ To Preregister: ------------------ http://www.askfred.net/Events/prereg.php?t_id=435 If your email program didn't make that URL clickable, copy and paste the whole URL into your web browser. If that fails, go to: http://www.askfred.net/ Thanks for using FRED! Any problems, try http://www.askfred.net or e-mail me at ILoveFredButIHateItWhenHeDoesThat@askfred.net Thank-you for playing! = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = UPDATE! Pre-registration is now closed. The $10 late registration fee now applies. If you have not pre-registered and intend to fence, please e-mail the organizers so you can be expected, and adequate resources can be arranged.