Final
Deadline for all information : February 28, 2008 !!!
Team
Registration Deadline: February
15, 2008
Team
Confirmation Deadline: February 22, 2008
Meal
Preference Deadline: February 20, 2008
Expected
Visitors/Guest Deadline: February
20, 2008
Parking
and Logistics Deadline: February 28, 2008
2008 Metro Atlanta WorldQuest Event Details
o March
8, 2008
o 8:00
- 2:30 p.m.
o Registration
begins at 8:00 AM
o The
competition will begin promptly at 9:00AM
o Georgia
State University Student Center, State Ballroom
(44 Courtland St
Atlanta, GA 30303-3973)
Contact Information
o
Yunkyung Hoffman 404-413-8128
o Wilma Newkirk 404-413-2525
o Information Desk 404-413-1850 (Day of Event Only)
Parking
& Logistics (NEW)
o Parking will
be available in M Deck at the Corner of Gilmer Street and Piedmont
Road opposite the Student Center. For directions to M Deck Click
on "Directions" below
o
Each team will be able to park one vehicle in M Deck complements
of Georgia State University. We
will need the driver’s
name by Thursday, February 28th for the Guest List.
o The cost for additional vehicles will be $6 per day.
o School Buses and other oversized vehicles can park on Collins
Street which is below Courtland Street.
o Directions 
o Map
Meal Arrangements
o A light Continental Breakfast will be available to team members and
coaches before the event. Participants requiring a hardy breakfast
are encouraged to eat before arriving.
o Beverages (coffee, tea, water) will be available throughout.
o Lunch will be provided free of charge for team members and coaches.
o Please let us know beforehand if anyone has vegetarian
or other dietary preferences. This information should be sent by
Wednesday, February 20th.
o For their dining convenience, visitors and families can .purchase
food from area restaurants/eateries in close proximity of the Student
Center including:
o
McDonald’s Restaurant at Grady Hospital
one block south of the Student Center
o "Landmark Diner" and "Jittery
Joe’s" at Georgia State University Commons at Piedmont
and John Wesley Dobbs (141 Piedmont Avenue NE)
o Curb Market (0.3 miles @ 209 Edgewood Ave SE)"
Visitors
There will
be limited seating available in the audience. This event is open
to the public. Please give us an indication by Wednesday,
February 20th the number of visitors you expect will accompany
you
to the
competition
Competition Rules
and Regulations
Competition Winners
o Plaques will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams
o All participants will receive certificates of participation
and gift bags
2008 World Affairs Councils National WorldQuest Competition
o The team representing Georgia will attend the national competition
from April 4 - 6, 2008 in Washington, D.C. If for any reason the winning
team cannot participate, an offer will be made to the second place
team and so on until a representative is confirmed.
o The 2008 Metro Atlanta WorldQuest organizers will provide air travel,
ground transportation, accommodation and meals for two nights and three
days so that the coach and four (4) members of the Metro Atlanta team
can participate in the national competition.
We would like to thank you for your participation and if you have any
questions please do not hesitate to contact one of us. Good luck
and we look forward to seeing you on March 8th.
Click
here to download
a PDF version of this information.
This page was last updated on
Wednesday, 27-Feb-2008
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