Texas e-Sports Association is proud to announce the second Collegiate StarLeague regional LAN for the 2011-2012 season! The event will be hosted on the University of Texas campus in Austin (Mascot: Bevo the longHORN), Texas on March 17th-18th. The LAN, which will act as a qualifier for the Collegiate StarLeague finals bracket, is primarily directed at universities in the southern United States (AR, AZ, CO, KS, LA, MO, MS, NM, OK, TX), but is open to any university that wishes to attend. Travel stipends will be available on a need-based basis.
Venue [top]
University of Texas at Austin campus
Student Activities Center Ballroom
Schedule [top]
TBA
Format [top]
Pool play with Groups of 4
Top 2 advance to Single Bracket Elimination
Prizes [top]
$1500 Prize Pool and 2 CSL Playoff Spots
1st $800 and Playoff Spot
2nd $500 and Playoff Spot
3rd $200
Register [top]
(Deadline: January 21, 2012 - Friday)
**Fill out one form for each regional LAN you plan on attending.
Eligibility
- Any North American colleges or universities are eligible
- Minimum of 4 players
- Minimum of 2 laptops per team
- When you register, you must be 100% sure about your participation in the LAN. Your decision should not depend on the results of the travel stipend. If you have a financial situation, please let us know through email instead of registering through the form below.
Your team can attend any, none, or all regional LANs. However, remember that travel stipends will only be awarded for teams within reasonable distances (e.g., schools in Washington state should not request money for a flight to the Princeton LAN but should instead consider chartering a bus for Irvine’s LAN).
Register HERE. Please fill out this form and send to cstarleague@gmail.com titled “TESPA REGIONAL LAN” before January 21, 2012 midnight PST.
Stipend [top]
(Deadline: January 21, 2012)
Travel stipends will be awarded on a case by case basis. Priority will be given to schools traveling longer but reasonable distances. Travel stipends will only cover the minimum amount of players (4-5). Travel stipends will be a reimbursement and teams should not rely on stipends to attend the event (more details in the request form).
Apply HERE. Please fill out this form and send to cstarleague@gmail.com titled “TESPA TRAVEL STIPEND” before January 21, 2012 midnight PST.
We are very excited about having the opportunity to host this event and look forward to taking collegiate e-sports to the next level. We have hosted a number of tournaments in the past, but aim to make this event shadow our previous accomplishments! Our entire team will be working tirelessly to ensure a quality production and an entertaining format. Keep an eye out for an announcement about other exciting plans we are working on for this event!
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Can't wait!
Nearly a month away, going to be fantastic!
Just so everyone is aware the date of this event has been MOVED! The event will now take place on March 17-18. We apologize for the change, but feel that this will allow for a much higher quality and more enjoyable event. More details to come soon!
In addition the the registration document posted above, we ask that all teams fill out this document when registering. This is important so that we can secure internet access for each player. Be sure to let me know if you have any questions and we'd be happy to help!
http://studentorgs.utexas.edu/tespa/cslevent.html
>>> Hotel Information Updates! <<<
We have secured a fantastic price for our collegiate participants at a venue approximately 11 miles from our campus. Each room is a suite, meaning it offers many more amenities than the standard hotel room. Each room consists of two queen size beds and a pull-out couch, meaning the room can comfortably sleep five or six people without a problem. Our goal with this choice was to reduce price as much as possible.
The rooms will cost $122 per night, which can be split between all players. Travel stipends should help to ease the burden of cost, as well. Breakfast is included for each person.
Holiday Inn Express North Austin
14620 N. IH-35
Austin, TX 78728
512-251-9110
In order to book your room from Friday 3/16 through Sunday 3/18 (three days), you must call 512-251-9110 and ask to reserve a room within the "Texas e-Sports Association block". This will give you access to these discount rates. This week is SXSW (SouthbySouthWest), meaning hotel availability is extremely limited. I highly encourage you to reserve your room as soon as possible.
Because of SXSW, the hotel is requiring all reservations to be made by February 13th *latest*. On February 14th, your card will be charged for the full amount of the reservation, so please be prepared for this. This is a safety net for the hotel in that if we do not fill up all 30 rooms, they must be made available to other guests. After February 13th, no refunds will be given for cancellation. I apologize for the strict deadlines, but this appears to be how every hotel is operating for this time slot.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact either myself or anyone else within our officer team. We're looking forward to hosting you in Austin, Texas and will be making several more exciting announcements regarding this event in the coming weeks!
Since this event has been moved back, is the stipend application deadline also later than posted?
Yes, as far as I know you can still apply for stipends.
Teams may still register until February 17th! Remember to complete *both* registration forms (the one linked in the comments above and the word document in the original post).
To clarify, the stipend deadline is the same as the registration deadline.
Is there any estimate on what time the event will end?
Tentative ending time is 10:00pm CST on Sunday March 18th.
Hey guys! Check out the HUGE announcement we made today about this event.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=312816
Registration is still open, but will be capped to the first 20 universities to register. Act quickly if you want your school to play.
We also have a facebook event. Join if you are planning on attending to either play or spectate!
http://www.facebook.com/events/172829886163725/