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2006 TGIF Battle FAQ
Other questions, email Sandra (sbfan at cs). What is the TGIF Battle?The TGIF battle is a contest between different teams to put on the best TGIF of the quarter. In its inaugural year, 2005-2006, we're doing it Spring quarter, but in the future (if it ever happens again) we might do it a different quarter. Teams pick themselves, for the most part, and put on the TGIFs the same as they would normally. All the same rules for TGIFs in general apply, you still pay $2 to attend TGIF, etc. However, hopefully, the teams will get elaborate during the battle season and we'll see some fun things. What's the prize?Eternal fame and everlasting renown in the annals of CSE history. For the more materialistic amongst you, I'm not sure yet. But there WILL be a prize.I'm going to see if I can use any surplus TGIF funds to get a trophy or plaque or something. Donations or ideas for prizes accepted! Let me know, sbfan (at) cs. Thanks! Who are the teams participating?Spring 2006, we've got:
I'm on a participating team, what do we do?Basically you need to:
Other questions, check the "How to run TGIF FAQ". If your answer's not there, ask Sandra. How do I vote?Vote using this web survey. You must use your UWNetID to vote. The survey will be open from now until Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at 5 pm. Rate each TGIF you attended on a scale from 1-7, 7 being best, 1 worst. You can rate based on whatever criteria you wish. An example: a combination of creativity, effort, fun, having your favorite kind of obscure food, etc. Select "no response" if you do not wish to vote, for instance, if you didn't attend that TGIF. Your vote for that TGIF will not be counted when averaging the score for that TGIF (i.e. if you say 0, you won't hurt that team). You may vote for your own team. You can change your answers over and over again after you hit submit, meaning, you can submit over and over, until the deadline. This is so that you can vote on a TGIF right after it, when it's fresh in your memory. Only Sandra will see these answers for purposes of tabulating the winning team. No one else will see your responses. Who can vote?Any current CSE grad student, staff or faculty member. You need your UWNetID to vote. So attend TGIF, and vote! You may vote for a TGIF even if you did not attend it, based on the annoucements, idea, etc. However, it's recommend that you only vote for the ones you attended. The TGIF Coordinator reserves the right to resolve any conflicts, though. How is the winner determined?Each team is assigned a score based on 30% attendance, 70% voting by the department. Attendance is how much money is taken in at their TGIF, regardless of how much was spent, etc. In other words, gross sales, not net profit. The exact dollar amount will be used in calculating the score. The usual rule for $2 cover + first beer, and $1 for every beer thereafter applies. What about people who don't pay? Too bad for the team. Hence, it's in a team's best interests to ensure everyone pays, and they may do so in whatever way they wish. Voting by the department will be via a web survey (See "How do I vote?"). Each TGIF is rated on a scale of 1-7. The mean rating of each TGIF will be used to calculate the overall score. If someone rates a particular TGIF at 0, their vote will not count toward calculating the average for that particular TGIF. This is so that if someone doesn't attend at TGIF and doesn't wish to vote for it, it won't harm the team, since attendance was already accounted for. When will the winner be announced?I plan on announcing the winner at the end-of-the-year grad student election meeting. If the meeting has already passed before voting ended, then probably the day after the voting ends, so for this quarter, May 30 or May 31, 2006. What about that chair's TGIF? The old/new chair skiing thing?Good question. Hank emailed me the idea of a ski day in response to my email about the battle, so I'm including the ski day in the battle. The old chair's TGIF in the Allen Center on the same day was not submitted to me in response to the battle email, so I'll assume it wasn't entered in the contest. The way I'm going to tabulate the score is the same, 30% attendance, 70% voting. Voting for the New Chair's TGIF will be the same as normal. Attendance will be based on the attendance list of people who told me they were going to the ski day, instead of the $ earned, because we didn't actually earn any. Original Announcement is here:Best TGIF Championship of 2006 Announcing the first annual CSE Best TGIF Championship! Have a wild and crazy idea for a TGIF you've always wanted to do? This is your chance! Groups will pick a TGIF week in Spring Quarter and have free reign to organize any kind of TGIF they wish. Go for it, be daring, have fun! Have a unique theme, cook up some fantastic food, organize some fun activities, set up some crazy decorations--it's up to you. The winning team will be determined at the end of Spring Quarter 2006 by a combination of attendance (30%) and voting by the department (70%). Winning team will get eternal notoriety and bragging rights, *plus* a TGIF 2006 Champions plaque/trophy to be proudly displayed for all to see (and some other nice prizes if I can round up the funds for it...donations accepted...). Contest is open to anyone in the department (students, faculty, staff), teams can be composed of offices, research groups/labs, year (e.g. 2nd-year grads), or just your buddies. To participate, send me an email with your team name, team members, and a desired TGIF date by 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 3. Good luck! Why the name change of the contest?I changed the name because I think "battle" sounds snazzier and is easier to type than "championship", which I would ALWAYS misspell each time I sent out another email about the TGIF |
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