PARKING:

Players can park behind Fraternity Row, and across the street (Rte 1) 
from the field (diagnolly) near the Armory.
Read signs - if it doesn't say  "You are welcome to park here at all 
other times" or something like it, you will get a ticket if you park there.
an expensive ticket.  The city of College Park prides itself on it's long 
history of parking citations. I wish that was a joke.

(tentative) SCHEDULE:

Saturday:
    (ask jamie about golf. must be done by 9am)

 9am - 1230pm  Footbag Net - 
Open, Intermediate, Novice, Women's Singles Pool/Prelim Rounds.  on Fraternity Row.

  9:30am - 6pm    
Juggling in Ritchie Coliseum. Workshops all day.  Anyone want to teach footbag workshops?

 1pm-3pm         Freestyle All Divisions: in Ritchie Coliseum.

 3:30pm - 5pm    
Footbag Net Continues on Fraternity Row:  Master's Division begins, other 
divisions continue towards semi-finals
 
 5:30pm Intermediate and Novice Singles Finals Matches on Fraternity Row.

 7pm- 9pm Free Juggling Show, most likely featuring the Man of Honor for the weekend, in
his 20th year competing at east coast, Mr. Peter Irish.

 9pm- whenever they got stopped or too toasted, Fire Juggling and other 
stupid behavior, somewhere near the show or the juggling gym.
 Anybody want to fire hack?  4 Square fire hack, there has to be somebody 
who thinks that's a good idea. 

Sunday:
    (ask Jamie about golf, must be done by 9am)

    9am - 12pm. Doubles Net All Divisions (unless there are enough for 
a Master's Division).  (They can start earlier upon request)
  
  10am - 5pm More Juggling in Ritchie Coliseum.  Games and used equipment auction.

   10:30 am- 12pm   Singles net continues, consolation also (as players 
are finished with prelims of doubles).

   12:30pm- 130pm  Freestyle all Divisions.

   2pm-5pm  FInish all Net divisions, for both singles and doubles.

   430pm  Open Singles Net Final.

   530pm Open Doubles Net FInal.

   7pm Dinner and Awards Ceremony at Hard Times Chili Cafe.



Directions:
take the Washington Beltway exit 25b for Route 1 South towards College 
Park
Maryland ( Baltimore Boulevard ).

to get to campus and the jugglers gym from the beltway exit, stay on 
route 1 for about two miles.  Ritchie Coliseum and Fraternity Row Field 
are both on the left soon after you pass a Jerry's Sub Shop on the right.  
Parking by the Armory is to the right at the 2nd light past the Jerry's 
(first light after the main entrance into campus).

to get to the washington beltway, route 495.  
from the northeast, take 95 south.  
from the northwest take 70 east/southeast to 270 south, 
from straight north, take 83 south to 695 to 95 to 495, from the east or west 
take route 50, if 95 or 70 won't work.

from 95 north of baltimore, as you near 495, the beltway splits in two- 
the
right lanes head towards the north side of the beltway, the left two lanes
continue as 95 south on the south side of the beltway.  you will want to 
take
the RIGHT LANES.

take the left-most RIGHT LANE- as the four lanes split, a left hand exit 
will
open up from the right two lanes for Route 1 South to College Park.  
Take this
exit to get on route 1.

from anywhere else, just look for exit 25b, route 1 south, from 495.  It is a
shorter route from all northern points ( including 50 east and 495) to 
take
the north and east sides of the beltway, though if its rush hour, the 
quickest
routes are inexplicable and probably through the city.  if you are driving in
on 95 north, flip a coin, but pay attention to traffic reports.  the beltway
can get real ugly.
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Please pre-register
now!

This will help us better organize sign in, and help us to get everything started on time
Saturday morning.

Online registration closes Thursday, June 8th.

Player registration deadline is Friday June 9th at 11pm.
Players that cannot pre-register online can register at the 
University of Maryland's Congress of Jugglers in Ritchie Coliseum at the 
Univeristy of Maryland that Friday night only.

Information about the Congress of Juggler's Juggling Convention can be found at
http://www.studentorg.umd.edu/juggling/congress.htm

HOTEL RESERVATIONS:
The Best Western Maryland Inn and Fundome is the host hotel this year.  8 rooms are
blocked off for a discounted rate of $87.00 a night under the group #9094, group name is
"East Coast Footbag Championships".

Call 1-800-442-1644 to reserve your room.

Best Western online seems to be having difficulty allowing reservations to be made, but
you can check it out here:

http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do;jsessionid=E1B0994CB7B048981246F5A9140C4E27?propertyCode=21023