The 2007 PACE National Scholastics Championship (NSC) will take place June 9-10, 2007 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

The base fee is $450 per team with the following possible discounts:

• $25 discount per fully functional buzzer system (minimum of 8 working activators)
• $50 discount for all automatic qualifiers (see the list of automatically qualified teams for more information and specifications)
• $20 discount for payments postmarked before May 1. Note that schools who do not qualify for the 2007 NSC for the first time until April 1, 2007 or later may claim the early payment discount until May 15.

The automatic qualification discount applies on a per-team, not per-school, basis. Specifically, if you are bringing two teams and your A team automatically qualified and your B team did not, then your discount is $50; if both your A and B teams automatically qualified, then your discount is $100. All other discounts apply to your school's total fee after the fees for each individual team have been calculated and summed. Minimum entry fee is $350 per team.

All proceeds go toward projects that PACE supports, including financial sponsorship of The Quizbowl Resource Center, efforts to generate a quiz bowl handbook for coaches, a summer workshop for question writing and tournament directing, and several other projects. Additionally, included in your registration fee is access to all PACE NSC questions that have been used in the 1998-2006 competitions.

Teams that have automatically qualified for the 2007 PACE NSC can register by providing the following information to both Dr. Emil Thomas Chuck (etchuck@yahoo.com) and David Bykowski (dbykowski@aiquizbowl.com) by e-mail:

• Contact information (name, e-mail address, mailing address)
• Number of teams to be registered
• Rosters of the teams (up to 6 members each), including the following information:
  • Full name and gender of each player and each coach
  • Grade completed by each player by the end of the 2006-07 academic year
  • Information on previous NSCs in which students have participated (for accounting of third-year and fourth-year players)
  • College where senior members will matriculate
• Number and types of discounts claimed (e.g., buzzer systems, automatic qualification)
• Names of any additional people who will attend from your group (e.g., additional non-playing students, parents, teachers, administrators, etc.)

Additional information, such as results from competitions during the 2006-07 season, may be requested at a later date.

For teams applying for a wild card, please be sure to include the following additional information:

• Brief summary of 2006-07 season results, including tournaments played and tournament directors' contact information if possible
• Brief statement on the team's goals and how participation in the NSC will help toward these ends (preferably no longer than about one or two paragraphs)

Checks should be made payable to Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence or PACE.

Please have all checks delivered care of David Bykowski
9106-B Town and Country Boulevard
Ellicott City, MD 21043

Please e-mail our Financial Director, David Bykowski, at dbykowski@aiquizbowl.com if you need an invoice, receipt, or other documentation.