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Ultimate Happenings: Issue 165 - April 20, 2001

OCUA Web site: http://www.ocua.ca

"I'm out of bed and dressed, what more do you want?"
 
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CONTENTS:

- Roster Deposit Clarification
- OCUA Summer Registration Day
- Centrals 2001 Ultimate Tournament
- Roommate Wanted
- Car For Sale
- Calendar Of Events

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ROSTER DEPOSIT CLARIFICATION

Okay, I know that many of you have been feeling a lot of 
frustration with the roster submission system to date.  
Believe me, it's been no picnic for me either. :)  As soon as 
we get around one problem, another one seems to pop up. We 
continue to work the issues, and I had hoped that my piece in 
Ultimate Happenings would help clarify things. Unfortunately, 
it seems to have caused some more confusion, which I hope I 
can straighten out here.

Many of you seem to be viewing the requirement that teams 
provide a roster deposit despite the relatively 
unavailability of the registration system as the institution 
of a penalty. The $50 roster deposit is NOT a penalty - it is 
essentially the same roster deposit we asked for at 
registration last year, and for years before that. The caveat 
of not having to provide a cheque if you already had 12 
players registered was merely a matter of convenience for 
everyone involved.  It was an added bonus to make things 
simpler for us all.  Unfortunately, due to the problems 
encountered, we are aware that most people will not be able 
to take advantage of this perk.
	
In the end, however, all it should cost you is the paper your 
cheque is written on, as the cheque is postdated to the 
roster submission deadline - we're not asking for any 
additional money up front.  Yes, we realize that there have 
been problems, and they are entirely our fault. We apologize 
for that, and in recognition of that fact, we've pushed back 
the roster deadline two weeks to May 28th, more than a month 
away.  This should give teams more than enough time to 
register by the deadline, which means your cheque will be 
ripped up, and you're out absolutely nothing. I don't think 
that this is at all unfair.

Some people have asked why the rosters are so important, 
anyway?  Well, there are numerous reasons, but one of the 
most important is the ability to know just how many members 
we have.  This information is crucial for sponsorship 
opportunities, lobbying governments for fields, and to 
generate interest from the media and other organizations. 
Demographic data (which we will hopefully be soon collecting) 
is another valuable part of that. 

Other people have complained about the fact that we require 
so much personal information. I can understand people's 
privacy concerns, but we as an organization have always been 
very adamant about not releasing any personal information, 
and we have gone to great efforts to ensure that it is 
secure. And the fact is, I strongly believe that we as an 
organization have every right to know exactly who are members 
are, and to be able to contact them.  I don't think that it's 
reasonable to expect to be able to join an organization in 
anonymity.  True, you could argue that one point of contact 
(ie phone or email) would be sufficient.  But that is simply 
not reliable, and there are other bonuses obtained from the 
additional information. Postal addresses give us another 
means of contact, and help show us the geographical 
distribution of our players.  Birthdates help to uniquely 
identify people, and give us the age distribution of our 
players.  All these things help us try to bring better 
service to you the players.  We're not big brother here, 
ready to release your personal info on a whim, or hunt you 
down for evil purposes.  We're all OCUA, and we just want to 
make the experience of being part of the organization better 
for everyone.

So, back to the actual logistics of registration. Here's what 
captain's will need for tomorrow:

1) A cheque for $550 made out to OCUA dated April 21.
2) A roster deposit cheque for $50 made out to OCUA dated May 
   28.
3) Cash to buy any discs/cones/apparel etc. that you 
   want/require
4) You WILL NOT need to have anything/anyone registered in 
   the database

Anyway, I hope this helps put the situation into better 
perspective, and hopefully alleviates at least some of your 
concerns. If you want to discuss it further, feel free to 
contact me, or talk to me about it at registration tomorrow.  
In the meantime, we will continue to try to improve the 
registration system's performance to make life easier for all 
of us. :)

Cheers!

Ken Lange
president@ocua.ca

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OCUA SUMMER REGISTRATION DAY

Saturday, April 21st 
11:00am till 4pm
The Clock Tower Brew Pub
575 Bank Street (Bank St. & Queensway) 

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CENTRALS 2001 ULTIMATE TOURNAMENT

May 19-20, Kalamazoo, MI.

COST: $110 Before March 31; 
      $125 Before May 15; 
      $150 After May 15.

UPA sanctioned. 30 teams max. Open, Co-ed, Women's, College: 
all welcome; separate divisions depending on registration. 
FEE includes souvenir bag, bagels, water, fruit, snacks, 
gatorade, beer. Possibly dinner. Prizes to winners. Extras: 
Tshirts, Disks, Hats. Overages to charity. 

MORE INFO: 
http://danconia.org/ultimate/ 
CONTACTS: 
chris tower. email = gmrstudios2@cs.com PHONE = 616-629-4198. 

Since some time in the 1980s, the Midwest's Spring huck fest.

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ROOMMATE WANTED

We have two spots in our house opening up, one May 1, the 
other September 1.  The House is in Centretown, about six 
blocks south of Parliament Hill, has all amenities (including 
jacuzzi!), high ceilings, fireplace, and storage space.  

Rent:	$450 (May 1) and $525 (Sept 1)

No smoking.  No pets.  No smoking pets.

Contact:  freeman@essential.org

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CAR FOR SALE

1985 Volvo 740 Turbo Sedan 4D Blue
excellent condition, auto, pdl, pw, sun roof, snow tires, 
alloy rims, tinted windows, AM/FM stereo cass. 252000km 
$2995. Call Shannon (613) 226-5194 c/o David Shmelzer

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

 2001/05/5-6   : Toronto Ultimate Tournament (Toronto, ON)
 2001/05/12    : Lakefield College School (Peterborough, ON)
 2001/05/18-20 : Boh-Down 2001 (Regina, Saskatchewan)
 2001/05/19-20 : Centrals 2001 (Kalamazoo, MI, USA)
 2001/05/26    : Layout For Life (Ottawa, ON)
 2001/06/2-3   : Gender Blender (Fergus, ON)
 2001/06/09    : Pole-Hole-Ka Disc Golf Tournament (Ott., ON)
 2001/06/16    : 10th annual Beach Tourney (Ottawa, ON)
 2001/06/30    : Pre-Canada Day Camp Out Party (Ottawa, ON)
 2001/06/30-1  : Montreal Jazz Tournament (Montreal, PQ)
 2001/07/14    : Tree-oh Disc Golf Tourney (Hull, PQ)
 2001/07/21-22 : No Borders (Ottawa, ON)
 2001/07/28-29 : Parlee Beach (Shediac, NB)
 2001/08/11-12 : Catch 'n Release (Halifax, NS)
 2001/08/16-19 : Nationals (Edmonton, AB)
 2001/08/18    : OCUA Tuesday Playoffs
 2001/08/19    : OCUA Thursday Playoffs
 2001/08/25    : OCUA Monday Playoffs
 2001/08/26    : OCUA Wednesday Playoffs
 2001/09/29    : Ottawa 'Plaid Jacket' Open Disc Golf Tourney
 2001/10/27-28 : 9th Annual Pumpkin Pull (Victoria, BC)
 2001/??/??    : Women's Hat Tourney (Ottawa)
 2001/??/??-?? : Fr'equinox (Co-ed, Ottawa ON)
 2001/??/??-?? : Unknown Legends (Hamilton, ON)
 
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