Volunteer Run of Show 2024
Friday February 23, 2024
5:00 – 6:00 PM VII Logistics Team will load the box truck
- 21 buzzer kits for CT
- 15 buzzer kits for NE
- 3-5 back up kits
- Snack boxes (1 box for each room; 36 boxes plus 4 back up)
- 1 printer and extra paper
- Extra scoresheets
- 3 sets of printed questions for all rounds
- Extra power strips & extension cords
6:00 – 8:00 PM VII Logistics Team & Science Bowl Coordinators & Runners will:
- Bring everything to SHH 101
- Set up Science Bowl Command Central in MONT 314
- Set up food tables and help desk tables and signage
- Signs for inside the building
Saturday February 24, 2024
7:30 – 7:55 AM Optional Breakfast in SHH 101
7:55 – 8:10 AM Volunteer Sign In, Morning Meeting
- Disperse to Game Rooms or Assigned Locations
8:15 – 8:30 AM Set up Game Rooms
- Communicate in Discord any missing components, people
Volunteer Roles and Locations: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_rh6VpWI8ZgiswVXeMTvvtxVi-0G60_tQBo6-b5Fje0/edit#gid=695572822
8:30 – 8:45 AM Testing
- Ensure all equipment is functional
- Ensure communicators have access to correct spreadsheets
- Ensure scoresheet is displayed on Doc Cam/Projector
8:45 – 9:00 AM Log in to livestream
- Runners and Command Central go to Welcome Rooms to assist transitions and movement of teams
9:00 – 9:15 AM Watch Opening Ceremony
9:15 – 9:40 AM Prepare for team arrivals
- Ensure everyone has a seat
- Ensure everyone has scrap paper, pencils, and functioning equipment
- Introduce Room Leaders (all volunteers): Name, Pronouns Major, Year, What you hope to do with your major one day (can edit how you’d like), What your role is for science bowl today
- Recap UConn House Rules
- 7 seconds for Toss Ups
- Bonus Question: Captain must buzz in to answer
- No in/out after game starts
- Wait in room after game until dismissed
9:45 – 12:15 PM Round Robin Games
- After each game, help teams see where they are going next
Round robin games will continue until ~1:00 PM
Check this page for the Live Day of Agenda
12:15 – 1:30 PM* Lunch
- Volunteer lunch is in same location as everyone else.
- Feel free to grab lunch closest at location closest to you
- Please help make sure everyone’s trash goes in bins.
- If full, kindly help take that bag out and replace with a new bag
1:00 – 1:30 PM* Optional Viewing/Participating in College 101 Panel in SCHN 151
^ Canceled
1:30 – 1:45 PM Return to rooms, ensure everything is ready, clean and still works
1:45 – 2:00 PM Welcome teams into your room
- Ensure they are the correct teams in your room
2:00 – 5:30 PM Afternoon Rounds
- After each game, help teams see where they are going next
~3:30 PM In between games, you can hand out snacks
If you notice your room has no more teams coming (see bracket):
- please pack up your room
- clean up the space
- bring boxes to outside SHH 101
- After this you are free to go, or spectate games, or be a floater
5:30 PM Championship Matches
anyone still here, please go to SCHN 151 (CT) or SHH 101 (NE) to cheer on the championships
6:00 PM Awards
anyone still here, please go to SCHN 151 (CT) to cheer
6:30 – 7:00 PM Friendly Match: CT vs NE Winner
anyone still here, please go to SCHN 151 (CT) to cheer on
7:00 – 7:30 PM Volunteer Dinner in SHH 101
7:30 - 8:30 PM Final building walk through and clean up, loading box truck,
- trash bags should be brought to nearby (library) dumpsters
Volunteer Roles and Locations: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_rh6VpWI8ZgiswVXeMTvvtxVi-0G60_tQBo6-b5Fje0/edit#gid=695572822
Action Items:
- If you cannot make it (full or partial day), please let us know ASAP
- Verify your name is on the spreadsheet, and with people you expect it to be (if grouped)
- Verify your “personal itinerary”
- Do you have a morning role?
- What time will your last game be?
- Verify you are on the discord, and in the correct role AND channels
- Review rules and role requirements
- Be prepared for a second role in your room if needed