Stage 1 > Reservation of spots (6/21/2010 8AM GMT - 7/5/2010 8AM GMT)

Stage 2 > Deposit payment due (7/12/2010 8AM GMT - 7/21/2010 8AM GMT)

Stage 3 > Full payment due (8/2/2010 8AM GMT - 9/2/2010 8AM GMT)

Stage 4 > Wait list registration and payment (13/9/2010 8AM GMT - 1/11/2010 8AM GMT)

If you have any outstanding queries regarding registration you can contact Thato Utlwang at registration@botswanaworlds.com

Quickly introducing the registration team:

Registration Director: Graham Sowa

Registration Deputy Director: Thato Utlwang

Registration IT Expert: Matt Phillips

Adjudication Registration: Logan

REMEMBER:

Cost: $450 USD per participant

$750 USD per observer

Team Limit: 3 teams per institution

Adjudication commitment: N-1 rule (i.e. if you bring 3 teams you must bring, or pay for, two adjudicators)

This communiqué is going to cover the following items:

I) How registration will work

II) What you need to do to register

III) N-1 and adjudication registration policy

IV) Closing the digital divide

V) Bank Transfer information

VI) Contact details

I. HOW REGISTRATION WILL WORK

This section will cover how the registration stages will work as well as the dates and time of registration. Please be sure to check out the easy to read table at the end of the section summarizing this information in an easy to read format.

First Stage (2 weeks to register)

The first stage of Botswana Worlds will commence on the 21st of June, 2010. Please note that this is a Monday. This is being done to allow people in countries with poor internet access to get to an internet café or school in order to use internet. Registration will be on a first-come, first-serve basis so please note the exact time that registration will start. The first stage of registration will be to reserve spots for the teams and adjudicators. There are special considerations that will be given to teams from countries that have not previously attended Worlds, so please see those details further on in the communiqué.

Reservation of spots and Forwarding the number of team and adjudicators:

• Open: Monday 21 June 2010 8:00AM GMT (10:00AM in Southern Africa)
• Close: Monday 5 July 2010 8:00AM GMT (10:00AM in Southern Africa)

Second Stage (Payment stage: deposit or full – 2 weeks)

At the close of the first stage of registration we will release a full list of teams that got in according to our registration rules and requirements. Institutions on this publicly posted list must pay a deposit of $150 per individual registered in order to hold the spot. Of course you could also pay the full amount to complete your registration at this stage. Please note that payment is by wire transfer only. Teams that do not pay the registration deposit by the closing date will be removed from the registration. We will strictly enforce the deposit rule. The wait list will also be published at this time.

Payment of deposit

• Open: Monday 12 July 2010 8:00AM GMT (10:00AM in Southern Africa)
• Close: Wednesday 21 July 2010 8:00AM GMT (10:00AM in Southern Africa)

During the third stage of registration all tournament attendees must pay the balance of their registration fee in full. Institutions that don’t pay will be removed from the registration list and their spots offered to institutions on the waiting list. At this time, teams that have not paid a deposit will be removed from the registration list and their spots offered to teams on the waiting list. Please note that deposits paid for teams are non-refundable and non-transferable; this means that you cannot transfer deposits for 3 teams into payment for one team. Distribution of spots on the waiting list will prioritize diversity as will be explained further on.

Full payment

• Open: Monday August 2 2010 8:00AM GMT (10:00AM in Southern Africa)
• Close: Thursday September 2 2010 8:00AM GMT (10:00AM in Southern Africa)

Fourth Stage

The fourth stage of registration is for teams accepted off of the wait list to complete their full payments of registration. Wait list registration will open on September 11th; however teams high on the waitlist should probably make some preparations to be ready to pay. The wait list will be published after the first registration stage so wait list teams will know where they stand and have the same amount of time to make tentative plans should they be bumped up from the wait list to the registered list.

Teams accepted from the wait list will have two weeks to pay in full. After two weeks their spot will be revoked and offered to the next team on the wait list. Registration will officially close on November 1st 2010.

Wait list registration and payment

• Open: Monday 13 September 2010 8:00AM GMT (10:00AM in Southern Africa)
• Close: Monday 1 November 2010 8:00AM GMT (10:00AM in Southern Africa)

Registration Summary for Botswana Worlds

Stage 1 > Reservation of spots (6/21/2010 8AM GMT - 7/5/2010 8AM GMT)

Stage 2 > Deposit payment due (7/12/2010 8AM GMT - 7/21/2010 8AM GMT)

Stage 3 > Full payment due (8/2/2010 8AM GMT - 9/2/2010 8AM GMT)

Stage 4 > Wait list registration and payment (13/9/2010 8AM GMT - 1/11/2010 8AM GMT)

II. WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO REGISTER

A) Registration will be done online. You can follow a link through the Botswana Worlds website, www.botswanaworlds.com. The link is going to take you to the website Regoline where you will then proceed to register for Botswana Worlds.

B) Here's a detailed registration guide. It includes a sample of the online registration form.

C) One person may register the entire delegation as long as they have all required information for each participant.

D) During registration you will be asked to fill in travel details. We don’t expect anyone to have this info available in June, but as you purchase tickets please go back to the regonline site and make the additions to your registration info.

E) Payment must be made by wire transfer.

III. N-1 AND ADJUDICATION REGISTRATION POLICY

We will be strictly enforcing the N-1 rule. This means that if you do not register the correct number of adjudicators, your registration will be considered incomplete. We will accept only as many teams as you have registered adjudicators for. This means that if you have registered 3 teams but only one adjudicator, we will only consider the first two teams as registered. The online system will not allow you to enter anything other than the information below. If you want to send additional adjudicators, you have to apply to the adjudication team. This is because spaces are limited and we want to keep spaces for independent adjudicators.

The N-1 rule is illustrated below.

• 1 team = 0 or 1 adjudicator
• 2 teams = 1 adjudicator
• 3 teams = 2 adjudicators
• 4 teams = 3 adjudicators

Independent Adjudicators

We welcome independent adjudicators. Adjudicators who want to come as independent adjudicators (judges not part of the N-1 requirement or not attached to any institution participating in the tournament) need to apply to the adjudication team. This is because spaces are limited and we want to ensure independent adjudicators want to come to adjudicate and not merely observe. Independent adjudicators should send a cover letter and CV to adjudication@botswanaworlds.com

Adjudicator subsidies

The adjudication team will release an application process for subsidies. The goals of these subsidies are to

• increase the quality of adjudication at Botswana Worlds
• enable adjudicators who might not otherwise be able to attend Botswana Worlds to attend

Adjudicators interested in applying for subsidies should register as independent adjudicators. Adjudicators requiring a subsidy will not be part of the cap for independent adjudicators who are willing and able to pay their own way.

A detailed guide on how to apply for the adjudication subsidy is now available.

Adjudicators Test

We will be running at least one online adjudication test. All judges who are planning to attend must take this test. Details on this test will be released later, but please ensure the email address used for your registration is accurate and working well. Failure to take the test will affect how you are ranked during the tournament.

IV. CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

As we highlighted in our bid, Botswana Worlds is going to open up the WUDC to many new participants from countries that have usually not been able to come to Worlds. In order to protect the diversity of the tournament we have set aside 48 team slots for the nations listed below. The reasons for doing this are several: 1) many of these countries do not have equitable internet access 2) this continues policies from past WUDCs 3) provides teams with local communication limitations more time to assemble their delegation.

Teams from these countries will be ensured a spot in the first stage of registration as long as they submit their information by the close of first stage and are within the first 48 teams from these countries to register. Of course there could be more than 48 teams from these countries; we simply have a guaranteed number of 48.

While we are trying to accommodate everyone as best as we are able we are also trying to be proactive in diversifying Worlds and getting everyone on the same page to register at the same time. Therefore if you think that your nation should be included on our list please get in touch with us atregistration@botswanaworlds.com or justify.j@gmail.com

The list of countries falling within the 48 guaranteed registration slots:

China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, all of the African continent, all of the South American continent, all of the Middle East (except Qatar and UAE).

NOTE: All countries that were represented in last year’s Worlds have a guaranteed place in this year’s Worlds as long as they register within Stage 1, have their deposits paid on time in Stage 2, and complete the full payment according to the schedule of registration above.

Accounts information, travel information and information regarding possible travel discounts and packages will be released a few weeks before registration opens.

V) Bank Transfer Details

You can find the updated bank and wire transfer details here.

VI) Contact Information

Mr.Tebogo Taylor Mogotsi

Deputy Convenor-Finance and Sponsorship, Botswana Worlds 2011

Email: finance@botswanaworlds.com

Cell: +267 726 85 700, +267 73633098

Mr Justice Motlhabani

Convenor, Botswana Worlds 2011

Email: justify.j@gmail.com

Cell: +267 72467417, +267 79208118