ACF is pleased to announce that the 2009 ACF Regionals tournament will take place on the weekend of February 28, 2009. This is the official global announcement for the tournament with general details.

The head editor for this event will be Jonathan Magin; he will be assisted by Eric Mukherjee and possibly others.

ACF is now soliciting bids to host ACF Regionals in the following parts of the country:

• Northeast
• Southeast
• North
• Upper Midwest
• Lower Midwest
• West
• Mid-Atlantic
• Northwest
• Southwest
• Canada

Packet Submission

All experienced teams are required to submit packets for ACF Winter. For details regarding who is required to submit a packet and what your packet should look like, please consult the official ACF Packet Submission Guidelines. There will be discounts and penalties for timely and untimely submissions; they are detailed in the guide and summarized below:

• Packet submitted by:
• Jan. 4: -$50
• Jan. 18: -$25 (-$50 for optional packets)
• Feb. 1: No penalty (-$25 for optional packets)
• Feb. 8: +$25
• Feb. 15: +$50

If you do not make special arrangements with the editors and do not submit a packet by Feb. 15, you will not be allowed to play. There will be no exceptions to this rule. Also, please take special note of the formatting rules for packet submission. Read this carefully: if your packet violates the formatting guidelines, it will be sent right back to you.

Difficulty

ACF Regionals is intended as a regular-difficulty event. For comparison, please refer to ACF Regionals 2008 as an example of the target difficulty. If you are unsure whether a particular answer choice is appropriate for this tournament, contact the editors and we'll let you know. In general, you should strive to adhere to the question writing practices outlined in the Guide linked to above as well as in this document.

Plagiarism

ACF has a strict zero-tolerance policy regarding plagiarism. Teams that are caught plagiarizing are subject to a potential $200 penalty or being barred from the tournament. Please consult this guide for a detailed explanation of what is considered plagiarism.

Other Stuff

If you have any other questions about the tournament, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the editors and they will do their best to help you with whatever issues arise. This includes questions about question content, money, and so on. We look forward to producing another exciting set for you to play on.