2009 National SCRABBLE Championship

The 2009 National SCRABBLE Championship will take place on August 1-5, 2009 at the Dayton Convention Center at 22 East Fifth Street, Dayton, OH, 45042.

About Dayton

Dayton has a metropolitan population of almost one million and is located in southwestern Ohio. It is a center for industrial, aerospace and engineering research, and home to major multinational corporations.

The last major Scrabble tournament to be held in Dayton was the 2007 Players Championship, contested by 450 players from around the world.

The nearest international airports to the Convention Center are:

• Dayton (DAY): 13 miles
• Cincinnati (CVG): 67 miles
• Columbus (CMH): 78 miles

For local information about what businesses and entertainment are within walking distance of the Convention Center, please visit the Dayton Most Metro web sites for the [Central Business District] and [Oregon District].

Registration

Online registration will begin in late February.

Check-In

To play in the first round on Saturday morning, you must check in between 10:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. on Friday at the NSC check-in desks in the convention center lobby. You may ask a friend to check in for you by proxy, if you cannot check in in person. If you check in by proxy but do not show up to play, then neither you nor your proxy will be permitted to check in by proxy at future events. If you do not check in before the desks close at 10:00 P.M., you may join the championship in progress as soon as it is convenient for the pairings staff to add you back in; this may not take place before Sunday morning. No refunds will be issued to latecomers.

When you check in, you will be given an announcement sheet. This is to reduce the number of announcements that have to be made on Saturday morning, so that the event can get underway quickly. You are responsible for reading the announcements and schedule!

In an emergency, if you are delayed en route to check in or for any morning of play, call Mary Rhoades at 817-718-3115.

Schedule

Friday, July 31	10:00 A.M.–10:00 P.M.	Check in at registration desks in Convention Center Lobby
	4:00 P.M.–5:00 P.M.	Committee Meeting for Division Leaders, Assistants and Auxiliary Staff, location TBA
	7:00 P.M.–9:00 P.M.	NSC Committee Dinner, hosted by Chris Cree, location TBA
	10:00 A.M.–11:00 P.M.	After Hours Play, Room 106, Convention Center
Saturday, August 1	8:30 A.M.–9:00 A.M.	Set up for play
	9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.	Rounds 1–4
	2:45 P.M.–3:00 P.M.	Set up for play
	3:00 A.M.–6:15 P.M.	Rounds 5–7
	6:00 P.M.–11:00 P.M.	After Hours Play, Room 106, Convention Center
Sunday, August 2	8:30 A.M.–9:00 A.M.	Set up for play
	9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.	Rounds 8–11
	2:45 P.M.–3:00 P.M.	Set up for play
	3:00 A.M.–6:15 P.M.	Rounds 12–14
	8:00 P.M.–9:15 P.M.	Club Director Meeting
	9:30 P.M.–11:00 P.M.	Advisory Board Meeting
	6:00 P.M.–11:00 P.M.	After Hours Play, Room 106, Convention Center
Monday, August 3	8:30 A.M.–9:00 A.M.	Set up for play
	9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.	Rounds 15–18
	2:45 P.M.–3:00 P.M.	Set up for play
	3:00 A.M.–6:15 P.M.	Rounds 19–21
	8:00 P.M.–10:00 P.M.	Town Hall Meeting
	6:00 P.M.–11:00 P.M.	After Hours Play, Room 106, Convention Center
Tuesday, August 4	8:30 A.M.–9:00 A.M.	Set up for play
	9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.	Rounds 22–25
	2:45 P.M.–3:00 P.M.	Set up for play
	3:00 A.M.–6:15 P.M.	Rounds 26–28
	8:00 P.M.–10:00 P.M.	Steering Committee Meeting
	6:00 P.M.–11:00 P.M.	After Hours Play, Room 106, Convention Center
Wednesday, August 5	8:30 A.M.–9:00 A.M.	Set up for play
	9:00 A.M.–1:30 P.M.	Rounds 29–31
	2:30 P.M.–3:30 P.M.	Prize Ceremony
	3:30 P.M.–11:00 P.M.	After Hours Play, Room 106, Convention Center

Player Helpers

We need two kinds of volunteer help from the player community: "runners" to perform general errands, and the loan of laptops to run word judge software. Please contact Mary Rhoades if you can help in any capacity.

Runners

The volunteer/interns we call "runners" do the following sorts of things:

• Greeting visitors
• Getting supplies
• Running errands
• Tidying after play

If you live in the Dayton area, or will be travelling with a friend or family member to the NSC, please consider donating one or more days of your time to working behind the scenes to make the event a success.

The following committed so far to work as runners:

• (no one yet)

Laptops

We need 12 people to volunteer to bring laptops for word judging. The laptops should be set up and left running in the playing room from 8:15 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. each day. They should run the latest version of Zyzzyva using the OWL2+LL word list, and the screen saver should be disabled during playing sessions.

The following people have volunteered to provide their laptops to the NSC:

• (no one yet)

More Information

For more information, please contact any member of the Championship Committee.