Possible new Indianapolis-area off-season event

[Taylor]

To answer a couple questions that have come up:

Timing:
We are looking at October Break because it is a shared time between all metro Indy schools - we have the Thurs and Fri off school for setup and (theoretically) would not be pulling students/teachers out of the classroom.
We are looking at the weekend after the 4th of July because by IHSAA regulations, there are to be no athletic events that week, which would free up the fieldhouse and keep a regular date (assuming this is successful and becomes an annual event).

Money:
Fees are completely up in the air - depends on how much interest and support we receive. If we get some sort of corporate sponsorship, it could drastically affect prices. We're also fairly unsure of what capital this will take to get going. I really hesitate to put out any figures right now, but I can say with confidence we will not be as expensive as IRI.

Size:
We are looking at a 1-day event, most likely a Saturday, with quals starting early in the morning and elims in the late afternoon/evening. I've never personally attended a 1-day event - if anybody could point me in the direction of planning/execution of one of those, I'd appreciate it.
At this point, we're looking for a rather small event (24-36 teams); we don't want to bite off more than we can chew.

Registration:
It's really too early to say. I don't imagine we'd be turning many people away, but that'd be a nice problem to have. Honestly, we haven't outlined any sort of criteria regarding geography/past success/first come first served/etc.

We are still in the very early, exploratory stages. Hopefully by the end of the week we'll have enough info to make the decision of whether or not this will become a reality. Please feel free to PM or email me (mstaylor@msdpt.k12.in.us) with any questions OR SUGGESTIONS you may have - for some reason I've been "volunteered" as primary contact. Whee.