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Subject: Stuff from Eric Wenck

                                    January 25, 1993
                                    6301 Birchwood Avenue
                                    Baltimore, MD 21214

Team Contact:

Greetings from Baltimore.  My name is Eric Wenck.  Eric Simon has stepped down
as Regional
Coordinator and I have assumed his responsibilities as Regional Coordinator.
 Down to business.

East Coast Captains Meeting (ECCM)

The ECCM will be held in New Haven, Connecticut on Sunday February 14, 1993 on
the
campus of Yale University.  Concerns raised at the ECCM are voiced to the
Coordinating
Committee so the meeting has political value.  The exact dates and locations
will be determined
for College Regionals/Sectionals and Open Regionals/Sectionals and Easterns.  If
you want to
vote on these decisions then plan to attend.  Enclosed are directions and a map
of how to get
to the ECCM.

UPA Positions

As stated previously, I am the new Regional Coordinator.  The Mid-Atlantic also
has a new
Women's Regional Coordinator, Susan Turner of Wilmington, NC.  Susan will be
serving a one
year term.  Thanks go to Susan for taking on this responsibility.  A new College
Regional
Coordinator has also been named -- Paul Socolow of Rutgers University, NJ.  Paul
is just
coming up to speed in this position but he should be all over the
responsibilities associated with
his role in a very short time.  Thanks go to Paul for taking on this
responsibility.

The Mid-Atlantic needs an Open Sectional Coordinator for the PA/DE/WV Section
and
Women's Sectional Coordinator for the same section.  If anyone is interested
please contact me
and I will provide details of the job.

UPA College Series

Nationals will be held at Lehigh University, PA over Memorial Day weekend.

If you want to participate in College Sectionals then be sure a copy of your
roster is in your
Sectional Coordinator's possession by April 10, 1993 (women send a copy to Susan
Turner). 
This allows time for the UPA personnel to check over your roster before
Sectionals.  If you do
not comply then your team will be assessed a twenty-five dollar late fee payable
to the Sectional
Coordinator.  

You must at the very least notify your Sectional Coordinator (women -- Susan
Turner) of your
intention to participate at College Sectionals one week before College
Sectionals.  If you do not
do this then you cannot participate in Sectionals.

No changes have been made to the College Eligibility Rules.  The rules are
stated in the current
edition of the newsletter.

UPA Open Series

No Sectionals, Division I and II Regionals at a time and place TBA.  Bring your
bid to the
ECCM.

UPA Womens Series

No Sectionals, One Division at the Regional.  There was an attempt to change the
geographic
requirements to be the same as the Open Division at the Coordinating Committee
meeting but
this was withdrawn after some discussion on the issue.  The current geographic
requirements 
still stand.  

UPA Fee Structure

Previously the UPA allowed people who were not "College Eligible" to claim
student status
on rosters and pay fifteen dollars for a UPA membership.  Since it costs more
than fifteen
dollars to service a membership and since it appeared the there was
disproportionately high
number of college memberships relative to the makeup of the UPA membership as a
whole the
Coordinating Committee and the UPA Board has adopted the following rate
structure.  If you
are "College Eligible" according to UPA rules then you pay fifteen dollars for
your membership. 
If you are not then you pay twenty-five dollars.  (High school members pay
fifteen dollars also).

UPA and Cuervo

The UPA feels justifiably threatened by the current events surrounding the
Cuervo tournaments. 
It appears that Cuervo is attempting to gain access to our membership list,
create their own
newsletter, dictate the rules of the game for their purposes, represent their
series as the national
championship and in general attach the name "ULTIMATE" to their product.
 Because of
liability issues, media issues and the surge in attention to our Junior Division
the Coordinating
Committee and the Board has taken the following steps:

      The UPA will not allow Cuervo to advertise in the newsletter.

      The UPA will not sanction any tournament that Cuervo is in any way
      associated.

There will be a more detailed article in an upcoming issue of the newsletter.
 This issue will be
discussed further at the ECCM.  If you have any concerns about this feel free to
call me and I
will be happy to talk at length with you about this very important issue.

Tournament Committee

In response to the varying supply of tournaments in any given season and also
the varying
quality of such tournaments, there is going to be a Tournament Committee formed
in the Mid-
Atlantic Region.  (A parallel committee will also be formed in the NorthEast
Region).  This
committee will be responsible for the planning and operation of a several
tournaments throughout
the year.  I will be aggressively seeking individuals to fill this committee but
if you or anyone
you know is interested in this committee then contact me.  The focus of this
committee at first
will be the open division.

Loose Ends...

The UPA is cracking down on scammers.  A scammer is a person who claims they are
a UPA
member but in actuality is not.  If you have scammed look forward to a call from
me.

The UPA has several publications that may be of use to your team/organization.
 Call
Headquarters for more information (1-800-UPA-GETH).

I am creating a DOS-based program that will assist Captains in their roster
related chores.  Look
forward to copies of this at the ECCM.

Wanted:  Promotional Director wanted as independent professional to administer
and develop
current & future UPA sponsorship opportunities.  Promotional Director must have
experience
with sponsorship, marketing and be familiar with printing design and purchasing.
 Must be
available during regular working hours with Fax and Desktop capabilities.
 Promotional Director
will either be made a UPA officer (Director of Promotions) with a 595 dollar
stipend and modest
expense account and/or be reimbursed strictly on a commission basis.  All
interested parties need
to contact the UPA Executive Director (Roger Reigns) by March 1, 1993.

Congratulations go to Russell Owen who has been named College Sectional
Coordinator of the
year.  Russell has worked quite hard and has risen above his own
responsibilities to make sure
other tournaments have occurred.  Thanks a lot, Russell.

If I have missed anything then let me know, otherwise I'll see you at Yale.

                                    Ultimately Yours,


                                    Eric Wenck
                     
                     Schedule of Tournaments for Spring 1993

Date              Tournament                          Contact

Feb 6-7           Savage Seven                        Matt
                  Orlando, FL                         (407) 331-3723

Feb 13-14         Mud Bowl                            Tom
                  Birmingham, AL                      (205) 918-0600

Feb 13-14         7th Annual Winter Collegiate        Wayne Crawford
                  Tournament, UCSD                    2409 Geranium St.
                                                      San Diego, CA 92109
                                                      (619) 270-9220

Feb 20-21         Mardi Gras                          Getty
                  Baton Rouge, LA                     (504) 766-4266

Feb 20-21         Woodbury Forest                     Chris Smeds
                  Near UVA                            (804) 979-8915

Mar 6-7           Frostbreaker                        School
                  Gainsville, FL                      (904) 332-3807

Mar 13-14         St Patty's Day                      Bryan
                  Columbia, SC                        (803) 779-6695

Mar 13-14         Beach Bowl                          Tim
                  West Palm, FL                       (407) 624-0529

Mar 20-21         Spring Break                        Kurt
                  Miami, FL                           (305) 787-0417

Mar 20-21         Syntex                              Luis
                  Austin, TX                          (512) 794-9253

Mar 27-28         Terminus                            Jim
                  Atlanta, GA                         (404) 524-0887

Mar 27-28         College Easterns                    Todd
                  Wilmington, NC                      (919) 791-8623

Apr 2-4           16th Annual April Fools             Steve Goodwin
                  Fredericksburg, VA                  (703) 243-2160

Apr 10-11         Easter Egg-Strava-Ganja             Todd
                  Wilmington, NC                      (919) 791-8623

                  Ivies Plus                          Ted   
                  Princeton, NJ                       (609) 924-7687

Apr 17-18


Apr 24-25


May 1-2           


May 8-9


May 15-16


May 22-23


May 28-30         College Nationals
                  Lehigh University, PA

Jun 5-6


Jun 12-13


Jun 19-20

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