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AHEPA Family Yankee District #7 Fall Conference Hosted by the Brothers of the New London Chapter Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 10:00 am - 2:00 pm AHEPA 250 Apartments, 267 Roxbury Rd, Niantic, CT 06357 Registration 09:30-10:00 Sign in, pay for lunch ($10), coffee New London Chapter AHEPA Family Joint Session 10:00-10:05 Welcome D. Tasoulas 10:05-10:15 Welcome and Introductions N. Nikas / D. Rados 10:15-10:20 AHEPA D7 Scholarship Status J. Hologgitas 10:20-10:25 Committee on Faster Decision Making K. Kyprianou 10:25-10:55 Hellenic History Trophy Day N. Nikas AHEPA Session 11:00-11:05 Sons of Pericles Update J. Ververis 11:05-11:25 Yankee News / National Perspective J. Grossomanides 11:25-11:45 Actions for the rest of the year N. Nikas 11:45-12:15 Selected Chapter 2009 Per Capita / Recruitment Status (5 minutes each) 11:45-11:50 1. Providence TBD 11:50-11:55 2. Norwalk TBD 11:55:12:00 3. Stamford A. Kiratsous 12:00:12:05 4. New London D. Tasoulas 12:05-12:10 5. Danbury K. Kyprianou 12:10-12:15 6. Hartford E. Moshovos 12:15-12:25 AHEPA Housing Update G. Anagnostos 12:25-12:55 Open discussion - for the good of the Order Chapter Representatives 12:55-1:00 Conclusion N. Nikas Joint Lunch 1:00-2:00 Lunch New London Chapter Attendees free to leave after lunch

Yankee District 7 of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association Presents Hellenic History Trophy Day Saturday, November 14, 2009 The day will be divided into three separate but related events: 1) The Hellenic History Trophy tournament. Watch 20 teams (3 high school students each) compete by answering questions about the 3500 year long history of the Hellenes (Greek speakers). The 19 matches necessary to determine the winning team will take place in parallel and are expected to take no more than about 3 hours in total. The teams participating in the semifinal and final matches will win monetary scholarship awards. More information at www.ahepad7.com 2) A dramatic performance of Plato's timeless classic “The Apology of Socrates” by Emmy-award winner Yannis Simonides. Experience an unforgettable evening with Socrates. Take a seat in the court of ancient Athens as Socrates goes on trial for his life. Hear the philosopher face his accusers with wit, cutting logic, and the courage of his ideals. The performance is in English and takes about 1 hour. Information from a previous performance at www.ncplato.com 3) The annual awards dinner honoring the winners of the Yankee District 7 scholarships, all students participating in the Hellenic History Trophy tournament, and the district award winners (AHEPAN, Hellene, and Chapter of the year). All three events will take place on the campus of Norwich Free Academy (NFA), 305 Broadway, Norwich, CT. Meeting point will be Slater Hall. Our thanks to NFA for their hospitality! Driving directions to NFA http://www.norwichfreeacademy.com/home/directions-maps/directions-to-nfa/ Campus map of NFA http://www.norwichfreeacademy.com/home/directions-maps/nfa-campus-map/ The first two events are open to the public (no charge, no reservations needed). ALL those planning to attend the awards dinner must make reservations (contact me at 203-554-5570 or niketes@yahoo.com by Wednesday, November 4). Dinner admission is $25 (free for scholarship winners and HHT students). Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009 Start Times: Due to the complexity of the event, all times are approximate Hellenic History Trophy Tournament 12:00 noon (no plans for lunch; please eat before arrival) Apology of Socrates Performance 4:00 p.m. Awards Dinner 6:00 p.m. Place: Slater Hall, Norwich Free Academy, 305 Broadway, Norwich, CT 06360 Admission: No charge for the History tournament or the Apology performance $25 for the awards dinner (free for scholarship winners and HHT students) Reservations: Not needed for the History tournament or the Apology performance Mandatory for the awards dinner (whether fee or free); reservation deadline is November 4 Contact: Nicholas Nikas at 203-554-5570 or niketes@yahoo.com Sponsored by Yankee District 7 of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association. The mission of AHEPA is to promote Hellenism, education, philanthropy, civic responsibility, and family and individual excellence.

Hellenic History Trophy Day Details

Contents 1. Tournament Structure (Rounds and Matches) 2. Timing Assumptions 3. November 14 schedule and venues 4. Computerized Match Guide 5. Prize Amounts 6. Team Assignments 7. Appendix a) Driving Directions to Norwich Free Academy b) Campus Map of Norwich Free Academy

Special 20 Team Single Elimination Bracket Team Name Team No. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Semifinal Final T01 M00 = Match number M01 Byes giv en to team with the highest cummulativ e score T02 M11 T03 M02 T04 Bye M16 T05 M03 T06 M12 T07 M04 T08 T09 M05 T10 M19 M13 T11 M06 T12 M17 T13 M07 T14 M14 T15 M08 M18 T16 T17 M09 T18 Bye M15 T19 M10 T20 Teams will be assigned numbers by lottery at the AHEPA D7 Fall Conference hosted by the New London Chapter on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at the AHEPA 250 Apartments, 267 Roxbury Rd, Niantic, CT 06357

Timing Assumptions Questions / match 24 (reduced from 30 in original rules) Minutes / question 0.75 (seconds / question = 45) Question minutes / match 18 Transition minutes / match 12 (time to move to next venue & set up) Total minutes per match 30 (also per round of simultaneous matches) Number of teams 20 Number of matches 19 (10 in Round 1, 5 in R02, 2 in R03, 1 in R04, 1 in R05) Number of rounds 5 Total tournament minutes 150 (5 rounds x 30 minutes per round) Total tournament hours 2.5 (150 minutes / (60 minutes/hour))

November 14 – Schedule and Venues Slater <-------------------------- 10 Tirrell House Classrooms ------------------------------------> Auditorium Start Time Room TBD Room TBD Room TBD Room TBD Room TBD Room TBD Room TBD Room TBD Room TBD Room TBD PREPARATION Moderator 10:00 AM meeting - - - - - - - - - - MATCH SCHEDULE 12:00 PM Introduction 12:30 PM - M01 M02 M03 M04 M05 M06 M07 M08 M09 M10 1:00 PM - M11 M12 M13 M14 M15 - - - - - 1:30 PM - M16 M17 - - - - - - - - 2:00 PM M18 - - - - - - - - - - 2:30 PM M19 - - - - - - - - - - Tournament 3:00 PM ends REST OF EVENING Apology 4:00 PM Performance - - - - - - - - - - 6:00 PM Awards Dinner - - - - - - - - - - 8:00 PM Day Ends

Computerized Match Guide – Preliminary Version

Prize Amounts Sponsorship Fees Teams 20 Students 60 Fee / Student $100 Sponsorship fees $6,000 Polo Shirts -$650 (Prizes for all participants) Remaining $5,350 Amount Used for Prizes Prize Teams Students $ / student $ / team 1 st * 1 3 $1,200 $3,600 2 nd 1 3 $450 $1,350 3 rd 1 3 $150 $450 Total $5,400 * The team that wins the final match will win the full amount shown above. With the reduction in the number of questions per match from 30 to 24, the requirement for a minimum score of 5 points for the full amount of the first prize is withdrawn.

Team Assignments Pick team names out of a bag and assign sequentially to the numbers below. Redraw if a team is pitted against another from the same chapter in the first round. Team Chapter Chapter Number Number City Team Name Available Teams T01 Chapter Chapter T02 Number City Team Name Member1 Member2 Member3 T03 48 Waterbury Smartans Chrysanthe Kaloidis Sophia Qadir Ari Tinios 58 Hartford Hartford1 Jordan Augustinos Michael Lemnios Alexander Tougas T04 58 Hartford Hartford2 Alexandra Kapetanopoulos Stephen Loukellis Eleni O'Flarity 62 Bridgeport Greek Untouchables Margarita Kolitsas George Pertesis Demetra Skenderis T05 90 Danbury Danbury2 Myrcini Vendetti Christina Tontisakis Nicole Vournazos 90 Danbury Danbury3 Gregory Bossis George Kleopoulos Yanni Koutmos T06 90 Danbury Original Greeks Nikos Koulouris Yianni Koulouris Despina Topalis 98 New Haven New Haven1 Irene Antar Penelope Papanikolaou Eleni Simoulis T07 98 New Haven New Haven2 Gregory Demitrack James Maccone Peter Zorgias T08 99 Stamford Stamford1 Constantine Lycouris Maria Lycouris Despina Petsagourakis 99 Stamford The Pirate Ship AJ Alexakos Andrew Kyriakos William Skoufalos T09 106 Providence The Argonauts Melissa Bobotas Andrew Haveles Christopher Mitrelis 106 Providence Spartan Rams Dylan Farley Harry Koutros Marissa Marandola T10 110 Norwich Godesses of Victory Sarah Kukich Constantina Provatas Eleni Provatas 110 Norwich Korinthos 42 John Conway Rashedul Haydar Sam Mishkin T11 110 Norwich Mini T & the Donos Matthew Donahue Shane Donahue Lucy Fernandez T12 110 Norwich S.O.S. Sons of Socrates Ryan Hanlon Akbar Khan Jackson Tonnesen 110 Norwich Veni Vidi Vici Dan Pisowloski Jonathan Sheffield Jenny Yee T13 117 New Britain Team MLC Colleen Hussey Peter Reole Christopher Watson 245 Newport Dragon Team Alexander Antonopoulos James Demetriades Hristos Giannopoulos T14 T15 T16 T17 T18 T19 T20