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          <b>June 04, 2013</b>: The competitor limit is set to 75. The registration will close on Wednesday, 19th of June at 11:59 pm.
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          <b>May 03, 2013</b>: The competitor limit is set to 70 competitors.
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<h2>What is Franconia Open 2013?</h2>

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  Franconia Open 2013 is a
  <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedcubing">Speedcubing</a> Competition</i>.
  Speedcubing is the activity of solving a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubik%27s_Cube">Rubiks Cube</a>
  or related puzzles as quickly as possible.
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<h2>Where and when?</h2>

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    <b>22-23 June 2013</b><br/>
  
  <span><a href="http://www.hardenberg-gymnasium.de/">Hardenberg-Gymnasium Fürth</a>
<br />Kaiserstraße 92
<br />90763 Fürth</span><br/>
  Germany
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<h2>How much does it cost?</h2>

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  The entrance fee will be <b>5 euro per person per day</b>.
  This applies to everyone (except reporters), no matter if you are a
  competitor, guest, parent of a competitor or someone else!
  Please consider <a href="/fr13/en/registration">registering</a>
  in advance, since it simplifies the planning for us.
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<h2>For beginners...</h2>

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  There will be plenty of time to test the equipment (for example
  the official timing device, the Stackmat timer) and discuss the rules
  if you have questions. However, every competitor should have read the
  <a href="http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/">official WCA regulations</a>
  at least once before attending the competition!
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<h2 id="accomodation">Where can I sleep?</h2>

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There are plenty of hotels in Gütersloh, for example:

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 <li><a href="http://www.cafe-mozart.net/">Cafe Mozart</a>, 1km to the Venue</li>
 <li><a href="http://www.brasserie-baumann.de/">Hotel Brasserie Baumann </a>, 950m to the Venue</li>
 <li><a href="http://www.hotel-primavera.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=">Hotel PrimaVera parco </a>, 600m to the Venue </li>
 <li><a href="http://pyramide.de/">Hotel Pyramide</a>, 2km to the Venue</li>
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<h2>Questions</h2>

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  Please feel free to write an email to
  <a href="mailto:leon.schmidtchen@gmail.com">leon.schmidtchen@gmail.com</a>.
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