Geeks on Ice Countdown Begins...

• So it's almost April and to my delight, people I run into on the streets of Moncton keep asking where the Geeks are?
• Before I can answer that question, I must recap on our 2008 tournament which was another huge success. Geeks on ice raised thousands of dollars that benifitted the BUILT Network and Ability Transit. A special thanks Mike Morey's crew from Southampton Computers (http://www.shmcomputers.com/) who setup the BUILT computer lab. I also want to add many thanks and applause to our volunteers and participants who each year make a significant contribution to our goal in eliminating the digital divide!
  
  We are pleased to announce that the 2009 edition of Geeks on Ice (http://www.geeksonice.com/) is taking place from April 2nd-5th at the Universite de Moncton arena in Moncton, NB.

Geeks are taking a different approach to the tournament this year and have scaled down the event due to scheduling conflicts. Gone for this year are the major tournament sponsorships, player bags, Geek pucks and inflatable bouncing dragons (see family zone in 2008..), instead we have turned to our roots of an eight team ice hockey tournament while enabling networking among peers and promoting the negative impact the digital divide has in our community!

Because of scheduling conflicts with the Ford World Curling Championships, the Moncton Wildcats playoff and volunteer schedules we were afraid we would have to postpone the 2009 edition of Geeks on Ice. However, like knights in shining armour the Dieppe Commandos who will be hosting the Fred Page Cup in April offered Geeks an opportunity to hit the ice in 2009.

Being eternal optimists, we decided to plan a tournament in 4-weeks rather than our tradition 8-month time frame. Geeks are not afraid of a challenge!

While the compressed planning schedule has offered some sleepless nights thus far, we are happy to announce the eight teams that will hit the ice in less than 12 days. These teams are traveling from as far away as Toronto, Ont to Moncton:

Aliant

T4G

Gogii Games

Bud Light Aces

Service Canada

Moncton Flight College

Oracle

GTech

Our committee is ironing out the final details of the event so stay tuned for more exciting news from Geeks on Ice... In the meantime.. Keep your stick on the ice!

Cheers,

Trevor MacAusland

Geeks on Ice Founder

P.S. We need volunteers to run the game clock or prizes for game MVP's so if you'd like to promote your company or donate some time, call me at (506) 863-8096