I was just quoting the information right from the website. From what I understand they are having trouble with some of the details. I don’t know much more then that as I focus on the data. But, I do know that the lodging will get worked out soon as it is one of those things that has to get done. There is still plenty of time before Unicon so I’m not too worried.
-Andy
The person responsible for lodging has a little bit too much on his plate right now. We are only a small team setting UNICON XIII up.
As I have not yet received the data to setup the lodging form, I must say that mid of March sounds about right.
Unicon XIII stats as of Friday, March 10.
5 - Australia
5 - Austria
2 - Canada
60 - Denmark
58 - France
228 - Germany
58 - Japan
8 - Korea South
4 - Netherlands
8 - Puerto Rico
51 - Switzerland
32 - United Kingdom
108 - USA
627 Total
Age Stats:
25 is the average age for all Unicon participants
21 is the average age for Unicon competitors
25 avg age for male competitors (with a Std Dev of 12)
17 avg age for female competitors (with a Std Dev of 7)
Competitors by country (with competitor totals over 40 people)
Denmark 41 comp (19 male, 22 female), 16 avg age
France 42 comp (39 male, 4 female), 24 avg age
Germany 189 comp (76 male, 113 female), 19 avg age
Japan 43 comp (18 male, 25 female), 21 avg age
Switzerland 46 comp (21 male, 25 female), 19 avg age
USA 69 comp (39 male, 31 female), 23 avg age
Really different from other countries,
we had an idea about it, but did not think it was so obvious compared with other countries.
That’s interesting! Thanks for those statistics
That just makes it worth coming 
Unicon XIII stats for Friday, March 17
5 - Australia
5 - Austria
2 - Canada
65 - Denmark
61 - France
231 - Germany
58 - Japan
8 - Korea South
4 - Netherlands
8 - Puerto Rico
1 - Spain (A new country!)
52 - Switzerland
33 - United Kingdom
108 - USA
641 - Total (14 Countries)
Not much change in the overall total this week but there is a steady increase.
As Franz has indicated in a separate post, lodging is now open for Unicon.
Workshops
There is now a new web page devoted to workshops at Unicon. You can view the current workshops and can submit to run one. Workshops can be just about anything from mini-competitions, fun rides, world record attempts, get togethers, fun basketball games, etc. Just about anything goes. Right now the only workshop on the page is the video competition. I’m starting to ask people to run workshops so start thinking now of one before all the good ideas are taken. Remember, more then one person can run a workshop.
English: http://www.unicon13.ch/workshops/en/
German: http://www.unicon13.ch/workshops/de/ - The German version won’t be up for a couple days yet so if you hit the link you get a nasty error page.
-Andy
Unicon XIII stats for Friday, March 31
Note: Numbers in [] are the original estimate from December, 2005
11 - Australia [17]
5 - Austria [30]
5 - Canada [5] (more than doubled thanks to the Grove family)
80 - Denmark [150]
78 - France [50]
236 - Germany [330]
62 - Japan [55]
8 - Korea South [10]
4 - Netherlands [30]
2 - New Zealand [5] (Ken Looi and Tony Melton)
11 - Puerto Rico [7]
10 - Spain [4]
109 - Switzerland [150]
33 - United Kingdom [30]
114 - USA [50]
768 - Total (15 Countries)
Back in December, 2005 the organizers estimated attendance by country. They used Unicon 12 data and input from many sources around the world. As you can see by the estimates, in the brackets above, some countries are doing better then expected and some aren’t quite there yet. Unicon is still four months away and there is plenty of time for many more to register. I’m still hoping that we can break the attendance number of Unicon 12 of 1500.
Workshops
The following new workshops have been added. There are many more in the works. If you have any questions about workshops, feel free to contact me.
Trials - led by Ryan Atkins
Unicycle Touring Discussion - led by Nathan Hoover
Ultimate Wheel - led by Irene Genelin, Loïc Guiffan, Hélène Lelant, and Pierre Letellier
“old geezers” meeting - led by bernard amade (“wobbling bear”)
Unicon XIII stats for Friday, April 28
13 - Australia
5 - Austria
5 - Canada
85 - Denmark
85 - France
239 - Germany
63 - Japan
8 - Korea South
4 - Netherlands
2 - New Zealand
11 - Puerto Rico
10 - Spain
112 - Switzerland
33 - United Kingdom
118 - USA
793 - Total (15 Countries)
Registration has been relatively quiet lately. It is expected to pick up as Unicon get closer.
Some other updates:
10K Race - Franz now has the 10K information online including maps and pictures. If you are thinking of doing the 10K, check it out.
http://www.unicon13.ch/uni/cms/front_content.php?idcat=66
Marathon The marathon (43 km, 26 miles) information is also on the Unicon website. With over 500 m (1500 feet) of climbing, it will be a challenge. Maps and pictures available.
http://www.unicon13.ch/uni/cms/front_content.php?idcat=65
Schlumpf Unicycle Giveaway Schlumpf is sponsoring Unicon by giving away five Schlumpf geared unicycles:
Workshops The list of Unicon workshops keeps growing. Below is a list of what we have so far. More are being planned. On the website, if a workshop is only in German (or English) check back later as we are constently translating. I’m always looking for more people to run a workshop. If you have an idea on a workshop or would like to run a workshop and don’t know what to do let me know as I can help.
English: http://www.unicon13.ch/workshops/en
German: http://www.unicon13.ch/workshops/de
Workshop List:
Video Competition - led by Mathieu Hagnery and Anne-Sophie Rodet
Trials - led by Ryan Atkins
Unicycle Touring Discussion - led by Nathan Hoover
Ultimate Wheel Race - led by Irene Genelin, Loïc Guiffan, Hélène Lelant, and Pierre Letellier
“old geezers” meeting - led by Bernard Amade (“wobbling bear”)
Boot Dance - led by Danish National Team
Fun Basketball Games - led by Marc Haefliger
Freestyle Artistic Judging - led by Connie Cotter
MillsMess für Fortgeschrittene Jongleure - led by Peter Theeg
Daily Muni Tours - led by Nathan Hoover
Sumo - led by Kristian Sommer
Schlumpf unicycle - led by Florian Schlumpf
-Andy
Unicon XIII - Consultant, Database Admin, Workshop coordinator