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Invitation to WKU/Alumni Fall Tournament
 
Dear Colleagues:
 
Fall is fast approaching, and with it comes many exciting and familiar experiences. Leaves will start changing their colors, and the 2015 Western Kentucky University/Alumni Forensics Swing will be held on September 18th through the 20st. The tournament will take place on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY, and a full bevy of forensics fun will be offered, including:
 
 A Parliamentary Debate Tournament
 A Lincoln-Douglas Debate Tournament
 A Lincoln-Douglas Debate Round Robin
 2 Individual Events Tournaments
 Novice divisions in debate and top novice in IE
 Team Awards for the top three schools in debate and IE
 Top Speaker Awards in debate
 Quadrathon Awards (Debate counts towards Eligibility)
 Overall Awards for schools competing in both debate and IE
 
More information is contained within the rest of this invitation regarding entries, hotels, food and scheduling. However, if you have any questions, please contact Chris Chandler by phone at 270.745.6340, or 270.202.2771 direct, or by email at christopher.chandler@wku.edu. We sincerely hope that if you attended this tournament last year that you will keep us on your travel schedule, and if you did not attend last year please consider adding us to your schedule. See you in September!
Sincerely, The Western Kentucky University Forensics program
 
 
 
FEES:
LD Entry                                       $30.00 per debater
Parli Entry                                    $60.00 per team
IE Slots (duo will be counted as two slots)    $8/per slot/per tournament
Uncovered LD Entry                             $70.00 plus entry fee
Uncovered Parli Entry                          $100.00 plus entry fee
Uncovered IE Per Slot/Per Tournament           $10.00 plus entry fee
Drops after the drop deadline                  $25.00
No-Show/Unreported Drop                        $50.00
 
All fees (entries, judges, drops, and no-shows/unreported drops) must be paid for any entry from a school to be eligible to advance to any elimination round or to be eligible to win any sweepstakes award. Checks must be payable to "WKU Forensics." 
 
REGISTRATION: All registration I done online via the following link: http://www.joyoftournaments.com/ky/wku-fiesta/register.asp
 
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS:
Competition will be offered in all 11 AFA-NIET events. All events will follow the AFA-NIET rules. The events will be divided into the following patterns:
 
Pattern A: EXT, PERS, DUO, POI, CA, DI
Pattern B: PRO, INF, IMP, POE, ADS
 
Extemp prep will take place in the Faculty House (the cabin next to Garrett Conference Center). The use of computer files is allowed; however, the use of internet for research during prep time is strictly prohibited. Western Kentucky University is not responsible for any damage or theft of personal/team property left unattended in the Extemp prep room or anywhere else on campus.
 
DEBATE:
Parliamentary debate will be run in accordance with National Parliamentary Debate Association rules and guidelines. Standard speech times will apply (7-8-8-8-4-5), and prep time will be fifteen minutes plus five minutes to reach your room. Like last year, rounds one and two will utilize the same resolution with teams debating both sides of the resolution. Therefore, prep time before round one will be 40 minutes. This should allow ample time to prep both sides of the debate and reach the first round. Immediately following round one, debaters should proceed to their second round. In order to help keep the tournament on schedule a five minute forfeiture rule will be in place. Twenty-five minutes after the topic was announced any team not fully present (meaning both debaters) and prepared to begin the debate will forfeit the round. A forfeit will result in a loss and zero speaker points for the round. Any team scheduled to debate a team that forfeits will receive a bye for that round.
 
Lincoln-Douglas debate will follow the NFA-LD Debate rules (including both a warm room and the release of bracket prior to elimination rounds) and utilize the 2014-2015 NFA-LD debate topic. Speech times for LD will be the standard 6-3-7-3-6-6-3 with four minutes of prep time for each side. A ten minute forfeiture rule will be in place for LD. If a debater is not present and prepared to begin the debate ten minutes after the scheduled start time for the round, judges will be instruct to forfeit the absent debater. A forfeit will result in a loss and zero speaker points for the round. Any debater scheduled to debate an individual that forfeits will receive a bye for the round. New this year, ALL teams will be required to submit 1AC outlines to the tournament director prior to the start of the tournament. A detailed explanation and justification for this change can be found on page 8 of this invitation.
 
RESTRICTIONS:
On Friday the tournament will begin with the preliminary rounds for Parliamentary debate. Individual events and Lincoln-Douglas debate competition will begin on Saturday. Students in debate will not be able to enter in IEs on Saturday. Should a student qualify for the semifinal round of LD on Sunday, he or she will not be allowed to compete in more than one Pattern B event on that day (they can compete freely in Pattern A). It is our intent to also offer novice competition in both debate formats so long as entry numbers permit. In the event that we are unable to offer a full novice division, a novice final round will be held.
 
Competitors may enter up to three events per conflict pattern, but are personally responsible for getting to all rounds in a timely manner. Students who are entered in multiple events should always sign in to all rooms before the round begins. Additionally, we will also offer novice final rounds in individual events as long as there are at least 6 non-advancing novice competitors in an event. Novice divisions in all events are limited to students in their first year of intercollegiate forensics competition.
 
JUDGES:
Each school is required bring one judge for every 2 entries in debate. An IE judge covers 6 IE slots. If you do not bring enough judges, there is a hefty uncovered judge fee. In other words, please attempt to fulfill your commitment. If your school can supply judges beyond your commitment we will be happy to discuss possible reductions in entry fees.
 
 
DEADLINE:
Entries must be received by 4:00 PM Central Standard Time on Tuesday, September 15th. Registration will be done online via speechwire.com. You will have to create an account with them for your team. That system also allows you to check your entry at any time.
 
DROPS:
If you must drop an entry, please phone in or email the drop early so that we may make appropriate changes. The drop deadline will be noon on Thursday, September 17th. Any drops after the deadline will result in a $25 drop fee. Finally, there is no excuse for a student not showing up to a round or being an unreported drop; consequently a stiff nuisance fee of $50 will be accessed for any unreported drops.
 
AWARDS:
Students from the host schools will compete on a limited basis in all portions of the tournament; however, the host schools will not be eligible to receive any sweepstakes awards including debate, individual events, quadrathon, or overall.
 
DEBATE:
Awards will be presented to all debaters advancing to elimination rounds. In the event that a full novice division does not make, a final round between the top non-advancing novice debaters will be held. Speaker awards will be given to the Top Novice speaker in both LD and Parliamentary debate and to the top 5 speakers in the open divisions of LD and Parliamentary debate. Sweepstakes awards will be given to the top 3 schools participating in debate. For the purpose of calculating sweepstakes, a school will be awarded 1 point for each preliminary round win. Only the top four entries in each event from a school will count towards sweepstakes.
 
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS:
Awards will be given to all final round participants. Each half of the swing will also present quadrathon awards to the top 3 competitors. To be eligible for this award, a competitor must compete in at least 4 open division individual events and or debate. Any combination of four or more open events is permitted; however if a student is entered in two duos, only the top one will count toward the quadrathon award. Points for this award will be earned under the same system as the team sweepstakes awards. Sweepstakes awards will be given to the top 3 schools at each half of the swing and the top 3 schools that competed at both halves of the swing. Sweepstakes points will be earned as follows:
 
In preliminary rounds, all contestants will accumulate points with each rank of one worth three points, each rank of two worth two points, and each rank of three worth one point. In the event that semifinal rounds are necessary each break to semifinals will earn a school 2 points. In final rounds, schools will receive twelve points for a first place finish, ten points for second, eight points for third, six points for fourth, four points for fifth, and two points for sixth.
 
OVERALL:
There will be 3 overall sweepstakes awards given for those schools that competed in debate and individual events across both halves of the swing.
 
FOOD:
Food is available in the Garrett Conference Center, one level beneath the ballot table on Friday only. On Saturday and Sunday pizza will be available for purchase in Garrett Conference Center for $1 per slice. Food for judges will be available in the judge's lounge. When you’re away from the campus, Bowling Green has a wide variety of dining options, most of which can be found along Scottsville Road. A list of local dining options will be available in your registration packet.
 
DIRECTIONS
1. Take Exit 26 off of Interstate 65. 2. Turn toward Bowling Green onto Cemetery Road. 3. Continue straight for three miles. Cemetery Road becomes Fairview Avenue. Continue going straight across 31-W Bypass. You will pass a fire station on your left. After passing the fire station, go through one traffic light and a stop sign, then turn left at the second stop sign onto College Street (this is a one-way street). 4. Stay on College Street through downtown Bowling Green and continue until you reach the top of the hill. College Street will dead-end at College Heights Boulevard at a statue of Henry Hardin Cherry. 5. Turn right onto College Heights Boulevard and stay in the right-hand lane. Veer left up the hill as you pass Cherry Hall and Gordon Wilson Hall. Veer left again after you pass Van Meter Auditorium (driving between Van Meter and Potter Hall).
 
PARKING:
On Friday, you may park temporarily outside of Garrett in the metered parking lot (please pay for your parking) while you register for the tournament. At registration you will receive a visitor’s parking pass and directions on where to find parking. Parking will be limited on Friday, so please allow time to find adequate parking. Parking on Saturday and Sunday should be no problem, but please observe all restrictions and signs. University parking regulations are strictly enforced at all times.
More detailed parking maps are available on the Parking and Transportation website at http://parking1.wku.edu/dnn/default.aspx
 
 
HOTEL INFORMATION:
We have reserved a block of rooms at the Holiday Inn, University Plaza for September 18 - 20 at a discounted rate. Call the number below to reserve rooms at the discounted rate of $95.00 for two-bed non-smoking rooms, with free WIFI Internet. The rooms will be released on Friday, August 22nd, so please reserve them early. If you contact the hotel after this date, you will receive the same price, but they can no longer guarantee room availability. The Holiday Inn has also offered the following benefits:
 
 Free Wi-Fi Internet
 Coupon for a dollar off breakfast at the hotel
 Free shuttle to the tournament (schools must coordinate with the hotel on a first come, first served basis.)
 Plenty of open space for practice
 
Please contact the front desk at 270-745-0088, to coordinate shuttle services.
3.7 miles from campus
Holiday Inn, University Plaza; 1021 Wilkinson Trace; Bowling Green, KY 42103; 270-745-0088
For reservations call 270-745-0088.
 
 
 
SCHEDULE:
Entry Restrictions: No more than three IE’s per flight. Debate can do their IE’s only on Sunday.
 
Friday, September 18th
10:00-11:00 Registration – Main Lobby Garrett Conference Center
11:15 Topic Announce Parli Rounds 1 & 2
2:15 Topic Announce Parli Round 3
3:45 Topic Announce Parli Round 4
5:15 Round Robin Final Round
6:30 Parli Elimination Round 1
 
Saturday, September 19th (WKU Portion)
7:00 – 8:00 Late IE/LD Registration – Main Lobby Garrett Conference Center
8:00 Extemp Draw; and LD Round 1
8:15 Pattern A Round 1(EXT, PERS, DUO, POI, CA, DI)
9:45 Pattern B Round 1 (PRO, INF, IMP, POE, ADS); LD Rd 2
11:15 Pattern B Round 2; LD Round 3
12:00 Topic Announce Parli Elimination Round 2
1:15 Extemp Draw
1:30 Pattern A Round 2 and LD Round 4
2:45 Pattern B Finals and LD Round 5
4:00 Extemp Draw and LD Round 6
4:30 Pattern A Finals
6:00 LD Elimination Round 1
ASAP Awards (for Parli and the WKU portion of the IE Swing; during LD elim)
 
Sunday, September 20th (Alumni Portion)
8:00 – 8:30 Remaining Registration – Main Lobby Garrett Conference Center
8:30 Pattern B Round 1 and LD Elimination Round 2
9:45 Extemp Prep 10:00 Pattern A Round 1
11:30 Pattern B Round 2 and LD Elimination Round 3
1:00 Extemp Prep 1:15 Pattern A Round 2
2:30 Pattern B Finals and LD Elimination Rd 4 (if needed –round may be accelerated)
3:45 Extemp Prep
4:00 All remaining Finals
ASAP Awards (for LD and the Alumni portion of the IE Swing)
 
 
 
PRE-TOURNAMENT AFFIRMATIVE DISCLOSURE:
During the early parts of the debate season, teams are often left scrambling to gather as much data as possible on the teams competing at tournaments. It is our opinion that is unfairly biases host schools, teams with larger squads, and teams with more judges in the judging pool. In order to encourage better debates, more in-depth early season research, and a more equitable playing field, Jessica Furgerson and John Boyer have worked to develop a potential solution. At the WKY Fall Fiesta and the Lafayette College Ocho tournaments, entrants will be required to disclose their affirmative arguments prior to the start of the tournament. This information will be released to the participants during the tournament and to the public at the conclusion of the tournament.
Please follow the directions below to comply with the disclosure requirement:
1. Each debater is required to submit via email a digital outline with full citations (defined as being compliant with NFA-LD rules) of the 1AC they will read in their first affirmative round of the tournament. Outlines should be saved as a Word document or .pdf (as long as copy/paste is allowed from the .pdf) and emailed to wkuaffdisclosure@gmail.com. Outlines must be received NO LATER THAN Friday September 18th at NOON.
2. The case-list will be kept private by the tournament director until the conclusion of round 2. Once the first round 2 ballot is received by the ballot table, the case list will be released publically. The case-list will be emailed to the email address provided at registration and will also be available on a thumb drive at the ballot table. The time between round 2 and 3 has been expanded to allow debaters a chance to review the case list prior to round 3.
3. If a debater makes any changes to their 1AC during the tournament or reads a new 1AC that was not submitted, they are required to provide revised or new outlines with full citations prior to awards. Revised and/or new 1AC’s should also be submitted to wkuaffdisclosure@gmail.com.
4. At the conclusion of the tournament, a comprehensive case list will be created and distributed publically on the IE-L and on the NFA-LD Facebook group.
The intent of this policy is to result in the fair distribution of a complete and detailed case-list. Historical and more recent attempts at developing a case-list for NFA-LD have ranged from open source to opt-in arrangements. While I am extremely grateful for past efforts, this policy is an attempt to mainstream and institutionalize equitable access to information. Team size and number of judges should not give one school an information advantage over other schools.
Teams that fail and/or choose not to comply will not receive a copy of the caselist during the tournament and the tournament reserves the right to scout those rounds and include outlines of missing affirmatives in the case-list.

Manager contact information

Chris Chandler
Email address: christopher.chandler@wku.edu
Phone number: 270-202-2771

Mailing address

WKU Forensics
1906 College Heights Blvd. #51084
Bowling Green, KY 42101

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