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NYCUDL MSQI Tournament #1

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This is a Middle School tournament in New York.

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NYCUDL MSQI #1 Tournament 

Middle School 88

 

On behalf of the New York City Urban Debate League, the Middle School Quality Initiative of the NYC Department of Education & Middle School 88, you are cordially invited to the NYCUDL MSQI #1 Tournament on October 17th, 2015 for a day of exciting, fun and intense debate excitement.

We will offer one debate format: Public Forum, featuring 3 rounds of debate of public forum debate.

Judges’ training will be available for individuals interested in judging public forum

All questions, concerns and/or issues about the tournament should be directed to:

Tournament/Program Director: Aubrey Semple - aubrey@debate.nyc

Looking forward to seeing you all,

 

MSQI Literary Coach - Scott Moore / Middle School Quality Initiative - NYC Department of Education 

Program Director– Aubrey Semple / New York City Urban Debate League 

Executive Director – Erik Fogel / New York City Urban Debate League

 

 

Online Registration

 

Registration will take place on speechwire.com.

If you have any questions or issues regarding registration, please email the program director, Aubrey Semple at aubrey@debate.nyc 

 

ONLINE REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR ALL ENTRIES IS 5PM – October 14th , 2015

 

Once registration is closed on Wednesday October 14th at 5pm, you may still drop or change the names of your entries and judges, but you may not add any additional names.

Here is the link to the standard Middle School Permission Slip from NYC UDL: http://www.tfaforms.com/348080. You can also have students bring this to the tournament. Failure to completeing the consent form may prevent your debaters from competing at the tournament.

 

Judging Assignment

Each school can provide one judge for every four teams competing but not required.   

There will be judge training for new/inexperienced judges.  Providing a judge for training may also count toward fulfillment of your judging assignment. 

Judges must check in on the morning of the tournament by 9:00am, the latest.

TOPICS

Resolution for the MSQI tournament will be based on the nuclear power topic (Word Generation - Unit 1.4) - Resolved: The benefits of animal cloning outweigh the potential risks. 

 

LATE ARRIVAL POLICY

Once check-in closes (at 9:00am) – late arrivals will forfeit the first round and will debate round 2 (even if only late by a few minutes).  During round 1, late arrivals should observe and flow debates.

We must emphasize this rule in order to have an efficient, timely and well-managed tournament.  Please oblige to this request. 

 

AWARDS

 

Speaker points will be on the scale of 30 points.

We will provide awards for top speakers, top teams and sweepstakes for top schools.  Sweepstakes will be calculated based on the school’s top 5 team entries.

 

IMPORTANT DATES

 

ONLINE REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR ALL ENTRIES IS 5PM – October 14th , 2015

CHECK-IN / DAY OF TOURNAMENT CHECK-IN: Saturday, October 17th, by 9:00AM

 

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

SATURDAY – October 17TH, 2015

8:30am - 9:30am - Registration and Breakfast

9:00am - Registration Closes

9:30am – 10:30am – Prep session for debate participants

10:30am – 11:30am – Round 1

11:30am – 12:30pm – Round 2

12:30pm – 1:30pm – Lunch

1:30pm – 2:30pm – Round 3

2:30pm – 3:00pm – Workshops

3:00pm – 3:30pm – Award Ceremony

 

TRAVEL DIRECTIONS TO THE TOURNAMENT

 

Location: Middle School 88

Address: 544 7TH AVENUE 

BROOKLYNNY 11215

Buses:

B37, B61, B63, B67, B68, B69

Train:

F, G to 15th St-Prospect Park 

R to Prospect Ave

 

Manager contact information

Aubrey Semple
Email address: aubrey@debate.nyc
Phone number: 347-589-3733

Mailing address

None provided

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