Richard J. Ernst Invitational

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Dear Forensics Friends,

On behalf of Northern Virginia Community College, the NOVA Forensics Team is delighted to invite you to the Washington DC metropolitan area on Saturday, January 21^st, 2017 for the Richard J. Ernst Invitational. The tournament will be held on the Alexandria, Virginia campus of Northern Virginia Community College in the Bisdorf  building.  Our tournament features formidable competition from some of the top forensics programs in the country, great breakfast food, snacks and other tournament wellness perks for your students and a talented tabulation staff for an efficient tournament experience.  For awards, we will provide ceramic themed art created by NOVA students  for all events and we will also offer high quality plaques for team sweepstakes award winners!

This year, in addition to offering competition in 11 AFA sanctioned individual events, the Richard J. Ernst Invitational will also offer an IPDA Debate!  There will be four preliminary rounds and two elimination rounds in IPDA Debate.  Phi Rho Pi rules govern IPDA debate. In the round, students doing IPDA debate will be given a choice of 5 resolutions (2 policy, 2 fact/value, 1 metaphor). Negative will strike first; Affirmative will strike second, and so on until one resolution is left.  The 30-minute preparation time begins as soon as the Negative strikes their first topic.  As per Phi Rho Pi/IPDA rules, students ARE allowed to consult electronic devices and the Internet during prep time.  Students may also transcribe notes gathered from these sources to be used in the round.  However, students are NOT allowed to use these devices during the round.  Only written work will be allowed in the round.  It is only acceptable for students to use their cell phones as a timer once preparation time is over and the debate begins.  Please consult ipdadebate.info for more information on format and structure. IPDA is meant to be conversational debate.  We are excited to host this event for interested competitors!

Finally, after the Richard J. Enst Tournament on Saturday concludes, the NOVA Alexandria campus will host an exciting Southern Northern Atlantic Forensics Union (SNAFU) Tournament on Sunday, January 22^nd, 2017.  The SNAFU Tournament will also feature all 11 AFA sanctioned events and also NPDA debate.  Please see Speechwire for more information on the Sunday SNAFU tournament. We hope to see you in January for a great tournament experience on our campus!

Best,

Nathan Carter, Ph.D.

Associate Professor/Director of Forensics

Northern Virginia Community College

nacarter@nvcc.edu (703) 845-6573 {Office}      

Pattern A: Extemp, POI, Prose, Informative, Prose, Persuasive, Duo, IPDA Debate

Pattern B: Poetry, DI, CA, ADS, Impromptu, IPDA Debate

  Students in IPDA Debate are not permitted to enter into any other event but IPDA Debate

Saturday, January 21^st, 2017 (Richard J. Ernst Invitational)  

8:00 am          Registration (Bisdorf Building, Room AA-158)

8:30 am            Extemp Draw

9:00 am           Round 1A  & IPDA Debate Round 1 (Topic Selection in Round)

10:15 am          Round 1 B & IPDA Debate Round 2 (Topic Selection in Round)

12:00 pm                     Extemp Draw

12:30 pm        Round 2 A & IPDA Debate Round 3 (Topic Selection in Round)

1:45 pm           Round 2 B & IPDA Debate Round 4 (Topic Selection in Round)

3:00 pm           Extemp Draw

3:30 pm           Finals A  &  IPDA Debate Elimination Round 1 (Topic Selection in Round)

4:45 pm           Finals B  &  IPDA Debate Elimination Round 2 (Topic Selection in Round)

ASAP                Awards (Bisdorf-AA-196)

On both days the tournament will provide breakfast in the morning (typical fare) and some snacks throughout the tournament in the wellness room, Bisdorf 158.    

Schools will need to make arrangements for lunch independently.  There is a Panera Bread close by that will deliver lunch to the Bisdorf building for your team if you make your reservation in advance. To place an order pleases call 571-458-4907.   

1. The Richard J Ernst Invitational generally follows the description of events as given by the American Forensics Association.   The only exception to this there will NOT be a cross-examination portion in the final round of Extemp.

2. No material may have been performed by a student in any competition (high school or college) prior to this academic year.

3. We will be using AFA-NIET rules (not pattern designations) for all individual events.  Event descriptions can be found at http://dworth.web.rice.edu/eventdescriptions-new09-10.pdf .

4.  AFA-NIET rules will be used for sweepstakes tabulation.  For IPDA Debate, teams will be awarded 5 points for each win in preliminary rounds or elimination rounds.  

5. NOVA Participation Disclaimer:  NOVA could have team members participating in the tournament as competitors.  NOVA students will be eligible to advance to elimination rounds, but NOVA students and NOVA will be ineligible for any kind of sweepstakes award.

1. Each school may enter an unlimited number of contestants per event.
2. Students doing debate are not permitted to double or triple enter in individual events. IPDA students can only compete in IPDA.
3. Each student may enter up to three events per grouping between Pattern A (Prose, Extemp, POI, Duo, Inform, Persuasion) and Pattern B (DI, ADS, CA, Poetry, Impromptu).  
4. Semi-Finals will be held for events containing over 45 entries.
5. Entries must be submitted via Speecwire.com. Entries must be received by 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), Wednesday January 18^h, 2017.  No additions will be accepted after this time. Drops can be made on Speechwire.com until Friday January 20^th at 12:00 pm, after this point entries and fees will be assessed.
6. A fee of $8 will be charged for each individual event entry. One duo counts as one event. IPDA entries are counted as an individual event and will be charged an $8 fee per debater.
7. One judge is needed for every six slots entered.  Judges may be hired for an additional $8 per slot not covered by your school. Please note, IPDA is noted as an event that is akin to a broad judging pool.  Judges of IPDA debate should note that in this event, speeding and an overuse of debate jargon is frowned upon.  Any judge applied could be asked to judge IPDA debate. 
8. There will be a $10 Charge per drop or change in slot position plus original drop fee after Friday January 20^st @ 12:00 p.m noon.   There will be a $40 fee per dropped judge plus any new uncovered slots.  The original entry fee will still be applied.    
9.  Please make checks payable to the NVCC Educational Foundation.

This year, in addition to offering competition in 11 AFA sanctioned individual events, the Richard J. Ernst Invitational will also offer an IPDA Debate!  There will be four preliminary rounds and two elimination rounds in IPDA Debate.  IPDA and Phi Rho Pi rules govern IPDA debate. Students will be given a choice of 5 resolutions (2 policy, 2 fact/value, 1 metaphor). Negative will strike first; Affirmative will strike second, and so on until one resolution is left.  The 30-minute preparation time begins as soon as the Negative strikes their first topic.  As per Phi Rho Pi/IPDA rules, students ARE allowed to consult electronic devices and the Internet during prep time.  Students may also transcribe notes gathered from these sources to be used in the round.  However, students are NOT allowed to use these devices during the round.  Please consult ipdadebate.info for more information on format and structure.

HOUSING : Please check with Jason Wood for housing assistance. Jason@traveladvocates.com.  PLEASE MAKE YOUR TRAVEL PLANS NOW!! THIS TOURNAMENT OCCURS ON THE WEEKEND OF THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION AND SO TRAFFIC AROUND WASHINGTON DC WILL BE QUITE TREACHEROUS ON FRIDAY.    

PLEASE REMEMBER IT IS THE NOVA ALEXANDRIA CAMPUS.  WE ADVISE USING THE SEMINARY ROAD ENTRANCE GIVEN THE CONSUTRUCTION OF THE NEW BUILDING ON BEUREGARD STREET.   Please check speechwire for more information regarding registration, fees, etc. for SNAFU #6 on Sunday

Manager contact information

Dr. Nathan Carter
Email address: nacarter@nvcc.edu
Phone number: 703-845-6573

Mailing address

5000 Dawes Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22311