Registration

8:30-9:00am (EDT)

Judge Meeting:  9:00am in Cafeteria.

First Round

9:15am (EDT) [WSD impromptu prep will start at 9:15am]

Awards

Approximately 4:00pm

Notes:

• Policy, LD, PF, WSD, and Congress will be offered and will follow ISSDA rules.

• Policy, LD, PF, and WSD will be power-matched rounds 3 & 4 as time allows.

Policy:

• 2 divisions offered:  Varsity and Novice.  Novice is defined as a first year debater.  ISSDA rules apply.  

• ISSDA Novice Restrictions will be enforced. Check here to confirm.

• Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its security cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in one or more of the following areas: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity.

Lincoln-Douglas

• Varsity and Novice offered.  

• Both divisions will use the September/October topic. ISSDA Rules Apply.

• Resolved: The United States ought to implement a single-payer universal healthcare system.

Public Forum:

• Varsity and  Novice offered.

• Both Divisions will use the September/October topic. ISSDA Rules Apply

• Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its investment in high-speed rail.

World Schools Debate:

• One Division will be offered.

• Rounds 1 & 3 will be impromptu. Teams may use 2 Reference books for prep.

• Rounds 2 & 4 Proposition: This house would set term limits on Supreme Court Justices.

Congress:

• Varsity and Novice offered.  

• ISSDA September/October Docket. Debating Legislation 2, 4, 5, 6. Exact Legislation is uploaded to Speechwire.

• Varsity will elect presiding officers from within the house with competitors voting for best P.O.  

• Please email me directly if you have someone willing to PO a novice house.  

JUDGES:

• Please bring one judge for every 4 debaters or fraction thereof (3 PF teams=2 judges). Congress=1 judge per 5 entries/fraction.

• All judges should be ready to judge any event.

• Varsity debaters with 250 NFL points+ may judge novice (PLEASE make sure to mark them as such on their registration.)

• We will be using online balloting, so all judges will need to register on Speechwire prior to coming and bring a device.  Laptops or tablets are preferred over smartphones.