Virginia is for Lovers - GMU

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The George Mason University and James Madison University Forensics Teams cordially invite you and your students to attend the 2022 Virginia is for Lovers Fall Swing, October 1-2, 2022.   Both tournaments will take place in Fairfax, VA on the campus of George Mason University.  We will offer all 11 AFA events at both halves of the swing.  What follows is information that should make your trip to the swing easier to plan:

SCHEDULE

Saturday, October 1, 2022- George Mason Portion

8:00am - 8:30am           Registration in Horizon Hall first floor

8:30am                         Extemp Draw

9:00am                         IA (Extemp/POI/Duo/Per/Informative/Pro)

10:15am                       IB (Impromptu/DI/ADS/CA/Poetry)

12:00pm                       Extemp Draw

12:30pm                       IIA

1:45pm                         IIB

3:00pm                         Extemp Draw

3:30pm                          Finals A

4:45pm                          Finals B

6:15pm                         Awards

Sunday, October 2, 2022 – James Madison Portion

8:00am - 8:30am           Registration in Horizon Hall first floor

8:30am                         Extemp Draw

9:00am                         IA (Extemp/POI/Duo/Per/Informative/Pro)

10:15am                       IB (Impromptu/DI/ADS/CA/Poetry)

12:00pm                       Extemp Draw

12:30pm                       IIA

1:45pm                         IIB

3:00pm                         Extemp Draw

3:30pm                          Finals A

4:45pm                          Finals B

6:15pm                         Awards

“SPREAD THE LOVE”

In recognizing the difficult financial moment we find ourselves in as an academic community, as well as the budgetary cuts facing many programs, we encourage teams who have recently seen significant budget reductions (or those which are student-run programs) to reach out so that we might find a way to make competition for all students at this swing possible.

ENTRY INFORMATION

 1. There is no limit on team entries in any event.

 2. Students may enter a maximum of 3 events per bracket; 2 duos count as 2 events.

 3. The deadline for entry is Tuesday, September 27^th at 5pm eastern.

 4. Entry fees are $8 per event slot.

 5. Please provide a qualified judge for every individual event.

 6. Hired judges are available at $15 per uncovered slot.

 7. Drop fees are original entry fee plus $10 penalty after entry deadline plus $20 if on Saturday or Sunday.

 8. Dropped judges after the entry deadline will each be assessed a $100 fee in addition to standard judge fees.

9. To register for BOTH the George Mason portion and the James Madison portion, please go to www.speechwire.com, scroll down to “VA is for Lovers-Fall GMU” and “VA is for Lovers-Fall JMU,” request a password (if you don’t already have one) and submit your entry SEPARATELY FOR EACH HALF. You should receive by email your password information and can then enter your students and judges at the Speechwire website. You will receive a confirmation email detailing EACH HALF OF your entry at 6pm eastern on Wednesday, September 28^th. Please be sure to check the entries you submitted and immediately correct any errors directly at the Speechwire website.

 COMPETITION AND AWARDS

1. Both tournaments will offer 2 rounds of preliminary competition and a final round.

2.  Any event with more than 50 entries competing in both preliminary rounds will feature a semifinal round.

3. We will offer an award for the top six entries in each individual event (two awards for duos).

4. The top five individual sweeps winners will each receive an award (students must be entered in four events to be eligible).

5. The top five schools will each receive an award.

6. A swing sweepstakes award will be presented to the top overall student sweeps winner for both halves and the top overall school sweeps winner for both halves.

7. We will use AFA-style rules and tabulation.

We hope you will join us for what will surely be a fun and competitive event! See you in October!

Sincerely,

Mallory Marsh                                                  Dawn Lowry

James Madison University                                 George Mason University

marshml@jmu.edu                                         dlowry4@gmu.edu

(540) 568-2914                                                 309-370-2911   

Important tournament rooms

Judges Lounge - HH 1009
Extemp Prep - HH 1014

Manager contact information

Dawn M Lowry
Email address: dlowry4@gmu.edu
Phone number: (309) 370-2911

Mailing address

Fairfax, VA 22030