Registration

7:30-8:15 am (EST) in our student Commons (in front of the new office area)

Judge Meeting:  8:15 am in the student Commons

First Round

8:30 am (EST)

Awards

Approximately 3:30pm

Debate 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.  

• NSDA Novice Case Restrictions will be enforced.

• Resolved: The United States federal government should establish national health insurance in the United States.

Lincoln-Douglas

• Varsity and Novice offered.  

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

• Resolved: Outer space colonization is a moral imperative.

Public Forum:

• Varsity and  Novice offered.

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

• Resolved: The United States federal government should enact a moratorium on hyperscale data center construction.

World Schools Debate:

• One Division will be offered.

• Rounds 1 & 2 will use this proposition: 

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• Rounds 3 & 4 will be impromptu. Teams may use 2 Reference books for prep.

Congress:

• Varsity and Novice offered.  

• Official Docket is available on speechwire.

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

DEBATE JUDGES:

• Please bring one judge for every 2 entries or fraction thereof (E.G. 2 policy teams=1 judge; 3 LDers=2 judges; 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.