Dear Colleagues:



UNLV Debate Team is proud to host our first-ever January College Debate Tournament. We are experimenting by hosting a one-day, four-round, varsity-only tournament on January 13, 2019. Because of room reservation restrictions over the winter break, we are only able to host 12 total teams, and will allow a maximum of 2 teams from any school to enter.

We hope to see you in January!

Sincerely,

Jake Thompson and the UNLV Debate Team.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

DATES: The tournament will take place on Monday January 13, 2020. The deadline to enter the tournament is Friday, January 10, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. PST.

FEES: Entry fees will be $75 per person attending (debaters, judges, coaches, helpers, scouts, etc).

We accept cash, credit card, or check as payment. Checks should be made out to “Board of Regents, UNLV” and paid in person if possible. Credit card payment can be made by filling out and submitting a signed copy of the credit card authorization form, which is the last page of the invitation.

UNLV’s address is:

4505 S. Maryland Pkwy

Box 454052

Las Vegas, NV 89154-4052

UNLV’s federal tax ID number is 88-6000024.

SCHEDULE: The tournament will have four preliminary rounds, and no elimination rounds. Teams will receive awards based on rank order.

OTHER INFORMATION: There is only one tournament division—varsity. We will use the 2019-2020 NDT/CEDA policy debate topic, with 9-3-6-10 time limits. The tournament will enforce ADA rules, and is seeking ADA sanctioning. The CEDA statement on Sexual Harassment will be upheld. Tournament participants should adhere to CEDA and NDT rules related to behavior and ethical principles, and all relevant UNLV rules and regulations. We will generally adhere to the Council of Tournament Directors (CoTD) guidelines for tournament administration, and the CoTD recommended guidelines to address “card clipping.”

PARKING: Parking is free on campus.

HOTEL INFORMATION: TBD

ELIGIBILITY RULES: No maverick or hybrid entries are allowed. A single person debating “maverick” cannot win a debate (though the debate may still happen for educational purposes).

JUDGING: One team requires two rounds of judging commitment. Schools must provide qualified judges that have judging paradigms on . Hired judging is available. If you need hired judging, please contact me directly at jacob.thompson@unlv.edu.

JUDGE PREFERENCE: We will use ordinal MPJ preference, which will open on Friday 1/10/2020 at 5:00 pm, and will close on Sunday 1/12/2019 at 11:59 pm.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:

Sunday, January 12, 2020

Online (on-site) registration on . Enjoy your evening in Vegas!

Monday, January 13, 2020

8:00 a.m. Pairings Released, round 1

8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast, UNLV Campus

9:00 a.m. Round 1 Required Starting Time

11:45 a.m. Round 2 Required Starting Time

2:00 p.m. Lunch

3:15 p.m. Round 3 Required Starting Time

6:45 p.m. Round 4 Required Starting Time

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL IN LAS VEGAS!!!

2020 UNLV January College Debate Tournament

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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