50th USAFA Forensics Classic

[Ginaberri]

Save the Date: September 21-23

We are planning on including a Round Robin September 21st!Details will come with the invitation in June, but the deadline for applications will be August 1.We are including lots of extras this year, as it is our 50th.
You will not be disappointed!

Looking forward to seeing you in the Rockies!

[UtahDebate]

At Gina's request, the invitation for the 50th USAFA Forensics Classic and the first annual Rocky Mountain Round Robin. See you in September!

Hope your summer is going well,
Gina and Mike

[UtahDebate]

Hey folks,
There are still some spots left in the round robin. Bids are due by Friday at 5pm. Come play with us, it will be fun.

Best,

Gina & Mike

[UtahDebate]

Congratulations to the following schools (in no particular order) who will be participating in the first annual Rocky Mountain Round Robin. See you in September!

Participating Schools
USAFA
U of Utah
NAU
CSULB
Colorado-Boulder
Colorado College
Northwest College
U of Montana

[Ginaberri]

The Hampton Inn block has been extended to August 30th! Please book your rooms asap. If the hotel becomes full, we also have a block at the Embassy Suites right next door.

http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/g...l?WT.mc_id=POG

Hotel Address: 7245 Commerce Center Dr.
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80919
Phone Number: 719-593-9700

Embassy Suites Hotel, 7290 Commerce Center Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919.

[Ginaberri]

We are also still looking to hire a few more judges. Please email me if you are interested.

And LD is looking to be significantly larger. If you are planning on bringing several competitors in LD- please give me a head's up so that I can bring in more judges.

We look forward to hosting you!

[Airne]

Is the Round Robin going to be on campus or will it be at the tournament hotel or at a 3rd location?

[UtahDebate]

Originally Posted by Airne

Is the Round Robin going to be on campus or will it be at the tournament hotel or at a 3rd location?

On Campus. See you there.

[Drizzt396]

Oh you will Mike, you will.

[Corax]

Will judges with people only in parli or only in worlds be used in both judging pools? Or will they stay in the event that they have people in?

[Robear]

Originally Posted by Corax

Will judges with people only in parli or only in worlds be used in both judging pools? Or will they stay in the event that they have people in?

:O

Ten chara

[UncleswBenefits]

Nick your written tone is strikingly ominous

[Airne]

Last year the BP folks stayed in BP unless there was a massive judge shortfall. THe strike sheet listed which judges would do that also, so I would think that it would be done that way again this year.

[UtahDebate]

Hey folks,
A departure from the invitation. The strike sheet, and appropriate instructions, will be made available late Wednesday or early Thursday once I get on the ground with Gina. They will be due ASAP and no later than end of registration on Friday night. Teams who fail to submit strikes by that time will not have them entered until after round 2 of the tournament. Thanks all. See you at the Springs.

Mike

[UtahDebate]

Make checks Payable to “University of Utah – Communication Dept.”

In the memo line, “FORENSICS” must be included.

Checks made payable to me cannot be accepted. Payment in cash is preferred.

[UtahDebate]

Please register ASAP. Let us know if you need extra time.

Mike

[APotter]

Will there be a team list?

[Airne]

Originally Posted by APotter

Will there be a team list?

Just go to http://www.forensicstournament.net and you can find the team and judge lists there.

[Robear]

David, i heard you were working on a philosophy book, any progress on that?

[UtahDebate]

The OPEN NPDA strikesheet has been emailed to all coaches via forensicstournament.net. Due to a peculiarity of the USAFA tournament, it cannot be posted here. But, if you need a copy, you can email me and I will send it to you directly as I periodically check my email today. Thanks for your cooperation. We look forward to hosting you.

Need a strike sheet? Need to submit it? Email: m DOT middleton AT utah DOT edu

Mike & Gina.

Here are the strike instructions provided with that list:

*Strikes are ONLY AVAILABLE IN OPEN NPDA debate.
*Each team may strike up to 7 Judges.
*Each judge's minimum commitment is listed.
*Please complete one strike sheet for each Open team and email or turn in at registration (save as: the team's code, i.e. Utah Middleton & De La Garza = Utah MD)
*STRIKES MUST BE COMPLETED BY 9PM on FRIDAY TO BE ACTIVATED BY ROUND 1.
*LATE STRIKES WILL ONLY BE ENTERED AT THE DISCRETION OF TAB AND AFTER ROUND 2.
* Enter "999" for a strike, or "y" for a constraint

[UtahDebate]

Hey folks,
David Airne (Univ of Montana) did the community the favor of putting together a nearly complete philosophy book for this weekend. It is attached. We thank David for his efforts on our behalf.

Round Robin Updates
Congrats to University of Montana on winning the 1st Annual Rocky Mountain Round Robin held at USAFA. And, to Brandon Fletcher (CSULB) on earning top speaker and finishing 2nd with partner, Marc Ouimet.

Stay tuned tomorrow for updates as rounds are completed and time allows. It's no Joe Gantt, but we try.

[UtahDebate]

Round 1 Results.

Round 1 Topic : The United States Federal Government should increase restrictions on federal student aid for students attending for-profit schools in the United States.

[UtahDebate]

Topic: The United States Federal Government should establish a United States Public Service Academy.

Round 3 coming soon.

[UtahDebate]

The United States Federal Government should end the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales Program.


P.S. I am not as fancy as Joe Gantt and am transcribing these from cume sheets during down time for the collective good. So, if you are at the tournament and notice an error in my data transfer I am happy to fix it. I am more concerned with the ballots being accurate.

[GiantsFan]

Originally Posted by UtahDebate

I am not as fancy as Joe Gantt and am transcribing these from cume sheets during down time for the collective good.

Mike - have you tried just printing to pdf? What program are you using?

[UtahDebate]

I sure have, but it is failing/creating a "spool error". TRPC 9/3/12 update.

[TheJuiceBox]

CutePDF ftw.

[UtahDebate]

Round 4: The United States Federal Government should end democracy promotion efforts in the Russian Federation.

[UtahDebate]

Octas in Open and Quarters in Novice will run in the same time block tomorrow @ 8AM.

Our judging pool is very tight and all judges are obligated. See you then.

NPDA breaks will be posted here and at the Hampton Inn.

Cheers!

[UtahDebate]

Round 5: The United States Federal Government should provide UAV support to the Free Syrian Army.