Oh, and bring your friends: 25% of the profits go to the WDC. RSVP to margeaux@washingtondebate.org.

Hope to see you there!

The Washington Debate Coalition (WDC) and the University of Washington Department of Communication (UWDoC) are proud to announce the third annual Becky Galentine Memorial Tournament. Becky Galentine was an ardent supporter of Washington debate, coach at Whitman College, and founder of the Seattle Debate Foundation. The Tournament is intended to support Becky's dream of creating opportunities for high school and college students to participate in debate and involve the University of Washington in such efforts.

Due to Renton’s move to Thursday and last year’s low enrollment, we will not host a separate round robin this year, only the Friday and Saturday Tournament.

Join us for dinner and drinks after the tournament, Saturday, December 3rd at 8pm.

TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW

The Tournament will take place at the University of Washington on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3. We are pleased to offer:

• open and novice Policy, Lincoln-Douglas (double-flighted), and Public Forum debate (double-flighted), Student Congress, and Individual Events,
• beautiful setting and world class facilities,
• an excellent tournament and tabulation staff,
• high quality competition,
• national caliber judging, and
• top notch hospitality.

SCHEDULE

Please note that due to space and schedule constraints, debate rounds and individual events rounds will overlap on Saturday, December 3, 2011. Students may double enter in debate and individual events if they so desire but the Tournament is unfortunately unable to make accommodations to ensure that they can participate in both rounds.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Saturday, December 3, 2011

*Individual Events offered at the Tournament are Expository, Extemporaneous, Impromptu, Ed Comm, Duo Interpretation, Oratory, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, and Oral Interpretation.

LOCATION

Registration and tabulation will occur in the Communication Building on the University of Washington campus. Individual ballot tables will be set up in buildings in which rounds are occurring.

Pairings for all events will be released at a single, central location to be announced at registration.

Maps of the campus will be provided at registration and tournament staff will assist students and coaches in locating their rooms.

Information about the coach and judge lounges and student gathering areas will be provided at registration.

TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION

The Tournament will feature policy, Lincoln-Douglas, and public forum debate, student congress, and individual events in both the open and novice division.

Limits on entries per school are as follows:

The registration deadline for the tournament is November 28, 2011. Drops after that date will incur full registration fees. All entries will occur through http://www.forensicstournament.net. Any questions about the entries, fees, or similar issues should be directed to info@washingtondebate.org.

TOURNAMENT JUDGING

Each Policy team, LD team, and Public Forum team is required to provide a 1/2 judge. Each Student Congress and Individual Events entry must provide a 1/6 judge.

Judges cannot cover concurrent events.

Each uncovered debate team will incur judge fees as follows:

Each uncovered slot will incur judge fees as follows:

If you know in advance that you will not be able to cover your judge commitment, please let us know. We will not have a large number of standby judges on hand and notifying us of judge issues ahead of time will help the tournament run much more smoothly. We also request that you bring qualified judges with judging experience.

* Judge no shows in any event will incur a $25 per round penalty.*

TOURNAMENT DISCLOSURE POLICY

Judges are expected to disclose and explain their decisions and encouraged to provide written comments on their ballots. Typed ballots should be returned to info@washingtondebate.org no later than 1 hour after the end of the round. Judges should turn in their ballots before disclosing their decisions in order to keep the tournament on time.

TOURNAMENT FEES

There are no school fees for this tournament.

Entry fees will be:

• $40 per Policy team
• $30 per Lincoln-Douglas entry
• $25 per Public Forum team
• $15 per Student Congress entry
• $10 per Individual Events entry

All checks should be made payable to the “Washington Debate Coalition.”

TOURNAMENT MEALS

Ordinarily, the Husky Union Building (HUB) provides a convenient place for coaches, students, and judges to congregate and get food. However, the HUB is currently under construction.

Students are encouraged to visit the cafes in the graduate and undergraduate libraries, Red Square, and University Avenue to acquire food and beverages. While these locations are relatively close to rounds, please make sure to keep an eye on the clock and get to rounds on time.

PARKING

Parking in the University District can be difficult. We suggest that you drop your students off at the Padelford Parking Lot across from the Communication Building on Campus and either park in the Padelford Parking Lot ($15 per day) or park in the University District and walk to campus. Parking in the University District is approximately $6-8 per day. A map of nearby parking will be posted at http://www.washingtondebate.org closer to the event.

HOTELS

The tournament hotel is the Hotel Deca at 4507 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, 1-800-899-0251, which is within walking distance of the Tournament. Please request the block under the name “Washington Debate Coalition.” We have negotiated a flat rate this year, of $109 for 1-4 persons, including parking and wireless internet. The hotel block expires on November 15, 2011.

We have chosen to only recommend the Hotel Deca because even those hotels in the area that are slightly less expensive are logistically inconvenient. If you are looking for cheaper rates, we suggest looking on Expedia for hotels in North Seattle, SeaTac, of Lynnwood. Expect a 20-30 minute commute plus parking time for these hotels.

Please direct any questions or comments to info@washingtondebate.org, Anjali Vats at 404.822.6793 or Margeaux Lippman at 917.697.0763.

We hope to see you in December!

Sincerely,

Anjali Vats
President
Washington Debate Coalition

Big Time Brewer is located at: 4133 University Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98105-6213. It's 21 and over only.

The Washington Debate Coalition (WDC) and the University of Washington Department of Communication are proud to announce the first annual Becky Galentine Memorial Tournament. Becky Galentine was an ardent supporter of Washington debate, coach at Whitman College, and founder of the Seattle Debate Foundation. The Tournament is intended to support Becky's dream of creating opportunities for high school and college students to participate in debate and involve the University of Washington in such efforts.

TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW

The Tournament will take place at the University of Washington on Friday, December 3 and Saturday, December 4. The WDC is pleased to offer:

• open and novice Policy, Lincoln-Douglas (double-flighted), and Public Forum debate (double-flighted), Student Congress, and Individual Events,
• an excellent tournament and tabulation staff including Anjali Vats, Director of the WDC and Policy Debate Coach at the University of Puget Sound, Sarah Sherry, Director of Forensics at Puyallup High School, John Julian, Director of Forensics at Newport High School, Glen Frappier, Director of Debate at Gonzaga University, and other exceptional individuals;
• excellent regional and national competition;
• high-quality judging;
• student learning workshops presented by expert debate coaches who are committed to the pedagogical goals of high school debate; and
• top-notch hospitality.

LOCATION

Registration and tabulation for the Tournament will occur in the Communication Building on the University of Washington campus. Individual ballot tables will be set up in each of the buildings used for the Tournament.

Using the following map:

http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northcentral.html?CMU

Enter the campus from MEMORIAL WAY (K-2) and proceed to the PADELFORD PARKING GARAGE for drop off (P-8). You do not have to stop at Gate 2 when entering campus unless you are parking in the Padelford Parking Garage. To park off campus, exit via Memorial Way and make a left on 45th St for street parking and parking lots. The Hotel Deca is at 45th and University Ave. approximately 2 1/2 blocks from Memorial Way.

Maps of the campus will be provided at registration and tournament staff will assist students and coaches in locating their rooms.

Information about the coach and judge lounges and student gathering areas will be provided at registration.

SCHEDULE

Friday, December 3, 2010

Policy

Lincoln-Douglas

Public Forum

Student Congress

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Policy

Lincoln-Douglas

Public Forum

Student Congress

Individual Events*

*Individual Events will include Expository, Extemporaneous, Impromptu, Ed Comm, Duo Interpretation, Oratory, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, and Oral Interpretation

TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION

The Tournament will feature policy, Lincoln-Douglas, and public forum debate, student congress, and individual events in both the open and novice division.

Limits on entries per school are as follows:

The registration deadline for the tournament is November 28, 2010. Any drops after that date will incur full registration fees.

All entries will occur through http://www.forensicstournament.net. Any questions about the entries, fees, or similar issues should be directed to info@washingtondebate.org.

TOURNAMENT JUDGING

Each Policy team, LD team, and Public Forum team is required to provide a 1/2 judge. Each Student Congress and Individual Events entry must provide a 1/6 judge.

Judges cannot cover concurrent events.

Each uncovered debate team will incur judge fees as follows:

Each uncovered slot will incur judge fees as follows:

If you know in advance that you will not be able to cover your judge commitment, please let us know. We will not have a large number of standby judges on hand and notifying us of judge issues ahead of time will help the tournament run much more smoothly.

Judge no shows in any event will incur a $25 per round penalty.

TOURNAMENT DISCLOSURE POLICY

Judges are expected to disclose and explain their decisions and encouraged to provide written comments about the debates they judge (typed bases of decisions will be accepted). Nonetheless, judges should turn in their ballots before disclosing their decisions and abide by the scheduled start and end times for debates.

TOURNAMENT FEES

There are no school fees for this tournament.

Entry fees will be:

• $40 per Policy team
• $30 per Lincoln-Douglas entry
• $25 per Public Forum team
• $15 per Student Congress entry
• $10 per Individual Events entry

All checks should be made payable to the "Washington Debate Coalition."

TOURNAMENT MEALS

Ordinarily, the Husky Union Building (HUB) provides a convenient place for coaches, students, and judges to congregate and get food. However, the HUB is currently under construction and, as a result, concessions will be available at the tournament.

Concessions, provided by Puyallup High School, will be available for lunch on Friday and breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday. If you choose not to take advantage of these concessions please be conscious of the schedule for the tournament.

We will do our best to accommodate dietary restrictions (e.g. vegetarian, vegan, gluten free). Please contact Sarah Sherry at sherrysm@puyallup.k12.wa.us to indicate any special restrictions so that we can ensure that appropriate meals are available.

PARKING

Parking in the University District can be difficult. We suggest that you drop your students off at the Padelford Parking Lot across from the Communication Building on Campus and either park in the Padelford Parking Lot ($15 per day) or park in the University District and walk to campus. Parking in the University District is approximately $6-8 per day. A map of nearby parking will be posted at www.washingtondebate.org closer to the event.

HOTELS

The tournament hotel is the Hotel Deca at 4507 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, 1-800-899-0251. The Hotel Deca is within walking distance of the tournament. We have reserved a block of rooms under the name "Washington Debate Coalition." The rate is $89 for double occupancy and $10 for each additional person up to 4 people.
Parking at the Hotel Deca is $8 per day.

We have chosen to only recommend the Hotel Deca because even those hotels in the area that are slightly cheaper are logistically inconvenient. If you are looking for cheaper rates, we suggest looking on Expedia for hotels in SeaTac or Lynnwood. Expect a 20-30 minute commute plus parking time for these hotels.

Please direct any questions or comments to info@washingtondebate.org or contact Anjali Vats at 404.822.6793.
We hope to see you in December!

Sincerely,

Anjali Vats
President, Washington Debate Coalition

Coach Robby White, a Comparative History of Ideas major at the University of Washington, has been an excellent coach and leader for the team. He competed in policy debate for two years in college, where he learned many of the skills that allowed him to become such as successful high school coach. The WDC placed Robby with Ingraham because of his depth of debate knowledge, familiarity with the Washington debate community, and extraordinary ability to connect with his students. He continues to be one of the best young coaches and judges on the Washington debate circuit.

Ingraham had a number of other notable successes this year. Donnelly and Shelton-Thomas placed 3rd at their first tournament in high school debate, the novice division of Tahoma High School's Golden Bear Classic. Donnelly was also 3rd Speaker. Donnelly and Shelton-Thomas won the novice division of the Auburn High School Tournament, beating out the established teams of Arlington High School, Holy Names, and South Eugene High School. Donnelly was once again 3rd Speaker. Ingraham went on to close out the Finals of the junior division of the University of Puget Sound Debate Tournament, with all four debaters placing in the top ten speakers.

Despite only being in their first year of competition, Shelton-Thomas and Keene were semi-finalists, out of 22 teams, in the open division at Mt. Vernon High School. Both Ingraham teams placed in the top four, out of 47 teams, including juniors and seniors, at the Pacific Lutheran University Tournament. Keene was 2nd Speaker, Donnelly was 4th Speaker, and Phare was 6th Speaker.

For a complete list of Ingraham's achievements, regular updates, and a team roster, check out the team's Facebook page.

The WDC could not be more proud of its flagship program. We look forward to reporting next year's successes. Congratulations to the Ingraham Debate Team and Robby!

Challenge your coaches, family, and friends!

The WDC Spring Fling Mini-Debate Tournament gives you the opportunity to debate your coaches, parents, siblings, and friends! Enter your own team and encourage your rivals to enter. Email the WDC on or before April 30, 2010 at info@washingtondebate.org and we'll make sure you get to duel it out against requested teams (a maximum of two challenge requests per team will be honored).

Current entries

Update 2010-04-19: You can now donate to support your favorite teams!

The following coaches, students, parents, and former debaters are tentatively entered in the WDC Spring Fling Mini-Tournament:

• Sean Harris (Holy Names)
• Robby White (Ingraham)
• Charlie Potter (Mt. Vernon)
• Chad Rigsby (St. George's School)
• John Julian (Newport High School)
• Jeff Gans (Mercer Island)
• Jeff Kingshott (Bainbridge Island)
• Ruby Blum (Holy Names)
• Sarah Sherry (Puyallup)
• Jane McCoy (Mercer Island)
• Chris McCool (Mercer Island)
• Chris Coovert (Gig Harbor)
• Roger Copenhaver (Puyallup/Idaho State)
• Luke Dolge (Puyallup)
• Dakota Alcantara-Camacho (Mercer Island/Wisconsin)
• Aly Hoover (Bellingham, Sehome & Squalicum)
• Matt Rice (University of Michigan)
• Tony Johnson (Idaho State University)
• Brent Hamilton (Mead/Gonzaga University)
• Karina Momary (Gonzaga University)
• Lynette Douglass (Ballard High School)
• Elizabeth Tatum (Ballard High School)

Other tentative attendees who have not committed to debate (but could and should be persuaded) include Glen Frappier, John Sullivan, Erik Cornellier, Derek Buescher, Steve Pointer, Zach Tschida, and many more!

Entries are open until May 5, 2010 so you still have time to persuade your coaches, family, friends, and rivals to enter the mini-tournament.

Stay tuned for photos, biographies, and pledge instructions!

This annual event will bring together current and former debaters and supporters of Washington debate to reminisce, participate in debates, and support the WDC. Events will be held in and around Seattle. Our schedule is as follows:

Friday, May 14

Meet and Greet @ Hotel Deca

The Friday night Meet and Greet will occur at the District Lounge, located in the Hotel Deca, on 45th and Brooklyn in the U. District, from 6pm - 10pm. Hang out, socialize, and enjoy drinks, food, and jazz.

RSVP here.

Saturday, May 15

Open Entry Mini-Debate Tournament

Pledge your favorite team!

Location

The mini-tournament will occur at the Communication Building at the University of Washington. Parking is available on campus for $15 or around the U. District for significantly less money (but a bit more exercise).

The Awards Banquet and After Party will be held at kai's bistro and lounge on 43rd between University Ave. and Brooklyn. kai's bistro and lounge is within walking distance of the Communication Building. 10% of all food and drink proceeds will go to the WDC.

Schedule

Registration will occur from 12:30-1:00pm.* Rounds will occur as follows:

1:00-2:15 Round 1

2:15-3:30 Round 2

3:30-4:45 Round 3

4:45-6:00 Round 4

6:00-7:15 Round 5

7:30-9:30 Awards Banquet

9:30 After Party (21 and over only)

Format:

Debates will occur in a shortened policy debate format (6-3-4) with two debaters per team.

The topic for the first three debates will be:

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reduce its military and/or police presence in one or more of the following: South Korea, Japan, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq, Turkey.

An evidence packet pertaining to that resolution will be released no later than May 8, 2010.

The topics for the remaining two debates, one on a current event and one on a pop culture topic, will be released with the evidence packet. The evidence packet will also provide a brief overview of debate.

Decisions will be made by a combination of judge vote and audience vote (by applause). Bring your personality, bring your persuasion skills, and win the audience over!

Whether you are debating or just watching, please RSVP here.

Fees and Suggested Donations

There are no entry fees for the tournament but all teams are requested to provide at least $100 in pledges.

Suggested donations for attendees are $15 for students and $25 for supporters. Donations can be made at the event or online at http://www.washingtondebate.org/donate.html.

Our goal for the weekend is 100 attendees so encourage all of your coaches, friends, and family to come out. We hope this event will grow into an annual tradition, drawing supporters of Washington debate from across the country. We promise a weekend of fun and festivities and we hope you'll all help us make this event a success!

Even if you can't make it out to Seattle, please consider pledging your favorite team at http://www.washingtondebate.org/2010-spring-fling-teams.html or donating to the WDC at http://www.washingtondebate.org/donate.html. Your support will go to WDC programming and Washington debate.

Information is available at or by contacting anjali@washingtondebate.org.

• http://twitter.com/wadebate
• http://identi.ca/wadebate

At the conclusion of the tournament, we'll be sending results out to our mailing list at http://www.washingtondebate.org/get-involved.html, and posting them here.

If you could please fill out the following questionnaire to confirm your entry and provide us with information to facilitate final arrangements for the tournament, we would greatly appreciate it. Some of the information may be a bit redundant with information that you've already sent but we'd just like to make sure we have everything correct.

Drops after NOVEMBER 30 do not reduce your fees.

Also, please remember that there is NO EXCEPTION to the rule that each school must be accompanied by a school-approved supervisor. Please email me if you need clarification on that WIAA rule or predict that you will have difficulty meeting that rule.

For your information, we currently have 12 teams entered in policy (Bellingham, Mt. Vernon, S. Eugene (2), Arlington, Mercer Island (2), St. George's, Puyallup, Ingraham (2), Eagle), 10 teams entered in LD (Lakes HS, Kingston HS, Lake Oswego HS, Tahoma (2), Mercer Island, Bainbridge, Gig Harbor (2), Emerald) and 5 teams entered in public forum (Puyallup (2), Brainchild (2), Emerald).

If you need details directions or any assistance, please don't hesitate to email Anjali Vats at anjali@washingtondebate.org.

Thanks so much and we can't wait to see you!

(1) Entry Information (Please list names of entrants, indicate seniors with an * and event for each team or individual)

(2) Name of School-Approved Supervisor

(3) Total Number of Banquet Attendees (Please indicate the number of vegetarians and vegans in your party)

(4) Name of Judge and Preferred Event(s)

(5) Restrictions/Requests on Judge Time

(6) Judge Preclusions, if any

(7) Parking and Evidence Storage

For those of you staying at the Hotel Deca, parking is included in your hotel rate. The hotel is a 10-15 minute walk from the tournament and the banquet but please do remember your raincoats and umbrellas!

For those of you commuting to the tournament, a variety of parking options are available. Parking on campus, directly across the street from the Communication Building (Padelford Parking Garage), is $15 a day (not included in entry fee). Free street parking is sometimes available a 10-15 minute walk from the campus. Various other parking options are available for fees of approximately $5-10.

If you are not parking on campus, we recommend that you allow at least 1/2 hour for drop off and parking as the UW campus is located in a busy metropolitan area. Using the following map:

http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northcentral.html?CMU

Enter the campus from MEMORIAL WAY (K-2) and proceed to the PADELFORD PARKING GARAGE for drop off (P-8). You do not have to stop at Gate 2 when entering campus unless you are parking in the Padelford Parking Garage. To park off campus, exit via Memorial Way and make a left on 45th St for street parking and parking lots. The Hotel Deca is at 45th and University Ave. approximately 2 1/2 blocks from Memorial Way.

Please let us know if you would like campus parking so we can secure it in advance. Alternately, if you would like directions for cheaper parking in the University District, please let us know as well.

Evidence storage will be in the Communication Building on Wednesday night. If you foresee difficulty getting your evidence to the campus, please contact me and we can discuss options for evidence shuttling.

http://www.washingtondebate.org/tournaments/2009/rr-invitation.html

I just wanted to give you an update about all of the great features of the round robin:

• First place winners will receive partial camp scholarships to the Gonzaga Debate Institute or the Whitman National Debate Institute and/or college scholarships of $500 to the University of Puget Sound;
• A formal banquet hosted at Thai 65 in the University District is included in the entry fee;
• A post-tournament judge and alumni gathering (over 21 only) will be held at the District Lounge after the banquet;
• Students will have the unique opportunity to get to know one another, college coaches in the region, and compete in excellent, highly educational debate rounds with professional and top notch judging;
• Every round will be adjudicated by experienced and well-qualified current and former debaters; and
• Students will have the opportunity to visit the University of Washington campus and explore the University District.

The entry deadline for the tournament is November 30, 2009. We already have a number of excellent teams entered in all three events including St. George's, Mercer Island, and Bainbridge Island.

Please contact Anjali Vats at anjali@washingtondebate.org to enter your teams or volunteer to judge or help the Washington Debate Coalition.

Hope to hear from you!