<p>COMPETITION</p> <p>Six preliminary rounds followed by elimination rounds</p> <p>Parliamentary debate - open for those eligible to attend NPDA this year</p> <p>National Round Robin round format: 7-3-8-3-8-3-8-3-4-5 + 4 minutes of prep per team</p> <p>On-time-every-time resolution announce (no roll call or waiting at announce)</p> <p>20 minutes of preparation time + 2 minutes of walk time</p> <p>Teams not ready to debate 22 minutes after topic announce will forfeit the round<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p>We will break half the field to elimination rounds<br /> National Round Robin elimination round format: each team brings a resolution to flips</p> <p>Brackets will be broken in elimination rounds</p> <p>Limited judge strikes available<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p>ENTRIES</p> <p>Entry deadline = Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 5:00 p.m. central time</p> <p>Please enter your teams and judges on forensics.tournament.net by the deadline</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>FEES/JUDGE COMMITMENTS</p> <p>Covered teams = FREE (one judge covers two teams)</p> <p>Uncovered teams = $200 per team</p> <p>All judges are obligated for one round after their squad&rsquo;s elimination</p> <p>Cash or check due at registration; make checks payable to: Washburn University</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>AWARDS</p> <p>Finalists, top speaker, top squad, and Coach of the Year</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>REGISTRATION/SUGGESTED HOTELS</p> <p>Tournament registration Saturday morning in Morgan Hall, room 206</p> <p>(Morgan Hall is on SW 17th Street.&nbsp; Closest parking is at Mulvane &amp; 17th.)</p> <p>Ramada Inn, 420 SE 6th Street, Topeka, KS 66607; 785.234.5400</p> <p>Capitol Plaza, 1717 SW Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS 66612; 785.431.7200</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>SATURDAY SCHEDULE<br /> 7:30 Registration and prep room setup<br /> 8:00 Round 1<br /> 10:00 Round 2<br /> Lunch at Memorial Union or Lincoln Hall<br /> 12:30 Round 3<br /> 2:30 Round 4<br /> 4:30 Round 5</p> <p><br /> SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br /> 8:00 Round 6<br /> 10:00 Elimination round 1<br /> Lunch at Memorial or Lincoln<br /> 12:30 Elimination round 2<br /> 2:30 Elimination round 3<br /> 4:30 Elimination round 4</p> <p>&hellip;and so on</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>