2023 OCT 7, 8 NSDA TAIWAN MEMBERS’ INVITATIONAL (TOC BID)

Registration & Payment Deadline is September 24

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

• 10/7 Varsity & Novice Preliminary Rounds
• 10/8 Varsity & Novice Elims & Finals
• 10/8 Elementary Events

ELEMENTARY EVENTS (GRADES 1 – 5)

• ESD:Smart Debate (G4-5): It is half speech time of PF debate.
• EOO or EST:Speech Block A (G1-4): Original Oratory orStorytelling
• EI:Speech Block B (G1-4):Impromptu
• Creative Writing: Creative nonfiction, short story, script, poetry. Read more and enterhere
• Double-Entries must be selected from different time slots (A + B) to avoid time conflicts.Click for moreinstruction on kids’ speech preparation.

SECONDARY EVENTS (GRADES 6 – 12)

*NO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PERMITTED IN NOVICE*

• OOO:Open Original Oratory (G6-12);click for instruction
• OES:Open Extemporaneous Speaking (G6-12);click for instruction
• NPF:Novice Public Forum (G6 with 1 year/less debate experience)
• OPF:Open Public Forum (G7-12)two high school teams in final round get TOC bids
• NCX:Novice Policy, speech times are 1/2 of OCX (G6 with 1 year/less debate experience)
• OCX:Open Policy (G7-12);two high school teams in final round get TOC bids
• Creative Writing: Creative nonfiction, short story, script, poetry.Click for more instruction

DEBATE TOPICS (NSDA SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER TOPIC)

• Smart Debate (same as PF topic): Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its investment in high-speed rail.

• Public Forum Debate: Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its investment in high-speed rail. (TOC bid is reserved for high school students in final round.)

• Policy Debate:Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its security cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in one or more of the following areas: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity.(TOC bid is reserved for high school students in final round.)

LIMITATIONS

• Debate partner can be from a different school for the Taiwan District, but a partner must be from the same school for the U.S. NSDA.
• Double entries ONLY permitted for grade 1-4 if both entries are speech events. For all other situations, NOT permitted.

REGISTRATION METHODS

• Individual Entry Online Registration
• School Entry Online Registration
• Judge Entry Online Registration
• Registration Issues:
• Registration Fee Issues:

VENUE

• 10/7 @NTNU – Varsity & Novice Preliminary Rounds
• 10/8 @NTNU – Varsity & Novice Elims & Finals
• 10/8 @NTNU – Elementary Events