June 11, 2016

Dear Colleagues:

We cordially invite you to join us for the newly christened Dr. George W. Ziegelmueller--“The Ziggy”—invitational tournament at Wayne State University in Midtown Detroit, MI. This year’s tournament will be held on Saturday-Monday, October 22-24, 2016.

We will offer three divisions of debate and seven rounds of preliminary debates followed by an appropriate number elimination debates. Novice will feature one round that is a teach-in session. Please manage tournament entry through Tabroom.com until October 17 at 6:00 EST. Drops after October 19 at 6 pm EST are subject to a drop fee equal to the participant fee.

Preliminary debates will occur in Manoogian Hall (906 W. Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201) and elimination debates will be hosted in our newly remodeled campus Student Center (5221 Gullen Mall

Detroit, MI 48202).

Fees are $50 per person (debater, coach, judge, or observer). We will provide every meal from Saturday morning through Sunday dinner. Meals on Monday are on your own, but there are several breakfast, lunch, and dinner options in and near our Student Center. If entry fees or hotel costs are prohibitive for your program, please contact us and we will assist as much as possible.

Various tournament information (e.g., current ADA rules, maps, restaurant guides) are located at our website http://www.wsuforensics.org/tournaments.htm.

We look forward to hosting you in Motown and the Motor City this October! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Young at Kelly.young@wayne.edu or 313-577-2953 (office).

Please find more information in the invitation posted to the right.

Sincerely,

Kelly Young, Director of Forensics Kelly.young@wayne.edu

Ron Stevenson, Director of Debate Stevenson.ron@gmail.com

Bruce Najor, Associate Debate Coach

Mary Bobbitt, Graduate Assistant Debate Coach

Sarah Walker, Graduate Assistant Debate Coach