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NSDA Taiwan Members Invitational
2022 — Taipei, TW
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2022 Oct 8, 9 NSDA Taiwan Members’ Invitational (TOC Bid)
Registration & Payment Deadline is September 24
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
10/8 Varsity & Novice Preliminary Rounds
10/9 Varsity & Novice Elims & Finals
10/9 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 or Storytelling
EI:
Speech Block B (G1-4): Impromptu
Creative Writing
: Creative nonfiction, short story, script, poetry. Read more and enter
here
Double-Entries must be selected from different time slots (A + B) to avoid time conflicts.
Click for more instruction 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
10/8 @NTNU – Varsity & Novice Preliminary Rounds
10/9 @NTNU – Varsity & Novice Elims & Finals
10/9 @NTNU – Elementary Events
Location
NTNU
Contacts
Jessie Chen
Amanda Chen
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Tournament
10/8 to 10/10
Reg Opens
8/15 8:00P
Reg Close
10/7 10:00P
Fees Frozen
10/6 1:00A
Judging Due
10/7 11:00P
Drop online
10/6 1:00A
Penalty fines
10/6 1:00A
CX Entry Deadline
9/30 14:00
CX Entry Deadline
9/29 16:00
NCX Entry Deadline
10/6 9:00
NCX Entry Deadline
9/29 16:00