NSDA Taiwan Members Invitational

2023 — Taipei, TW

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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*

• 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):

• Public Forum Debate:

• Policy Debate:

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