01 - Key Dates and Deadlines

Details also included intournament invite.

Tournament-Hired Judge Request Deadline - Friday, August 21, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT

Tabroom.com Registration Deadline - Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT
- Includes coach/contact, contestants, and judges.

Fees and Obligations Frozen - Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT

Invoice Balances Due - Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT
- Teams with unpaid balances will not be able to do prefs/strikes or do day-of online registration.
- Payments are not posted to Tabroom immediately. Plan ahead to avoid any delays or issues as it can take 24 hours.

Nuisance Fines Begin - Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 9:00am EDT

Prefs/Strikes Open for Open LD, CX, PF - Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 12:00pm/Noon EDT

Prefs/Strikes Close for Open LD, CX, PF - Friday, September 11, 2026 at 3:00pm EDT

Speech Script and Uploads Due - Friday, September 11, 2026 at 8:00pm EDT

Day-Of/Arrival Online Registration - Opens Friday, September 11, 2026 at 8:00am EDT and closes at 4:00pm EDT
- Required by all teams, even if Congress and Speech competition schedules don't start until Saturday