Harvard Westlake Debates
2021 — Online, CA/US
MSPDP
Greetings MSPDP Coaches an Judges - here is the Zoom link for tomorrow morning:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88055599505?pwd=NzBwOFUwbk9MU05JK2lQOWZva1JRQT09
Please send any changes to coaches@hwdebate.org. We want to avoid making changes in the morning as it will delay the tournament.
Reminder: Please make sure all of your judges and students have the latest version of Zoom.
Topics
Topic 1: The United States should adopt a Universal Basic Income.
Topic 2: Social media companies should not have immunity from liability for content posted by their users.
Tentative Schedule (PST)
8:00am: Teams should meet in their squad room for attendance.
8:30am: Coaches should report that all judges and competitors are accounted for. Everyone should go to Tournament Central on Zoom.
8:45am: Round 1 Pairings released & prep time begins. Teams should prep in their own squad rooms. Judges should stay in Tournament Central for a "norming" discussion.
9:10am: Round 1 Begins
10:10am: Decisions Due in Tabroom.com. Judges should enter decisions before discussing with competitors. Feedback can be entered/edited into tabroom.com throughout the day.
10:45am: Everyone report to Tournament Central for Round 2 Pairing.
11:10am: Round 2 Begins
12:10pm: Decisions Due in Tabroom.com. Judges should enter decisions before discussing with competitors. Feedback can be entered/edited into tabroom.com throughout the day.
LUNCH
1:30pm: Everyone report to Tournament Central for Round 3 Pairing.
1:55pm: Round 3 Begins.
2:55pm: Decisions Due in Tabroom.com. Judges should enter decisions before discussing with competitors. Feedback can be entered/edited into tabroom.com throughout the day.
3:15pm: Everyone report to Tournament Central for Round 4 Pairing.
3:40pm: Round 4 Begins
4:40pm: Decisions Due in Tabroom.com. Judges should enter decisions before discussing with competitors. Feedback can be entered/edited into tabroom.com throughout the day.
5:00pm: Announcement of top placing teams and speakers.