Registration info

REGISTRATION:

During the allotted registration time, you will be able to register your competitors.  You will only report drops/changes at this time. EVEN IF YOU HAVE NO CHANGES/ DROPS, ALL TEAMS MUST REGISTER WITH THE TOURNAMENT PRIOR TO COMPETITION.

Main Registration: Thursday 12pm-2pm, Room TBA

Speech/Late Registration: Thursday 7-9pm, Room TBA

NOTE: Main registration will cover all events. However, schools competing only in speech may register Friday morning at late registration.

FEE PAYMENT:

Money and fees will be collected during registration. Outstanding fees and judge bonds/damage deposits will be collected.  In the unfortunate event that a school fails to register before competition begins, we will be forced to drop their competitors from the tournament and bill the school directly.

Please bring the following to the registration table:

1)       An accurate final list of your students and their competition events.

2)       If you have any outstanding fees, please bring a check, cash, money order, or PO receipt for the amount you owe. (Refunds of overages will take a while to reach you.) Please make every effort to have your check made out for the correct amount.

FEES:

NO SCHOOL FEE FOR ENTRIES PAID FOR BY DECEMBER 1

$75 SCHOOL FEE FOR ENTRIES PAID FOR AFTER DECEMBER 1

ALL PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN JANUARY 8

The following fees will be assessed:
TOC Policy Debate: $100.00 per team
Novice Policy Debate: $40.00 per team

Varsity LD Debate: $40.00 per debater

Novice LD Debate: $20.00 per debater
Student Congress: $20.00 per student

All Individual Events: $10.00 per slot (not per student) 

Public Forum Debate: $70.00 per team

In addition to the fees listed above:
$100.00 per Uncovered Policy debate team (No more than 6 uncovered policy teams allowed per school).

$50.00 per uncovered LD or PF team (No more than 12 uncovered LD entrants or PF teams allowed per school).
$10 per uncovered IE slot (No more than 30 uncovered slots per school).
$20 per uncovered Student Congress participant.

CHECKS SHOULD BE PAYABLE TO: “ASU Forensics”

Arizona State's TIN is 86-0196696

Mailing Address: 

ENTRY PROCEDURE: All teams must pay in advance to have their teams entered in the tournament. All teams must enter at Joy of Tournaments on a wait list. Once payment is received for those entries, your school and entries will be removed from the waitlist. Payment for entries received by December 1^st will incur no school fee. Payment for entries received between December 2^nd –January 6^th will require a $75 school fee. Receipt of a Purchase Order or PO number will constitute payment for this purpose.

The Final Entry Deadline is 8:00pm, Tuesday, January 6th, 2015.   There can be NO changes after that time as the registration website will be closed. You will not be refunded for drops or added judges after this fee deadline. "No shows" during the tournament will be assessed a charge of $10.00 per entry during competition. Schools with “No show” fees will be unable to collect ballots at the end of the tournament. If judges are dropped the day of the tournament, it may be necessary to drop competitors commensurate with the drop in judging. Please notify us (southwest.championship@gmail.com) of any changes as early as possible to prevent later complications.

HOSPITALITY:

FOOD: Coaches and judges will be treated to complimentary coffee, water, and snacks throughout the tournament. We are working with local businesses to provide lunch and dinner for judges throughout the tournament. In addition, the online tournament packet will suggest a wide variety of restaurants throughout Tempe and the Valley. We are blessed with a broad range of restaurants that will make dining in and around the University quite convenient.

PARKING: Parking spaces at ASU are a fiercely guarded resource. Therefore, it is necessary to be careful in their selection of parking spaces. You may park in visitor lots located around campus for a weekend fee. We will be in contact with ASU parking to streamline available locations for busses and visitors to park, more info closer to the tournament. ASU Forensics will not be able to "take care" of any parking tickets acquired by tournament participants. For visitor parking information, please visit: http://cfo.asu.edu/pts-visitor-tempe.

COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES: The ASU Forensics staff is eager to discuss collegiate opportunities at ASU with any interested high school students. Information about the forensics program, the University, financial aid, and scholarship opportunities will be available throughout the tournament.