East Iowa District Qualifier

for the 2020 National Tournament

IE/Debate Event List

The District IE/Debate tournament on Feb. 14^th – 15^th will host the following events:

Speech Events

Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking

Dramatic Interpretation

Duo Interpretation

Humorous Interpretation

Informative Speaking 

International Extemporaneous Speaking

Original Oratory

Program Oral Interpretation 

Debate Events

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Policy Debate

Public Forum Debate

NOTE: You can double-enter in any 2 events listed above.  (Exception: Only 1 Debate event per student and you cannot double enter in both Extemp events.)  Students can even enter 3 events, if one of those events is the District Congress event - hosted later this year.  All students who are entered in multiple events must complete a Single Entry Intent form though - the form is linked on the "Requirements" tab.  Thanks!

 (Student Congress will be hosted on a separate District tournament date.)

Each event will use all specific “Event Rules,” as listed in the District Tournament Operations Manual.  For a full listing of event guidelines, you can read the manual via the link on the right side.  Please see pages 23 – 48 for full details. 

The East Iowa NSDA District Qualifier tournament WILL be utilizing the PILOTED GUIDELINES for Laptop Use in all Debate events and Extemporaneous Speaking events.