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SUNDAY • JUNE 14 (Registration and Expo)

This year, tournament registration and the expo will take place Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Albuquerque Convention Center in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. A morning reception for new coaches, a luncheon for district leaders, and a mandatory training session for World Schools Debate judges will also take place on Sunday.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY • JUNE 15-16 (Prelim Rounds/Early Elims/NSDA Student Party)

Seven venues will be used for preliminary competition Monday and Tuesday. All main event preliminary and early elimination competition on Monday and Tuesday will occur between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. High school Congressional Debate will be hosted at the Downtown Hyatt Regency and Albuquerque Convention Center. Sandia HS and Comanche Elementary will host preliminary rounds of Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, and Big Questions Debate. Eldorado HS will host preliminary rounds of Policy Debate. Manzano HS will host World Schools Debate competition. Albuquerque HS will host preliminary rounds of Humorous Interp, Dramatic Interp, Duo Interp, and Program Oral Interp. Highland HS will host preliminary rounds of Extemporaneous Speaking, Original Oratory, and Informative Speaking.

The NSDA Student Party, hosted by ISD, will take place Tuesday evening at Historic Old Town from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Coaches of students eliminated from main event competition Tuesday will re-register for Wednesday supplemental events online via Tabroom.com. Provisions for completing supplemental re-registration online will also be made available at the NSDA Student Party.

WEDNESDAY • JUNE 17 (Elim Rounds/Supplemental Events)

Six venues will be used Wednesday. All competition will occur between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Students who qualify for elimination round 9 of all main speech and debate events (including World Schools and Big Questions Debate) will compete at Manzano HS. International Supplemental Public Forum Debate also will occur at Manzano HS. High school Congressional Debate House quarterfinals and Senate semifinals will be held at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Those students re-registered in Extemporaneous Debate will compete at Sandia HS. Those students re-registered for supplemental speech events will compete at Highland HS. Note: Middle school competition begins Wednesday at Albuquerque HS.

THURSDAY • JUNE 18 (Elim Rounds/Supp Events/Interp Finals/Diamond Awards)

Thursday morning, high school main event debate elimination rounds, as well as, Big Questions Debate and International Supplemental Public Forum Debate, will continue at Manzano HS. High school Congressional Debate will hold its Senate final rounds and House semifinal rounds at the Albuquerque Convention Center. All supplemental speech events will occur at Highland HS.  Extemporaneous Debate will occur at Manzano HS. Note: Middle school competition continues at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday at Albuquerque HS.

Thursday afternoon and evening, attendees will enjoy the national final rounds of World Schools Debate, Program Oral Interp, Humorous Interp, Dramatic Interp, and Duo Interp, as well as the Donus D. Roberts Diamond Assembly, at the Albuquerque Convention Center.

FRIDAY • JUNE 19 (Supps/Main Event Finals and National Awards Assembly)

The remaining main event final rounds (Informative Speaking, United States Extemp, International Extemp, Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, and Original Oratory), as well as the Big Questions Debate, supplemental events, and middle school finals, will be held throughout the day on Friday at the Albuquerque Convention Center, culminating with the National Awards Assembly Friday evening.