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Greetings Fellow Debaters,

Please find above the invitation to Loomis Chaffee’s 36th Annual Debate Tournament to be held on January 14, 2018 (switch-side, cross-ex, policy resolution with a one-hour preparation period using a supplied packet of information). Details about the day and the style of debate are included in the invitation. Those who have been coming to our tournament in the past will recall that two years ago we made several modifications to the tournament while still preserving the style of debate. You should, therefore, read very carefully the invitation which outlines the format of this tournament (identical to the last two years – a change from all earlier years).

Briefly, our tournament will be, a cross-ex, switch side, policy debate, but where none of the participants will know the resolution prior to the day of the tournament. Shortly after the close of registration we will give out the resolution along with a 10 to 12 page research packet (given to each debater) to accompany that resolution. Debaters will have one hour to work together in teams (schools) in assigned spaces to prepare their cases using the packet (but no other research materials of any kind) before the rounds of debate begin. Thus, teams have access to exactly the same information, so the debates will be assessing how well you can work with that information to produce & defend cogent, persuasive arguments on both sides of the issue. After the one hour preparation period, the debate competition will begin with each team ultimately debating both sides of the resolution. The first two rounds will be assigned (one round on each side, the assignment announced 10 minutes before the first round) – for the third round the side will be decided in the room by mutual agreement if the two teams, by chance, want different sides, or by coin flip if on that third round both teams had hoped to debate the same side.

We hope you share our enthusiasm for preserving this form of debate. We believe it will preserve some of the best features of the long tradition of DANEIS prepared cross-ex tournaments while eliminating the sometimes challenging research burden that was difficult for some in mid-January. Full details on the day, as well as guidelines for judges, are included in the attached invitation.

Teams may enter up to two 4-person teams in each division (Advanced & Novice) and must supply a judge for each 4-person team entered. We ask that you reserve your spots in the tournament by January 7 (earlier if possible) and that you supply the names of your debaters by January 11 (earlier if possible). The cost for entering is $75 per four-person team – no additional charge for observers. We hope to hear from many of you soon and look forward to welcoming you to our annual tournament on January 14th.

Curt Robison, Advisor to the Debate Society
The Loomis Chaffee School
Windsor, CT 06095 (860 687 6122)

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The Choate Rosemary Hall Debate Team cordially invites you to the Choate Invitational Tournament on January 21, 2018. In both the novice and advanced division, the event will feature three rounds of parliamentary extemporaneous debate with straight resolutions.

Initial registration is limited to 3 four-person teams per school. Each school must register at least one team in both the novice and advanced divisions and must provide one judge per four-person team. Choate will be unable to supply judges. Our tournament will not have timers, so encourage your debaters to bring a self timing mechanism.

Registration fees are $75 per four-person team and $15 per observer. To register, please RSVP to Jack Miley at jmiley20@choate.edu by December 22, indicating how many observers and teams (novice/advanced) you plan to bring. For further inquiries, email Hannah Paridis at hparidis18@choate.edu.

On the morning of the tournament, please call our team adviser, Neil Shimmield, at (203)-843-7743 between 8 AM and 10 AM to let us know you are on your way.

Sincerely,

Neil Shimmield, Debate Adviser
Kyra Jenney, Debate Advisor
Hannah Paridis ‘18, Tournament Chair
Kailey Marottolo ‘19, Tournament Vice Chair
Jack Miley ’20, Tournament Associate Vice Chair

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Dear DANEIS Debate Coaches,

The Buckingham Browne and Nichols School Debate Team cordially invites you to our Parliamentary Debate Tournament on Sunday, December 3, 2017.

Each school may register up to two four-person teams, with no more than one in either division (advanced and novice) due to limited classroom space. Berths in the tournament will be given on a first-come, first-served basis, with preference given to DANEIS member schools through our RSVP date of November 20th.

The cost will be $75 per four-person team. There will be an additional $20 fee for any observer to offset food costs. Each school needs to bring one judge for each four-person team entered. In accordance with DANEIS league rules, student judges will not be permitted to judge advanced debates. Parents of students debating in the advanced division should judge only novices. We also ask that any students judging in the novice division be experienced debaters who have competed in DANEIS tournaments at the advanced level. Please be sure to brief your judges thoroughly prior to the tournament.

There will be three rounds of debate, and we will follow the standard DANEIS rules used this year. These rules can be found on the DANEIS website at http://daneis.org/wordpress/?page_id=31.

Registration will be open from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. in the main entrance to the school, and brunch will be available in the Commons at that time. Briefings for judges and debaters will begin at 11:30. Dinner, drinks, and snacks will be available after the third round. A single briefing for both judges and debaters will follow the registration in the theater. Dinner for DANEIS coaches will be served after the third round as part of their winter DANEIS coaches meeting; dinner for everyone else will be served simultaneously in the Commons.

The scoring of the debate and the standings in each division will be announced in the theater immediately following the coaches’ meeting.

Please RSVP no later than November 20 via email to sgetchell@bbns.org with the number of teams you would like to enter. Early RSVPs are welcome; please send along the names of your debaters as soon as possible.

Directions can be found on our website at http://www.bbns.org/about/contact-us-directions.

We look forward to seeing you in Cambridge!

Adam Levin, Elisa Tabor, and Chris Attisani, BB&N Senior Debate Captains
Sarah Getchell and Zoe Balaconis, BB&N Debate Coaches

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Fellow Debaters:

The St. Paul’s School Debate Team cordially invites you to attend our Eighth Annual Invitational Debate Tournament in Honor of Secretary of State John F. Kerry, to be held on Sunday, November 12, 2017.

The tournament is open to both advanced and novice teams, and you are welcome to enter no more than two four-person teams in each division. You must also provide one judge for each four-person team. In accordance with the DANEIS rules, only those who have participated in no more than six previous interscholastic tournaments, or those who have not debated in the last fifteen calendar months, may compete as novices. We do ask that coaches use their discretion.

The tournament will be Oregon-style Prepared, and will consist of three rounds. Pairs will debate on the same side of the resolution for all three rounds. The resolution is:

BIRT: the United States should institute a single-payer health care system.

Again, each team shall consist of four students, accompanied by a judge. While experienced advanced debaters are acceptable as judges in the novice division, advanced teams must have an adult judge. We regret that we are unable to provide judges. ALL student and adult judges should be thoroughly prepared in order to ensure a fair and constructive tournament.

Registration fees are $70 per four-person team (including judge), with a $10 charge per observer to offset meal costs. Please let us know by October 26 how many advanced teams, novice teams and observers you plan to bring, by emailing Andrew Gray, agray@sps.edu. Once we hear from you and closer to the tournament date, we will send you a request for the names of participating students to enter into our scoring system.

If there are any changes in the number of teams, names of participants, or positions they are debating (affirmative or negative), please contact me as soon as possible prior to the tournament. If the changes are last minute, on the morning of the debate, it is imperative that you call my cell phone (617-800-7903) before you leave your school, so that the schedule of debates, and/or the appropriate information in our scoring database, can be adjusted in time for a smooth start.

Please refer to our directions below to St. Paul’s as GPS systems can often send drivers in the wrong direction! Silk Farm Road is CLOSED to traffic.

We hope that you can join us, and look forward to greeting you on November 12th.

Sincerely,
Maddy Buffett, Francesca Kim, and Macrina Wang, Debate Captains
Andrew Gray and Dave Camden, Coaches

ST. PAUL’S EIGHTH ANNUAL INVITATIONAL DEBATE TOURNAMENT
IN HONOR OF SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN F. KERRY ’62

Sunday, November 12, 2017

BIRT: the United States should institute a single-payer health care system.

Schedule of Events:

10:00 –11:00	Registration, Coit Common Room
10:00-11:00	Brunch, Coit Upper Dining Hall
11:00-11:30	Joint Debaters’ and Judges’ Meeting, Coit Upper Dining Hall Timers’/Runners’ Meeting in Coit Common Room
11:45 – 1:00	Round One
1:00 – 2:15	Round Two
2:15 – 3:30	Round Three. Note: After Round Three snacks will be available back at Coit Upper Dining Hall.
4:15 – 4:30	Awards Ceremony, Coit Upper Dining Hall

Oregon Style Prepared:

1st Affirmative constructive	7 minutes
2nd Negative cross-examination	3 minutes
1st Negative constructive	7 minutes
1st Affirmative cross-examination	3 minutes
2nd Affirmative constructive	7 minutes
1st Negative cross-examination	3 minutes
2nd Negative constructive	7 minutes
2nd Affirmative cross-examination	3 minutes
1st Negative rebuttal	4 minutes
1st Affirmative rebuttal	4 minutes
2nd Negative rebuttal	4 minutes
2nd Affirmative rebuttal	4 minutes

CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS TO ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL

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Dear Members of DANEIS,

We cordially invite you to the Sixteenth Annual Parliamentary Debate Tournament at The Hotchkiss School on Sunday, November 5, 2017.

Each school may register up to two four-person teams, with no more than one in either division (advanced and novice). Space will be given on a first-come, first-served basis, due to limited classroom space, with preference given to DANEIS member schools.

The cost will be $75 per four-person team. We ask that schools bring a judge for each four-person team entered. Unfortunately, we cannot provide judges. In accordance with DANEIS league rules, student judges will not be permitted to judge advanced debates. Parents of students debating in the advanced division should judge in novice. We also ask that any students judging in the novice division be experienced debaters who have competed in DANEIS tournaments at the advanced level. Please be sure to brief your judges thoroughly prior to the tournament. Materials are available on the DANEIS website.

There will be three rounds of debate. Resolutions will be straight. We will be folllowing the standard DANEIS rules used this year and will use the standard score sheets. These rules can be found on the DANEIS website.

Registration will be open from 10:15 to 11:00 a.m. in the entrance to the Main Building and brunch will be available in the dining hall at that time. Briefings for judges and debaters will begin promptly at 11:15 and Round 1 will commence at 12:00. Dinner, drinks, fruits and snacks will be available after the third round.

Please RSVP no later than October 20 via email to dconti@hotchkiss.org with the number of teams you would like to enter. Early RSVPs are greatly appreciated.

Directions can be found on our website. We look forward to seeing you here in Lakeville.

Yours,
David Conti and Paula Russo
Coaches, Hotchkiss Speech & Debate

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Dear Fellow DANEIS Coaches,

On behalf of the Phillips Academy Philomathean Society, we are writing to invite you to participate in the Andover Invitational Debate Tournament, to be held on Sunday, October 15, 2017. The tournament will consist of three rounds of Parliamentary debate (straight resolutions) for both novice and advanced divisions. Points of Information will be permitted and encouraged. Points of Order, Points of Personal Privilege, and heckling will not be permitted.

Awards will be given to the top two novice and advanced speakers, the top two novice and advanced two-person teams and the top three schools. The top speaker in the Advanced Division at this tournament qualifies to attend the World Debate Tournament next spring.

The day will begin with registration in the Lobby of George Washington Hall from 9:00 a.m.– 10:00 a.m. Breakfast will be provided in Paresky Commons beginning at 9:00. Briefings for Debaters and Judges will begin promptly at 10:15 and round one will begin at 11:00. After the conclusion of the third round of debate, at approximately 2:15, a full lunch will be provided for the debaters and judges in Paresky Commons. We anticipate that the brief awards ceremony will conclude by 3:30.

New resolutions will be provided for each of the three rounds. While no redefinition will be necessary, there will be a 2-minute definition-of-terms period during which all debaters must stay in the room with the judge and agree to terms before the 10-minute preparation time begins. During the 10-minute preparation period, the government should repair to the hallway to prepare separately. As with all DANEIS tournaments, it is strictly understood that teams may not consult any reference materials (electronic or otherwise) during their preparation time or during the actual debate. Teams that violate these rules will be disqualified from the tournament.

The format will be as follows:

Prime Minister – 5 minute constructive
Member of the Opposition – 8 minute speech
Minister of the Crown – 8 minute speech
Leader of the Opposition – 8 minute speech including rebuttal
Prime Minister – 3 minute rebuttal

Each school may register up to two four-person teams in each division, and must also provide one judge for each four-person team. In accordance with DANEIS league rules, student judges will not be permitted to judge advanced debates, and students judging in the novice division must be experienced debaters who have competed in DANEIS tournaments at the advanced level. Parents of students debating in the tournament should judge only in the division in which their student is not participating. In order to save tournament time, the briefing for debaters and judges will be limited to answering questions and explaining logistics. All schools are expected to have briefed their judges thoroughly on the rules, format, and the scoring techniques of parliamentary debating before arriving at the tournament. Judging materials and directions will be sent to confirmed schools the week before the event.

Please email Alec Walker as soon as possible indicating the number of teams that you would like to register in each division. Fees for the debate are $75 for each four-person team and $15 per observer, and are payable at registration. Registration preference will be given to schools that host DANEIS tournaments. Once registrations from host schools are processed, available spots will be filled in order of request. This tournament fills every year. Please be considerate and only reserve spaces for teams that you are highly confident that you will be able to bring. Names of your debaters and judges are due no later than October 8th. Final registrations will be confirmed once these are received.

We very much look forward to welcoming you and your debaters in a little less than one month.

Alec Walker, Faculty Advisor to the Philomathean Society

THE STONELEIGH-BURNHAM SCHOOL
DEBATE AND PUBLIC SPEAKING SOCIETY

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Dear Colleagues and Members of DANEIS,

You are invited to the Stoneleigh-Burnham School Public Speaking Tournament. Our tournament will be held on Sunday, October 1, 2017, and will include three speaking opportunities in this order:

1. Interpretive Reading (mandatory)
2. Impromptu Speaking (mandatory)
3. After-Dinner or Persuasive Speaking (choose one)

Speakers and their coaches should arrive between 10:30 and 11:15 a.m. Our brunch will be the only food served during the day. Event guidelines are enclosed and should answer all other questions. This year, in an effort to reduce the number of speakers in each room, we are expanding the number of rooms from five to eight. We will need two judges in each room, so we will need sixteen judges. We are allowing up to six speakers from each school. If you are bringing one to four speakers, bring one judge; if you are bringing five or six speakers, bring two judges. To be eligible for team awards, you must register at least four speakers. Only the top four speakers from a school will be averaged for awards.

First, second, and third place will be awarded in each of the categories. Team trophies will also be awarded to first, second, and third place finishers. An overall tournament winner will be named. Please read your event guidelines carefully and remember that all After Dinner and Persuasive speeches must be original. Impromptu speeches must be just that — Impromptu!

Please respond by Tuesday, September 26, with your speakers names and if they are giving an After-Dinner or Persuasive speech. Looking forward to seeing you all.

Sincerely,
Jacob Steward
Karen Pleasant
Sophie Hathaway and Julia Thayer, Debate Society Presidents

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Dear Fellow Debaters:

The St. Sebastian’s Debate Team cordially invites you to participate in our nineteenth annual Parliamentary Extemporaneous Debate Tournament on Sunday, October 8, 2017. The tournament will consist of three rounds of Parliamentary debate, in both novice and advanced divisions. We will be debating straight resolutions and using only points of information (no points of order, personal privilege or heckling). Each school may register one four-person novice team and one four-person advanced team (teams should include a judge as well; St. Sebastian’s will not provide judges). Schools should register by e-mail to: michael_nerbonne@stsebs.org. Please reply by Friday, September 29. Fees for the debate are $75 per team and $15 per observer. Checks should be made payable to St. Sebastian’s School. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us at 617-462-3651. We also request that you call us at 617-462-3651 on the morning of the tournament, between the hours of 8:00 and 10:00, to report any changes in your final registration.

The schedule for the day is as follows:

10:00 – 11:00 am	Registration in the front foyer of the Birmingham Academic Building
10:00 – 11:30 am	Brunch served in Ward Hall. Dinner will be available after 3:00 pm
11:30 – 12 noon	Judges’ and Debaters’ Meeting in Ward Hall
12:00 – 1:00 pm	Round One
1:00 – 2:00 pm	Round Two
2:00 – 3:00 pm	Round Three
3:00 – 4:30 pm	Dinner in Ward Hall
4:30 – 4:45 pm	Presentation of Awards in Ward Hall

The maximum length and order of speeches are as follows:

Prime Minister – 5 minutes
First Opposition Speaker – 8 minutes
Minister of the Crown – 8 minutes
Leader of the Opposition – 8 minutes
Prime Minister’s Rebuttal – 3 minutes

A 30-second grace period will be allowed for each debater, after which the speech will be terminated. The Government will be given 2 minutes to define the terms in the room with the Opposition and the judge, followed by a 10-minute preparation time for both teams. The Government Team should repair to the hallway for the preparation period. Debaters are strictly forbidden from consulting any reference materials during the preparation period or during the debate. Violation of this rule will warrant disqualification from the Tournament.

Directions to St. Sebastian’s School are available on our website. Please note that registration, meals and all of the debates will take place in the Academic Building.

Information on rules, scoring, points of information, etc. can be found in the rules section of our league website. Please see the five PDFs under the heading “DANEIS Parliamentary Debate with POIs.” We ask that your debaters and judges be thoroughly familiar with all of this information prior to the tournament as we will have just a short time for the judges’ and debaters’ briefing on the day of the debate. There are also a couple of helpful videos in the members’ section of the website.

We look forward to seeing you on October 8, and want to express our appreciation for your participation.

Michael P. Nerbonne
Debate Coach

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Dear Fellow Debaters,

The Roxbury Latin School Debate Society cordially invites you to participate in our Parliamentary Debate Tournament on Sunday, September 17, 2017. There will be both Novice and Advanced divisions. With all DANEIS parliamentary debates now using extemporaneous straight resolutions and allowing only Points of Information (no Points of Order, no Points of Personal Privilege, no heckling), we hope that you will be able to join us for this league opener. Attached is a file that contains the complete package of DANEIS Parliamentary materials for prepping judges and debaters. It takes time to read through these materials, so please be sure to give new judges this material well in advance. As always, there will be new resolutions for each of the three rounds. While no redefinition will be necessary, there will be a two minute definition-of-terms period, where all debaters must stay in the room with the judge and speaker to agree to terms before the 10-minute preparation time begins. During the 10-minute preparation period, the Government should repair to the hallway to prepare separately from the Opposition. As with all DANEIS tournaments, it is strictly understood that teams may not consult any reference materials of any kind (electronic or otherwise) during their preparation time or during the actual debate. Teams that violate these rules will be disqualified from the tournament. The format will be as follows:

Prime Minister – 5 minute constructive
Member of the Opposition – 8 minute speech
Minister of the Crown – 8 minute speech
Leader of the Opposition – 8 minute speech
Prime Minister – 3 minute rebuttal

Each school may enter no more than one four-person team in each division, and must also provide one judge for each four-person team. In accordance with DANEIS league rules, student judges will not be permitted to judge advanced debates, and students judging in the novice division must be experienced debaters who have competed in DANEIS tournaments at the advanced level. Parents of students debating in the advanced division should judge ONLY in the NOVICE division.

All schools are expected to brief their judges thoroughly on the rules, format, and the scoring techniques of debating. The top teams in the Advanced division will conduct a public exhibition debate after the three rounds have been completed. Last year’s winners of our two traveling trophies (Best School & Best Advanced Speaker), please be sure to bring these trophies with you to the competition or mail them to Stewart Thomsen in time for them to be awarded the day of this year’s debate. Many thanks!

Registration on the day of the debate will be held from 10:30 to 11:15 A.M. Teams arriving after the close of registration will not be allowed to compete. A single briefing for both judges and debaters will follow the registration in Rousmaniere Hall. Dinner for DANEIS coaches will be served in the Farnham Room after the 3rd round as part of their fall DANEIS coaches meeting. Dinner for everyone else will be served in the Refectory after the third round to avoid lost time while the scoring room tallies the results of Round III to determine the participants in the Exhibition Round. We will start the Exhibition Round as soon as possible. The scoring of the debate and the standings in each division will be announced immediately following the Exhibition Round. There is a $60 entry fee for each four-person team, and an additional $15 entry fee for each observer in order to offset food costs. Please make checks payable to “The Roxbury Latin School.”

Please fill out the enclosed entry form and e-mail it to us by Tuesday, September 12. We would greatly appreciate it if you could provide the names of your debaters by that date as well. Because our space is limited, we encourage schools to contact us ahead of this deadline as we may run out of space before September 12. If you have any questions, please e-mail Stewart Thomsen at stewart.thomsen@roxburylatin.org.

Sincerely,
Joseph Nero – RL Debate President
Stewart Thomsen – RL Debate Advisor