2017BORDERLAND SWING TOURNAMENT
Greetings, Colleagues!
The Miners of The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and the Tejanos of El Paso Community College (EPCC) invite you to attend the 2017Borderland Swing Tournament being held the weekend of January27th, 28th, and 29thin El Paso, Texas, our friendly Sun City! Part I on Friday-Saturday, will be hosted by EPCC; Part 2 on Sunday will be hosted by UTEP. Both tournamentswill be held on the Transmountain Campus of El Paso Community College, located at 9570 Gateway Blvd. North, El Paso, TX 79924.
Not only does El Paso offer a climate which is typically free of severe winter weather, itis also an exciting cityto visit, both culturally and geographically. Located in far West Texas along the Rio Grande River and the US/Mexico international boundary, El Paso and its sister city ofCiudad Juárez, Mexico, form a large multicultural urban area. Without leaving El Paso, which is ranked among the safest large cities in the US, you and your students will get a taste of our unique borderland culture, where American Indian, European and Latinxinfluences have melded into a culture which is richly complex and fascinating, with both English and Spanish being spoken everywhere. Scenic roads along the mountain range which transects the city give spectacular views of two countries (the US and Mexico) and three states (Texas, New Mexico and Chihuahua). All types of food are available, but the Mexican food of the El Paso borderland is authentic, delicious, and not to be missed!
The tournament will feature IPDA and NPDA Debate on Friday, and I. E. tournaments on both Saturday & Sunday featuring all AFA-NIET events. Awards will be presented to all students who break to out rounds in IPDA Debate, finals in Individual Events, top speakers in IPDA Debate and Individual Events, as well as to the top Novice competitor in each event. Sweepstakes will be awarded to the top three Universities and top three Community Colleges (if warranted) in Debate and Individual Events for Part I and for I. E. in Part 2.In addition, the Overall Borderland Swing Sweepstakes for the entire weekend will be presented at the Sunday Awards ceremony.
While there is no designated tournament hotel, there are many lodging options in the El Paso area that are moderately priced. Our tournament hospitality includes the following: Coffee service will be offered each morning; dinner will be provided on Friday evening, and lunch will be offered both Saturday and Sunday.
We look forward to seeing you this spring in the Sun City!
Dr. Mary C. Trejo, Director of Forensics, The University of Texas at El Paso
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Keith Townsend, El Paso Community College Performance Studies Artistic Director ()
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, January 27
11:00 amIPDA/NPDA Debate Registration
12:00 pmTopic Select Rd. 1
12:30 pmRound I
1:20 pmTopic Select Rd. 2
1:50 pmRound 2
2:40 pmTopic Select Rd. 3
3:10 pmRound 3
4:00 pmTopic Select Rd. 4
4:30 pmRound 4
5:15 pm Dinner Break (Dinner Provided)
5:45Breaks Announced
6:00 pmTopic SelectElim # 1
6:30 pmElim # 1 Round
7:30 pmTopic SelectElim # 2
8:00 pmElim # 2 Round
8:45 pmTopic SelectElim # 3 (if warranted)
9:15 pm Elim # 3
Saturday, January 28 & Sunday, January 29
8:00 amRegistration
8:30 amExtemp Draw Rd. 1
8:45 amRd. 1 Flight A
10:00 amRd. 1 Flight B
11:15 amRd. 2 Flight B
12:15 pmLunch (Provided)
12:45 pmExtemp Draw Rd. 2
1:00 pmRd. 2 Flight A
2:00 pmFinals Flight B (Semis if event size warrants)
3:30 pmExtemp Draw Finals
4:00 pmFinals Flight A (and any events that went to Semis)
6:00 pmAwards
I. E. Conflict Patterns
Pattern A: CA, DI, DUO, Extemp, Persuasive, POI
Pattern B: ADS, Prose, Poetry, Informative, Impromptu
Students may NOTdouble enter in NPDA and IPDA.
REGISTRATION
Tournament Registration will be handled via Forensicstournament.net. Registration will be open until 2:00 pm (Mountain Time) on Wednesday, January 25th. Drops may occur without additional charge until 2:00 pm (Mountain Time) on Thursday, January 26th. Novice designations should be made through email () or at registration. No Novice designations will be accepted after the first round of competition has begun. Results will be posted on Forensicstouranment.net shortly after the conclusion of the tournaments.
JUDGE RESPONSIBILITY
Please bring judges!
One Judge can cover four IPDA entries
One Judge can cover two NPDA teams
One Judge can cover 6 Individual Event Entries per pattern each day
Uncovered IPDA/NPDA Judge Fee is $50.00
Uncovered I. E. Judge Fee is $10.00 per event entry
FEES
School Fee (per tournament)$25.00
IPDA Entry$20.00
Parli Debate$40.00
Individual Event Entry$10.00
Duo Entry$15.00
Uncovered IPDA/NPDA Entry$50.00
Uncovered I. E. Entry$10.00
Drops after Thurs. January 26th, 2:00 pm………….Original Entry Fee Charged
Payment of fees for the Friday IPDA/NPDA Tournament and Saturday I. E. tournament should be either cash or checks, made payable to El Paso Community College.
Payment of fees for the Sunday I. E. Tournament should be either cash or checks; further payment instructions will follow later.
RULES
IPDA/NPDA will have general topic selection at a location TBA. Rules will follow standard IPDA/NPDA rules. Students may not double enter in IPDA and NPDA.
AFA-NIET rules will govern Individual Events.
SWEEPSTAKES
Sweepstakes Points will be awarded as follows:
Debate
Prelim Win3 points
Quarter Finalist5 points
Semi Finalist10 points
2nd Place15 points
1st Place20 points
Individual Events
7th/Semi Finalist1 point
6th Place2 points
5th Place4 points
4th Place6 points
3rd Place8 points
2nd Place10 points
1st Place12 points
Top Novice10 points
Team Sweepstakes will be tabulated as the sum of all a competitor’s Sweepstakes points.
Individual Competitor Sweepstakes awards will be given to the top five speakers at each half of the swing.Individual Competitor Sweepstakes for the entirety of the Sun Carnival Swing will also be awarded on Sunday. To be eligible for Individual Sweepstakes awards, students must be entered in 4 or more events.
IPDA/NPDA Debate points count toward the Debate Sweepstakes which will be given out during the Saturday half of the swing.
Individual Events points from the Saturday half of the swing will count toward the I. E. Sweepstakes Saturday. Debate and Individual Events Points will count toward the Overall Team Sweepstakes Saturday.
Individual Events points from the Sunday half of the swing will count toward the I. E. Sweepstakes Sunday.
IPDA/NPDA and All Individual Events Points from both halves will count toward the Sun Carnival Overall Swing Sweepstakes Awards presented on Sunday.