The Hurricane
Debates
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
February 1-3, 2008
http://debate.miami.edu/college/
Offering 6 preliminary
rounds of debate plus appropriate elimination
rounds in Open, J.V., and
Novice Policy Debate
The University of Miami
Debate Team and School of Communication invite you to our beautiful campus and
exciting community for fun, sun and excellent debate in South Florida on
February 1-3, 2008. We promise
excellent hospitality and efficient tab room management. Dr. Mike Davis of James Madison
University will direct the tab room.
This year’s tournament will be recognized by CEDA and ADA. Please join us!
Hotel Information:
Holiday Inn University of
Miami, 1350 South Dixie Highway,
Coral Gables, Florida 33146, directly across US-1 from campus. They have offered us a flat rate of
$119. Call 1-800-HOLIDAY or 305-667-5611
and be sure to use the event code “UDT”
The cutoff for reservations is 01/10/2008. Our contact at the HI is Denise Grant. February in South Florida is High
Season; availability is limited and rates are high. Please make your reservations soon!
Alternatives:
For a list of additional hotels
offering UM rates, you may wish to visit:
http://www6.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/0,1770,29105-1;12593-2;51729-3,00.html
As alternatives, we suggest
these mid level properties close to campus (note, some of these are also listed
at the university link above):
Best Western South Miami,
5959 S.W. 71st St., Miami, 305-667-5424
Courtyard by Marriott
Dadeland, 9075 S. Dadeland Blvd., Miami, 305-670-1220
Doubletree Hotel, 2649
Bayshore Dr., Coconut Grove, 305-858-2500
Gables Motor Inn, 730 S.
Dixie Highway, Coral Gables, 305-661-7999
Hampton Inn Dadeland, 8200
South West 70th Avenue Miami Florida. 33143 Phone: (305) 269-0072
Hampton Inn Coconut Grove,
2800 S.W. 28th Terrace, Miami, 305-448-2800
Holiday Inn Coral Gables
Business District, 2051 LeJeune Road, Coral Gables, 305-443-2301
Radisson Kendall Hotel, 9100
N. Kendall Dr., Miami, 305-279-7700
Terrace Inn, 1430 S. Dixie
Highway, Coral Gables, 305-662-8845 (This is the closest and cheapest)
Alternate Hotel information
at Miami International Airport: http://miami.hotelguide.net/hl1ap.htm
Alternate Hotel information
in Coral Gables: http://miami.hotelguide.net/hl1cg.htm
Alternate Hotel information
in Coconut Grove: http://miami.hotelguide.net/hl1co.htm
Alternate Hotel information
on Miami Beach: http://miami.hotelguide.net/hl1mb.htm
Miami International Airport
(MIA) is most convenient to campus.
Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) is about 45 minutes away. West Palm Beach International (PBI) is about an hour and a
half drive. Southwest Airlines
flies into Ft. Lauderdale only.
Car rental rates tend to be very reasonable here. For airport transportation (MIA only),
we recommend SuperShuttle, http://www.supershuttle.com/default.aspx?content=Miami,
or local cabs.
Entries: At this
time, we will not limit entries, however, we reserve the right to do so as
necessary to facilitate the tournament.
We have very limited room availability. Please enter as soon as possible, and no later than 5:00
p.m. (Miami time), Monday, January 28th.
How to Enter: We will
be using the Bruschke website for tournament entries. Please enter at
www.debateresults.com If you have difficulty with the entry
process or need assistance, please contact Professor Steinberg. Again, the entry cut-off date is Monday,
January 28th, at 5:00 p.m. in
Miami. Please be sure to enter
your school and your students by that date.
Contact Information: For
information, assistance, etc…, please call the Tournament Director, David L.
Steinberg, 305-284-5553 (office), 305-926-8498 (cell), dave@miami.edu
Maps and Directions: For Maps
and directions to the campus, visit http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,2472-1;2445-2;2923-3,00.html#directions
Or for simple maps:
For specific directions to
The School of Communication, visit
http://com.miami.edu/directions/
For directions to The Holiday
Inn, visit
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/MIAUM/transportation
Debate Information:
6
rounds of team topic policy debate in Open, J.V. and Novice Debate on the 2007-2008
CEDA Resolution: Resolved:
that the United States Federal Government should increase its constructive
engagement with the government of one or more of: Afghanistan, Iran, Lebanon,
the Palestinian Authority, and Syria, and it should include offering them a
security guarantee(s) and/or a substantial increase in foreign assistance.
We will maintain the divisions
as long as it is possible to pair 6 rounds where each team debates six
different opponents. If a division
is not large enough to allow for this, divisions will be collapsed, but awards
will be given to top speakers in their original division (example, if JV collapses
into Open, the top JV speakers will still be recognized.)
Format 9-3-6,10 minutes
preparation time. University of
Miami teams may participate.
Judges must assign a winner and a loser in each debate. Eligibility for participation and for
divisions will be consistent with current Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA)
and American Debate Association (ADA) rules. We will honor the CEDA and ADA standards for ethical
practice, sexual discrimination, tournament administration and evidence policy. The ADA rules are available at http://www.liberty.edu/academics/communications/debate/index.cfm?PID=15224 (thank you to Liberty University!)
Awards will be provided to all elimination round
participants, and to at least the top 20% of speakers. Maximum number of elimination
rounds as consistent with ADA and CEDA standards will be offered
Judging: You must provide one judge for every
2 teams (or fraction thereof).
If you are unable to provide judging, we may not be able to accept your
entry. We will have a limited
amount of hired judging available at $100 per uncovered team. Please let us know as soon as possible
if you anticipate needing to hire judging.
If the number of teams
and judges allows, we will offer some form of mutually preferred judge
assignment. If we are able to
employ MPF, we will do so across all divisions.
Fees: $85 per team to be collected at
registration. Please pay by school. Checks should be made out to UM
Debate.
Amenities: snacks, Saturday breakfast, Saturday
lunch, and other hospitality will be provided
Schedule:
Friday, February 1 2:00
– 3:00 Registration
UM School of Communication Courtyard
4:00
Round
I
6:30 Round
II
Saturday, February 2 9:30 posting
of Round III
10:00 Round
III
1:00 Round
IV
4:00 Round
V
7:00 Round
VI
Sunday,
February 3 8:30
a.m. posting
of Elimination Rounds
9:30 First
Elimination Round
12:00 Awards
12:30 Elimination
Rounds Continue