Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of Queens College at the City University of New York (CUNY) and the Queens College Speech and Debate Society, I would like to cordially invite you to attend our 5th annual Big Apple Debate Tournament online on Friday, September 27th, and Saturday, September 28^th, 2024.

**This tournament will be a synchronous online tournament on Zoom, with registration & tabulation taking place on Speechwire.com and online payment via PayPal. **

The competition will feature novice and varsity divisions of IPDA Debate and an open division of NPDA. On Friday, September 27th, and Saturday, September 27th, competitors will compete in SIX preliminary rounds of IPDA Debate and FOUR preliminary rounds of NPDA. IPDA resolutions in preliminary rounds will contain a variety of domestic, international, and NYC-themed topics!!

All entries must be received by Tuesday, September 24^th, 2024, at 5:00PM ET. You must register at the Speechwire.com website, which provides all of our tournament information. Emailed entries will not be accepted. Changes will be accepted without charge until Wednesday, September 25^th, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. ET at which point fees will be set. Late fees will be charged for any changes after the 25th at noon (in addition to any fees associated with the entry).

My hope is that this will be an excellent opportunity for new debaters to have their first tournament experience and for returning varsity competitors within our district to get into their groove for the 2024-2025 competition season. Pre-tournament updates will be distributed via the Speechwire website.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact me at any time.

Randy Perez, M.A.

Director, Queens College Speech and Debate Society

(516) 858-3156 | qcspeechteam@gmail.com