Miami-Dade Urban Debate League Tournament 2

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This is a High School tournament in Florida.

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MDUDL Shubin Law Group 2024 Policy Debate 

We are thrilled to invite you to the MDUDL Shubin Law Group 2024 Policy Debate! This invitational will feature both middle school and high school division competitions in Policy Debate. 

Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.

Tournament Details:

• Date: October 19, 2024

• Location: University of Miami - Coral Gables Campus

  • ​ 5100 Brunson Drive, Coral Gables, FL

  •  School of Communication

  • Shoma Hall - Room 3053

• Registration begins at 7:30 AM ET,  Round 1 begins at 8:00 AM ET.

• Final entries should be completed by October 12, 2024, no later than 12:00 AM ET to avoid penalties - no exceptions.

• All drops must be made by Wednesday,  October 16, 2024, by 12:00 AM ET - no exceptions.

• For guest/visiting schools, all payments should be made out to the “Miami Dade Urban Debate League”. Payments will be accepted in the form of cash, check, or money order at the tournament. Please reach out directly for inquiries. 

Competition Format:

• 3 Rounds of policy debate

• Middle School Division (Novice)

• High School Division (Novice and Varsity) 

• Entry pools may be collapsed depending on registration numbers; however, middle school and high school divisions will remain separate. 

Entry Fees for Visiting/Guest Schools:

• All entries will incur a $50 per student ($100 per team). Students will not need to separately purchase food, as it is covered in their entry fee. Food includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks for debate teams and coaches.

Judge Requirements:

• Teams must bring one judge for every two entries. 

• A fee of $100 will be charged for each missing judge to compensate for the absence.

Penalty Fees:

• Argument Limits: The MDUDL follows strict argument limits - any arguments made outside of the parameters of the provided limits will result in an automatic loss - see limits on our website at https://www.miamiudl.org/resources. 

If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to reach out to Kalyn Lee, Program Director for the Miami Dade Urban Debate League via email at klee@urbandebate.org

We look forward to your participation in this exciting policy debate invitational!

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Kalyn Lee
Email address: klee@urbandebate.org
Phone number: 786-519-3119

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