1. Parli Topic Doc

1. All competitors, judges, observers and coaches must have completed the Covid Safety Check form and wear masks in indoor spaces while at the event. You can find more here: CFL Covid Clearance Info
2. Schools must have completed CFL's re-registration procedure (CFL Registration Info)

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Tentative Schedule @ MILPITAS HIGH

7:20-7:45 Covid Clearance

7:30 - 8:15 Coach check-in

8:30 Round 1 Flight A begins (start Flight B immediately after entering Flight A ballots, if applicable)

10:45 Round 2 Flight A begins (start Flight B immediately after entering Flight A ballots, if applicable)

1:15 Round 3 Flight A begins (start Flight B immediately after entering Flight A ballots, if applicable)

3:30 Round 4 Flight A begins (start Flight B immediately after entering Flight A ballots, if applicable)

6:00 or ASAP AWARDS

Flighting will be determined by the number of entries. We expect to flight some or all of LD and some or all of PF

For parliamentary debate, the topic announcement will occur at the scheduled start time, with rounds beginning 20 min later.

Debate Judging Ratios:

1 judge : 3 LD entries

1 judge : 2 PF entries

1 judge : 2 parli entries

1 judge : 2 policy entries

All judges should complete the NSDA Cultural Competency Training found on the Tabroom website and must have a linked Tabroom account. You may NOT enter students as judges for any division except for Novice.

Topics:

PF - NSDA Nocember- Resolved: The United States’ strategy of Great Power Competition produces more benefits than harms.

LD - NSDA Nocember - Resolved: The People’s Republic of China ought to prioritize environmental protection over economic growth.

Policy - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its security cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in one or more of the following areas: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity.

The Parli Topic Area will be "Tech Policy."

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