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Greetings from the Northwestern Debate Society,

You are invited to participate in the 59th Owen L. Coon Memorial Debate Tournament at Northwestern University, Saturday, September 14^th, through Monday, September 16^th, 2024, on our Evanston campus.

We will have Open and JV divisions. Everyone is strongly encouraged to participate live at Northwestern, but we will accommodate remote teams. Elimination debates in Open will start (elimination debates in JV will finish) on Monday at the Hilton Orrington/Evanston adjacent to campus.

***Mid-Round Needs + Shuttle Transportation Requests***

For any mid-round needs or shuttle van transportation on campusplease email: olchelpline@gmail.com – we will be monitoring this email extensively during the OLC and will serve as our primary mid-round & van transportation contact method.

***CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR***

---NEW email helpline for on campus van shuttling & mid-round support communication.

---8 prelims in Open.

---No provided bus transportation between The Orrington and Campus (even if it’s raining).

---No breaking brackets. We will continue side equalization.

---4 rounds of judging required per entry.

---Pending final numbers – we will have a novice breakout semi-finals elim round.

Schedule

Ourschedule is in the tournament packet and in the hyper-linked Google Sheet. The 2024 OLC will feature eight preliminary debates and will break to at least a full double-octos field for elimination debates in Open. JV will have 6 prelims; JV elims will likely break to a partial-octofinals (pending final numbers).

***Hotel Information & Booking Link***

https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/nudebatesocietyroomblock/

Reservations can also be made by calling Hilton Central Reservations at 1-800-HILTONS (1-800-445-8667). Please identify with the group code NUDEBA to receive the group rate.

Please note when booking in the provided link: there are fewer block rate rooms available for Monday night at the Orrington.

The cut-off date for the room block is next Wednesday, August 21st. After this date, any unreserved rooms will be released, and the group rate will no longer be available.

We could unfortunately only secure a small block of rooms at the Orrington due to the Big 10 football game in town that weekend. A list of nearby hotels in Evanston and Skokie (the neighboring suburb) are also linked in the tournament invite.

Tournament Tab Staff

Dr. Daniel Fitzmier is the Tournament Director. Gary Larson will tabulate the tournament. Nik Stamenković Diez will be the Assistant Tournament Director.

We are looking forward to seeing you in September! I know I speak for the entire NU Debate Society and its alums when I say that hosting this event is something we look forward to; we are delighted that you will be joining us in Evanston again for a weekend of excellent debating. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.

Sincerely,

Dr. Daniel J. Fitzmier on behalf of the Northwestern Debate Society

*The tournament invite is subject to updates between now and the tournament.

Updated 9/11/2024