Penn Debate Society is proud to host Penn WSDC 2025!

***As a note, we will not be using Tabroom for registration, announcements, and tabbing. For the most up-to-date information, visit our Facebook page or email us at penndebatesociety@gmail.com.

Dates: April 18-20, 2025

Time Zone: ET (GMT-4) **NOTE THE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIMEZONE

Format: World Schools Debate, 1 hour prep for impromptu motions

Location: Via Zoom + Discord

TEAM REGISTRATION (Early Deadline Mar 21, 2025 // Late Deadline Apr 5, 2025)

INDEPENDENT ADJUDICATOR APPLICATION (Deadline Mar 28, 2025)

Tournament Directors: John Wu, Alexandra Uy-Tioco

CAs: Reja Debevc, Chansol Park, Varshini Venkatesh

DCAs: TBA

Equity: TBA

Tab: TBA

DEBATER ELIGIBILITY:

- Younger than 20 years old by the last day of the competition

- Must not be enrolled in a tertiary or postsecondary institution whose first semester starts before or on the last day of the competition

- This is an open tournament — teams can be made up of debaters from different institutions.

INSTITUTIONAL JUDGE REQUIREMENTS

National teams — 1 judge of breaking quality per team (n=1)

All other teams — n/2 rounded down. Institutional judges must be available for all in-rounds. Missing judge fee = 100 USD/judge.

Requirements can be reduced on a case-by-case basis if institutions provide extremely qualified judges. Breaking teams are also required to provide institutional judges in each out-round that they qualify for. Judge requirements are the same as in-rounds (n=1 for national, n/2 rounded down for everyone else)

FEES

32 USD/debater if this form is submitted by March 21, 2025 (11:59PM EST.) This rate requires proof of payment by the same deadline.

37 USD/debater for submissions beyond the above date. Final reg and proof of payment deadline is April 5, 2025 (11:59PM EST.) Your team’s slot is not confirmed until payment is made. Please contact us if you need a fee discount/waiver. Priority will be granted based on need, then chronological order of requests

TENTATIVE schedule in ET (Break to octos will be considered based on number of registered teams):

Friday (April 18)

3:45 PM Check-In
4:30 PM Tournament Briefing
5:30 PM Round 1 (Prepared)
7:30 PM Round 2 (Impromptu)

Saturday (April 19)

9:30 AM Check-In
10:30 AM Round 3 (Impromptu)
12:30 PM Lunch Break
2:00 PM Round 4 (Prepared)
4:00 PM Round 5 (Impromptu)
7:30 PM Break + Speaker Awards

Sunday (April 20)

9:30 AM Check-In
10:00 AM Quarterfinals (Prepared)
12:30 PM Lunch Break
1:30 PM Semifinals (Impromptu)
4:30 PM Grandfinals (Impromptu)
7:30PM Results

In the case of a break to octos, Sunday schedule will be as follows. Note the prepped motion for quarters will instead become the octos prepared motion, and quarters will be impromptu.

Sunday (W/ Octos break)

8:30AM— Check in
9:00AM — Octos (Prepared)
11:00AM — Quarters (Impromptu)
1:30PM — Lunch
2:30PM — Semifinals
5:30PM — Grand Finals
8:30PM — Results