National Parliamentary Debate League NPDL Fall Invitational
2023 — NSDA Campus, US
Schedule
SCHEDULE (PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME)
Note: Pairings are out ~10 min. b-4 Round Topic time. Then debaters have 20 min. of prep before the debate begins. Forfeit is 10 min. after the debate is scheduled to start. So with Round 1 scheduled for 8:25 PDT, pairings should be out at 8:15, topic/prep at 8:25, debate at 8:45, forfeit at 8:55. Tab will let you know if there are delays.
Saturday, October 21
8:00 AM (PDT) - Equity Briefing (Everyone, Zoom)
8:25 AM (PDT) - Judge Instructions (Zoom)
8:25 AM (PDT) - Round 1 Topic (NSDA Campus for round + NPDL Website for topic)
10:15 AM (PDT) - Round 2 Topic (NSDA Campus for round + NPDL Website for topic)
Lunch after Round 2
12:30 PM (PDT) - Round 3 Topic (NSDA Campus for round + NPDL Website for topic)
2:15 PM (PDT) - Round 4 Topic (NSDA Campus for round + NPDL Website for topic)
4:00 PM (PDT) - Round 5 Topic (NSDA Campus for round + NPDL Website for topic)
Speaker Awards
Sunday, October 22
8:15 AM (PDT) - Open Octofinals/Novice Semis (Zoom)
10:15 AM (PDT) - Open Quarterfinals/Novice Finals (Zoom)
12:30 PM (PDT) - Meeting of Members (Google Meet)
2:30 PM (PDT) - Open Semifinals (Zoom)
4:15 PM (PDT) - Open Finals (Zoom)
SCHEDULE (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME)
Saturday, October 22
11:00 AM (EDT) - Equity Briefing (Everyone, Zoom)
11:25 AM (EDT) = Judge Instructions (Zoom)
11:25 AM (EDT) - Round 1 (NSDA Campus for round + NPDL Website for topic)
1:15 PM (EDT) - Round 2 (NSDA Campus for round + NPDL Website for topic)
Lunch after Round 2
3:30 PM (EDT) - Round 3 (NSDA Campus for round + NPDL Website for topic)
5:15 PM (EDT) - Round 4 (NSDA Campus for round + NPDL Website for topic)
7:00 PM (EDT) - Round 5 (NSDA Campus for round + NPDL Website for topic)
Speaker Awards
Sunday, October 23
11:15 AM (EDT) - Open Octofinals/Novice Semis (Zoom)
1:15 PM (EDT) - Open Quarterfinals/Novice Finals (Zoom)
3:30 PM (EDT) - Meeting of Members (Google Meet)
5:30 PM (EDT) - Open Semifinals (Zoom)
7:15 PM (EDT) - Open Finals (Zoom)
Each team will have ten minutes of tech time per round to resolve technical issues. Late arrival to a round will use tech time; there is no separate forfeit time.
All rounds are single-flighted.
We will use single topics for prelims, and topic strikes for elims.