Full information available on the Fall Champs page!
Year: 2012
2013 China Debate Tour
China Debate Tour – May 26 – June 10, 2013
Arrangements for the 2013 Debate Tour of China are not affiliated with the International Debate Education Association or Irvine Valley College. All reservations must be made directly with the Chinese Tour Agency, HOLIDAY-PLEASANT.
A US travel agent will be trying to locate group airfare for a May 26, 2013 arrival. All schools must deal directly with the travel agent, or a travel agent of their own choosing. A US agent has not yet been identified. Prices below do not reflect international airfare.
All Xi’an tournament registrations must be made through IDEA and the host school, Xi’an International Studies University.
Cost = $1165 (single supplement $390) Please contact Gary Rybold with any questions.
Itinerary
TRAVEL DAY May 25 leave LAX (or other arranged airport)
Day 1. May 26. Shanghai Arrival
Arrive in Shanghai. Upon arrival, meet and transfer to the four-star Lantian Hotel. Rest of the day is free at your leisure.
Day 2. May 27 Shanghai (B, L, D)
Visit the Yuyuan Garden, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the Bund and enjoy the Huangpu River cruise in the evening.
Day 3 May 28. Shanghai / Suzhou (B, L, D)
Drive from Shanghai to Suzhou. Visit the Tongli Water Town, the Master of Nets Garden, Silk Factory. Tonight you will stay in the four-star Holiday Inn Youlian Hotel.
Day 4. May 29. Suzhou / Hangzhou (B, L, D)
Drive from Suzhou to Hangzhou. Visit the West Lake with boat ride, Six Harmonies Pagoda and Tea Plantation. Tonight you will stay in the four-star Sunny Hotel. After dinner, you will appreciate the famous Impression Show of West Lake.
Day 5 May 30. Hangzhou / Xi’an (B, L, D)
Fly from Shanghai to Xian. Pick up at the airport and directly drive to Terra Cotta Warriors. visit Shaanxi Historical Museum. Enjoy mutton soup at Muslim restaurant. Tour the Muslim Street. Then transfer to the hotel.
Hotel accommodation must be arranged through the China Open Host School – XISU
Day 6 May 31.
IDEA Tournament in Xi’an.
Day 7. June 1.
Tournament in Xi’an.
Day 8. June 2. Xi’an
Tournament in Xi’an.
Day 9. June 3. Xi’an / Beijing (SL)
Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda Square, the Stone Tablets Museum, Ancient City Wall and Bell Tower. Enjoy the famous Dumpling Banquet for lunch. Afternoon flight to Beijing. Tonight you will stay over at four-star Holiday Inn Downtown Hotel.
Day 10. June 4. Beijing (B, L)
Visit the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. Enjoy the exciting acrobatic show this evening.
Day 11. June 5. Beijing (B, L, SD)
You will visit the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs. On the way back to the city area, you will take an overlook of the Olympic Stadiums. Enjoy the famous Peking Duck for dinner.
Day12. June 6. Beijing(B, L)
Morning tour will bring you to visit the Hutongs by rickshaw. Later, you will visit the Temple of Heaven and Silk Market (best shopping in Beijing).
Day 13. June 7. Beijing (B)
Tentative tournament at Beijing Foreign Studies University (1-3 days). You will continue to stay in the Holiday Inn, but lunch and dinner are on your own.
Day 14. June 8. Beijing (B)
Tournament in Beijing You will continue to stay in the Holiday Inn, but lunch and dinner are on your own.
Day 15. June 9. Beijing (B)
Tournament in Beijing You will continue to stay in the Holiday Inn, but lunch and dinner are on your own.
Day16. June 10. Beijing departure. (B)
Today you will transfer to the airport and take homeward flight. Service ends.
The above quotation includes:
1. Hotel accommodations with daily breakfast in Hangzhou, Suzhou, Shanghai and Beijing.
2. All the domestic air transportation listed in the schedule. (Hangzhou / Xi’an / Beijing)
3. All the entrance fees to the attractions mentioned above.
4. Meals at local restaurants with one cup of soft drinks indicated in the schedule.
5. Special dinner arrangements and evening entertainment listed in the schedule.
6. English speaking guides along the trip.
7. Airport/hotel/airport transfers, ground transfers and transfers for all the sightseeing activities during the trip.
The quotation excludes:
1. International airfares and taxes.
2. Hotel accommodations in Xian.
3. National guide.
4. Single supplement.
5. Tips and personal expenses.
6. Passport and Chinese visa.
7. Travel Insurance.
2012 Seminar Information available
Full information available on the seminar page.
September 10, 2012
Dear Colleagues:
The 2012 PSCFA Seminar will be held on Saturday, September 15th at Orange Coast College. The campus is located at 2701 Fairview Road. Costa Mesa, CA 92626. Please park in Lot E off of Merrimac. The Adams Lot (closest to Science Hall) is unavailable to guests because it will be occupied by Costa Mesa’s local swap meet. After your team has found a parking space, all students and coaches will want to report to Science Hall.
Maps and directions can be found at:
http://www.orangecoastcollege.edu/about_occ/directions.htm
Looking forward to seeing you there,
Bill Neesen
Long Beach/Irvine Valley College
Vice President, PSCFA
Double Up Invitation
Invitation for the 2012 California Double Up hosted at APU is now available for download (PDF)
Registration for the first tournament (Fri-Sat) is here and the second tournament (Sun) is here – both on forensicstournament.net.
Fullerton College EARLY BIRD Debate & Speech Tournament September 21, 2012
Fullerton College EARLY BIRD Debate & Speech Tournament September 21, 2012
Fullerton College welcomes you to the Fullerton College EARLY BIRD Forensics Tournament Friday, September 21, 2012. We’re offering 3 rounds of Public Forum Debate and 2 rounds of Individual Events (Persuasion and/or Informative).
We’re following up the Public Forum debates hosted by Cal State Fullerton and us earlier–with matching format. Public Forum offers an “old school” debate experience, with a focus on a moderate amount of research (sources below) and a renewed focus on delivery and reasoning. The tournament is ideal for new debaters.
-Judges should hold college degrees, but do not necessarily need prior debate experience.
-The focus of the debate is on communication, reasoning, and examining the substance of the resolution. Not “procedurals.” Formal debate theory is not assumed, and debaters should adjust their arguments accordingly. Quotations are limited to essays below; but students may refer to news, essays, and other “common knowledge.” Each team is comprised or two debaters. Each school needs to bring one judge for every two (2) debate teams it enters.
Because of room limitations, we have limited entries. So first come, first serve. We’ll try to accommodate everyone, but please realize that we may have to limit some entries.
-DEADLINE FOR ENTRY: September 18, 2012 6.00 PM.
-Debate rounds are randomly matched. Sides flip for round 3. IEs will have 2 rounds, and possibly a final round depending on the number of entries. NO DOUBLE ENTRIES please.
-NO FEES (be sure to bring judges!). Food is available on and near the campus.
-AWARDS: Of course. Certificates and/or music CDs to top winners.
For information contact:
Doug Kresse (Director of Forensics)
Fullerton College
321 East Chapman Avenue
dkresse@fullcoll.edu 714-992-7306
Guidelines
Debaters are encouraged to use evidence, but may only quote from the sources listed below. Debaters may refer to relevant news shows, essays, and other “common knowledge.” (With this topic, there’s lots of news daily.) All evidence may be used for affirmative and/or negative arguments.
Time limits: 5 minute constructive, 2 minute cross-x, 3 minute rebuttals; 5 minutes prep.
Schedule:
Registration: 11:20-11:45am (528N)
Greeting: 11:45-12.00pm (528N)
Round 1: 12:00-1.30pm
Round 2: 1.30-2.45pm
Round 3 2.45-3.45pm
Awards: 4.00 pm (Room 528N)
RESOLUTION: THE UNITED STATES SHOULD MILITARILY INTERVENE IN SYRIA.
Essays (quotations in round are limited to these sources; but debaters are encouraged to use read elsewhere and use common knowledge).
AFFIRMATIVE
Bernard-Henri Levy (August 20, 2012). “End the slaughter now!” Newsweek/Daily Beast.
John McCain, Joseph Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham (August 5, 2012). “The risk of inaction in Syria.” Washington Post.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mccain-lieberman-and-graham-the-risks-of-inaction-in-syria/2012/08/05/4a63585c-dd91-11e1-8e43-4a3c4375504a_story.html
Kurt Volker, (April 24, 2012). “The case for military intervention in Syria,” Christian Science Monitor.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2012/0424/The-case-for-military-intervention-in-Syria
Michael Weiss (February 9, 2012). “Break the stalemate! A blueprint for a military intervention in Syria.” The New Republic.
http://www.tnr.com/article/world/100599/syrian-intervention-humanitarian-alawite-assad-crisis
NEGATIVE
Henri Barkey (August 23, 2012). “Why intruiding on another Muslim country is ill advised.” Washington Post.
Nicholas Gvosdev (August 3, 2012). “Syria and the Bosnia fallacy.” National Interest.
http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/syria-the-bosnia-fallacy-7288
Dalia Dassa Kaye and David Kaye, (August 8, 2012), “The right way to help Syria’s rebels,” LA TIMES.
http://articles.latimes.com/print/2012/aug/08/opinion/la-oe-kaye-syria-intervention-20120808
Joshua Landis (June 5, 2012), “Stay out of Syria.” Foreign Policy.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/06/05/stay_out_of_syria
2012 Cool Off Invite Available
March 28, 2012
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of PSCFA, I would like to invite you to the 2012 PSCFA Cool-Off Tournament, April 28-29, at Saddleback College. With the season coming to an end the Cool-Off is a great opportunity to introduce new students to forensics and possibly add a few recruits for the coming year.
A unique aspect of the Cool-Off is that it is for novices and rookies only. This allows for students with little or no competition experience to compete with students of their level.
This is also a great opportunity for coaches to take a break and give junior and senior competitors a chance to get on the other side of the ballot and judge a few rounds. Those junior and senior students that do judge will not sacrifice any competitive eligibility for later seasons since this is a novice only event. Remember, all judges must be certified for PSCFA tournaments so please have them go to the PSCFA website and read the Forensics Related Educational Document (F.R.E.D.) to certify online.
The debate portion of the tournament will take place on Saturday. NFA-LD debate will be on Saturday scheduled at the same time as parliamentary debate. We will offer four preliminary rounds and one elimination round for the novice division. On Sunday, we will offer two preliminary rounds and finals for all 11 individual events, plus Cultural Artifact (no scholarships awarded).
In addition to the tournament, Saddleback will also be hosting the PSCFA Spring Meeting and coach’s lunch at 1:00pm on Saturday. Items on the agenda include discussing the year in review, electing new officers, and selecting a site for the 2012 Fall Coaches Conference.
ENTRY DEADLINE is Tuesday, April 24 at 6:00pm through http://www.forensicstournament.net Changes may be made through Wednesday, April 25, at 6:00pm at no charge.
I look forward to seeing you at the Cool-Off. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
April Griffin
Tournament Director
2012 Spring Champs Invite Available
January 10, 2012
Dear Colleague:
On behalf of PSCFA, I would like to invite you to the PSCFA Spring Championship Tournament to be held at Moorpark College February 24-26, 2012. We promise outstanding hospitality and a well-run tournament.
Students may compete in rookie, novice, junior, and senior divisions of Parliamentary Debate, novice, junior, and senior divisions of NFA L/D; as well as one division of Readers Theater. Additionally, we offer novice, junior, and senior divisions of 12 individual events. There will be four preliminary and the appropriate elimination rounds in debate; and two preliminary and final rounds (with sufficient entry) in individual events.
All entries are due by 6:00 p.m. on Monday, February 20th, 2012. YOU MUST USE THE WEB ENTRY SYSTEM – NO EXCEPTIONS. Visit www.forensicstournament.net to enter. Tournament Entry will be available beginning on February 13th.
Other Important Announcements:
1) Fees have been raised for individual events, debate events, uncovered entries, and drop fees. Please review the fee sheet at the end of this invitation for changes. The web registration will also estimate your fees for Spring Champs.
2) PSCFA does not allow uncovered Debate and Theater entries unless allowed by the Tournament Director. At the present time I cannot guarantee any teams will be allowed to buy out of this commitment. I am in the process of finding hired judges. Our first priority is to provide hired judges to cover PSCFA commitments. If anyone knows of judges for hire, please have them contact me by email (rpetrello@vcccd.edu). PSCFA now pays $15 a round.
3) The winner of Cultural Artifact will no longer receive a scholarship.
4) We will be enforcing the nuisance fee for drops and no-shows (including judges).
5) PSCFA has a different format for the first two rounds of parliamentary debate. Please consult the schedule and inform your students and judges of the procedures. Remember, that teams not reporting 15 minutes after the topic has been announced for round 1 will be dropped from the tournament.
6) ALL JUDGES MUST BE CERTIFIED BEFORE THEY CAN BE USED TO COVER YOUR COMMITMENT. IF YOU HAVE NOT CERTIFIED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, YOU MUST RE-CERTIFY. Please have your judges go to http://www.pscfa.org and click on the “FRED” link. If your judges show up to the tournament uncertified, they will not be able to judge round one (so they can read “Fred” and get certified) and your school will incur a judging penalty. Judges must register with the judges table upon arrival.
7) The tournament headquarters will be in Fountain Hall.
Attached please find more detailed tournament information, a description of tournament rules and procedures and entry forms. Please refer to the PSCFA HANDBOOK for the newest information on Rules. If you do not have a copy of the PSCFA HANDBOOK, please check PSCFA’s website at http://www.pscfa.org
If you have any questions please contact me at rpetrello@vcccd.edu
Rolland Petrello
Tournament Director
PSCFA.org 