[eDebate] UNT (DeMougeot/James Debates) Tournament Invitation

[Brian Lain]

Dear Community: 
The University of North Texas Debate Forum and the Department of
Communication Studies at UNT are pleased to invite you and your debate
teams to attend the annual William R. DeMougeot/ Rick James Memorial
Debates on January 4-6, 2004. The tournament this year will include two
divisions of debate on the 2004/2005 CEDA/NDT topic, have quality
preliminary rounds in Open, Junior, and Novice divisions, and clear to
an appropriate number of elimination rounds for each division. 
Preliminary rounds will be held at the University of North Texas. This
year our tournament hotel is the Radisson, (940-565-8499) which has
guaranteed us a special rate for participants in the tournament
($60.00). We strongly encourage you to stay at the tournament hotel as
registration, and all will be held there.  You should make reservations
as soon as possible. 


As our colleagues at the University of Texas at Dallas mentioned, this
tournament is held in conjunction with the "Fear and Loathing in
Dallas" tournament in order to provide two opportunities for quality
competition in Texas' lovely January weather.  The UNT prelim debates
will be held January 4th and 5th and we plan on having 6 preliminary
debates.  Participation in the DeMougeot/Rick James Memorial debates is
a prerequisite to winning the coveted "Texas Two-Step Award" given
to the team with the best prelim record at the two tournaments.  

This year there is a full day off between the two Texas steps (January
7th) and there is a full week off before the Tisinger Debates (West
Georgia).  As many of our colleagues discovered last year, we try to
provide quality competition and a ton of hospitality.  Look for even
more this year as we will host a coachs' reception January 3rd,
Breakfast and lunch for participants, coaches, and judges on January 4th
and 5th, and much, much more.  We hope you will consider joining us in
January.

Sincerely, 
Brian Lain, Director of Debate 
Casey Kelly, Debate Coach
Calum Matheson, Debate Coach
Jason Sykes, Assistant Coach
Nader Haddad, Graduate Assistant Coach
David Register, Graduate Assistant Coach
Brent Saindon, Graduate Assistant Coach
 
2005 WILLIAM R. DEMOUGEOT/RICK JAMES MEMORIAL DEBATES January 3-6, 2005

REGISTRATION: We will accept entries for the tournament through,
December 30, at 5:00 pm. We have enabled Bruschke's entry system at
www.debateresults.com. If there are any problems, email me at
blain at unt.edu. Registration will take place at the tournament hotel
on Friday night. 
DIVISIONS: We will have three divisions of debate at the tournament
this year. Open division is open to any undergraduate student with
eligibility. Junior division is open to any undergraduate with less than
four semesters participation in intercollegiate debate. And the Novice
division is open to  there is sufficient interest, we are willing and
able to host a novice division for the tournament.
JUDGING: A qualified judge must be provided to cover your judging
commitments. One judge is required for each two teams entered in any
division. There may be some judges available for hire at the rate of
$100/uncovered team, but you should let us know well in advance if you
need to hire judges. Judging obligations extend through the first
elimination round, or one round beyond your team's elimination. 
FORMAT AND RULES: We will use the 9-3-6 format, with ten minutes
preparation time per team in open and junior divisions. Rounds 1-2 will
be preset. The rest will be powered.  Debate teams consist of TWO
persons from the same school. Hybrid teams are acceptable, and may
advance to elimination rounds. We will NOT break brackets in elimination
rounds. 
FEES: Entry fees are $100/team for all divisions. This includes
trophies, tournament supply expenses, and hospitality. Please make
checks payable to "North Texas Debate."  
HOUSING: We have reserved a block of rooms at the Radisson Hotel here
in Denton. This is Denton's only 5 star hotel and they have guaranteed
us a rate of $60/night for most of the hotel's quad rooms.  This hotel
is right across the street from campus and very close to many
fine-dining establishments.  This is where the pairings will be
released, and registration will take place. Please confirm your
reservation at the Radisson by calling (940-565-8499). Make sure to
mention University of North Texas Debate. 
TRANSPORTATION: We will provide shuttle service between the tournament
hotel and UNT during the tournament. Those requiring transportation
between DFW Airport/Love Field and the hotel should contact us as soon
as possible with your flight information. 

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (Tentative):
Monday, Jan 3rd
6-9pm Registration Radisson Hotel

Tuesday, Jan 4th 
7:00am Rounds 1 and 2 released at Radisson
7:30 Breakfast at the School

8:30am-10:30am- Round 1

11:00am-1:00pm-Round 2

1:00-2:00 Lunch (Provided)

2:30pm-4:30pm- Round 3

5:00pm Round 4 Pairings released

5:30pm-7:30pm  Round 4

Wednesday, Jan 5th
7:00am Round 5 released at Radisson
7:30 Breakfast at the School

8:30am-10:30am Round 5

11:00am Round 6 pairing released

11:30-1:30pm Round 6

1:30-2:30 Lunch (provided)

3:00 Awards Assembly and First Elim Pairing released (open)

4:00pm-6:00pm First Elim debates

Thursday, Jan 6th
7:00am Quarterfinals pairings released (Open)  (JV)

8:30-11:00 Quarterfinals

Other Elimination Rounds  to follow



Hotels in Denton (These are the prices they quoted me over the phone,
we do not have a contract with anyone other than the Radisson.)
Raddison: 2211 N I-35 E Denton (940) 565-8499 - $60.00 (quad) - 
The Hampton Inn (940) 891-4900. $89.00 (quad)
Holiday Inn: 1500 Dallas Drive (940) 387-3511 - $79.00 (quad) - 
La Quinta: 700 Ft. Worth Drive (940) 387-5840 - $71.99 (quad) - 
Days Inn: I-35 East and Ft. Worth Drive (940) - 566-1990 $58.45 (quad)

Ramada: 820 S I-35 E Denton (940) 387-0591 - (quad) $80.00 (Friday and
Saturday) and $75.00  (Sunday)- 
Best Western 2910 W. University Dr, (940) 591-7726 ($82.00) - 
Clayton House Motel 1111 W. University Dr. (940) 382-9626 ($48.00) -
Comfort Suites 1100 N. I-35 (940) 898-8510 ($89.95) - 
Howard Johnsons 3116 Bandera (940) 383-1681 ($49.95 ) -
 Royal Hotel 1210 N. I-35E (940) 383-2007 (50.00 ).


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