<p><strong>Welcome to the 2014 British Columbia Collegiate Canada Summer Invitational Tournament</strong></p> <p><span style=\"line-height:1.6em\">Welcome to the first of hopefully several English language speech and debate tournaments. This tournament will provide students with a unique and rewarding public speaking experience. Each event will challenge students to perform research and writing, which will stimulate critical reading, writing and thinking skills. Our learning environment will be safe, highly educational and hopefully quite enjoyable for all of our participants. We welcome you to our campus and promise to provide the best possible forensics experience.</span></p> <p><strong>3 Divisions* (per event):</strong> Elementary (4-6th), Middle School (6**-8th), High School (9-12th)<br /> <em>*Each division has &quot;Restricted&quot; (or inexperienced)&nbsp;and Open (2+ tournaments, 1st-3rd prize in prior contest)<br /> **6th graders can compete in either Elementary or the Middle School division, whichever they prefer.</em></p> <p><strong><span style=\"line-height:1.6em\">Events</span></strong><span style=\"line-height:1.6em\"><strong>:</strong> Public Forum Debate, Lincoln Douglas (LD) Debate, Original Oratory, &amp; Extemporaneous Speaking.</span><br /> <em>Note: We are using the NFL-US &amp; NFL-Korea rules for our events. Specific guidelines will be posted at www.bccforensics.org.</em></p> <p><em><strong>**Public Forum (Team Debate) &amp; Lincoln Douglas (Solo Debate)**</strong></em><br /> <em>Resolved: Schools should prioritize severe punishment over prevention programs when dealing with cyberbullying.</em></p> <p><strong><em>Extemporaneous Speaking (International):</em></strong><br /> &bull; Eastern Europe: Russia, Ukraine &amp; NATO (Round I)<br /> &bull; Middle East: Israel, Syria &amp; Iran (Round II)<br /> &bull; East Asia: China, Japan, &amp; The Koreas (Round III)<br /> &bull; U.N. Millennium Development Goals (for FINALS!!!)</p> <p><strong>When:</strong> Saturday, June 28, 2014</p> <p><strong>Where:</strong> BCC Canada (Main Campus - Seoul, South Korea)<br /> www.bccforensics.org for more information</p> <p><strong>Cost:</strong> 100,000 KRW (90,000 KRW if paid on or before June 13, 2014)&nbsp;<br /> <em>Includes; debate workshop, contest participation and light meal/snacks (&amp; water)</em></p> <p><strong>Schedule of Events:</strong> <em>Saturday Only</em>.<br /> 09:00 to 09:30 Registration (1st Floor, Main Bldg.)<br /> 09:30 to 10:30 Crossfire Debate Workshop<br /> 10:30 to 11:15 Crossfire Debate Activity I<br /> 11:30 to 12:30 Round I<br /> 12:30 to 13:15 Lunch<br /> 13:30 to 14:30 Round II<br /> 14:30 to 15:30 Round III<br /> 15:30 to 16:00 Crossfire Debate Activity II<br /> 16:10 to 17:10 Debate Semi-Finals (&amp; Finals for IEs)<br /> 17:00 to 17:30 Crossfire Debate Activity III<br /> 17:45 to 18:15 Awards<br /> 18:30 to 19:30 Debate Finals (Team &amp; LD)</p> <p><strong>Awards:</strong> Trophies will be presented to the division winners as follows...<br /> 1.) Top 3 Teams/Individuals<br /> 2.) Top 1-5 Speakers (crystal medallions); 6-10 will earn applause/recognition<br /> 3.) Top 3 (or 5) Crossfire Students (from crossfire matches)<br /> 4.) Top 5 Schools (by proportion of points earned)<br /> 5.) Top 3 Academies (by proportion of points earned)</p>