YOU CAN DOWNLOAD YOUR AWARD CERTIFICATES for the Saturday Portion of our Tournament:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PsDRkkNGAe99yyOOMYZInCJ2vHuO4HFc?usp=sharing

Thank you for your participation in the October Surprise! Just a few things to make sure the day runs smoothly.

THERE ARE NO FEES! All Times Pacific  

If you need assistance during the tournament

https://8x8.vc/OctoberSurpriseHelpRoom 

Extemp topics will be distributed in the following room

https://8x8.vc/OctoberSurpriseExtempRoom

Standby Judges should wait in

https://8x8.vc/OctoberSurpriseJudgeStandby

For judges:

• You will receive an email 10 minutes before the round. It will either provide you a link to your round room and eballot, or ask that you please stand by in case we need to push you a ballot. The judges stand by room can be visited at this link: https://8x8.vc/OctoberSurpriseJudgeStandby
• If you do not receive an email 10 minutes before the round, please head to the judges stand by room.
• If we do not need you for the round, you will get another email after letting you know you are good to go for the round.
• Please make sure to check your spam folders for your ballots.

For competitors:

• Please make sure competitors also check their spam folders for postings.
• The postings will contain their room link, and will also be sent 10 minutes before the round.

For the IE portion of the tournament:

• Competitors who are double entered will receive links to both of their rooms. To sign in, please have competitors type their name in the chat to mirror signing into a classroom, before heading to their other round.
• Please inform competitors to make sure they enter rooms with muted microphones, as to not interrupt another speaker.

Again, feel free to call, text, or email me at tpham91@mtsac.edu and 714-553-0260 for any questions.

- Twee Pham, Tournament Director

KEY POINTS

• To prepare your competitors and judges for this new online format, please see the guides available on the online resources page: https://forensicstournament.net/online 
• Because this is an online tournament, slow internet speeds can cause issues for speakers, judges, and tournament staff. Test your internet speed on https://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ Anything less than 6 mbps upload/download will cause video/audio problems.
• We strongly recommend each school has judges on standby who are familiar with internet tournaments in case there are internet issues for their originally registered judges.
• The tournament will use synchronous video conferencing. Please see the Best Practices section of this invite for tips on how to effectively use the platform.
• The awards ceremony will be live-streamed on YouTube each day.