<p> &nbsp;</p> <p style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; \"> <br class=\"Apple-interchange-newline\" /> <br class=\"Apple-interchange-newline\" /> Dear friends,</p> <p style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; \"> <span new=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 16pt; \" times=\"\">You and your squad are cordially invited to attend the second part of our First Annual Swing Tournament to be held on the campus of Texas A&amp;M University in College Station, Texas on&nbsp;<span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); \">November 9-10, 2012</span>. Both tournaments will offer the eleven AFA-NIET individual events, and qualify students for AFA and NFA national tournaments. In the spirit of philantrophy, we will donate the cost of trophies to the Collier Patton scholarship fund, and certificates denoting that will be presented to finalists in all events. This is a swing tournament with both portions taking place conveniently on the Texas A&amp;M University campus.</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; \"> &nbsp;</p> <p style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; \"> <strong><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20px; \">Registration will be open until 11:00 PM on Monday, November 5th.</span></strong></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 19pt; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; \"> &nbsp;</p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 19pt; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; \"> &nbsp;</p> <p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \'Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif\'; \"> <span style=\"font-size: 20px; \"><b><u>Judges</u></b><u>:</u>&nbsp; Each college or university is expected to provide one qualified judge for every two debate entries entered.&nbsp; Judges should plan to judge one round beyond the point of elimination of their students.&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>ALL DEBATE JUDGES WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE FIRST ELIMINATION ROUND.</b>&nbsp;&nbsp; However, hired judges will be available at $80.00 per uncovered team.&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \'Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif\'; \"> <span style=\"font-size: 20px; \">For individual events, each judge covers&nbsp;six entries.&nbsp; Uncovered entries require an additional judging fee of $10 per entry.&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>ALL INDIVIDUAL EVENTS JUDGES WILL BE ASSIGNED AND/OR HELD ON STAND-BY STATUS FOR ELIMINATION ROUNDS.</b>&nbsp;All judges are expected to be qualified and familiar with the event rules.&nbsp;</span></p> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 19pt; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; \"> &nbsp;</p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 19pt; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; \"> &nbsp;</p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 19pt; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; \"> <span style=\"font-size: 20px; \">Sincerely,</span><span new=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 16pt; \" times=\"\"><o:p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; \"></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 17pt; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; \"> <span new=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 15pt; \" times=\"\">Dominic Odom<o:p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; \"></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 17pt; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; \"> <span new=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 15pt; \" times=\"\">Texas A&amp;M Speech and Debate President<o:p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; \"></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 17pt; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; \"> <span new=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 15pt; \" times=\"\">Texas A&amp;M University<o:p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; \"></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 17pt; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; \"> <span new=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 15pt; \" times=\"\">281-989-8607 &ndash; Cell</span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 17pt; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; \"> &nbsp;</p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 17pt; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; \"> &nbsp;</p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 17pt; \"> <span new=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 15pt; \" times=\"\">Zoe Christiansen<o:p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; \"></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 17pt; \"> <span new=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 15pt; \" times=\"\">Texas A&amp;M Speech and Debate Treasurer&nbsp;<o:p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; \"></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 17pt; \"> <span new=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 15pt; \" times=\"\">Texas A&amp;M University<o:p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; \"></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.4em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 17pt; \"> <span new=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 15pt; \" times=\"\">713-344-8020 &ndash; Cell</span></p>