IE 2/1, Parli 4/3. Students may enter IE or parli, not both. Swing with Butler University.

Dear Friends:

You are invited to the first annual Audrey Cunningham Forensics 500 Speech & Debate Tournament hosted by the University of Indianapolis Communication Department on Saturday, September 20, 2014. As many of you know, Audrey retired from speech coaching after 26 years of service to the forensics community so this is the first year we are hosting this tournament in her honor. Don’t worry; She will of course make a tournament appearance! This will also be a swing with the Butler University tournament, which takes place on Sunday, September 21^st.

UIndy is a regular one-day tournament with both Parliamentary Debate and Individual Events (2 flights plus finals with a total of 10 NFA events plus POI). Students can only compete in debate OR I.E., not both. For I.E., we are going to attempt to keep entries open so schools may enter as many per event as they wish; however, please mark novices. We will recognize top novices!

We will involve as many alums as possible to lighten the judging load, but all judges are expected to be available for finals. I.E. slots will be eight dollars per slot in order to keep things affordable!

There are several nice hotels off the I-65 and Southport Road exit. All parking lots are unrestricted on UIndy’s campus on the weekend. There are several lots directly behind the library and Fine Arts Center. Tickets for lunch in the dining hall will be available for purchase. If possible, let us know ahead of time so we can let food services know.

So, join us in Esch Hall for the greatest spectacle in speech, the Forensic 500! Please contact us with any questions by calling Rebekah Watson Gaidis at 317-788-3444 or emailing to watsonrg@uindy.edu. Please note the entry deadline of 5:00 p.m. EST, Tuesday, September 16, 2014. We will be using forensicstournament.net to register for this tournament.

Sincerely,

Rebekah Watson Gaidis, Ph.D.

Director of Forensics

Assistant Professor

Department of Communication

University of Indianapolis

watsonrg@uindy.edu

317-788-3444 (office)

317-250-2993 (cell)