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BGSU Robot Rumble

February 27, 2021

Forensic & Debate Friends

Hello Dave. Warning! Warning! Warning! The robots are taking over this year’s BGSU annual theme tournament! It’s time to get your droid on with our new online format! (INVITATION ATTACHED) The BGSU Ohio Eta Alumni Chapter of Pi Kappa Delta (PKD) cordially invites you to join us online for our annual (yet all new) spring theme tournament, the“BGSU Remote Robot Rumble” on Saturday, February 27, 2021. This year, the robots are taking over as we put our own unique spin on our new virtual world!  Though we wish you could join us face-to-face, in our current viral environment to keep you 100% safe, our robot overloards suggest we keep it virtual. Our tournament makes use of Yaatly tournament software with registration, tabulation and eBalloting through SpeechWire.com. For your convenience, secure registration payments are accepted by check, or credit card through Square. In addition to the fun and educational themed forensic experience, we offer open and novice (as warranted) competition in all NFA/AFA-NST/PKD events, PARLIAMENTARY & IPDA Debate, plus the wildcard categories of Media Broadcasting, Research Paper Presentation and Virtual Public Narrative. We hope you will include us, Robbie, Rosie, R2D2, BB8, C3P0, Data, V.I.N.CENT, Wall-E, Bender, Marvin and Dot Martix in your tournament plans!

Tournament Features

  • Two preliminary rounds and finals of competition in All 11 NFA/AFA-NST & PKD I.E. events.
  • PARLIAMENTARY & IPDA Debate in open and novice divisions as warranted by entry.
  • MEDIA BROADCASTING (MDIA), Virtual Public Narrative (VPN) and Research Paper Presentation (RPP) as wildcards.
  • Team Sweepstakes awards for the top three teams plus debate Team Sweeps.
  • Quadrathon competition for individual sweepstakes.
  • Real Mailed Awards for the top six finalists, top novice per event (except novice sections) and top four in Quadrathon.
  • PKD award for the top Pi Kappa Delta member chapter.
  • Unlimited team entry per event & students may triple enter (TE) per flight!
  • A Lunch/Forensics Health Break!
  • Full Access Technical Staff to answer your questions so your team has a smooth tournament experience.
We reserve the right to organize sections to make use of all judges; debate judges for all formats will be combined into one pool. The tournament begins at 8:00 with an Opening Ceremony to assist with the virtual format. PARLI & IPDA round I topic announcement will be dropped at 8:30 am., Extemp. draw at 9:00 am. and IE Rounds begin at 9:30 am.Entries are accepted through SPEECHWIRE by Tuesday, FEBRUARY 23 before 6:00 pm. Please join us and our automaton overlords as we continue our commitment to fun themed quality competition in Forensics & Debate. On behalf of Bowling Green State University, PKD and PKD Alumni, we look forward to seeing you online!  It’s time to play Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots in the forensics and debate world!Get Ready for a day filled with robotic themed forensics fun! Domo arigatō mitsutā robotto!
BGSU Robot Rumble

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  • Online
  • United States

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