Georgetown Spring: March Madness

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025 at 03:00 pm to Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm UTC-04:00

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Georgetown Spring: March Madness
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With March Madness basketball right around the corner, the Georgetown University parliamentary debate team would like to invite you to Georgetown Spring: March Madness. Who will make it to the sweet sixteen?! The elite eight?! The final four?! The championship?! All we can say for now is that our tournament will be on Friday, March 14th and Saturday, March 15th. In Coach Cooley and the Hoyas we trust. Hoya Saxa!
At our tournament, we’ll be doing APDA feud! Fill out these Google Forms so we can see what the “survey says!”
APDA feud forms:
Sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDP8NYbXlv8RsFfCFjOqGKqjtOeE6aTDwClHhCegMG4Ggj2w/viewform?usp=header
Questions: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgUerAee8FkMG5U1sm6egsugrclFBFJgYYqpq_sHysVW6PFQ/viewform?usp=header

Tab:
Our tab directors will be Sahil Sud and Abigail Hill, and our tab observer will be Nick DeVito.
Judging:
Our judging director will be Sahil Sud. We will enforce a strict (n-1)/2 rounded-up judging obligation. A judge must be able to commit to at least 3 in-rounds to count toward your judge requirement. We will charge $70 per missing judge. This fee will be enforced.
Dinos may choose whether to calibrate, but all other judges must calibrate by March 12th at 11:59 pm. The calibration form is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJek0-vmd02JLhaJB65TtjcGsSjeUNWQI-S3-MwdEyK1RenA/viewform?usp=sharing

Registration:
Registration will be $150/team, and will be conducted through an official Georgetown University online “store” that we have set up. Within it, you can decide to pay via check or card. Our tournament is pay to play. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out. We would highly prefer it if you pay upon registration. We will be enforcing strict payment requirements.

You can find the online store to pay here: https://georgetown.campusgroups.com/store?store_id=3735&cglink=1

Team registration deadline: March 7, 11:59 pm
Payment deadline: March 10, 8:00 am
PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THESE EARLY DEADLINES. THANK YOU.

School Reg: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbQwVoKWAPlPFkAao-MWDVvWZx_4j3yoH8hcXpc3BimPToug/viewform?usp=sharing
Team Reg: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrzwtZU2-1HLb5NYitHRm5MBWu3m4Zj0b44HPWmmqVPsqSVw/viewform?usp=header
Judge Reg: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSck2e3RlW6OJFxDwlf_KiXMi_DQvc8lCgpDInBwbkY8bcS1Xg/viewform?usp=send_form

Housing:
We have very limited crash housing but will do our best to fill requests; please contact Robbie Safran (via Messenger or at [email protected]) ASAP.

Equity:
Our EOs will be Racher Disler (GWU) and Pranav Garigipati (Rutgers)

Contact Information:
Tournament Director: Maddie Naisbitt
Tab Directors: Sahil Sud and Abigail Hill
Tab Assistants: Leandro Guevara-Neyra
Finance/Food Directors: Robbie Safran and Leandro Guevara-Neyra
Judging Director: Sahil Sud
Housing Director: Robbie Safran

Location:
Intercultural Center, Georgetown University
GA is ICC Room 101
Low-sensory GA is ICC Room 118

Friday, March 14th:
3:00-4:00 PM – Check-in
4:00-4:15 PM – Announcements/Equity
4:30-6:00 PM - Round 1
6:00-6:45 PM - Dinner
6:45-8:15 PM – Round 2
8:30-10:00 PM - Round 3
Georgetown runs on time. If you arrive more than 15 minutes after 4:30 pm (4:45 pm) you will forfeit round one with average speaks. Please plan accordingly.
Saturday, March 15th:
8:00 AM-8:45 AM - Breakfast/Check-In
9:00 AM-10:30 AM - Round 4
10:45 AM-12:15 PM – Round 5
12:30 PM-1:30 PM – Lunch and break announcements
1:45 PM – 3:15 PM - Quarters (likely, but not 100%)
3:30 PM -5:00 PM - Semis
5:15 PM – 6:45 PM - Finals
See y’all on the Hilltop!
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