John Lewis SVUDL Invitational

Dear Colleagues,

The Silicon Valley Urban Debate League (SVUDL) presents:

The John Lewis SVUDL Invitational, formerly known as the SCU Dempsey-Cronin (aka SCU 1).

The Silicon Valley Urban Debate League has taken ownership of the SCU Dempsey Cronin, and will be running a hybrid Speech and Debate invitational to be held the weekend before Thanksgiving, from Nov 21-23.

All proceeds from this tournament will go to theSilicon Valley Urban Debate League, a local nonprofit organization that helps students uncover and hone the power of their voices, so they can confidently step into their full potential as professional and community leaders.

SVUDL is pleased to continue to honor the legacy of the late Congressman John Lewis by naming this Speech and Debate tournament after him. Born near Troy, Alabama in 1940, Congressman Lewis devoted his life to securing civil rights, fair and equal access to voting rights, and was a tireless soldier who literally and repeatedly risked his life in the movement against racial segregation and injustice.

We are also pleased to announce that we are again a NIETOC designated bid tournament for those interested in the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions. We are also designated as a bid tournament for Speech, Public Forum and World Schools for the Tournament of Champions, held by the University of Kentucky. We are happy to announce that for this year, the TOC has designated us as a quarterfinals gold and octo finals silver bid for Public Forum. The TOC has also designated us as a finals bid for World Schools Debate, pending TOC approval.

This will be a hybrid tournament, with all Speech events and Congress held in person at location TBD.

All other Debate events (LD, PF, Parli, Policy, World Schools) will be held online using the NSDA Campus platform.

All Debate formats will start Friday, November 20 this year. Speech events and Congress start Saturday, November 21.

Due to the hybrid nature of the tournament, students will not be allowed to double enter across Speech and Debate events.

However, students are welcome to double enter in Speech. Congress students may also double enter in Speech. However, the tournament cannot give students extra time to get to rounds if they double enter.

All tournament registration will be on Tabroom.com. Information regarding online platform use for the tournament will be released in the coming weeks.

Please note that the schedule listed is tentative. Depending on the size of entry, the schedule may be adjusted.

If you have any questions regarding the tournament or registration, please email Tournament Director Mariel Cruz atcruznmariel@gmail.com

Please note, we may make adjustments to our tournament procedures to bring us more in line with other national tournaments. Coaches will be notified of any changes made as soon as they have been finalized. Any updates will also be posted here on Tabroom.