WSD Schedule and Motions (online event)

This is an ONLINE event.

Information:

We will be using WebEx for rollcall and motions. NSDA Campus will host the debates. Please make sure that you can access WebEx from your internet.

Motions TBA:

Schedule (all times CST)

Saturday Oct. 17

9:00AM Round 1 Pairings Released

9:30AM Round 1 Begins- This House regrets the use of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the primary metric of a nation's success.

10:45AM Round 1 Ballots Due

11:30AM Round 2 Begins-This House regrets the use of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the primary metric of a nation's success. (Opposite side of the motion)

12:45PM Round 2 Ballots Due

2:00PM Rollcall and Impromptu Motion (Rollcall and motion in the WebEx link sent to coaches)

3:15PM Round 3 Begins

4:45PM Round 3 Ballots Due

5:15PM Rollcall and Impromptu Motion

6:30PM Round 4 Begins

8:00PM Round 4 Ballots Due

Sunday Oct. 18

9:30AM Round 5 Pairings Released

10:00AM Round 5 Begins- This House welcomes climate pessimism. Info slide: Climate pessimism is the viewpoint that catastrophic global heating and severe ecological breakdown cannot be fully prevented and we should make decisions based on this fact.

11:45AM Round 5 Ballots Due

1:00PM Elim 1 Rollcall and Impromptu Motion

2:15PM Elim 1 Begins

3:30PM Elim 1 Ballots Due

4:15PM Elim 2 Begins- This House would prioritize expanding access to affordable housing over increasing wages.

5:30PM Elim 2 Ballots Due

6:00PM Elim 3 Rollcall and Impromptu Motion (if needed)

7:15PM Elim 3 Begins

8:45PM Elim 3 Ballots Due