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Harker will be utilizing Twitter for tournament updates both before and during the tournament. You can choose to follow along either on the web site or subscribe to updates. While email will still be the primary contact point for coaches before the tournament, during the tournament, Twitter can be used for announcements in an efficient and easily accessible manner. The hashtag that will be used is #Harker10 http://twitter.com/HarkerForensics 10th Annual Harker Invitational The Howard & Diana Nichols TOC Qualifying Tournament at the Semifinals Level in Public Forum and Lincoln-Douglas Debate as well as Top 6 Qualifier in Student Congressional Debate March 5-7, 2010, San Jose, CA.
Beak and Talon Public Forum Round Robin begins March 7th. Dear Colleagues: On Friday, March 5 through Sunday, March 7, The Harker School will host the 10th Annual Harker Invitational - a national debate tournament that offers Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, Policy, and Student Congressional Debate. We are happy to announce that Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum debate semifinalists will receive a TOC-qualifying leg. Top Six finalists in Student Congressional Debate will also receive a TOC-qualifying leg. We will offer one division of Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, Policy, and Student Congress. Top non-advancing novice entries in Public Forum and Policy will compete in separate novice elimination rounds. There will also be recognition for top novice speakers in Public Forum and Policy debate. Please make sure to note novice entries when registering. The Harker School is located in San Jose, California, just 10 minutes from nearby San Jose International Airport and 35 minutes from San Francisco International. We offer a very competitive tournament, good food, and a fine set of awards, viz., speaker awards for Policy, LD and Public Forum debaters, and elimination round trophies for all events. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: 1. Scheduling has been planned to give teams flexibility in travel and to allow for local teams to compete in respective events. Public Forum will be held Friday and Saturday while Student Congress will be held on Sunday. Students may double enter in Public Forum and Student Congress. Lincoln-Douglas and Policy will be held Friday through Sunday as in previous years. We will also hold Re-Registration on Saturday night for students who did not clear to Sunday elims in L-D and Policy and wish to compete in Student Congress on Sunday. 2. We are excited to announce that judges in Lincoln-Douglas Debate will be assigned on the basis of mutual preference. Please see the judging information page for details 3. With travel costs on the rise, and with the understanding that the educational experience in improved by a diversity of competition, we are pleased to announce that entry and judging fees will be waived for the first Public Forum and Policy team from each school attending the tournament from out-of-state. We will once again offer a limited number of complimentary student housing spaces for competitors traveling from out of state to the tournament. Sign up early as these spaces fill up quickly. Student housing requests must be received no later than February 23rd and may close early if spaces fill up. Additional information can be received by emailing the coaching staff at forensics@harker.org or by calling the respective directors below. We look forward to seeing you on the West Coast this spring. We will do our best to make your stay with us as enjoyable as possible. If you are a team with financial other logistical concerns, please contact us as soon as possible so we can attempt to make your entry possible. Sincerely, Carol Green Director of Public Forum and Model UN 408.345.9655 Adam Nelson Director of Lincoln-Douglas and Policy Debate 408.345.9235 Jonathan Peele Director of Congressional Debate and Individual Events jonathanp@harker.org 408.345.9216
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