Liverpool IV 2025

Name: Liverpool IV 2025
Start: 2025-05-10T08:30:00+01:00
Location: Liverpool Guild of Students

Schedule

Sat, 10 May, 2025 at 08:30 am

UTC+01:00

Location

Liverpool Guild of Students | Liverpool, EN

We are very excited to announce Liverpool IV 2025 - come along for a day full of high quality debating and a thrilling social in Concert Square!
This will be an in-person British Parliamentary style Debating event with 4 rounds of 7 minute speeches, and a break to multiple finals including a pro-am final.
CA team: TBC, TBC, TBC
Tab team: TBC
Equity team: TBC, TBC
UK reg fee: £45 (TBC).
Irish & international reg fee: £35.
Discounts of £5 per team will be given to any institution sending 3 or more teams.
Judge rule: N-1.
Team reg: TBR
Deadline: TBC
Drop-out deadline: TBC
Pre-reg & invoices will be released after the drop-out deadline. If teams fail to drop out by the drop out deadline, they will still be charged.
IA reg: TBR
Deadline: TBC
For the purposes of this tournament, a novice/am is a debater who is in their first academic year of university debating and has no more than two open breaks as a speaker.
If you have any further questions, you can contact us by email at [email protected] or message the LDU facebook page and we will get back to you as soon as you can.
SCHEDULE (subject to change):
Friday:
18:00-22:00 - Mingle at our Student Guild pub & meet your crash hosts.
Saturday:
08:30-09:00 - Registration (with tea, coffee & snacks).
09:00-09:45 - Announcements.
09:45-11:45 - Round 1.
11:45-13:45 - Round 2.
13:45-14:30 - Lunch (not included).
14:30-16:30 - Round 3.
16:30-18:30 - Round 4.
18:30-19:15 - Dinner (pizza & yakka).
19:15-19:30 - Break Announcement.
19:30 - 21:30 - Finals.
21:30-22:00 - Closing Ceremony (including prizes!).
22:00-23:00 - Pre-drinks, return to crash, or join us at a shots & cocktail bar.
23:00 onwards - Nightclub Social in Concert Square.
Sunday:
10:45-12:30 - Wetherspoons brunch by the train station.
12:30 onwards - Beach trip!