Yale IV 2024

Name: Yale IV 2024
Start: 2024-11-02T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-11-03T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Yale University

Schedule

Sat Nov 02 2024 at 08:00 am to Sun Nov 03 2024 at 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Yale University | New Haven, CT

The Yale Debate Association invites you to the 2024 Yale IV, North America's premier WUDC prep competition! We are excited to welcome you all to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut for our fully in-person tournament.
Dates: November 2nd-3rd, 2024
Tab: Étienne Beaulé (additional members TBA)
*CA’s and Equity team will be announced as soon as we confirm our lists!
TD’s: Jonathan Lim, Justin Kim, Maddie Nagle, and Alexis Nieves
Please direct all inquiries to [email protected].
IMPORTANT DATES / TLDR
IA application here (October 11th deadline, subsequently rolling): https://forms.gle/58j3tbQR7JyvakfN6
Institutional Reg (due Oct. 18th): https://forms.gle/zkYpb2zbd2WbjccQA
Team Info (due Oct. 18th): https://forms.gle/9iRddTcsocsRzDbz6
Judge Info (due Oct. 25th): https://forms.gle/TNLFMP52sqWJBPwG8
September 30th: Team pre-registration due.
October 5th: Initial team slots allocated.
October 11th: IA applications due (subsequently rolling).
October 18th: Institutional registration and team information due.
October 25th: Judge information due.
October 27th: Deadline for final registration changes and updates to names of debaters.
October 30th: Deadline for team drops (afterwards, there will be a drop fee).
October 30th: Payments due.
November 2nd-3rd: Tournament!
In general, we will be reasonable with deadlines and fees. Communicate with us, and we will work with you.
REGISTRATION
Cap: Goal cap- 132 Teams (subject to change depending on registration numbers)
Fees: $195 USD per Team. Financial assistance is available for teams in need; reach out to [email protected].
Pre-Registration Form: https://forms.gle/ocgAFwR7o698jAvw6
We do allow hybrid / cross teams at the Yale IV (ie, the speakers are from different universities) in keeping with the US, rather than the international, definition of IV.
If you are registering someone for this tournament under the age of 18, there are 2 required forms per Yale University policy. Minor compliance form (due Oct. 30th): https://forms.gle/mXqZSt3HKuYZQ5n36
JUDGING REQUIREMENTS
Requirement: n-1 (e.g. 4 teams = bring 3 judges). Information on Institutional Judges forthcoming.
Missing Judge Fees: the penalty for failing to meet the judge requirement is $50 for the first missing judge, and an additional $100 for each subsequent missing judge.
PAYMENT
Teams will be expected to make payment by Wednesday, October 30th at 11:59pm. We will offer financial aid for teams with demonstrated need. Teams concerned about the cost of attendance should contact us at [email protected]. The deadline to request financial aid is Sunday, October 20th at 11:59PM.
Our tournament is pay-to-play. Your team will NOT be eligible to compete without proof of payment. We offer Zelle/PayPal/credit card/check options for payment. Please reach out to [email protected] with questions. For the full list of payment options, please see this document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RA8RdfXZ2KvPqQgObZzrUOw60zdPajl9hykiVXSrxIA/edit?usp=sharing
HOUSING AND FOOD
Registration for the Yale IV includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday. Please include any dietary restrictions in the registration forms. For the pre-reg form, provide an ESTIMATE we can use for planning purposes. We will then consider dietary restrictions on the team registration form (to be released later) final.
We will provide crash housing for Friday and Saturday night on a limited basis. There will be priority given to teams who register and pay earlier and who demonstrate greater need for crash housing. More information will be out later.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Saturday:
- 8:30 AM - Check-in Closes
- 8:40 AM - Announcements + Briefings
- 9:15 AM - Round 1
- 11:45 AM - Round 2
- 1:45 PM - Lunch
- 2:30 PM - Round 3
- 5:00 PM - Round 4
Sunday:
- 8:30 AM - Check-in closes and breakfast
- 9:00 AM - Round 5
- 11:30 AM - Brunch
- 12:15 PM - Break Announcement + speaker awards
- 12:30 PM - Open Quarterfinals/Novice Semifinals (TBD on
Novice Semis)
- 2:30 PM - Open Semifinals/Novice Final/ESL Final (TBD on
Novice and ESL Finals)
- 4:30 PM - Open Final
- 6:30 PM - Awards
Tournament staff is working to help provide support to teams that need visas. Please contact tournament staff via email at [email protected] if you need assistance.