The invitation for the 2012 National Tournament and Convention has been uploaded and a new page created (titled "Nationals 2012" in the above tabs); the "Nationals 2012" page will be updated with any annoucements as the 2012 tournament and convention approaches as well as updates during the tournament and convention.

On behalf of the International Public Debate Association, we invite you to participate in the inaugural IPDA Online Debate Tournament held on January 21, 2012.  This tournament will feature a program versus program format using a computer mediated modality.  A program may choose different students for each round if they choose.  The debate will offer four preliminary rounds of IPDA-style competition.  Entry fees are being covered by the IPDA and entries will be limited to the first 16 programs to enter; the tournament will break to semi-finals.

The 2012 tournament offering is considered an exhibition only and will not affect IPDA standings nor will it count towards eligibility requirements for the Novice Division (the Executive Committee has agreed to consider this an exhibition not counting as a “tournament” for eligibility purposes).  Eligibility requirements will follow the standard for the Varsity division competition.  Please note that we are hoping to not only validate the concept of an annual Skype Debate but be able to record and archive the highest level of competitive rounds as training tools for new programs and debaters.

Entries may be made beginning at 10:00 a.m. CST on Monday, January 9, 2012.  All entries must be received via email to [email protected] no later than Friday, January 13, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. CST.  Again, this field is limited to the 16 programs on a “first come, first served” basis.

The complete invitation can be found on the "schedule and invitations" page.

The results for the first Kabul University Debate Tournament have been added to the "Current Season Results" section.  An excellent account of the workshops and tournaments, along with student testimonials can be found at http://paredblanca-rachel.blogspot.com/ .  The IPDA would like to thank all involved in this tremendous effort!!!

The 2011 of the IPDA Journal has been posted to the IPDA Journal page. 

The tabsheets for HSU and BPCC have been added and the results are updated on the season-long tracking spreadsheet in the current season results folder.

The invitation for the 2011 National Tournament and Convention has been added (see the "Nationals 2011" tab above for this information as well as updates through the conclusion of the tournament).

A new tab ("Site Map") has been added.  This tab links to an index of this site as well as a "search" box for this site.

The results for the Mississippi College tournament have been added to the season long tracking spreadsheet and the tabsheets have been posted, both on the Current Season Results tab.  The invitation for the Southern Forensics Championship Tournament has been posted to the Schedule & Invitations tab.

The results for the Bowling Green, Hillsdale and Union tournaments have been posted and added to the season long tracking spreadsheet on the current season results tab.