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Sunday, June 18 | A publication of the National Speech & Debate Association

Dear Coach,

You made it through registration day—congrats! The first four rounds begin on Monday, and we're confident that you and your students will have a good experience. Enjoy the competition, and best of luck!

REMINDERS FOR A SUCCESSFUL DAY ONE

Questions? Visit the Bud Room in your building. Locations can be found on page 67 of the Tournament Book.

Judges » Make sure your judges arrive at their assigned rooms 15 minutes prior to the start of the round.

Building Maps » To help navigate the National Tournament, look up individual school maps using the Nats17 Guidebook app under the "Maps" menu tab.

Monday Morning Events » All main speech and debate events begin promptly at 9:00 a.m., with Extemp Draw starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Sheraton/Westin Complex. Be sure to account for traffic and leave your hotels early! All students should be in their assigned buildings early to ensure they can navigate the school and get to their competition rooms before the strict forfeit rule.

Debate Ballot Pickup Notice » Before each of the first six rounds, the first affirmative in CX and LD and the team listed on the left-hand side of the PF schedule must pick up ballot envelopes from the CX, LD, or PF ballot table located outside the tab rooms in their respective competition buildings and take the ballots to the round.

Note: All speech ballots are delivered to the competition rooms.

Planning For Lunch » If your students didn't pre purchase meal tickets, meals are available for $9 each at all competition locations through Thursday. Cash and credit cards are both accepted, though cash is recommended for faster movement through the lines.

Speech & Debate Store » The store is closed Monday, but will reopen later in the week! Be sure to check out the full selection of merchandise, including 2017 Nats gear and several other new items! Drop by and see us during the following times:

Tuesday: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Westin Hotel Ballroom A-B)
Thursday: 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (BJCC Concert Hall-Center Stage Lounge)
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (BJCC Concert Hall-Center Stage Lounge)

LAST CHANCE FOR JUDGE NOMINATIONS

Help Increase the Diversity of our Judging Pool! » Semifinal and final round judge panels at the National Tournament have not been reflective of the complete demographic speech and debate serves, nor of the breadth of thought and experience our community has to offer. Without a more diverse judge pool, it is difficult for the NSDA to produce more diverse semifinal and final round judge panels.

In order for these judge pools to live up to the values of inclusion and diversity, we need your help! If there are individuals associated with your school who are highly qualified to judge and who would enhance the diversity of our panels, please consider nominating them by filling out this form for the honor of being a part of the judge pool for the semifinal and final rounds.

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