Registration procedures and deadlines

Wed, Aug 13th, 2008

• Online registration begins at http://yale.tabroom.com

Tue, Sep 16th at 7PM

• Congress legislation due. Bills without authors & schools will be returned for revision.

Thu, Sep 18th at 7 PM

• Congress registrations due. Chamber assignments and dockets will be released on Friday the 19th at 9:00 PM. We will accept late additions in Congress by email until the 23rd, but they will be added into existing chambers. No legislation from late additions will be accepted.

Fri, Sep 19th at 12 PM

• Congress chambers and dockets released on http://yale.tabroom.com.

Tue, Sep 23rd at 7 PM

• New entries due in all events (or as events hit their caps). We fill fast so register early.
• Registration fees and judge burdens are frozen. At this point, rooms are paid for, trophies bought, food ordered, and judges hired. That means you owe us the money and the judges, whether or not you even come. If you do not meet your judge obligation or drop a judge after this deadline, you will be charged for a hired judge and a $100 fine.
• LD judge registration & names due. We will likely run out of hires long before this; be sure to request hired judges early.

Wed, Sep 24th at 7 PM

• LD judge strikes can be entered online. Judge strikes entered online will be guaranteed throughout the tournament; judge strikes can also be made at registration but strikes submitted then will not be guaranteed until round 3. If a student’s registration info changes after Thursday at 7PM, their strikes cannot be guaranteed until round 3. Schools striking a judge who ends up not coming will be given the opportunity to strike another judge, but that strike cannot be guaranteed until round 3.

Thu, Sep 25th at 7 PM

• LD judge strikes due for those using online entry
• All other division’s judge names & information due. We will likely run out of hired judges long before this; be sure to request hired judges early.
• Drops can no longer be made online, but must be emailed to yale@tabroom.com.
• $10 nuisance fines in addition to registration fees for each drop made after this time.

Fri, Sep 26th
2:30-4:00 PM

• Debate Registration. Debate drops will be fined $15 after 2:30. Schools with debaters must register at Dwight Chapel by 4:00 PM, whether or not they have changes. Please do not come to registration early; schools that come early hamper our setup.

Fri, Sep 26th
7:30-8:30 PM

• Speech & Congress Only Registration. You can register in person at Dwight Chapel, or call in to the tournament number that will be posted on our website. You must register to check in whether or not you have any changes. Schools that call in should pay their registration fees on Saturday morning at tab between 8:00-10:00 AM. Please do not come to registration early; that hampers our setup and our debate tabbing.