There are many great NCA sessions. We encourage you to review those items and to join us for a many of them, including the business meetings. The full schedule of meetings and agenda is below.
If you cannot attend the business meeting on Saturday, but would like to cast a proxy vote, the form is available online at http://www.cedadebate.org/?q=proxy Meeting schedule: 1. CEDA Executive Committee Meeting, Fri, Nov 21 - 8:00am - 9:15am, Manchester Grand Hyatt, Parlor Room 734 2. The CEDA Business Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, November 22, from 12:30 - 1:45 in the Manchester Grand Hyatt / Parlor Room 824 3. CEDA President's Roundtable , Sat, Nov 22 - 2:00pm - 3:15pm, Manchester Grand Hyatt, Parlor Room 824 4. CEDA Topic Meeting, Sun, Nov 23 - 8:00am - 9:15am, Manchester Grand Hyatt, Parlor Room 605 CEDA Meeting Agenda NCA 2008 November 2008 Agenda I. Reports A. President Report (Gordon Stables for Darren Elliott) a. Heather Walters has agreed to be at the meetings and serve as a Presidential-Appointed Recording Secretary. b. CEDA Nationals Novice BreakOut Award i. CEDA Nationals 2009 will, for the first time, offer a Novice breakout bracket, culminating in the crowning of a CEDA recognized Champion among Novice Debate Teams. Once preliminary rounds are concluded, a separate bracket will be created among Novice eligible teams. Both debaters must be eligible based on CEDA's definition of Novice. I will work with Tab Room Director Gary Larson to determine the appropriate number of teams (hopefully at least Quarters) and when the best time to begin these rounds based on room availability and judges. B. 2009 CEDA National Tournament Host Report--Sarah Partlow-Lefevre C. 1st VP & Topic Committee Report - Gordon Stables a. 2009 Summer Meetings - Debate Summit and Development Conference i. Wake Forest University - June 2-9 1. Business meeting 2. Topic meeting 3. Debate Summit and Development Conference b. 2009 Awards c. Ad Hoc Committee on Curriculum d. Insurance Policy Review (via Kelly McDonald) e. Financial Emergency Planning Initiative f. Topic Committee Update g. Bid to host 2010 - (see below. This item was already provided to the membership in the Fall 2008 newsletter) UC Berkeley is pleased to submit a bid to host the 2010 CEDA National tournament. It is our hope to, for the first time, host both the NDT and CEDA Nationals. Dates: March 25-28, 2010. The NDT will run March 20-23. This falls during Cal's spring break and if it coincides with other schools spring bring this will significantly minimize the amount of school missed by students who attend both tournaments. Hotel: The hotel we have selected is the Oakland Marriott City Center. We have secured a block of 175 rooms all of which are doubles, though people can request kings for the same cost. The rate for the event is $117 which includes free internet. The Oakland Marriott is in the heart of downtown Oakland and is minutes from several bars and restaurants (including Oakland's Chinatown) as well as the Oakland BART station. There will be no shortage of great restaurants and nightlife opportunities in Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco. The hotel is also connected to the Oakland Convention Center and elimination rounds on the final day of the tournament would all be held there. We are in the process of negotiating a reduced parking rate at the hotel (anyone who has spent time in the Bay Area knows that parking is hard to come by and expensive) and are hopeful we will be able to get parking reduced to around $15 per day. This will also be the same hotel used for the NDT. We will also have ample space at the hotel for a student party and for any and all meetings that need to take place. One final note with regards to our bid. The room reservation office on our campus has a strict policy of not reserving rooms until 1 year before the event. We have a close relationship with this office and the Director of the office assured me that it was very, very unlikely that there would be any group on campus attempting to use rooms over Spring Break, but there is a small chance that this would effect our ability to host. If it does we will know by March 2009 and will thus have time to make alternative preparations. Thank you very much for your consideration of our bid. Greg Achten and Dave Arnett, Co-Directors of Forensics, UC Berkeley D. 2nd VP Report - Sue Peterson E. Treasurer Report - ML Sandoz F. Exec Sec Report - Jeff Jarman New website www.cedadebate.org G. Journal Editor Report - Al Louden H. Committee Reports II. New Business: A. Elections - We have many positions to elect and still need interested members of our community. Nominations for all open positions close at the business meeting. At the close of the Business Meeting, all nominations will be closed. There are no term limits, so people can serve in a position more than once. 1. 2nd Vice President (will assume the role of 1st Vp in 2nd year of term and President in 3rd year of term. Member of the Executive Council) * Andy Ellis * Vik Keenan * * Jason Russell * Mike Davis * 2. Topic Committee Rep (at large seat with a 3 year obligation) * Jake Thompson * Scott Elliott * Jason Russell * Dave Arnett Regional Reps from the following Regions: (2 year term, member of the Executive Council) 3. Northwest - Derek Buescher 4. West - Kristen Tudor * 5. Mid-America - Darren Elliott 6. East Central 7. Southeast Central 8. Southeast - Dave Steinberg * ( * = not yet confirmed) B. Professional Code of Conduct Amendment The amendment is available online at http://www.cedadebate.org/?q=node/220 III. Discussion Items * Does participation in public forum debate in high school count against novice eligibility? * CEDA Region redistricting. * Future of CEDA role with listservs and websites. * New recording and publication policy Gordon Stables, Ph.D. Director of Debate and Forensics Annenberg School for Communication University of Southern California Office: 213 740 2759 Fax: 213 740 3913 <http://usctrojandebate.com/> http://usctrojandebate.com
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