FFL FALL MEETING 2005

FFL FALL MEETING 2005

R.S.V.P.

This year's Fall Meeting of Florida Forensic League, Inc. will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2005 at Trinity House on the campus of Trinity Preparatory School. The meeting will begin at 9:00 am. FFL President Jason Wysong will host and preside over the meeting. All member coaches are encouraged to attend this event. Please download the meeting invitation, which contains directions and the meeting agenda.

Download Invitation

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Fall Meeting Invitation & Agenda (PDF format)

Questions

All questions regarding the Fall meeting should be addressed to League President Jason Wysong.

R.S.V.P.

Please take a moment to let us know that you will be attending the Fall Meeting. While we are happy to accommodate every member coach who wishes to attend, we want to plan for the correct number of guests.

Kindly respond by August 8, 2005:

I/we will attend the Fall meeting of Florida Forensic League, Inc. on August 13, 2005:

Coach Name(s):

Coach Email Address:

Member School:

Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or special needs for the meeting:

Thank you for planning to attend! Please let us know if your plans change and you are unable to make the meeting.

Submit Comments

The Board of Directors invites member coaches who are unable to attend the August 13th Fall Meeting to make comments on the proposals for changes to bylaws and standing rules. Your suggestions, concerns, etc. will be considered by the Board and the other member coaches who are present at the meeting. While the Board encourages member coaches to attend the meeting, feedback from all coaches is appreciated. Coaches who attend the meeting will take an active part in the formulation of policy language, but those who cannot attend still have an opportunity to have their voice heard!

Each agenda item and its corresponding number is listed here:

A1. Change all powered rounds in debate events to high-low pairing (Wakefield)

A2. Review rules for permissibility of observers in rounds (General Issue)

B1. Update final round cross-examination rules in Extemp Finals (Miller)

B2. Eliminate grace period in all speech and interpretation events (Miller)

B3. Congress Technical Changes & Legislation Format (Wells/Miller)

B4. Extemp Topic Creation Process (St. John/Miller)

B5. Status of Group Interpretation; Time Limit in Group (General Issue/Butrimas)

B6. Review FFL publication rules for interpretation events (Wysong)

C1. Change the dates for the State Championship Tournament (Gaba)

C2. Change the philosophy of and formula for qualifying to the State Championship (Hodgdon)

C3. Abolish the school “mandatory attendance policy” for Regional Tournaments (Zenczak)

C4. Update Hosting Requirements: Interior Corridor Hotels, Meal Choice (Goldman)

C5. Reduce the round requirement for non-competitive events at Regional Tournaments (Wysong)

C6. Establish consequences for a no-show/non-performance in a round (Wysong)

C7. Review student-judge behavior at Novice State (General Issue)

C8. Review vandalism at tournaments (General Issue)

D1. Create a rule to address non-school employees on Board of Directors/coaching staffs (Wysong)

D2. Establish middle school & administrator liaisons to the Board of Directors (Wysong)

D3. Review Civility Code (Wysong)

D4. Create a rule for resolving ties in a membership vote (Wysong)

D5. Create a rule for filling officer vacancies when resignations/removals occur (Wysong)

D6. Review status of middle school participation in FFL (General Issue)

AGENDA ITEM COMMENT FORM

To comment on any one of the agenda items listed above, please fill out this form. If you would like to comment on multiple items, please submit a separate form for each agenda item.