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International Public Debate Association
Formation1997
Founded atSan Antonio, TX
Websitehttp://www.ipdadebate.info/

The International Public Debate Association (IPDA) is a national debate league. The IPDA was founded in 1997 at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas by Alan Cirlin, Jack Rogers, and Trey Gibson.[1][2]

Divisions, and Eligibility

The IPDA tournaments consist of different levels of debates. There are individual debates in which one person goes up against another, and two-person team debates where two groups of two go up against one another. In addition, there are also different divisions. The lowest being "The Novice Division", second is "The Varsity Division", and the highest is "The Professional Division."[1][3]

In order to be eligible to participate, you must be from a university or a college.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Mission & Philosophy of IPDA". International Public Debate Association.
  2. ^ "The Constitution of the International Public Debate Association". International Public Debate Association.
  3. ^ "IPDA (International Public Debate Association)". speechdebate.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  4. ^ "International Public Debate Association National Championships – Institute of Competition Sciences". www.competitionsciences.org. Retrieved 2024-02-28.

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