Baltimore 2012
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Welcome to the Official Home of the NCFL Grand National Tournament!

The 2012 Tournament will be hosted by the Baltimore Catholic Forensics League from May 26-27, 2012 in Baltimore, MD.

As information becomes available, updates will be posted to this site.


HOUSING IS NOW OPEN!

ConferenceDirect is the official Housing Bureau.

Book Early for Best Rates and Availability!

3 Easy Ways to Book Hotel Reservations:

  • Online at https://resweb.passkey.com/go/ncfl2012
  • Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Call (855) 623-2118 Monday through Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm Eastern

Read more at the NCFL website.

We look forward to seeing you in Baltimore!



 

 
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Hotels:

Hotel Reservations


Marriott Renaissance Harborplace

Hilton Balltimore

Marriott Baltimore Inner Harbor

Hyatt Regency

Sheraton Inner Harbor

 
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This year's policy debate Saturday rounds will only be held at Baltimore Polytechnical High School. No Rounds will be held at Western High school.

 
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25-May NCFL Grand Nationals 2012 Baltimore Registration
25-May NCFL Diocesan League Registration 12:00n 4:30pm Baltimore Hilton
25-May NCFL Diocesan League Directors Work Room 12:00n 5:30pm Baltimore Hilton
25-May NCFL Diocesan League Directors Meeting 5:30pm 7:00pm Baltimore Hilton
26-May Policy Team Debate
Buses Stage and Begin Loading 5:45am All Hotels
Buses Begin to Leave 6:00am 6:30am All Hotels
Tab Room 6:00am 10:00pm Baltimore Poly HS
Judges Lounge 6:15am 6:30pm Baltimore Poly HS
Student Lounge 6:15am 6:30pm Baltimore Poly HS
General Mtg 7:00am 7:30pm Baltimore Poly HS
Round 1 7:30am 9:15am Baltimore Poly HS
Round 2 9:30am 11:00am Baltimore Poly HS
Lunch 11:00am 12:30pm Baltimore Poly HS
Round 3 12:30pm 2:00pm Baltimore Poly HS
Round 4 3:15pm 4:45pm Baltimore Poly HS
General Meeting 5:45pm 6:00pm Baltimore Poly HS
Round 5 6:00pm 7:30pm Baltimore Poly HS
Buses Leave 7:30pm 8:00pm Baltimore Poly HS
Last Tab Bus Leaves 9:00pm 9:30pm Baltimore Poly HS
Buses Continue Looping 7:30pm 12:30am All Hotels
NCFL 2012 Tournament Evening Mass 8:30pm 9:30pm Baltimore Hilton
NCFL 2012 Postings Party 9:30pm 12:00m Baltimore Hilton
NCFL 2012 Postings Released 10:30pm 11:00pm Baltimore Hilton
Transfer Supplies, Ballots, Pinks, etc to Hotels ?? ?? To Baltimore Hilton
27-May Policy Team Debate
Buses Begin Looping around Hotels 6:00am All Hotels
Tab Room 6:00am 10:00pm Baltimore Hilton
Double Octo Finals General Meeting 7:00am 7:45am Baltimore Hilton
Double Octo Finals 7:45am 9:15am Baltimore Hilton
Octo Finals General Meeting 10:15am 10:45am Baltimore Hilton
Octo Finals 10:45am 12:15pm Baltimore Hilton
Quarter Finals General Meeting 12:45pm 1:15pm Baltimore Hilton
Quarter Finals 1:15pm 2:45pm Baltimore Hilton
Semi Finals General Meeting 3:15pm 3:30pm Baltimore Hilton
Semi Finals 3:30pm 5:00pm Baltimore Hilton
Finals General Meeting 5:30pm 5:45pm Baltimore Hilton
Finals 5:45pm 7:15pm Baltimore Hilton
NCFL 2012 Sunday Mass TBD TBD TBD
NCFL 2012 Awards 7:30pm 9:00pm Baltimore Hilton
Buses Continue Looping 9:00pm 10:00pm All Hotels
26-May Public Forum Debate
Buses Stage and Begin Loading 5:45am All Hotels
Buses Begin to Leave 6:00am 6:30am All Hotels
Tab Room 6:00am 10:00pm Baltimore City College HS
Judges Lounge 6:15am 6:30pm Baltimore City College HS
Student Lounge 6:15am 6:30pm Baltimore City College HS
General Mtg 7:00am 7:30pm Baltimore City College HS
Round 1 7:30am 9:15am Baltimore City College HS
Round 2 9:30am 11:00am Baltimore City College HS
Lunch 11:00am 12:30pm Baltimore City College HS
Round 3 12:30pm 2:00pm Baltimore City College HS
Round 4 3:15pm 4:45pm Baltimore City College HS
General Meeting 5:45pm 6:00pm Baltimore City College HS
Round 5 6:00pm 7:30pm Baltimore City College HS
Buses Leave 7:00pm 8:00pm Baltimore City College HS
Last Tab Bus Leaves 9:00pm 9:30pm Baltimore City College HS
Buses Continue Looping 7:30pm 12:30am All Hotels
NCFL 2012 Tournament Evening Mass 8:30pm 9:30pm Baltimore Hilton
NCFL 2012 Postings Party 9:30pm 12:00m Baltimore Hilton
NCFL 2012 Postings Released 10:30pm 11:00pm Baltimore Hilton
Transfer Supplies, Ballots, Pinks, etc to Hotels ?? ?? To Marriott Inner Harbor
27-May Public Forum Debate
Buses Begin Looping around Hotels 6:00am All Hotels
Tab Room 7:00am 7:00pm Marriott Inner Harbor
Double Octo Finals General Meeting 8:30am 9:15am Marriott Inner Harbor
Double Octo Finals 9:15am 10:15am Marriott Inner Harbor
Octo Finals General Meeting 11:15am 11:45am Marriott Inner Harbor
Octo Finals 11:45am 12:45pm Marriott Inner Harbor
Quarter Finals General Meeting 1:30pm 2:00pm Marriott Inner Harbor
Quarter Finals 2:00pm 3:00pm Marriott Inner Harbor
Semi Finals General Meeting 3:30pm 3:45pm Marriott Inner Harbor
Semi Finals 3:45pm 4:45pm Marriott Inner Harbor
Finals General Meeting 5:15pm 5:30pm Marriott Inner Harbor
Finals 5:30pm 6:30pm Marriott Inner Harbor
NCFL 2012 Sunday Mass TBD TBD TBD
NCFL 2012 Awards 7:30pm 9:00pm Baltimore Hilton
Buses Continue Looping 9:00pm 10:00pm All Hotels
26-May Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Buses Stage and Begin Loading 5:45am All Hotels
Buses Begin to Leave 6:00am 6:30am All Hotels
Tab Room 6:00am 10:00pm Catonsville
Judges Lounge 6:15am 6:30pm Catonsville
Student Lounge 6:15am 6:30pm Catonsville
General Mtg 7:00am 7:30pm Catonsville
Round 1 7:30am 9:15am Catonsville
Round 2 9:30am 11:00am Catonsville
Lunch 11:00am 12:30pm Catonsville
Round 3 12:30pm 2:00pm Catonsville
Round 4 3:15pm 4:45pm Catonsville
General Meeting 5:45pm 6:00pm Catonsville
Round 5 6:00pm 7:30pm Catonsville
Buses Leave 7:00pm 8:00pm Catonsville
Last Tab Bus Leaves 9:00pm 9:30pm Catonsville
Buses Continue Looping 7:30pm 12:30am All Hotels
NCFL 2012 Tournament Evening Mass 8:30pm 9:30pm Baltimore Hilton
NCFL 2012 Postings Party 9:30pm 12:00m Baltimore Hilton
NCFL 2012 Postings Released 10:30pm 11:00pm Baltimore Hilton
Transfer Supplies, Ballots, Pinks, etc to Hotels ?? ?? To Marriott Inner Harbor
27-May Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Buses Begin Looping around Hotels 6:00am All Hotels
Tab Room 6:00am 6:00pm Marriott Inner Harbor
Double Octo Finals General Meeting 7:15am 8:00am Marriott Inner Harbor
Double Octo Finals 8:00am 9:00am Marriott Inner Harbor
Octo Finals General Meeting 10:00am 10:30am Marriott Inner Harbor
Octo Finals 10:30am 11:30am Marriott Inner Harbor
Quarter Finals General Meeting 12:30pm 1:00pm Marriott Inner Harbor
Quarter Finals 1:00pm 2:00pm Marriott Inner Harbor
Semi Finals General Meeting 2:30pm 2:45pm Marriott Inner Harbor
Semi Finals 2:45pm 3:45pm Marriott Inner Harbor
Finals General Meeting 4:15pm 4:30pm Marriott Inner Harbor
Finals 4:30pm 5:30pm Marriott Inner Harbor
NCFL 2012 Sunday Mass TBD TBD TBD
NCFL 2012 Awards 7:30pm 9:00pm Baltimore Hilton
Buses Continue Looping 9:00pm 10:00pm All Hotels
26-May Student Congress
Buses Stage and Begin Loading 6:30am All Hotels
Buses Begin to Leave 6:45am 7:15am All Hotels
Tab Room 6:00am 10:00pm Sheraton Inner Harbor
Judges Lounge 6:45am 6:30pm Sheraton Inner Harbor
Student Lounge 6:45am 5:30pm Sheraton Inner Harbor
General Mtg 7:30am 8:15am Sheraton Inner Harbor
Round 1 8:15am 11:30am Sheraton Inner Harbor
Lunch 11:30am 1:00pm Sheraton Inner Harbor
Round 2 1:00pm 4:00pm Sheraton Inner Harbor
Round 3 4:30pm 7:30pm Sheraton Inner Harbor
Buses Continue Looping 7:30pm 12:30am All Hotels
NCFL 2012 Tournament Evening Mass 8:30pm 9:30pm Baltimore Hilton
NCFL 2012 Postings Party 9:30pm 12:00m Baltimore Hilton
NCFL 2012 Postings Released 10:30pm 11:00pm Baltimore Hilton
27-May Student Congress
Buses Begin Looping around Hotels 6:00am All Hotels
Tab Room 6:00am 7:00pm Sheraton Inner Harbor
Semi Finals General Meeting 7:30am 8:00am Sheraton Inner Harbor
Semi Finals 8:00am 11:30am Sheraton Inner Harbor
Finals General Meeting 1:00pm 1:30pm Sheraton Inner Harbor
Finals 1:30pm 5:30pm Sheraton Inner Harbor
NCFL 2012 Sunday Mass TBD TBD TBD
NCFL 2012 Awards 7:30pm 9:00pm Baltimore Hilton
Buses Continue Looping 9:00pm 10:00pm All Hotels
26-May Speech Events Same Schedule for Towson & Loyola
Buses Stage and Begin Loading 7:00am All Hotels
Buses Leave 7:15am 7:45am All Hotels
Tab Room 7:00am 6:00pm Towson & Loyola
Judges Lounge 7:30am 5:00pm Towson & Loyola
Student Lounge 7:30am 5:00pm Towson & Loyola
Ext Prep Room 7:30am 5:00pm Loyola
Ballot Pickup 7:30am 8:15am Towson & Loyola
Judges' General Mtg 8:15am 8:45am Towson & Loyola
Prep Begins 8:30am Loyola
Round 1 9:00am 10:15am Towson & Loyola
Round 2 for OO, OI, Dec; Lunch for DP, Duo 10:45am 12:00pm Towson & Loyola
Round 2 for DP, Duo; Lunch for OO, OI, Dec 12:00pm 1:15pm Towson & Loyola
Round 3 1:45pm 3:00pm Towson & Loyola
Round 4 3:30pm 4:45pm Towson & Loyola
Buses Leave 5:00pm 5:30pm Towson & Loyola
Last Tab Bus Leaves 6:30pm 7:00pm Towson & Loyola
Buses Continue Looping 7:30pm 12:30am All Hotels
NCFL 2012 Tournament Evening Mass 8:30pm 9:30pm Baltimore Hilton
NCFL 2012 Postings Party 9:30pm 12:00m Baltimore Hilton
NCFL 2012 Postings Released 10:30pm 11:00pm Baltimore Hilton
Transfer Supplies, Ballots, Pinks, etc to Wardman ?? ?? Towson & Loyola to Hyatt
27-May Speech Events
Buses Begin Looping around Hotels 6:00am All Hotels
Postings 7:00am 6:00pm Grand Hyatt
Tab Room 7:00am 8:00pm Grand Hyatt
Ext Prep Room 7:30am 6:30pm Renaissance
Octo Finals General Meeting 7:30am 8:15am Grand Hyatt
Prep Begins 8:00am Renaissance
Octo Finals, Single Flighted, All Events 8:30am 9:30am Renaissance, Sheraton, Hyatt
Quarter Finals General Meeting 10:30am 11:15am Grand Hyatt
Quarter Finals 11:30am 12:30pm Renaissance, Sheraton, Hyatt
Semi Finals General Meeting 1:15pm 1:45pm Grand Hyatt
Semi Finals 2:00pm 3:00pm Renaissance, Sheraton, Hyatt
Finals General Meeting 3:45pm 4:15pm Grand Hyatt
Finals 4:30pm 5:30pm Renaissance, Sheraton, Hyatt
NCFL 2012 Sunday Mass TBD TBD TBD
NCFL 2012 Awards 7:30pm 9:00pm Baltimore Hilton
Buses Continue Looping 9:00pm 10:00pm All Hotels
 
Tournament Lunches PDF Print E-mail

On Saturday, lunches will be available for purchase at each of the competition locations at a reasonable cost.  We will not be pre-selling lunch tickets.

ALL PURCHASES AT ALL SITES ARE CASH ONLY. NO CHECKS OR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED.


 
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Friday Registration and Directors’ Meeting:

Hilton Baltimore

Saturday Event Sites:

PF Debate: Baltimore City College

LD Debate: Catonsville High School

Policy Debate: Poly/Western High School

Congress: Sheraton Inner Harbor

Extemp: Loyola Blakefield High School

Dec,DI,Duo,OO,OI: Towson University

Postings Party and Mass: Hilton Baltimore

Buses will shuttle students, coaches, and judges between the hotels and the competition sites.

Sunday Event Sites:

Tournament Hotels. Buses will shuttle students, coaches, and judges between the hotels.

Awards Ceremony: Hilton Key Ballroom

 
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Baltimore is quite the interesting place to visit. During your stay with us you may wish to try some of these venues for some relaxation. Information on many sites with things to see and do will be included with your Diocesan Director’s bags. Remember when traveling anywhere but to competition sites, always inform your coach or chaperone and NEVER travel alone!

The Where Traveler web site for Baltimore: www.wheretraveler.com

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/wherebaltimore


Kid-friendly Baltimore

Historic/Religious Sites

Mother Seton House and Historic Seminary Chapel

Home of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the home of parochial education

Fr. John Kemper

410-728-6464

St. Alphonsus Church

Deacon Hugh Mills

410-685-6090

St. Jude Shrine

Mary Gerk

410-685-6026

National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

(a.k.a. Baltimore Basilica)

America's first cathedral

Greg Leitner

410-727-3565

Museums + Historic Sites

Babe Ruth Birthplace

Whitney Ellis

410-727-1539

Fort McHenry

Vince Vaise, Chief of Interpretation

410-962-4290

Historic Ships in Baltimore

(Constellation, Torsk, Taney, etc.)

Chris Rowson

(410) 539-1797

Maryland Science Center

(410) 685-5225

American Visionary Art Museum

Nick Prevas

(410) 244-1900

Maryland Historical Society

(Home of the original draft of the Star Spangled Banner)

Marc Apter

(410) 685-3750

ACTIVITIES

Charm City Pedal Mill

Amanda

(16 person bike available for tours)

(443) 956-6455

Urban Pirates

Cara or Adam

(410) 327-8378

National Heritage Walking Tours

Shauntee Daniels

(410) 878-6411

 
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Saturday, May 26, 2012

9:30pm – 12am


(Immediately Following Mass)

HOLIDAY BALLROOM

Hilton Inner Harbor Hotel


Featuring: DJ CUBAN


Spinning the hottest rock, hiphop & urban grooves for your dancing pleasure!


Door Prizes

Trivia

Contests

Tons of Gift Cards $2 - $100!!

And many, many, more!

Major Prize Giveaways each hour & 12midnite!! (must be present to win)

Song Requests? Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 5/18/2012

 
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As food menus become available for each site, we will post menus here.

ALL PURCHASES AT ALL SITES ARE CASH ONLY. NO CHECKS OR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED.

Towson University Selected ALL SPEECH EVENTS EXCEPT EXTEMP.

Saturday May 26, 2012

ALL PURCHASES AT ALL SITES ARE CASH ONLY. NO CHECKS OR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED.

Susquehanna Food Court (Located in the Union 2nd Floor)

7:30a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Pizza Station Cheese, Pepperoni, and Vegetable

Grill Station Hamburger, Cheeseburger, Chicken Sandwich,Chicken Tenders, French Fries

Deli Stations (Subway type)Choice of Ham, Turkey, Roast beef, chicken or Tuna Salad

on a Sub Roll with Pickle and chips or pretzels.

Grab and Go Stations Pre-made Sandwiches and a choice of four salads- Caesar, Chicken Caesar, Garden and Chef Salad Cookies, Brownies, Rice Krispy Treats, Fruit Cups and other assorted Candy and Snacks.

Beverages Choice of Fountain sodas, bottled water, juices, bottled

sodas, Gatorade, Choc. Milk and 2% Milk.

Paws Cafe (Located in the Union Lower Level)

10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m

The items listed above under the Grab and Go will be available in Paws as well as the bottled drinks.

University Book Store (Located in the Union Lower Level)

10:00 a.m.-2:00 pm. The bookstore has convenience items and snacks in addition to Towson University gear and memorabilia.

 

 

Catonsville High School

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Saturday, March 26, 2012

Students

Concessions for students will be set up in the cafeteria. We will be using tickets to purchase food, meaning you will need to purchase tickets prior to approaching the food tables.

Breakfast

Donuts............................................................ $1.00 (2 tickets)

Bagels............................................................ $1.00 (2 tickets)

Cream Cheese.............................................. $.50 (1 ticket)

Lunch

Box Lunch provided by Jason's Deli............. $10 (20 tickets)

· Choice of turkey sandwich, ham sandwich, or vegetarian wrap

· Chips

· Pickle

· Chocolate Chip Cookie

· Choice of Drink

Dinner

Pizza (cheese or pepperoni).......................... $2.00 per slice (4 tickets)

Chic-fil-A Sandwich....................................... $4.00 (8 tickets)

Drinks

Sodas............................................................. $1.00 (2 tickets)

Water............................................................. $1.00 (2 tickets)

Snacks

Fruit................................................................ $1.00 (2 tickets)

Candy............................................................ $1.00 (2 tickets)

Baked Goods................................................. $.50 (1 ticket) or $1.00 (2 tickets)

Please Note: Catonsville High School is located in a residential area, there are no restaurants located within walking distance.

We will be accepting cash only, no checks or credit cards!


Poly Food POLICY DEBATE CASH ONLY NOT CHECKS OR CREDIT CARDS

Santoni's Market in Glyndon is catering for us at Poly.


Breakfast --bagels, yogurt, fruit, doughnuts, juice, etc.


Lunch is a box lunch for $8

that includes a sandwich (choice of 4 types including veggie powerhouse), a homemade wrapped cookie, chips and a beverage.


Also for $8 is a choice of 3 different salads and a beverage.

We will also have the usual fruit, snacks, candy and drinks.

 
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The Star Spangled Nationals

T shirt or canvas bag

available in Baltimore on May 25, 26, or 27!

Only $10 each

NCFL Bag NCFL Shirt

 

Look for tables in hotel lobbies and at each venue on Saturday and Sunday

 

 

 


 

 

 



 

 
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