Welcome to the new website for the 2008 UPenn Liberty Bell Classic!

It is with great pleasure that Penn for Youth Debate invites you to attend the 2008 Liberty Bell Classic, which, thanks to historical record-searching, we are proud to announce is the 34th annual LBC. The 2008 LBC will be held at the University of Pennsylvania on October 18-19. As the first major 2008 tournament in Philadelphia that offers TOC bids, this will be a great weekend to visit our beautiful city and find out what our university has to offer potential students. In the past several years, our tournament has seen tremendous growth and improvement and this year promises to be the best yet. We have designed our tournament to maximize its educational value for everyone involved. We look forward to seeing you at this intense, fun and valuable competition.

Be sure to check the website regularly for updates on the LBC as they arrive. The site will contain information such as event rules, Congress bills, schedules, campus maps (including an explanation of tournament building locations), judging tips (for schools bringing parents and other judges with less experience in forensics) and more. In order to guarantee that your school can compete in this year’s LBC, we must receive your entire registration by Friday, October 10, 2008. Any entries received after this date will be accommodated on a first-come, first-serve basis and may incur an additional fee. Any changes to registrations after Wednesday, October 15 will also incur a fee.

We are happy to announce some exciting elements of the tournament this year. We plan to continue the Cheesesteak lunch that was so popular last year. Also, we will be expanding our tournament into more buildings on campus to accommodate the growing numbers of participants in each event. Finally, we will be incorporating a travel award to reward individual schools who have come from far away.

The enclosed pages contain all the necessary information. If you have any questions regarding the tournament that are not answered by this invitation or on our website, please email us at penn@tabroom.com. If the concern is urgent, you may contact Alex Anderson by phone at 702-373-1010.

You may download the complete invitation here: 2008 LBC Invitation