Renaissance College Hong Kong (RCHK) IISPSC 2014 Schedule Friday, October 17, 2014 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 12:00p.m.-2:30p.m. Registration and Check-in at Regal Riverside Hotel 2:30p.m.-3:25p.m. Students and coaches take MTR to Renaissance College Hong Kong 3:30p.m.-4:30p.m. Opening ceremonies 4:30p.m.-5:15p.m. Judges’ Briefings: (judges need to be there for whole evening, Join us for dinner) ● Persuasive, Dramatic Interpretation, After Dinner Speaking ● Cross-Ex Debating, After-Dinner Speaking, Interpretive Reading 5:30p.m.-7:00p.m. Category 4, Round 1 (Cross-Ex, Interpretive Reading, Dramatic) 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m. Dinner for Competitors, Coaches and Student Volunteers 8:15p.m.-10:15p.m. Category 3, Round 1 (Persuasive and After-Dinner) 10:15p.m. Students and coaches take MTR to Regal Riverside Hotel 11:00p.m. Curfew Saturday, October 18, 2014 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 7:00a.m.-8:00a.m. Breakfast at Regal Riverside Hotel 8:15a.m.-8:30a.m. Roll Call and Announcements for all Competitors and Coaches 8:30a.m.-9:15a.m. Judges Briefings: ● Persuasive, Impromptu ● After-Dinner, Extemporaneous Speaking 8:45a.m. Lockup for Category 1 (Extemporaneous Speaking) 9:15a.m.- 10:45a.m. Category 1, Round 1 (Impromptu Speaking, Extemporaneous Speaking) 11:00a.m.-12:30p.m. Category 3, Round 2 (Persuasive and After-Dinner) 12:00p.m.-1:30p.m. Lunch for Competitors, Coaches, Judges and Student Volunteers 1:30p.m. Lockup for Radio Newscast (Flight A) and Debate Preparation in Rooms (Flight A) 1:30p.m. Judges’ briefing ▪ Parliamentary Debating, Radio Newscast 2:00p.m.-3:00p.m. Category 2, Round 1A (Parliamentary and Radio Newscast) 3:00p.m. Lockup for Radio Newscast (Flight B) and Debate Preparation in Rooms (Flight B) 3:30p.m.-4:30p.m. Category 2, Round 1B (Parliamentary and Radio Newscast) 5:00p.m. Buses depart for sightseeing activities and dinner (Peak/Escalators, dinner at own cost) 9:30p.m. Buses depart sightseeing activities for the Regal Riverside Hotel 11:p.m. Curfew Sunday, October 19th, 2014 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 7:00a.m.-8:00a.m. Breakfast at Regal Riverside Hotel 8:15a.m.-8:30a.m. Roll Call and Announcements for all Competitors and Coaches 8:45a.m. Radio Newscast Lockup (Flight A) and Debate Preparation in Rooms 8:45a.m. Judges Briefing ▪ Parliamentary Debating, Radio Newscast 9:15a.m.-10:15a.m. Category 2, Round 2A (Parliamentary Debating, Radio Newscast) 10:15a.m. Lockup for Radio Newscast (Flight B) and Debate Preparation in Rooms (Flight B) 10:45a.m.-11:45a.m. Category 2, Round 2B (Parliamentary Debating, Radio Newscast) 12:00p.m.-1:15p.m. Lunch for Competitors, Coaches, Judges and Student Helpers 1:15p.m.-1:45p.m. Judges Briefing ▪ Cross-ex, Interpretive Reading, Dramatic Interpretation 2:00p.m.-3:30p.m. Category 4, Round 2 (Cross-ex, Interpretive Reading, Dramatic) 3:45p.m.-4:15p.m. Lockup for Category 1, Round 2 (Extemporaneous Speaking) 4:15p.m.-5:45p.m. Category 1 Round 2 (Extemporaneous Speaking, Impromptu Speaking) 6:00p.m. Students to board buses sightseeing activities at RCHK 9:00-10:00p.m. Students return on buses from sightseeing activities to Regal Riverside Hotel 11:00p.m. Curfew Monday, October 20th, 2014 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 8:30-9:30a.m. Breakfast at Regal Riverside Hotel 9:00-11:00a.m. Coaches’ AGM 12:00-1:00 Lunch (at hotel or nearby at own cost) 1:00-1:45p.m. travel to RCHK 1:45p.m. Announcement of Finalists 2:00-6:00p.m. Finals 6:15-8:00p.m. Gala Dinner 7:30-8:00 Awards 8:15 onwards, return to Regal Riverside Sha Tin, 11:00pm Curfew (Coaches prerogative) Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 ● participants depart Regal Riverside Hotel at own cost ○ Taxi, MTR, Bus, Shuttle...