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Transportation Information:
hotel does not provide shuttle service
Amtrak Train Station: Rockville station 4 miles away
Washington Dulles International airport: 25 miles away
ronald reagan national airport: 18 miles away 
baltimore/washington international thurgood marshall airport: 36 miles away

Banquet formation:


Hotel Information:
2026 Bethesda, MD - Bethesda NOrth Marriott - April 7th - 12th
5701 Marinelli Road, Rockville, Maryland, USA, 20852

Name of Hotel (and LiNK) BETHESDA NORTH MARRIOTT

 Hotel’s negotiated rate for Phi Rho Pi :
  $165 per night + tax
Free parking 

Dates
PRP Rates begin as early as Thursday April 2nd, 2026 – Saturday April 11th, 2026 (check out Sunday April 12th) 

What is in each room
Mini Fridge – YES
Microwave – NO
Coffee & Tea Maker- YES
Iron & Ironing Board- YES
Hair Dryer – YES
King or Double/Double (rollaway beds not permitted)

  What the hotel has  
Fitness Center, TOP GOLF SWING SUITE, DRY CLEANING SERVICE, CORBY KITCHEN RESTAURANT 

Check-in Time
4:00 PM. (Firm)

Check-out Time
12:00 PM (Firm) 

Billing Arrangements (For Room and Tax)
COming Soon 
 
Reminder About Hotel reservations
Please review the ForensicTournament.Net website for the 2026 Phi Rho Pi National Tournament for information on inputting your rooming needs.   After the posted deadline in the invite, only the Vice President for Tournament, Rolland Petrello can input changes to your submitted room needs to the hotel.  Please communicate all rooming needs to Rolland after the registration closes in FTN. 

What is around the hotel (Food, Drink and Fun)


2026 T-shirt design / THEME



 

Look at what is NEW for the 2026 Phi Rho Pi Tournament:

NFA-LD - During the debate, debaters may take notes on an electronic device. In NFA-LD debaters may use the internet to access information during the round, however they are not permitted to communicate with another person or Generative AI model.
Notecards in Extemp and Impromptu can be up to 5in x 8in.
Platform Speaking events are not required to be memorized.

Look at what is NEW for the 2025 Phi Rho Pi Tournament:

Individual Events: Half of the Bronze round will now advance to the Gold / Silver Round.
Impromptu: Competitors will not be allowed to reuse examples during the National Tournament.
Debate: Will now be 5 rounds and not 6 rounds of prelims - Records of 3-2 will advance.
Debate: Electronic flowing in Parli and IPDA must be done on Google Docs or Sheets.

Look at what is NEW for the 2024 Phi Rho Pi Tournament

A student may now have two duos (with different partners) entered into the tournament.
Duo Points have changed: 20 points for Gold / 15 points for Silver / 10 points for Bronze
Self contained devices may be used to flow during IPDA and Parliamentary debate rounds but only without internet connection. 

Look at what is NEW for the 2023 Phi Rho Pi Tournament

InterpTheater (IT): Reading stands, stools, chairs, ladders, steps, black boxes, props and lighting may now be used.

Individual Events with 20 or fewer entries will go directly to a final round.

Parliamentary Debate - During the debate, debaters will be limited to using any hand-written notes or types notes they have prepared during prep time. Debaters will not be allowed to use the internet during the round or use the copy and paste function when prepping notes electronically. 

Parliamentary and IPDA - will have a choice of 5 resolutions (2 policy - 2 value or Fact + 1 additional of either Policy, Fact or Value)

Reminder of what was new for the Phi Rho Pi 2022 Tournament:

Phi Rho Pi now allows third year members to compete.
 
You may now double enter in one (not all) of the following patterns:
  1. Pattern B – Prose – Speaking to Entertain – Extemp
  2. Pattern C – Persuasive Speaking – Duo – Impromptu – NFA-LD
  3. Pattern D – POI – Dramatic Interpretation – Informative Speaking – NFA-LD
  4. Pattern E – Interpreter’s Theatre – Parliamentary Debate
(Pattern A CA/Poetry/IPDA - a student can enter all three events)

Slots are used to determine placement in sweepstakes categories have changed:
  1. Hindman Division (small) 1-12 slots
  2. Wheeler Division (intermediate) 12 ½ -27 slots
  3. Wyman Division (open) 27 ½ and above slots

Interpreter’s Theatre is now limited to black boxes, props and lighting.
 
All participants at the 2022 Phi Rho Pi National Tournament must be COVID-19 vaccinated prior to March 20th, 2022, in order to participate.


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Title IX TRAINING


Phi Rho Pi does not tolerate any behaviors which constitute sexual harassment. In order to protect the safety of all participants, everyone who attends the National Tournament should undergo Title IX/sexual harassment training as mandated by their home institution. All participants, judges, students, staff, and coaches must engage in Title IX training between August 1, 2025 and April 3, 2026.
The preferred option for training is that program’s make use of appropriate offices on a school’s home campus. Once complete, proof of completion forms should be submitted at registration.

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