Hist win 2008 Irish Times

The Trinity Historical society team of Chris Kissane and David Kenny won the 2008 Irish Times Debating Championships last night (one of the Irish National Championships, the other being the Irish Mace).

The winner of the individual category was Stephen Boyle from UCD L&H.

The Team Runners up were Ross McGuire and Marguerite Carter of UCD Law and The Individual runner up was John Gallagher from TCD Hist.

The Final was held by UCD Law and the motion was "This House believes that Ireland owes a debt of gratitude to the Catholic Church".

For more info click here

Photos from ireland.com

Australs 08 rego closes today

The tournament may not be until July but the registration for the 2008 AustralAsian debate championships closes today 29th Feb. Also according to some mailing lists there were only 20 places left earlier today.

If you are planning to go to Australs and have not yet registered then you only have a few hours left. If you think someone else in your society is doing it then give them a ring and make sure. You've been warned!

Newcastle to bid for EUDC 09.

Hi there!

I'm very pleased to announce that Newcastle is now officially bidding for 2009 Euros. The bid is formally known as "EUDC Newcastle'09 @NewcastleGateshead" but Newcastle'09 will do in normal parlance :-)Our website/email is to follow shortly, but for now if you want any questions answered please do contact me, Russell Haswell.

We've attracted a strong team so far Oskar Avery and I are the Co-Convenors. Our CA is Sam Block, ably assisted by Alex Ward, Leela Koenig and James Dray.

We've so far very kindly received the support of many organisations which include:

NewcastleGateshead Partnership (including Newcastle City Council & Gateshead Metropolitan Borough)

Newcastle University

Newcastle Union Society

Newcastle University Debating Society

Proposed dates are July 31st-August 7th.

Our final venue (for *both* Main and ESL) is The Sage Gateshead, Europe's newest and finest opera house and acoustically the best venue in Europe (I'm told).

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for more announcements coming soon about the details of the bid, and how you can get involved.

Yours,

Russell A. Haswell

EUDC Newcastle'09

@NewcastleGateshead

Co-Convenor

Colm's Note: This now makes it two bidders for Euros in 2009. Glasgow are also bidding. http://www.glasgoweuros.com/

EUDC 2008 Tallinn updates

Dear debaters,

It is time for some updates on EUDC 2008 Tallinn. Those of you interested in the tournament - please read and remember the information below, because it may save you from considerable trouble once the registration opens. Let me remind you that registration for EUDC 2008 Tallinn opens on 10th March at 12:00 GMT. We will also be sending you a small reminder on the previous day (9th March) with the most essential points to keep in mind. But here's what you should know now:

Phase 3: Phase 3 of registration starts on April 13 and continues through May 15 (see our homepage Trounament -> Registration to find out what is Phase 3).

Registration of judges: A maximum of 4 adjudicators can be registered together with your institution's teams in Phase 1 and Phase 2. If your institution wishes to send more than 4 adjudicators, the other judges will have to register as independent judges by choosing Register as Single Adjudicator. Please note that there is no institutional cap for adjudicators, the abovementioned limitation of 4 is necessary to guarantee quicker and easier registration.

Registration of observers: Observers will not have to register on our homepage. If you wish to participate in the tournament as an observer, please send an e-mail to our Communications Director Maarja at info@eudc2008.eu. In addition to the universal participation fee of 210EUR, observers will have to pay extra 35EUR per day for accommodation at the hotel and 30EUR per day for catering and socials.

Team names: The registration form includes a dropdown list of institutions for you to choose. After you have chosen your institution from the list, the system automatically generates an abbreviation of your institution's name, which will form a part of your team's name. The abbreviation is definitive and can not be changed! The only thing that the teams can do is add an extension to the end to differentiate the teams. Teams are only allowed to use letters A, B, C etc. as extensions (no numbers, no words!). You can add your team's extension in a blank appearing after the abbreviation. A list of institutions will also be published under registration information on our homepage, where you can check the abbreviations for all institutions.

Payments: The system of payments is coordinated through our partner organisation, travel company Estravel, by our travel agent Ms Piret Poopuu. Therefore all questions concerning payments should be addressed to her. Her contact information will be disclosed right next to the invoice you receive after registration. The invoice will be generated automatically by the system after filling in the registration details. You will be able to print the invoice or make the payment by bank transfer straight away.

Cancellations: Please inform us about your cancellation(s) by sending an e-mail to our Communications Director Maarja at info@eudc2008.eu. We will process every cancellation individually to decide the amount of refund, if any, and other details. Read more about refunds on our homepage (Tournament -> FAQs) .

Visa information: Visa information has been posted on our homepage (see Info for participants). If you need a visa to enter Estonia, please contact Maarja at info@eudc2008.eu.

ESL eligibility: Every debater who has marked him/herself as ESL will be interviewed on June 22 at the hotel by members of the EUDC Council. If you are not sure whether or not you are eligible for ESL, check the definition from EUDC Constitution.

Money-off flights: We have set up a period for buying reduced rate flight tickets. Our partner EasyJet offers you reduced rate flights, using a promotional code, between April 1st-14th. Please note that the EasyJet reduced rates will apply only for routes London (Stansted) - Tallinn - London and Berlin (Schönefeld) - Tallinn - Berlin. So if you want to benefit from the discount, you'll have to connect through London or Berlin. The promotional code will be made available to everyone who has registered by the time.

In case of further questions, please contact Maarja Teder at info@eudc2008.eu.

KHSDC IV results

From Koreadebatelist

Dear KHSDC IV Participants and Friends:
I'd like to thank everyone who participated in this year's tournament for helping make it a success. Debaters, your skill and passion for debate were a pleasure to watch. Judges, your time and effort guaranteed that we had a tournament that was both fair and educational for all participants. Volunteers, you provided both the hard labor and the coordination necessary to make the tournament run. Before going on to list the tournament results, I¡¯d also like to thank HAFS for hosting the tournament, and especially thank the two convenors, Ian Yovdoshuk and Kim Min Kyoung. Special thanks goes to my DCAs Hyung Gyu, Logan, and Sophie, and the tab directors, Jason and Jong Min. And, finally, parents, coaches, and liaisons, thank you for supporting your debaters. It was an honor to work with you all.

Sincerely,
Peter Kipp (Chief Adjudicator)

Now, here are the tournament results and motions:

Main Break (out of 50 teams entered):
1. HAFS D (Kahyun Park, Yaeseul Park, Inni Youh)
2. KMLA A (Yeon Hwa Lee, Jewon Jung, Hyun Kyu Kim)
3. KMLA C (Wonho Choi, Hong Kim, Hyun Woo Yoon)
4. SIS B (Stephanie Char, Janice Yoon, Seungho Yang)
5. SIS A (Karen Kim, Rachel Choi, Christine Boyun Choi)
6. HAFS A (Naryeung Whang, Seunghee Kang, Lee-Hyun Kim)
7. HAFS B (Min Jae Yoo, Jung Hwan Yang, Moonyeol Lee)
8. Daewon B (You Jin Song, Jong Min Lee, Hong Keun Jeon)
9. Ewha A (Jeong Eun Lee, Min Jung Sohn, Seunghee Seo)
10. KMLA B (Kyu Young Oh, Chan Lee, Jimin Kang)
11. Daeil A (Jeong Won Son, Jun Bin Yun, Seung Joon Park)
12. Daewon A (Edward Kim, Kyong-Don Kim, Do Hyeong Kwon)
13. HAFS F (Jung Hyuk Yim, Sang Won Lee, Joon Hun Seong)
14. Daewon D (Dianne Miyun Kim, Heewon Choi, Gi Jae Han)
15. Daewon E (Seungmin Jung, Young Joe Hur, Henry Nahm)
16. Daewon C (Hyun Ji Lee, Maeng Ji Youn, Minjoo Kim)

Octofinals:
HAFS D (1) def. Daewon C (16)
Daewon B (8) def. Ewha A (9)
HAFS F (13) def. SIS B (4)
Daewon A (12) def. SIS A(5)
KMLA A (2) def. Daewon E (15)
HAFS B (7) def. KMLA B (10)
KMLA C (3) def. Daewon D (14)
HAFS A (6) def. Daeil A (11)

Quarterfinals:
Daewon B (8) def. HAFS D (1)
HAFS F (13) def. Daewon A (12)
HAFS B (7) def. KMLA A (2)
KMLA C (3) def. HAFS A (6)

Semifinals:
Daewon B def. HAFS F
HAFS B def. KMLA C

Finals:
HAFS B def. Daewon B
(Final Round Adjudicators: Jiseon Sophie Lee (chair), Logan Balavijendran, Wayne Baumgardner, Ah Young Kim, Hanna Ko, Hwang Hye Sook, Darren J. Daley)

Rookie Break:
1. Ewha C (Youkyoung Han, Hye Rin Park, Ji Yoon Park) (tab ranking 19)
2. Daeil C (Bo Kyung Kim, Seong Jae Soh, Joo Hong Lee) (tab ranking 20)
3. Daewon F (Sang Suk Kang, Tae Yong Ahn, Sung Ryul Park) (tab ranking 21)
4. CSIA C (Hyewon Chun, Jae Chang Kim, Kyung Jin Lew) (tab ranking 29)

Rookie Final:
Daewon F def. Ewha C(Final Round Adjudicators: Ji Hoon Lee (Chair), Yoo Ji Eun, Carlton L. Johnson, Darren J. Daley, Changhee Han)

Top Speakers:
(criteria, in order: H/L = speaker points with highest & lowest scores removed, PTS = total speaker points, OppWn = total number ofdebates won by teams this team faced)
1. Jung Hwan Yang (HAFS B) H/L 294; PTS 439; OppWn 22
2. Min Jae Yoo (HAFS B) H/L 293; PTS 439; OppWn 22
3. Moonyeol Lee (HAFS B) H/L 293; PTS 438; OppWn 22
4. Eun Sung Yang (KMLA D) H/L 292; PTS 436; OppWn 24
5. Yaeseul Park (HAFS D) H/L 292; PTS 436; OppWn 23
6. Minjoo Kim (Daewon C) H/L 292; PTS 430; OppWn 15
7. Kahyun Park (HAFS D) H/L 291; PTS 439; OppWn 23
8. Hyun Kyu Kim (KMLA A) H/L 291; PTS 436; OppWn 21
9. Yeon Hwa Lee (KMLA A) H/L 220; PTS 436; OppWn 21
10. Kristin A. Kim (SIS C) H/L 289.66; PTS 434.66; OppWn 20
11. You Jin Song (Daewon B) H/L 289.66; PTS 434.32; OppWn 19
12. Jewon Jung (KMLA A) H/L 289; PTS 433; OppWn 21
13. JIMIN KANG (KMLA B) H/L 289; PTS 432.33; OppWn 18
14. Jong Min Lee (Daewon B) H/L 289; PTS 432; OppWn 19
15. Suzie Noh Ewha B) H/L 288.66; PTS 428.66; OppWn 16
16. Janice Yoon (SIS B) H/L 288.5; PTS 432.83; OppWn 24
17. Stephanie Char (SIS B) H/L 288.5; PTS 432.5; OppWn 24
18. Tae Yong Ahn (Daewon F) H/L 288.33; PTS 434.33; OppWn 19
19. Hyun Woo Yoon KMLA C) H/L 288.16; PTS 432.16; OppWn 19
20. Inni Youh (HAFS D) H/L 288; PTS 432; OppWn 19

Breaking Adjudicators:
Yoo Ji Eun (Hanyang University/HAFS)
Logan Balavijendran (Chung Ang University/DCA)
Wayne Baumgardner (KMLA)
Peter Kipp (Debate Association of Ewha, Ewha University/CA)
Changhee Han (KMLA)
Jiseon Sophie Lee (Debate Association of Ewha, Ewha University/DCA)
Cho Hyung Gyu (Hanyang University/DCA)
Stephen Gabb (CSIA)
Carlton L. Johnson (CSIA)
Hye Won Roh (Korea University/Daeil)
Lee Ji Hoon (Hanyang University/Gimpo)
Jisoo Shin (Kyunghee University/Ewha)
Dami Park (Debate Association of Ewha, Ewha University/SIS)
Ah Young Kim (Ewha Debate Society, Ewha University/Goyang)
Hwang Hye Sook (Ewha Debate Society, Ewha University/Myungduk)
Seo Yun Yoo (KMLA)
Heejin An (Ewha Debate Society, Ewha University/Daewon)
Ian Andrew Baddon (Bundang)
Gim Gi Yoon (KMLA)
Julie Hong (Goyang)
Eunsong Eileen Kim (Korea University/Daeil)
Hanna Ko (Ewha Debate Society, Ewha University/Goyang)
Kim Mi Kyong (Kyunghee University, Suwon/Busan)
Kyuyun Lim (Debate Association of Ewha, Ewha University/HAFS)
Hwang Gu-Hyun (Hanyang University/HAFS)
Chiseul Kim (Ewha Debate Society, Ewha University/Ewha)
Kim Jeong Won (Daewon)
Peter Bae (Daewon)
Darren J. Daley (Gimhae)
Il Kyu Han (CSIA)
Volunteer Adjudicators:Ahn Jae Rin, Cho Hee Youn, Hong-Chan Choi, Chung Hee Kyun, Hwang Gu-Hyun, Hwang Hye Sook Sungkwan Jeong, Ah-Young Kim, Kim Damin, Eunsong Eileen Kim, Gina Kim, Kim Hyun Jin, Kim Ki Hwan, Kim Mi Kyong, Hanna Ko, Lee Ji Hoon, Ji-soo Lee, Lee Won Mo, Kyuyun Lim, Park Kyung Eun, Mikyoung Park, Hyewon Rho, Jisoo Shin, Shendy Ho Su Yi, Ji Eun Yoo,

Motions:Round 1: Education
THB Korean universities should have the right to select their students based on their own standards.
THW require high school students take classes in fine art and music.
THB single sex schools are more effective than coeducational schools.
Round 2: THB that governments should exclusively use open source software for all administrative tasks.
Round 3: Sports
THB all professional sporting leagues should have wage caps for their athletes.
THW allow the use of performance enhancing drugs in sports.
THW require all nations participating in the Olympics to include female athletes in their delegations.
Round 4: Pop Culture and Media
THW censor obscene lyrics in music.
THB politicians should not be allowed to own media companies.
THB the Academy Awards do more harm than good.
Round 5: THB developing nations should nationalize their energy resources.
Round 6: Economics
THW abolish the inheritance tax.
THW abandon regional trading blocs for global, multilateral trade.
THB China's position as the world's factory does more harm than good.
Octofinals: Law and Order
THW have juries participate in all criminal trials.
THW post information about pedophiles on the Internet.
THB all white collar criminals should serve mandatory jail time.
Quarter Finals & Rookie Semi Finals: Massive Engineering Projects
THW join the race to build the world's tallest building.
THW outlaw the reclamation of coastal wetland areas for development.
THB deep space exploration is a waste of resources.
Semifinals: International Relations
THS the partitioning of countries plagued by ethnic violence.
THB the United Nations should have a standing army.
THW make Jerusalem a UN protectorate.
Grand Final: THB minority communities brought over during past colonial rule have a right to reparations.

17th ICU Debating Tournament

Dear all;
On March 22 and 23, International Christian University will hold The 17th
ICU Debating Tournament in Tokyo.

If you are interested in our tournament, I would be happy to discuss with you and answer any questions you may have.

Sincerely,
Yuko MurataTournament Director

Visit our website
http://subsite.icu.ac.jp/org/debatingsociety/17th-icut/committees.html

Date: March 22 and 23, 2008
Debating style Asian Style(3 on 3)
Constructive Speech: 7min
Reply Speech: 4min

Eligibility:
Debater: Undergraduate student
Adjudicator: Debating Experience More Than Two Years

Regestration fee You do not need to pay to us but please pay accomodation charge, meals and transportation fee at your ownexpense. (We will support transportation fee between the airport and accomodation)

Venue
March 22
Tokyo Woman's Christian University 2-6-1 Zempukuji, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 167-8585, Japan
March 23
International Christian University 10-2, Osawa 3-chome, Mitaka-shi,Tokyo, Japan

Hotel
You are free to find your hotel but if you wish, we are happy to book this reasonable hotel near the revenue instead of you.
Shinjuku Sunpark Mitaka Hotel 3-37-31Shimorennjaku Mitaka-City, Tokyo TEL 0422-42-0003. single:6,300yen twin: 8,925yen

Time Table
March 22 (Sat)
9:00-9:20 Registration
9:30-9:45 Opening Ceremony
9:55-10:05 Announcement for Round 1
10:05-11:55 Round 1
12:05-12:15 Announcement for Round 2
12:15-14:05 Round 2
14:05-14:50 Lunch
14:50-15:00 Announcement for Round 3
15:00-16:50 Round 3
17:10-17:20 Announcement for Round 4
17:20-19:10 Round 4

March 23 (Sun)
8:45-9:10 Registration
9:15-9:45 Break Announcement
9:50-11:50 Octo Final
11:50-11:55 Results of Octo Final
12:00-14:00 Quarter Final
14:00-14:40 Lunch
14:40-14:45 Results of Quarter Final
14:50-16:50 Semi Final
16:50-16:55 Results of Semi Final
17:00-19:00 Grand Final
19:30-20:00 Closing Ceremony

DCU Open 2008

Dear Debaters of Iona and beyond,

On behalf of the Dublin City University Debating Society, I would like to invite you to our open competition. It will be held on the 28th and 29th of March 2008 in DCU, Dublin, Ireland.

For your €60 registration fee you will get a themed fancy dress party, loads of food and drink, great judging and motions by our CA Diarmuid Early and the chance to win some of our €600 prize fund. We also have some non-debating related games that will run throughout the competition, but we are sworn to secrecy on the details until you all arrive.

We are offering a €200 prize fund for the best pro-am team on the tab (with an am being defined as someone in their first year of university debating, excluding those who spoke or judged at Worlds this year) as well as €400 to the overall winners.

For international teams we are offering crash as well as a pick up service from Dublin airport. Cheap flights from most European cities are available via Aer Lingus and Ryanair

This will be the last Irish tournament of the year, and with five rounds of seven minute speeches will be a great way to end a greatyear for Irish debating.

Registration is now open and you can register institutional, composite and independent teams by emailing dcuopen@gmail.com

With a team cap of 32, space is limited so I would urge you to sign up as soon as you can, as well as join our facebook group at http://dcu.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7079744588

Regards

Lee Daly

Convenor

DCU Open 2008

Contact: DCUopen@gmail.com or +353 876971182

Global Debate Data

The following has been send to a number of mailing lists. If you can help Jason with the information he needs I'm sure it would be very much appreciated.


Greetings:
I am currently doing research on debate and its level of development in other countries. I am particularly interested in statistical and anecdotal data about how much debate takes place at the high school, middle school and elementary school levels in your country.

Anyone who has information about the following questions would be much appreciated:

Does debate exist in high school, middle school or elementary school?

If yes, is debate taught as an academic class? an extracurricular activity?

Is debate used to teach students English (if your country is not English speaking)?

Additionally, I am looking for bibliographic and (even better) full text articles which link debate to improved English proficiency and language skills.

Any and all help is appreciated, I am under some time pressure regarding this data,

thanks
Jason Jarvis
Assistant Dean and Lecturer
Korea Development Institute Graduate School of Public Policy and Management
http://www.kdischool.ac.kr/
Office: 82-2-3299-1031
Email: debatekorea@kdischool.ac.kr