Kyiv Spring 2008, the 6th Annual International Debate Tournament has taken place in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 2nd — 4th, 2008. 13 European countries were represented on the tournament. 17 teams debated in Ukrainian language track and 32 teams debated in English language track.
We are happy to announce that Derek Lande was our Chief Adjudicator this year. Kateryna Yablochkova and Leela Koenig assisted Derek as Deputy CAs. Ukrainian language track was covered by Chief Adjudicator Oleksiy Yatsenko and Deputy CA Andriy Kirmach.
Ukrainian track
Winner — ’16.12’ team, Donetsk (Daria Zhuravska, Danylo Hrachov).
Top-speaker — Jevhen Sakalo, Kharkiv (’Miy Khazyajin’ team).
English League:
Winner — ’Tallin’ team, Estonia (Uve Poom, Mihhail Jevdokimov).
Top-speaker — Uve Poom, Estonia (’Tallin’ team).
More information available at the web-site www.kyivspring.org.ua
Regards,
Org Comm
7 May 2008
WSDC 2008 newsletter
You'll find the latest newsletter about WSDC in September '08 and day dours of Washington during the championships in
http://web.mac.com/wsdc2008/WSDC2008/Blog/Blog.html
In the meantime, note the dates for the 2009 Championships in Athens; 09-19/02/09.
(Source WSDC mailing list)
http://web.mac.com/wsdc2008/WSDC2008/Blog/Blog.html
In the meantime, note the dates for the 2009 Championships in Athens; 09-19/02/09.
(Source WSDC mailing list)
IDEA teaching position
Hi All,
International Debate Education Association (IDEA) announces an open position for a Worlds Schools Debate Instructor for the 2008 Debate and Citizen Journalism Institute in Dikili Town, Turkey June 29th-July 19th. The Institute is college-accredited from Bloomfield College in New Jersey, U.S. and endorsed by the National Forensics League in the U.S. The Institute offers courses in Advanced, Beginning, and Coaching Debate in addition to Media and Journalism training.
This year, IDEA is adding British Parliamentary and World Schools Debate emphases to its lineup and seeks an experienced Worlds Schools debate coach to teach two classes. Instructors are compensated and reimbursed for airfare. The position begins immediately, and the selected instructor would need to be in Dikili Town, Turkey from June 28th-July 19th.
This Debate and CJ Institute draws enthusiastic and dynamic students from throughout the world and is a unique and fun activity for participants and instructors alike. If you are interested in applying for the open Worlds Schools instructor position, please email alathrop@idebate.org with a letter of inquiry and CV of your debating and coaching experience in the World Schools format.
To learn more about the Debate and Citizen Journalism Institute, please visit www.idebate.org/institute.
Thanks,
Alex Dukalskis
IDEA Program Coordinator
adukalskis@idebate.org
Source allasians list
International Debate Education Association (IDEA) announces an open position for a Worlds Schools Debate Instructor for the 2008 Debate and Citizen Journalism Institute in Dikili Town, Turkey June 29th-July 19th. The Institute is college-accredited from Bloomfield College in New Jersey, U.S. and endorsed by the National Forensics League in the U.S. The Institute offers courses in Advanced, Beginning, and Coaching Debate in addition to Media and Journalism training.
This year, IDEA is adding British Parliamentary and World Schools Debate emphases to its lineup and seeks an experienced Worlds Schools debate coach to teach two classes. Instructors are compensated and reimbursed for airfare. The position begins immediately, and the selected instructor would need to be in Dikili Town, Turkey from June 28th-July 19th.
This Debate and CJ Institute draws enthusiastic and dynamic students from throughout the world and is a unique and fun activity for participants and instructors alike. If you are interested in applying for the open Worlds Schools instructor position, please email alathrop@idebate.org with a letter of inquiry and CV of your debating and coaching experience in the World Schools format.
To learn more about the Debate and Citizen Journalism Institute, please visit www.idebate.org/institute.
Thanks,
Alex Dukalskis
IDEA Program Coordinator
adukalskis@idebate.org
Source allasians list
Amsterdam Open results
Hello dearest debaters,
The second edition of the Amsterdam Open has taken place. We had a lovely team winning: Can Okar and Aneurin Brewer, and an even lovelier best speaker, Jess Harvey-Smith (who also deftly captured the Best Speaker of the Final Prize awarded by the University of Maastricht).
Best ESL Team were Simone van Elk and Leela Koenig, best ESL speaker was Leela Koenig.
Congratulations to all!
As part of our attempt to become one of the leading tournaments of Europe, we also engage in detailed quality monitoring. That's why we have analyzed the results to look whether there were some major biases. As it turns out, there were two rounds which were pretty op-biased. The results, and the explanation, can be found here: http://amsterdamopen.asdvbonaparte.nl/downloads/analysis.pdf
Daniël Schut
Source EUDC Mailing list
The second edition of the Amsterdam Open has taken place. We had a lovely team winning: Can Okar and Aneurin Brewer, and an even lovelier best speaker, Jess Harvey-Smith (who also deftly captured the Best Speaker of the Final Prize awarded by the University of Maastricht).
Best ESL Team were Simone van Elk and Leela Koenig, best ESL speaker was Leela Koenig.
Congratulations to all!
As part of our attempt to become one of the leading tournaments of Europe, we also engage in detailed quality monitoring. That's why we have analyzed the results to look whether there were some major biases. As it turns out, there were two rounds which were pretty op-biased. The results, and the explanation, can be found here: http://amsterdamopen.asdvbonaparte.nl/downloads/analysis.pdf
Daniël Schut
Source EUDC Mailing list
6 May 2008
Turkish Nationals
ODTU (METU) won the 2008 Turkish National Debating Championships at the weekend.
Turkish 10th Nationals were held in Uludağ University between 1-5 May 2008. It was a fantastic tournament where a high level of competetion took place. Among the distinguished teams Finalists were:
Op Prop:Bilkent A
Op Opp:METU A
Clo Prop:Koç A
Clo Opp:METU B
Champions were METU A (Dilay Kurtulus and Nisan Su Aras)
Best Speaker on the tab was Dilay Kurtulus from METU A as well.
Adjudication Team consisted of
Gokhan Murat Pembeci (CA),
Ozgen Dundar(DCA),
Isıl Yelkenci (DCA),
Semih Torkay (DCA)
Arda Ozansoy (DCA)
Here are the motions of 10th Turkish Nationals;
Round 1: Thbt Income of gambling addicts should be directly given to their spouses
Round 2: Thbt University graduates should not be sent to places of war for fulfilling their military service.
Round 3: Thbt all football clubs should have salary cap
Round 4: Thbt people in drunk drivers’ car should be also punished
Round 5: Thbt local governments should not forcibly move residents for ‘Urban Renewal Projects’
Round 6: Thbt Central Bank should stop being guarantor to bankrupt banks
Round 7: Thbt Political party leaders should have a time limit of duty
Quarter: Th would force media agencies not to use any word other than 'terrorist groups' for whom state declares to be 'terrorist group'.
Semi: Thbt UN Food Office should have all the responsibility of distribution, pricing or sale of wheat across the world
Final: Th would abolish inheritence
Turkish 10th Nationals were held in Uludağ University between 1-5 May 2008. It was a fantastic tournament where a high level of competetion took place. Among the distinguished teams Finalists were:
Op Prop:Bilkent A
Op Opp:METU A
Clo Prop:Koç A
Clo Opp:METU B
Champions were METU A (Dilay Kurtulus and Nisan Su Aras)
Best Speaker on the tab was Dilay Kurtulus from METU A as well.
Adjudication Team consisted of
Gokhan Murat Pembeci (CA),
Ozgen Dundar(DCA),
Isıl Yelkenci (DCA),
Semih Torkay (DCA)
Arda Ozansoy (DCA)
Here are the motions of 10th Turkish Nationals;
Round 1: Thbt Income of gambling addicts should be directly given to their spouses
Round 2: Thbt University graduates should not be sent to places of war for fulfilling their military service.
Round 3: Thbt all football clubs should have salary cap
Round 4: Thbt people in drunk drivers’ car should be also punished
Round 5: Thbt local governments should not forcibly move residents for ‘Urban Renewal Projects’
Round 6: Thbt Central Bank should stop being guarantor to bankrupt banks
Round 7: Thbt Political party leaders should have a time limit of duty
Quarter: Th would force media agencies not to use any word other than 'terrorist groups' for whom state declares to be 'terrorist group'.
Semi: Thbt UN Food Office should have all the responsibility of distribution, pricing or sale of wheat across the world
Final: Th would abolish inheritence
MMU IV results
Champion: MMU A (Guljan, IPS, Kandahar)
Runners-up: IIU B (Lutfi, Zamir, Hadi)
Best Speaker: Kandahar (MMU A)
Tab will uploaded to the malaysian_debaters group on Yahoo
Runners-up: IIU B (Lutfi, Zamir, Hadi)
Best Speaker: Kandahar (MMU A)
Tab will uploaded to the malaysian_debaters group on Yahoo
IIU AUDC registration closes, minister attends
IIU AUDC 2008 has officially closed registration. Thank you for registering with us. The Organizing Committee will not accept any more teams and adjudicators from this point onwards. We shall be announcing the exact number of teams/adj. coming on the 10th of May 2008.
I would also like to announce that the Minister of Higher Education Malaysia, The Hon. Mohamed Khaled Nordin shall be gracing the Grand Dinner and Prize Giving ceremony for IIU AUDC 2008.
Regards,
Yem Mohamad
Convener
IIU AUDC 2008
I would also like to announce that the Minister of Higher Education Malaysia, The Hon. Mohamed Khaled Nordin shall be gracing the Grand Dinner and Prize Giving ceremony for IIU AUDC 2008.
Regards,
Yem Mohamad
Convener
IIU AUDC 2008
Wits wins JECIT 2008
Joe Roussos and Phil Williams (Thelma and Louise) from Wits have won the 2008 Judge Edwin Cameron Invitational Tournament. This 20-team, 8-prelim round, round-robin tournament involving SA's top teams was held in Stellenbosch from 1-4 May 2008.
Other finalists:
Chris McConnachie and Phil Abrahams (Kadet en sy Slet - Rhodes)
Richard Stupart and Katherine Furman (Whippet and Spank - Wits and Rhodes)
Mathew Smorenburg and Matthew Thompson (M2 - Stellenbosch)
Finals motion: THBT chicken little was right.
Finals adjudication panel: Claire Hawkridge (CA), Rebecca Dodd (DCA), Andrew McMillan (DCA), Alinka Brutsch (Rhodes), Claire Ingram (UCT), Wynand Spruit (Stellenbosch), Zimasa Gysman (Rhodes)
Top speakers:
1. Phil Abrahams (Rhodes)
2. Chris McConnachie (Rhodes)
3. Pieter-Schalk Bothma (Stellenbosch)
4. Phil Williams (Wits)
5. Joe Roussos (Wits)
Best adjudicator award: Alinka Brutsch (Rhodes)
Congrats to the OrgComm and a special thanks to Richard Stupart and Jonathan Haenen (and Andrew McMillan) for the tab that ran almost without a glitch.
Other finalists:
Chris McConnachie and Phil Abrahams (Kadet en sy Slet - Rhodes)
Richard Stupart and Katherine Furman (Whippet and Spank - Wits and Rhodes)
Mathew Smorenburg and Matthew Thompson (M2 - Stellenbosch)
Finals motion: THBT chicken little was right.
Finals adjudication panel: Claire Hawkridge (CA), Rebecca Dodd (DCA), Andrew McMillan (DCA), Alinka Brutsch (Rhodes), Claire Ingram (UCT), Wynand Spruit (Stellenbosch), Zimasa Gysman (Rhodes)
Top speakers:
1. Phil Abrahams (Rhodes)
2. Chris McConnachie (Rhodes)
3. Pieter-Schalk Bothma (Stellenbosch)
4. Phil Williams (Wits)
5. Joe Roussos (Wits)
Best adjudicator award: Alinka Brutsch (Rhodes)
Congrats to the OrgComm and a special thanks to Richard Stupart and Jonathan Haenen (and Andrew McMillan) for the tab that ran almost without a glitch.
4 May 2008
South Africa, Herzlia win African Schools Debating Championships
SEMI-FINALS- THW legalise animated child pornography
Nations Cup:
South Africa vs Malawi - South Africa through to finals
Kenya vs Uganda - Kenya disqualified due to contravention of the rules regarding preparation; Uganda through to finals
Schools Cup:
Herzlia Independents vs Rondebosch - Herzlia Independents
St John's vs St Peter's - St John's
FINALS:
Schools Cup Finals - THW only change the constitution by public referendum
Proposition - Independents (Herzlia)
Opposition - St John's College
Winners - Independents (Herzlia)
Best Speaker - Christopher Lester (Bishops)
Nations Cup Finals - THS unilateral military intervention in the event of gross human rights violations
Proposition - Uganda
Opposition - South Africa
Winners - South Africa
Best Speaker - Mark Schoeman (South Africa)
For more info, visit the ASDC site at www.africa.debate.org.za
Nations Cup:
South Africa vs Malawi - South Africa through to finals
Kenya vs Uganda - Kenya disqualified due to contravention of the rules regarding preparation; Uganda through to finals
Schools Cup:
Herzlia Independents vs Rondebosch - Herzlia Independents
St John's vs St Peter's - St John's
FINALS:
Schools Cup Finals - THW only change the constitution by public referendum
Proposition - Independents (Herzlia)
Opposition - St John's College
Winners - Independents (Herzlia)
Best Speaker - Christopher Lester (Bishops)
Nations Cup Finals - THS unilateral military intervention in the event of gross human rights violations
Proposition - Uganda
Opposition - South Africa
Winners - South Africa
Best Speaker - Mark Schoeman (South Africa)
For more info, visit the ASDC site at www.africa.debate.org.za
2 May 2008
WUPID 2008
Update on WUPID 2008 from MLYSN
The website will be up by May - guaranteed, as my website designer is getting married on the 31st, hence he needs to get his job done before his long long break. However, you would still be able to get the latest news regarding the event’s progress from MLYSN starting from today. So here are some updates:
(1) CIMB Group has once again agreed to become our title sponsor. We are looking for other additional sponsors, so if any of you have any ideas and contacts, I am more than happy to listen to them.
(2) This year, the event would have a media partner - The Star, a local English newspaper. We are currently in talks with Astro (satelite TV) but they required us to get some international BIG name before they decide to come in and give hell loads of coverage. We were all thinking of contacting Angelina Jolie, but she’s kinda pregnant with twins and expecting at the end of this year. So now, we’re thinking of Zinedine Zidane or Roger Federer. Any other ideas?
(3) The official hotel is Impiana KLCC Hotel and Spa. If you love last years hotel, you’ll cry to this one … it’s heaven! It’s situated just across the street to KL Convention Centre (venue of the finals). Click here to check it out. Plus, they have internet access in all the rooms!
(4) The chief adjudicator is still definitely be Dr. Omar Sallahudin Abdullah. DCAs are Fiona Prowse and Neill Harvey Smith. We’re looking for two more DCAs. One will be announced soon while another one will be announced after the Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2008 @ Ateneo De Manila. We’ve also a dedicated tab director’s post which would be filled in by Colm Flynn.
(5) Venue for the opening/championship dinner and break night party has not been decided yet. But we assure you, that it’ll blow your underwear clean till next week.
Keep reading this blog for more daily updates (I hope) on the behind the scenes of CIMB Group World Universities Peace Invitational Debate (CIMB WUPID) 2008.
The website will be up by May - guaranteed, as my website designer is getting married on the 31st, hence he needs to get his job done before his long long break. However, you would still be able to get the latest news regarding the event’s progress from MLYSN starting from today. So here are some updates:
(1) CIMB Group has once again agreed to become our title sponsor. We are looking for other additional sponsors, so if any of you have any ideas and contacts, I am more than happy to listen to them.
(2) This year, the event would have a media partner - The Star, a local English newspaper. We are currently in talks with Astro (satelite TV) but they required us to get some international BIG name before they decide to come in and give hell loads of coverage. We were all thinking of contacting Angelina Jolie, but she’s kinda pregnant with twins and expecting at the end of this year. So now, we’re thinking of Zinedine Zidane or Roger Federer. Any other ideas?
(3) The official hotel is Impiana KLCC Hotel and Spa. If you love last years hotel, you’ll cry to this one … it’s heaven! It’s situated just across the street to KL Convention Centre (venue of the finals). Click here to check it out. Plus, they have internet access in all the rooms!
(4) The chief adjudicator is still definitely be Dr. Omar Sallahudin Abdullah. DCAs are Fiona Prowse and Neill Harvey Smith. We’re looking for two more DCAs. One will be announced soon while another one will be announced after the Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2008 @ Ateneo De Manila. We’ve also a dedicated tab director’s post which would be filled in by Colm Flynn.
(5) Venue for the opening/championship dinner and break night party has not been decided yet. But we assure you, that it’ll blow your underwear clean till next week.
Keep reading this blog for more daily updates (I hope) on the behind the scenes of CIMB Group World Universities Peace Invitational Debate (CIMB WUPID) 2008.
Keio bid for Australs 2009
To the International Debating Community: Keio University, Japan is proud to announce the bid for Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championship 2009.
Keio University¡Çs Debating Team has been a keen member in the International Debating Community and we can not be more excited to have finally had the chance to bid for this Tournament, as it has never visited Northeast Asian region. We hope to provide you with as much information as we can and we look forward to hearing your comments, opinion, or inquiries.
We were very fortunate to have the full support from the Japan Parliamentary Debate Union(JPDU), the Japan Debate Association (JDA), and the National Olympic Memorial Youth Center, our primary accommodation in central Tokyo. For this reason, we were able to drive down the registration cost to USD386, but the Keio staffs are enthusiastically working on further potential sponsors.
The bid website is stuffed with information and we greatly recommend youto take a look at it. The Keio Australs website is as follows: http://web.sfc.keio.ac.jp/~s06563mt/australs09/
Our Bid Chief Adjudicator will be Masako Suzuki. With an outstanding credential of having participated in 7 Australs and adjudicated in the finals including the Grand Final of 2007, we can rely heavily on her leadership. (More information concerning her Debate experience is listed in the website.) Also, in this tournament, we plan to receive the support of four external adjudication core members, in which we can possibly ask one adjudicator to become the external Co-Chief Adjudicator.
If there are any questions or inquiries concerning the tournament, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Miku Hagihara
Co-Convenor
Ryu Takikawa
Co- Convenor
Masako Suzuki
Bid Chief Adjudicator
AUDC registration closes in 3 days
The IIU AUDC 2008 registration will close midnight 12pm 5th May 2008. Last payment should arrive to us by 11.59pm 14th May 2008 Kuala Lumpur time. The org.comm WILL NOT accept any other payments beyond this date unless you have spoken to them prior to the closing date.
We shall close registration in 3 days. IIU will not accept teams after this date. For now the total registered teams stand at 87 teams and 98 adjudicators. Click here to see the total number of teams and confirm with the org com if there are any corrections.
Reminder, IIU AUDC 2008 places a cap of 100 teams.
We shall close registration in 3 days. IIU will not accept teams after this date. For now the total registered teams stand at 87 teams and 98 adjudicators. Click here to see the total number of teams and confirm with the org com if there are any corrections.
Reminder, IIU AUDC 2008 places a cap of 100 teams.
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