The Wits Debating Union will be hosting the first WDU Masters Tournament, a tournament put together specifically for hacks who have moved out of competitive debating, in June 2008. This is the first event of it's kind in South Africa. Basically, WDU realised there were a great many hacks in and around Joburg and decided to host a weekend of debating, socialising and (of course) yakka to get old friends and rivals back together
The tournament will be held on the weekend of the 21st and 22nd of June, at Wits. We're looking at three rounds on Saturday 21st, followed by a break to quarters, semis and finals on Sunday 22nd. For those in town on that night we'll do welcome drinks on Friday, followed by a break party on Saturday night and a closing function of some kind on Sunday. To facilitate it all we'll charge a fee of R150 (excluding accomodation, catering, etc.).
Considering that we're looking at debaters spanning over a decade, we're going to have to make some fairly arbitrary choices regarding some of the technical aspects of the actual debating. We also have no method for (nor particular interest in) sorting through generations of adjudicators for the most ultimate super-hack "I-once-gave-God-a-62" adjudicator to be CA (apologies if this happens to actually be you). For this reason, and because we like it best this way, we plan to be fairly relaxed about running this tournament – the main idea is to get some good debates going and enjoy getting back into it.
Any interested South African hacks should contact either of us (email stretch0109@gmail.com).
Regards,
Joe Roussos and Phil Williams
Wits Debating Union
10 May 2008
8 May 2008
Announcement of Registration Details for Cork Worlds 2009
Note (9th May): The dates have changed from yesterday's announcement.
Dear All,
It is with great pleasure that I announce the details, and also the dates for registration for Cork Worlds 2009.
In keeping with all areas of Cork Worlds 2009, in registration we shall endeavor to provide an efficient, effective and painless registration system for all users, from day one of initial registration, right up to checking into your hotel room and registering for each debate. The team cap for the Championships is set at 300 with an institutional cap of three teams, and the registration fee is set to €400 per delegate, whether adjudicator or speaker.
The entire registration process will take place via our website (www.corkworlds2009.com) in three stages:
Stage 1 – Initial Registration: Open: August 1st 2pm Ireland - Close: August 14th 6pm Ireland (BST)
This stage requires institutions to register the number of teams and adjudicators that they wish to send to Cork Worlds 2009.
Naturally places are on a first come first served basis, and those who seek to register subsequent to us reaching our team cap will be placed on a waiting list. Initially 266 team places will be released with 34 held back to comply with a recommendation of the World Universities Debating Council. The World Universities Debating Council recommended that one team place be reserved at the initial stage of registration to ensure a minimum of one team from each country who attended the World Universities Debating Council at the previous year's WUDC. The remaining 34 places, along with any places that may become free due to failure of institutions to pay on time for example, will be distributed subsequently to institutions on the waiting list.
All offers made to institutions on the waiting list will be made via email and will have to be accepted within 3 days. Failure to accept within 3 days will lead to the place being offered to the next institution in line.
Once this stage closes a full eligibility check will be run on all institutions, all eligible institutions will receive notification, and will be allowed progress to stage two. If any ineligible institutions register they will receive notification, their registration will be canceled and their place allocated to the next institution on the waiting list.
As a word of caution we would like to alert all that we expect registration for Cork Worlds 2009 to fill exceptionally quickly and thus we would recommend that all be ready to register for the institution immediately when registration opens.
Stage 2 - Payment: Open: September 1st 2pm Ireland – Close: October 9th 6pm Ireland (BST)
In the second phase of registration payment will be required in full. Payment can be made either by wire transfer direct to our bank account or by credit or debit card through our online service provider. It must be noted that the payee (i.e. the institution or individual making the payment) will bear the full transaction costs of whichever method of payment that they choose. We must receive the full registration fee of €400 per person.
Furthermore failure to pay, or provide notification of payment on time will lead to that individual's or institution's registration being cancelled and being offered to the next institution or individual on the waiting list.
For institutions on the waiting list who are subsequently offered a place at Cork Worlds 2009 and accept within 3 days, they will have two weeks from the date of that acceptance to pay in full or provide notification of payment.
Stage 3 – Individual Details: Open: October 13th 2pm Ireland – Close: November 7th 6pm Ireland (BST)
The third phase will require individual delegates providing us with detailed information. The Registration Team will be aiming to procure as much information as early as possible in order to streamline the running of the Championships.
Information that will need to be provided at this stage will include, but is not limited to personal contact details, dietary preferences, travel arrangements etc.
Additional Information:
The N-1 Rule & Waiver Programme:
Due to our strong pool of local judges, Cork Worlds 2009 is in a position to offer a scheme whereby institutions that may be having difficulties meeting n-1 requirements, can apply to the adjudication team for a waiver from n-1.
Prior to the opening of official registration for Cork Worlds 2009, the adjudication team will be accepting applications for one of the limited number of judge waivers we will be granting. An application for a waiver must be submitted to the adjudication team by emailing adjudication@corkworlds2009.com by July 18th stating the number of the teams and adjudicators that can be sent and the reason for applying for the waiver (E.g. funding, size of society). Applications will be acknowledged with 48 hours and if an institution fails to get an acknowledgment they should contact us again promptly.
Each application for a waiver will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Institutions will then be informed prior to the opening of registration whether or not their application for a waiver has been successful and how many teams/judges they are required to register. There will be no cost to institutions that apply for and are successful in their application.
In all other cases the N-1 rule will be strictly applied and no leniency will be offered to institutions who neither did not apply for, nor were granted a waiver if they fail to fulfill their N-1 obligation. The purpose of this programme is to facilitate participation in the Championships by teams who otherwise would have difficulty doing so.
Adjudicator Cap & Independent Adjudicators:
The number of adjudicators that each institution may register is limited to N-1 (N being the number of teams that institution is sending). The only exception to this is for institutions sending one team who will also be allowed to register one adjudicator if they wish.
So for institutions wishing to send three teams, two adjudicators will be required, for two teams one adjudicator will be required and for one team there is the option of sending one adjudicator or not.
If institutions wish to send adjudicators over the n-1 requirement then the details of those adjudicators should be sent to adjudication team by emailing adjudication@corkworlds2009.com by July 18th and state the names of the additional judges they wish to send along with a brief description of their experience. The adjudication team will then review the applications and successful applicants will then be allowed to register. Applications will be acknowledged with 48 hours and if an institution fails to get an acknowledgement they should contact us again promptly.
Any independent adjudicators wishing to attend the championships must follow the same procedure outlined above to obtain permission to register.
We do not wish this procedure to seem onerous and we will be delighted to welcome as many institutional and independent adjudicators as possible to the Championships. This process has been implemented to ensure that we have both the best judging pool possible as well as ensuring that the competition does not have an excess of judges relative to the number of teams.
Any adjudicators who attempt to register, without being within the allowed cap of an eligible institution or having gained permission to register will be deleted from the registration system.
Eligible Institutions & Individuals:
We have a list of automatically eligible institutions for Cork Worlds 2009 from past WUDC, EUDC etc. If you have any questions over your eligibility please get in contact with our registration department as soon as possible. We expect registration for Cork Worlds 2009 to fill exceptionally quickly and thus we would recommend that if in doubt please get in touch.
Please note that the eligibility of an institution or an individual can only be guaranteed by a decision of the World Universities Debating Council. While the Organising Committee of Cork Worlds 2009 will do our best to advise you of any potential issues regarding your eligibility, ultimately the responsibility lies with institutions and individuals to ensure that their participation is allowed for by the constitution of the Championships. The Organising Committee cannot take any responsibility for any subsequent decision of the World Universities Debating Council to deny entry to any individual or institution who we allowed to register in good faith.
Website:
I am also delighted to announce that we will be relaunching the Cork Worlds 2009 website (www.corkworlds2009.com) with an entirely new design and completely updated and expanded content, and that it will go live on Wednesday May 15th 2008. Please keep checking this site for regular updates and we hope that you enjoy it!
Further Details:
If you need any further details, or have any queries, questions or comments, please email registration@corkworlds2009.com or contact either Mark Collins, Director of Registration & Communications on 00353-86-3738177, or Eoin Kilkenny Deputy Director of Registration & Communications on 00353-87-6387900.
Any adjudication or debating related questions should be directed to the adjudication team at adjudication@corkworlds2009.com.
Thanking you all and on behalf of the Cork Worlds 2009 team I look forward to welcoming you to University College Cork, to Cork, and to Ireland.
Best wishes to you all,
Mark Collins
--
Mark Collins BCL (International) 3
Director of Registration & Communications,
29th World University Debating Championships.
Cork 2009.
T: +1 215 450 4767 & +353 86 3738177
E: mark.collins@corkworlds2009.com
Dear All,It is with great pleasure that I announce the details, and also the dates for registration for Cork Worlds 2009.
In keeping with all areas of Cork Worlds 2009, in registration we shall endeavor to provide an efficient, effective and painless registration system for all users, from day one of initial registration, right up to checking into your hotel room and registering for each debate. The team cap for the Championships is set at 300 with an institutional cap of three teams, and the registration fee is set to €400 per delegate, whether adjudicator or speaker.
The entire registration process will take place via our website (www.corkworlds2009.com) in three stages:
Stage 1 – Initial Registration: Open: August 1st 2pm Ireland - Close: August 14th 6pm Ireland (BST)
This stage requires institutions to register the number of teams and adjudicators that they wish to send to Cork Worlds 2009.
Naturally places are on a first come first served basis, and those who seek to register subsequent to us reaching our team cap will be placed on a waiting list. Initially 266 team places will be released with 34 held back to comply with a recommendation of the World Universities Debating Council. The World Universities Debating Council recommended that one team place be reserved at the initial stage of registration to ensure a minimum of one team from each country who attended the World Universities Debating Council at the previous year's WUDC. The remaining 34 places, along with any places that may become free due to failure of institutions to pay on time for example, will be distributed subsequently to institutions on the waiting list.
All offers made to institutions on the waiting list will be made via email and will have to be accepted within 3 days. Failure to accept within 3 days will lead to the place being offered to the next institution in line.
Once this stage closes a full eligibility check will be run on all institutions, all eligible institutions will receive notification, and will be allowed progress to stage two. If any ineligible institutions register they will receive notification, their registration will be canceled and their place allocated to the next institution on the waiting list.
As a word of caution we would like to alert all that we expect registration for Cork Worlds 2009 to fill exceptionally quickly and thus we would recommend that all be ready to register for the institution immediately when registration opens.
Stage 2 - Payment: Open: September 1st 2pm Ireland – Close: October 9th 6pm Ireland (BST)
In the second phase of registration payment will be required in full. Payment can be made either by wire transfer direct to our bank account or by credit or debit card through our online service provider. It must be noted that the payee (i.e. the institution or individual making the payment) will bear the full transaction costs of whichever method of payment that they choose. We must receive the full registration fee of €400 per person.
Furthermore failure to pay, or provide notification of payment on time will lead to that individual's or institution's registration being cancelled and being offered to the next institution or individual on the waiting list.
For institutions on the waiting list who are subsequently offered a place at Cork Worlds 2009 and accept within 3 days, they will have two weeks from the date of that acceptance to pay in full or provide notification of payment.
Stage 3 – Individual Details: Open: October 13th 2pm Ireland – Close: November 7th 6pm Ireland (BST)
The third phase will require individual delegates providing us with detailed information. The Registration Team will be aiming to procure as much information as early as possible in order to streamline the running of the Championships.
Information that will need to be provided at this stage will include, but is not limited to personal contact details, dietary preferences, travel arrangements etc.
Additional Information:
The N-1 Rule & Waiver Programme:
Due to our strong pool of local judges, Cork Worlds 2009 is in a position to offer a scheme whereby institutions that may be having difficulties meeting n-1 requirements, can apply to the adjudication team for a waiver from n-1.
Prior to the opening of official registration for Cork Worlds 2009, the adjudication team will be accepting applications for one of the limited number of judge waivers we will be granting. An application for a waiver must be submitted to the adjudication team by emailing adjudication@corkworlds2009.com by July 18th stating the number of the teams and adjudicators that can be sent and the reason for applying for the waiver (E.g. funding, size of society). Applications will be acknowledged with 48 hours and if an institution fails to get an acknowledgment they should contact us again promptly.
Each application for a waiver will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Institutions will then be informed prior to the opening of registration whether or not their application for a waiver has been successful and how many teams/judges they are required to register. There will be no cost to institutions that apply for and are successful in their application.
In all other cases the N-1 rule will be strictly applied and no leniency will be offered to institutions who neither did not apply for, nor were granted a waiver if they fail to fulfill their N-1 obligation. The purpose of this programme is to facilitate participation in the Championships by teams who otherwise would have difficulty doing so.
Adjudicator Cap & Independent Adjudicators:
The number of adjudicators that each institution may register is limited to N-1 (N being the number of teams that institution is sending). The only exception to this is for institutions sending one team who will also be allowed to register one adjudicator if they wish.
So for institutions wishing to send three teams, two adjudicators will be required, for two teams one adjudicator will be required and for one team there is the option of sending one adjudicator or not.
If institutions wish to send adjudicators over the n-1 requirement then the details of those adjudicators should be sent to adjudication team by emailing adjudication@corkworlds2009.com by July 18th and state the names of the additional judges they wish to send along with a brief description of their experience. The adjudication team will then review the applications and successful applicants will then be allowed to register. Applications will be acknowledged with 48 hours and if an institution fails to get an acknowledgement they should contact us again promptly.
Any independent adjudicators wishing to attend the championships must follow the same procedure outlined above to obtain permission to register.
We do not wish this procedure to seem onerous and we will be delighted to welcome as many institutional and independent adjudicators as possible to the Championships. This process has been implemented to ensure that we have both the best judging pool possible as well as ensuring that the competition does not have an excess of judges relative to the number of teams.
Any adjudicators who attempt to register, without being within the allowed cap of an eligible institution or having gained permission to register will be deleted from the registration system.
Eligible Institutions & Individuals:
We have a list of automatically eligible institutions for Cork Worlds 2009 from past WUDC, EUDC etc. If you have any questions over your eligibility please get in contact with our registration department as soon as possible. We expect registration for Cork Worlds 2009 to fill exceptionally quickly and thus we would recommend that if in doubt please get in touch.
Please note that the eligibility of an institution or an individual can only be guaranteed by a decision of the World Universities Debating Council. While the Organising Committee of Cork Worlds 2009 will do our best to advise you of any potential issues regarding your eligibility, ultimately the responsibility lies with institutions and individuals to ensure that their participation is allowed for by the constitution of the Championships. The Organising Committee cannot take any responsibility for any subsequent decision of the World Universities Debating Council to deny entry to any individual or institution who we allowed to register in good faith.
Website:
I am also delighted to announce that we will be relaunching the Cork Worlds 2009 website (www.corkworlds2009.com) with an entirely new design and completely updated and expanded content, and that it will go live on Wednesday May 15th 2008. Please keep checking this site for regular updates and we hope that you enjoy it!
Further Details:
If you need any further details, or have any queries, questions or comments, please email registration@corkworlds2009.com or contact either Mark Collins, Director of Registration & Communications on 00353-86-3738177, or Eoin Kilkenny Deputy Director of Registration & Communications on 00353-87-6387900.
Any adjudication or debating related questions should be directed to the adjudication team at adjudication@corkworlds2009.com.
Thanking you all and on behalf of the Cork Worlds 2009 team I look forward to welcoming you to University College Cork, to Cork, and to Ireland.
Best wishes to you all,
Mark Collins
--
Mark Collins BCL (International) 3
Director of Registration & Communications,
29th World University Debating Championships.
Cork 2009.
T: +1 215 450 4767 & +353 86 3738177
E: mark.collins@corkworlds2009.com
EUDC: registration and phase 3 still open
Dear all,Please note that *it is still possible to register for EUDC *at our website http://www.eudc2008.eu/. We currently have 160 teams on the list, but in case of cancellations we will be able to accept next teams from the waiting list. At this point all registrations will appear in the waiting list, where you will be upgraded from according to availabilities. An automatic invoice is generated at registration, but you will not have to pay it until we have confirmed your place by e-mail. The institutional team cap of 3 and the n-1 rule for judges still apply.
In addition, I am very glad that many of you have followed my last call and have logged in to the EUDC website to enter additional information about their arrival and preferences. Thank you. I hope everyone who has not been able to do so will find 5 minutes for this before next Thursday, 15 May, when Phase 3 closes. And I am still available at info@eudc2008.eu if anyone needs a new password for logging in.
Since Monday there has also been *a new feature in the intranet - The Book.* Everyone who has been to the intranet must have noticed that it is possible to upload a photo of yourself and also write a short introduction, which will eventually find their way into the tournament book. We encourage everyone to use this opportunity - it will surely make the championships book more fun to look at later on. After logging in you will also be able to see the photos and introductions everyone else have added so far. Go check it out and make a contribution!
Thank you all for your cooperation and we are looking forward to greet you all in Tallinn in only 46 days.
On behalf of the EUDC Tallinn team,
Maarja Teder
Maarja Teder
Communication Director
EUDC 2008 Tallinn
7 May 2008
Kyiv Spring 2008 Results
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
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
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
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