East West University, Bangladesh is going to host Asia's Largest Non Sporting Student Event “EWU 5th Asian Universities Debating Championship - AUDC 2009.
We all welcome you to join this journey. Join the official facebook group of EWU AUDC 2009. Link: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=26900972022
Regards,
Rashedul Hasan Stalin
CA and Convener EWU AUDC 2009
22 August 2008
19 August 2008
Update on Cork Worlds Rego
Dear All,
I would just like to announce that all places at Cork Worlds 2009 up to our extended team cap of 308 have now been offered! All offers have been sent to the email account of the institution rep for each institution and each institution has 72 hours to accept the offer of a place(s).
As a result it is highly unlikely that many places will become available from now on, rather they will just become available as teams pull out, of which I must note we do not expect many! Also given the length of the waiting list I wish to make clear that we will be adopting a zero tolerance policy with regard to payment in stage 2. Payment will need to be *received* in our account by the close of stage 2 on October 9th 6pm (BST/GMT+1), and as such we would recommend that all transactions are initiated at least 10 business days in advance of stage 2 closing.
We would also like to encourage anyone that missed out on a place at Cork Worlds 2009 who would like to be an adjudicator at the Championships to apply to be an independent adjudicator. Applications can be sent to our Adjudication Team by emailing adjudication@corkworlds2009.com
We would like to thank everyone for their interest in Cork Worlds 2009, and look forward to working with you all over the coming months in the run up tothe Championships. As always if anyone has any questions or queries pleasedo not hesitate to contact me and I will give you every assistance possible.
Best wishes,
Mark Collins BCL (International) 4
Director of Registration & Communications,
29th World University Debating Championships.
Cork 2009.
T: +353 86 3738177
E: mark.collins@corkworlds2009.com
W: www.corkworlds2009.com
I would just like to announce that all places at Cork Worlds 2009 up to our extended team cap of 308 have now been offered! All offers have been sent to the email account of the institution rep for each institution and each institution has 72 hours to accept the offer of a place(s).
As a result it is highly unlikely that many places will become available from now on, rather they will just become available as teams pull out, of which I must note we do not expect many! Also given the length of the waiting list I wish to make clear that we will be adopting a zero tolerance policy with regard to payment in stage 2. Payment will need to be *received* in our account by the close of stage 2 on October 9th 6pm (BST/GMT+1), and as such we would recommend that all transactions are initiated at least 10 business days in advance of stage 2 closing.
We would also like to encourage anyone that missed out on a place at Cork Worlds 2009 who would like to be an adjudicator at the Championships to apply to be an independent adjudicator. Applications can be sent to our Adjudication Team by emailing adjudication@corkworlds2009.com
We would like to thank everyone for their interest in Cork Worlds 2009, and look forward to working with you all over the coming months in the run up tothe Championships. As always if anyone has any questions or queries pleasedo not hesitate to contact me and I will give you every assistance possible.
Best wishes,
Mark Collins BCL (International) 4
Director of Registration & Communications,
29th World University Debating Championships.
Cork 2009.
T: +353 86 3738177
E: mark.collins@corkworlds2009.com
W: www.corkworlds2009.com
18 August 2008
Oxford 2008
Dear All,
It gives me great pleasure to bring to you details of this year's Oxford IV, the biggest IV of the year. This year's competition will take place on Friday 7th November and Saturday 8th November. As usual, on Saturday night we will throw the largest post-IV social on the planet, with unlimited free booze and a championship dinner. There will be an ESL break, and one of the deepest and highest quality judging pools on the circuit.
I'm delighted to say that this year's CA will be World Champion Samir Deger-Sen, and he will deputised by European Champion James Dray and EUDC finalist Alex Worsnip.
Registration will be open in two phases. The first phase is for the international package (which IONA teams are welcome to opt for should they wish to register early, and experience the benefits of the upgraded package such as Thursday night crash): international package registration is £100 and opens at midnight (BST) on the 1st August.
The second phase is for the IONA package: the fee is £75, with registration opening at midnight (BST) on the 1st September.
Our online registration system is located at: http://oxfordiv.org/catalog/
For more information, please visit our website: www.oxfordiv.org
Or drop us an email: convenor@xfordiv.org
Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the IV,
Max Kasriel Convenor, Oxford IV 2008
Neil Dewar Deputy Convenor, Oxford IV 2008
It gives me great pleasure to bring to you details of this year's Oxford IV, the biggest IV of the year. This year's competition will take place on Friday 7th November and Saturday 8th November. As usual, on Saturday night we will throw the largest post-IV social on the planet, with unlimited free booze and a championship dinner. There will be an ESL break, and one of the deepest and highest quality judging pools on the circuit.
I'm delighted to say that this year's CA will be World Champion Samir Deger-Sen, and he will deputised by European Champion James Dray and EUDC finalist Alex Worsnip.
Registration will be open in two phases. The first phase is for the international package (which IONA teams are welcome to opt for should they wish to register early, and experience the benefits of the upgraded package such as Thursday night crash): international package registration is £100 and opens at midnight (BST) on the 1st August.
The second phase is for the IONA package: the fee is £75, with registration opening at midnight (BST) on the 1st September.
Our online registration system is located at: http://oxfordiv.org/catalog/
For more information, please visit our website: www.oxfordiv.org
Or drop us an email: convenor@xfordiv.org
Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the IV,
Max Kasriel Convenor, Oxford IV 2008
Neil Dewar Deputy Convenor, Oxford IV 2008
Cork Worlds Update
Dear All,
I would like to thank everyone for the overwhelming interest in Cork Worlds 2009! The Championships are set to be one of the most international yet, and the Cork Worlds 2009 team looks forward to welcoming everyone to Cork.
I would like to take this opportunity to announce that we will be moving 34 teams from the waiting list tomorrow night (Irish time) to being registered so as to reach our team cap of 300 teams, following the completion of country-quota requirements as set down by Worlds Council. These places will be allocated as normal to the institutions concerned, with an institutional cap of three.
I am also delighted to announce that we will be increasing the team cap for Cork Worlds 2009 from 300 teams to 308. All team places over the 300 mark though will be allocated on a one team per institution basis in light of the overwhelming demand for places at Cork Worlds 2009 and our wish to allow as many institutions as possible to take part in the Championships. In addition all team places that may be allocated in the future, on the basis of teams pulling out for example, will be on a one per institution basis.
In addition applications for n-1 waivers are still be taken and applications will be accepted until August 20th by emailing adjudication@corkworlds2009.com Furthermore if you would like to apply to be an independent/additional adjudicator at Cork Worlds 2009, again applications must be emailed to adjudication@corkworlds2009.com
If anyone has any queries or questions please do not hesitate to contact me and I will give you every assistance possible.
Best wishes,
Mark Collins BCL (International) 4
Director of Registration & Communications,29th World University Debating Championships.Cork 2009.
T: +353 86 3738177
W: www.corkworlds2009.com
I would like to thank everyone for the overwhelming interest in Cork Worlds 2009! The Championships are set to be one of the most international yet, and the Cork Worlds 2009 team looks forward to welcoming everyone to Cork.
I would like to take this opportunity to announce that we will be moving 34 teams from the waiting list tomorrow night (Irish time) to being registered so as to reach our team cap of 300 teams, following the completion of country-quota requirements as set down by Worlds Council. These places will be allocated as normal to the institutions concerned, with an institutional cap of three.
I am also delighted to announce that we will be increasing the team cap for Cork Worlds 2009 from 300 teams to 308. All team places over the 300 mark though will be allocated on a one team per institution basis in light of the overwhelming demand for places at Cork Worlds 2009 and our wish to allow as many institutions as possible to take part in the Championships. In addition all team places that may be allocated in the future, on the basis of teams pulling out for example, will be on a one per institution basis.
In addition applications for n-1 waivers are still be taken and applications will be accepted until August 20th by emailing adjudication@corkworlds2009.com Furthermore if you would like to apply to be an independent/additional adjudicator at Cork Worlds 2009, again applications must be emailed to adjudication@corkworlds2009.com
If anyone has any queries or questions please do not hesitate to contact me and I will give you every assistance possible.
Best wishes,
Mark Collins BCL (International) 4
Director of Registration & Communications,29th World University Debating Championships.Cork 2009.
T: +353 86 3738177
W: www.corkworlds2009.com
Intramuros IVs
From the Australs mailing list
Greetings everyone!
We would like to invite you to join the first ever IntramurosInter-varsities Debate Championship. It is a three-day tournamentwhich will be held on September 27-29, 2008 at the four collegessituated in Intramuros: Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, MapuaInstitute of Technology, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, and Lyceum ofthe Philippines University.
There will be six preliminary rounds and four break rounds. The first3 rounds will be held in Mapua. The last three rounds which will be onthe 2nd day will be held in PLM. The octofinals and quarterfinals willbe in Letran. And the Semifinals and Grand Finals will be held inLyceum.
All the break rounds will be held on the last day. TheIntramuros IVs would be a great opportunity for the debaters andadjudicators to prepare for the upcoming National Debate Championship.
The Intramuros IVs promises a quality and exciting tournament for itsfirst year. We are also inviting some of the most reputable debatersand adjudicators in the country to become part of our Adjudication Core.
The format of the debate will be British Parliamentary.
There would be no team cap for the tourney. However there would be atournament cap of 60 teams. This would be on a first-come-first-servebasis. Composite teams will also be allowed to join. The N-RULE wouldapply which means that the number of the teams and adjudicators youwish to send should be the same. Otherwise, your institution wouldcompensate for it.
The Registration fee is only Php 400.00 for the debaters andadjudicators. This would cover for the lunch and snacks and debatematerials for the participants.
For now, we would like to hear from you. You can reply back to thisemail to confirm your institution's participation. Also, pleaseindicate the number of teams and adjudicators you wish to send. Thiswould really help us in projecting the size of the tournament as wellas the expenses we would incur.
If you have any question and concern, feel free to ask them byreplying to this message. You can also reach us through these numbers:09228800365/09067140913.
Thanks so much! :)
Ryan Joseph Castaneda
Intramuros Debate Union
Greetings everyone!
We would like to invite you to join the first ever IntramurosInter-varsities Debate Championship. It is a three-day tournamentwhich will be held on September 27-29, 2008 at the four collegessituated in Intramuros: Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, MapuaInstitute of Technology, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, and Lyceum ofthe Philippines University.
There will be six preliminary rounds and four break rounds. The first3 rounds will be held in Mapua. The last three rounds which will be onthe 2nd day will be held in PLM. The octofinals and quarterfinals willbe in Letran. And the Semifinals and Grand Finals will be held inLyceum.
All the break rounds will be held on the last day. TheIntramuros IVs would be a great opportunity for the debaters andadjudicators to prepare for the upcoming National Debate Championship.
The Intramuros IVs promises a quality and exciting tournament for itsfirst year. We are also inviting some of the most reputable debatersand adjudicators in the country to become part of our Adjudication Core.
The format of the debate will be British Parliamentary.
There would be no team cap for the tourney. However there would be atournament cap of 60 teams. This would be on a first-come-first-servebasis. Composite teams will also be allowed to join. The N-RULE wouldapply which means that the number of the teams and adjudicators youwish to send should be the same. Otherwise, your institution wouldcompensate for it.
The Registration fee is only Php 400.00 for the debaters andadjudicators. This would cover for the lunch and snacks and debatematerials for the participants.
For now, we would like to hear from you. You can reply back to thisemail to confirm your institution's participation. Also, pleaseindicate the number of teams and adjudicators you wish to send. Thiswould really help us in projecting the size of the tournament as wellas the expenses we would incur.
If you have any question and concern, feel free to ask them byreplying to this message. You can also reach us through these numbers:09228800365/09067140913.
Thanks so much! :)
Ryan Joseph Castaneda
Intramuros Debate Union
Clarification on WSDC membership
Hello again everyone!
I just want to make a couple of points of clarification about full and ordinary membership of the WSDC Ltd Charity we have established.
Full and ordinary membershipFull and ordinary members are intended to recreate exactly the old Council of WSDC as it was before incorporation. Full and ordinary members "own" and have complete control over the Charity, in the final analysis.
Full members are those Council members whose nations have attended 2 out of the last 3 championships
Ordinary members are those Council members whose nations are present at the current tournament (or, if we are between Championships, were present at the last tournament) but who have not been at 2 of the previous 3.
Therefore, to be a full or ordinary member of WSDC:
- Your nation needs to have attended at least two of the last three tournaments, (full) or have attended in Seoul, or be attending in Washington (ordinary); and
- You need to be the sole authorised voting representative of the debate set-up in your nation.
Corporate and individual membership forms.Some nations on the old Council had - and continue to have - formalised structures at home that decided who should represent them and how that person is allowed to vote. In many cases those structures are corporate bodies - companies, registered trusts or incorporated societies to name a few examples. Where that is the case, then because WSDC is now a Charity, those corporate bodies themselves can be the member of Council for that nation, rather than just the individual representative as before.
So for example, for Mexico, the English-Speaking Union of Mexico will be the member, and they will choose someone (anyone they like) each year to represent them at Council and vote. They will be, to start off, an ordinary member, because they are coming for the first time to Washington.
In New Zealand, the New Zealand Schools Debating Council (Inc) will be the member, and will choose anyone they like to represent them. They will be a full member because New Zealand has been at two of the last three tournaments.
Because these are corporate bodies, the law says that these entities have "legal personality" (in other words, they are able sign contracts, are identifiable parties in legal proceedings and so on). The individual involved in representing the nation may change often, possibly every year, but it is unlikely that the organisation will. Therefore, if this is the set-up or structure in your nation, you should get your incorporated national body to join WSDC Ltd as the sole national voting representative.
The national body will therefore fill out and submit the corporate membership form
Other nations on the old Council had - and continue to have - less formalised structures, where a group of keen individuals (or perhaps even a committee with a name and rules but without legally incorporated status) look after that nation's debating set-up. In this case, because every member of the Charity must be an identifiable, legal party, that nation will have to choose an individual to be their representative, and that member will have to be the only full or ordinary member of the Charity from that nation.
On behalf of that nation therefore, the individual membership form will need to be completed and submitted.
If the informal committee in a nation decides they want to change their representative on Council, the individual will be expected to resign (though the Directors do also have the power to remove a person's membership where they feel it would be in the best interests of that nation's debating community) and the new representative will need to complete and submit a new individual application for membership form. Similarly, if the nation stopped attending, or if a different organisation started sending that nation's team to the tournament, then the individual would be expected to resign or would be removed by the Directors.
So that is where corporate or incorporated members will now differ from unincorporated or informal organisations under the new legal structure. Where the incorporated or corporate members change their representative, they simply notify the Charity of this. Where unincorporated or informal groups change their representative, they need to have the new representative make an individual application for membership.
Other types of membership.
There are many other people involved in the running of the WSDC Ltd Charity, of course, but they are not members in this special sense (full or ordinary members). For example, once the founding three individuals in the company have resigned, (which they will do at the AGM in Washington, when the meeting will elect the new Directors) even the Directors will not necessarily be full or ordinary members, unless they also happen to be the person that represents their nation. Executive members, similarly, may be members (or representatives of corporate members) if they are their nation's chosen delegate, but being on the Executive itself does not make you one, just as it did not in the old Council.
Once we have an elected Board of Directors and a Development Board, whose jobs it will be to think about how to raise money for the central body, retain contact with our alumni, and look into options for sponsorship, then they will activate a third type of membership described in the Rules, associate members.
Associate members are not members of Council, cannot vote on anything at all, and have no governing power over the Charity. Absolutely any individual or corporate entity can apply to be an associate member. Unlike Council members, the Rules allow for them to be charged a fee for membership. They will be, if you like, "friends" or "supporters" of the Charity. They might, as we grow, get newsletters and updates. I expect a lot of alumni will want to be in this category. However, it will require a Board of Directors with a mandate to set the fee and a Development Board to send them newsletters and other communication so for the time being that type of membership will have to wait until after Washington.
There is a fourth category of membership, life members, who are people sent a special invitation, by vote of the Council, to take up a free and lifelong position. This is meant as an honour for people the Council feel to be worthy of it - for example, tireless contributors of decades' standing. That will be up to the Council at the time.
Summary.
Full members are effectively those nations (not individuals) who have attended 2 out of the last 3 championships.
Those nations represented by a corporate entity (company, incorporated society, registered trust) fill out the corporate form. That corporation will appoint one person to represent it at meetings. If that person changes from time to time, that does not change the status of the nation's membership. The nation will just advise the Charity who its new representative is. Once it has become a full member, it is unlikely this will change unless the nation misses more than one championship out of the last three. Then it will be relegated to an ordinary member.
Those nations represented by an informal group or non-corporate entity fill out the individual form as they have no legal standing as a group or organization. Only the individual has standing. That individual "is" the nation for the purposes of the meeting and voting. If that individual stops coming, he or she needs to resign and the new individual has to complete and submit a new individual form.
Ordinary members are those nations who are at the Championships for the first time or have missed more than one of the last 3 championships. They can also be corporate or individual members in the same way as outlined above.
Everybody else who wants to join will be an associate member. These are not set up yet. A few will be invited by Council to become life members.
Hopefully all of this makes sense. Do not hesitate to speak out or ask if it does not.
WSDC Ltd (directors@schoolsdebate.com) looks forward to receiving more applications from those wishing to be full or ordinary members prior to Washington.
Kind regards,
Claire Ryan,
Secretary,
Executive Committee
WSDC Ltd
I just want to make a couple of points of clarification about full and ordinary membership of the WSDC Ltd Charity we have established.
Full and ordinary membershipFull and ordinary members are intended to recreate exactly the old Council of WSDC as it was before incorporation. Full and ordinary members "own" and have complete control over the Charity, in the final analysis.
Full members are those Council members whose nations have attended 2 out of the last 3 championships
Ordinary members are those Council members whose nations are present at the current tournament (or, if we are between Championships, were present at the last tournament) but who have not been at 2 of the previous 3.
Therefore, to be a full or ordinary member of WSDC:
- Your nation needs to have attended at least two of the last three tournaments, (full) or have attended in Seoul, or be attending in Washington (ordinary); and
- You need to be the sole authorised voting representative of the debate set-up in your nation.
Corporate and individual membership forms.Some nations on the old Council had - and continue to have - formalised structures at home that decided who should represent them and how that person is allowed to vote. In many cases those structures are corporate bodies - companies, registered trusts or incorporated societies to name a few examples. Where that is the case, then because WSDC is now a Charity, those corporate bodies themselves can be the member of Council for that nation, rather than just the individual representative as before.
So for example, for Mexico, the English-Speaking Union of Mexico will be the member, and they will choose someone (anyone they like) each year to represent them at Council and vote. They will be, to start off, an ordinary member, because they are coming for the first time to Washington.
In New Zealand, the New Zealand Schools Debating Council (Inc) will be the member, and will choose anyone they like to represent them. They will be a full member because New Zealand has been at two of the last three tournaments.
Because these are corporate bodies, the law says that these entities have "legal personality" (in other words, they are able sign contracts, are identifiable parties in legal proceedings and so on). The individual involved in representing the nation may change often, possibly every year, but it is unlikely that the organisation will. Therefore, if this is the set-up or structure in your nation, you should get your incorporated national body to join WSDC Ltd as the sole national voting representative.
The national body will therefore fill out and submit the corporate membership form
Other nations on the old Council had - and continue to have - less formalised structures, where a group of keen individuals (or perhaps even a committee with a name and rules but without legally incorporated status) look after that nation's debating set-up. In this case, because every member of the Charity must be an identifiable, legal party, that nation will have to choose an individual to be their representative, and that member will have to be the only full or ordinary member of the Charity from that nation.
On behalf of that nation therefore, the individual membership form will need to be completed and submitted.
If the informal committee in a nation decides they want to change their representative on Council, the individual will be expected to resign (though the Directors do also have the power to remove a person's membership where they feel it would be in the best interests of that nation's debating community) and the new representative will need to complete and submit a new individual application for membership form. Similarly, if the nation stopped attending, or if a different organisation started sending that nation's team to the tournament, then the individual would be expected to resign or would be removed by the Directors.
So that is where corporate or incorporated members will now differ from unincorporated or informal organisations under the new legal structure. Where the incorporated or corporate members change their representative, they simply notify the Charity of this. Where unincorporated or informal groups change their representative, they need to have the new representative make an individual application for membership.
Other types of membership.
There are many other people involved in the running of the WSDC Ltd Charity, of course, but they are not members in this special sense (full or ordinary members). For example, once the founding three individuals in the company have resigned, (which they will do at the AGM in Washington, when the meeting will elect the new Directors) even the Directors will not necessarily be full or ordinary members, unless they also happen to be the person that represents their nation. Executive members, similarly, may be members (or representatives of corporate members) if they are their nation's chosen delegate, but being on the Executive itself does not make you one, just as it did not in the old Council.
Once we have an elected Board of Directors and a Development Board, whose jobs it will be to think about how to raise money for the central body, retain contact with our alumni, and look into options for sponsorship, then they will activate a third type of membership described in the Rules, associate members.
Associate members are not members of Council, cannot vote on anything at all, and have no governing power over the Charity. Absolutely any individual or corporate entity can apply to be an associate member. Unlike Council members, the Rules allow for them to be charged a fee for membership. They will be, if you like, "friends" or "supporters" of the Charity. They might, as we grow, get newsletters and updates. I expect a lot of alumni will want to be in this category. However, it will require a Board of Directors with a mandate to set the fee and a Development Board to send them newsletters and other communication so for the time being that type of membership will have to wait until after Washington.
There is a fourth category of membership, life members, who are people sent a special invitation, by vote of the Council, to take up a free and lifelong position. This is meant as an honour for people the Council feel to be worthy of it - for example, tireless contributors of decades' standing. That will be up to the Council at the time.
Summary.
Full members are effectively those nations (not individuals) who have attended 2 out of the last 3 championships.
Those nations represented by a corporate entity (company, incorporated society, registered trust) fill out the corporate form. That corporation will appoint one person to represent it at meetings. If that person changes from time to time, that does not change the status of the nation's membership. The nation will just advise the Charity who its new representative is. Once it has become a full member, it is unlikely this will change unless the nation misses more than one championship out of the last three. Then it will be relegated to an ordinary member.
Those nations represented by an informal group or non-corporate entity fill out the individual form as they have no legal standing as a group or organization. Only the individual has standing. That individual "is" the nation for the purposes of the meeting and voting. If that individual stops coming, he or she needs to resign and the new individual has to complete and submit a new individual form.
Ordinary members are those nations who are at the Championships for the first time or have missed more than one of the last 3 championships. They can also be corporate or individual members in the same way as outlined above.
Everybody else who wants to join will be an associate member. These are not set up yet. A few will be invited by Council to become life members.
Hopefully all of this makes sense. Do not hesitate to speak out or ask if it does not.
WSDC Ltd (directors@schoolsdebate.com) looks forward to receiving more applications from those wishing to be full or ordinary members prior to Washington.
Kind regards,
Claire Ryan,
Secretary,
Executive Committee
WSDC Ltd
17 August 2008
Sydney BP Novice Tournament
The University of Sydney Union BP Novice was held yesterday and was won by Paul Karp and Michael Falk. The Joint best speakers were Steph Paton and Naomi Hart.
Naomi Oreb was the Chief Adjudicator. There were 26 teams in total, and the topics were:
R1. THW make smokers pay for their own medical expenses
R2. THW not allow children to compete in professional sports
R3. THW deny the right to strike
R4. THW execute war criminals
Final: THW allow mothers in prison to be accompanied by their babies
Naomi Oreb was the Chief Adjudicator. There were 26 teams in total, and the topics were:
R1. THW make smokers pay for their own medical expenses
R2. THW not allow children to compete in professional sports
R3. THW deny the right to strike
R4. THW execute war criminals
Final: THW allow mothers in prison to be accompanied by their babies
World Schools AGM
Hello everyone,
As you will all (hopefully) be aware, WSDC is now incorporated as WSDC Ltd! (Yay!) So our AGMs from now on will need to be conducted in accordance with the Rules of WSDC Ltd.
It also means that nations will need to formally apply to be members of WSDC Ltd as membership of the WSDC Council is not automatically carried forward to the newly incorporated charity.
Nations which have attended at least 2 of the last 3 Championships may apply as full members, able to vote on all matters at the AGM. Nations which have not attended at least 2 of the last 3 meetings may apply as ordinary members, able to vote on everything esxcept changes to the rules and the appointment of Directors of WSDC Ltd.
Ditto for individuals - they can become full or ordinary members as well.
Our Charities maestro, James Probert, will be able to answer all and any questions about incorporation and WSDC Ltd ( I can safely say this as James is far away on the other side of the world as I write this, unable to prevent all the promises I an making on his behalf !). He'll be sending out a written document explaining it all before the AGM and will be running a briefing session about incorporation during the Championships (time to be advised) and before the AGM to answer any questions.
The relevant documentation can be found at www.schoolsdebate.com:
1. Notice of Annual Meeting of WSDC Ltd
2. Application form for full or ordinary membership (corporate).
3. Application for full or ordinary membership (individual).
If you are unsure about the application forms and want to wait until after the briefing session at Washington to complete them, that's fine, as long as we can get the applications completed, submitted and approved by the WSDC Ltd Directors prior to the AGM.
If you do have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
And as I type.....New Zealand's FINALLY won a gold medal in the Olympics.
Kind regards
Claire Ryan
Secretary,
Executive Committee,
WSDC Ltd
As you will all (hopefully) be aware, WSDC is now incorporated as WSDC Ltd! (Yay!) So our AGMs from now on will need to be conducted in accordance with the Rules of WSDC Ltd.
It also means that nations will need to formally apply to be members of WSDC Ltd as membership of the WSDC Council is not automatically carried forward to the newly incorporated charity.
Nations which have attended at least 2 of the last 3 Championships may apply as full members, able to vote on all matters at the AGM. Nations which have not attended at least 2 of the last 3 meetings may apply as ordinary members, able to vote on everything esxcept changes to the rules and the appointment of Directors of WSDC Ltd.
Ditto for individuals - they can become full or ordinary members as well.
Our Charities maestro, James Probert, will be able to answer all and any questions about incorporation and WSDC Ltd ( I can safely say this as James is far away on the other side of the world as I write this, unable to prevent all the promises I an making on his behalf !). He'll be sending out a written document explaining it all before the AGM and will be running a briefing session about incorporation during the Championships (time to be advised) and before the AGM to answer any questions.
The relevant documentation can be found at www.schoolsdebate.com:
1. Notice of Annual Meeting of WSDC Ltd
2. Application form for full or ordinary membership (corporate).
3. Application for full or ordinary membership (individual).
If you are unsure about the application forms and want to wait until after the briefing session at Washington to complete them, that's fine, as long as we can get the applications completed, submitted and approved by the WSDC Ltd Directors prior to the AGM.
If you do have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
And as I type.....New Zealand's FINALLY won a gold medal in the Olympics.
Kind regards
Claire Ryan
Secretary,
Executive Committee,
WSDC Ltd
Debate training in Slovenia
The International Debate Academy Slovenia is a training event held in slovenia in Worlds format from November 23-30 2008.
The coaches at the event include:
Loke Wing Fatt, Singapore
Jens Fischer, Germany
Sam Greenland, Australia
Neil Harvey-Smith, UK
Steve Llano, USA
Branka Marusic, Croatia
Rhydian Morgan, UK
Uve Poom, Estonia
Alfred Snider, USA
Bojana Skrt, Slovenia
Debbie Newman, UK
For more details visit:
Website http://debate.uvm.edu/idas.html
Blogsite for News http://internationaldebateacademy.blogspot.com/
The coaches at the event include:
Loke Wing Fatt, Singapore
Jens Fischer, Germany
Sam Greenland, Australia
Neil Harvey-Smith, UK
Steve Llano, USA
Branka Marusic, Croatia
Rhydian Morgan, UK
Uve Poom, Estonia
Alfred Snider, USA
Bojana Skrt, Slovenia
Debbie Newman, UK
For more details visit:
Website http://debate.uvm.edu/idas.html
Blogsite for News http://internationaldebateacademy.blogspot.com/
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