From Britishdebate
Dear all,
This is a notice about this year's Cleary Gottlieb Cambridge IV. As some of you may know, we have filled our team cap of 100 teams and we are currently operating a waiting list. This is a message to any institutions who wanted to attend but were deterred from registering because we had filled our team cap and to anyone who hasn't paid yet.
The payment deadline for institutions already registered is 1200 BST, Monday October 13 2008. As such, we may unfortunately have to cut the places of teams that have neither paid nor contacted us about this by this time. (This, incidentally isn't because we're horrible people; it's because we want as many teams as possible to be able to come, rather than lots pulling out on the day, and because we have to pay our caterers and suppliers soon, and need to confirm our numbers.)
So: we think that teams currently on the waiting list stand a good chance of making it to the competition. If you are an institution, which is interested in joining them, please contact us through the Cambridge IV e-mail address: iv[AT]cus[DOT]org.
Best wishes,
Sam Block & Richard Lau
Convenors of the Cambridge IV 2008.
11 October 2008
7 October 2008
First Pan-African Universities Debating Championships
The Pan- African Universities Debating Championships (PAUDC) Organizing Committee, (formerly Botswana Worlds bid organizing committee) in conjunction with The University of Botswana and The Botswana Debating Council, is proud to organize the Inaugural Pan- African Universities Debating Championships to be held in Botswana, Gaborone in December 2008.
The tournament will
- be held in Worlds Style, at the University of Botswana campus in Gaborone
- be from the 8th to the 14th of December 2008
- cost P450 per person (less than 90 USD) - this is inclusive of accommodation, meals, events (Opening and Break night party, Championship dinner AND a visit to the Mokolodi nature reserve to experience Africa's Big 5!)
- include a training workshop and adjudication test
- feature a board meeting with representatives from all African debate institutions, to build a cooperative framework to promote debate
We are very grateful for the support of IDEA (International Debate Education Association) who will subsidize half the registration fee of all the participants; our organizing partners, the University of Botswana, Mokolodi Nature reserve and Phakalene Golf resort and all the others who have supported us in the past and continue to give us strength.
Registration begins on the 15th of October. We realize there isn't much time before this event, and so we using all means possible to reach out to teams in the African region. Your helping us promote and recruit teams will be really appreciated. Our vision is to create a large and representative event, that will be educational and entertaining, and invigorate growth of debate in Africa.
For more information, visit our website at www.botsdebating.com, or email us at the addresses below.
Convenor, Justice Motlhabani - debatemasters@yahoo.com
Deputy Convenor & Registration, Graham Sowa - convenorpaudc@gmail.com
Chief Adjudicator, Logan - loganimal@gmail.com
See you in Botswana! :)
~the PAUDC team~
The tournament will
- be held in Worlds Style, at the University of Botswana campus in Gaborone
- be from the 8th to the 14th of December 2008
- cost P450 per person (less than 90 USD) - this is inclusive of accommodation, meals, events (Opening and Break night party, Championship dinner AND a visit to the Mokolodi nature reserve to experience Africa's Big 5!)
- include a training workshop and adjudication test
- feature a board meeting with representatives from all African debate institutions, to build a cooperative framework to promote debate
We are very grateful for the support of IDEA (International Debate Education Association) who will subsidize half the registration fee of all the participants; our organizing partners, the University of Botswana, Mokolodi Nature reserve and Phakalene Golf resort and all the others who have supported us in the past and continue to give us strength.
Registration begins on the 15th of October. We realize there isn't much time before this event, and so we using all means possible to reach out to teams in the African region. Your helping us promote and recruit teams will be really appreciated. Our vision is to create a large and representative event, that will be educational and entertaining, and invigorate growth of debate in Africa.
For more information, visit our website at www.botsdebating.com, or email us at the addresses below.
Convenor, Justice Motlhabani - debatemasters@yahoo.com
Deputy Convenor & Registration, Graham Sowa - convenorpaudc@gmail.com
Chief Adjudicator, Logan - loganimal@gmail.com
See you in Botswana! :)
~the PAUDC team~
Second US presidential debate tonight
OK it's not university debating, and some people may say its not debating at all, but possibly the most watched "debates" around the world are those which occur every 4 years between the candidates for the US presidency.
The second presidential debate is on tonight at Belmont University. It is a "town hall" style "debate" where questions will come from the audience and on-line viewers. Each candidate will have two minutes to respond to each question.
The moderator is Tom Brokaw and as the name calling has started in the past couple of days he might have a tough job (probably not but you can hope).
The third and final debate is on the 15th October.
Some useful sites for more background on US presidential debate
http://electiondebates.wordpress.com
http://presidentialdebateblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.mydebates.org/
http://www.debatescoop.org/
http://www.debates.org/
The second presidential debate is on tonight at Belmont University. It is a "town hall" style "debate" where questions will come from the audience and on-line viewers. Each candidate will have two minutes to respond to each question.
The moderator is Tom Brokaw and as the name calling has started in the past couple of days he might have a tough job (probably not but you can hope).
The third and final debate is on the 15th October.
Some useful sites for more background on US presidential debate
http://electiondebates.wordpress.com
http://presidentialdebateblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.mydebates.org/
http://www.debatescoop.org/
http://www.debates.org/
6 October 2008
The Yale IV
The Yale Debate Association invites you to participate in the third annual Yale Intervarsity Parliamentary Tournament, to take place at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut on Friday, October 24 and Saturday, October 25.
The Tournament
The tournament will consist of five preliminary rounds (the first four of which will have open adjudication), followed by a varsity quarters break* and a novice** final round. All rounds will be debated in the British Parliamentary style. We promise high quality judging with useful feedback in the open adjudication rounds. This will be an excellent opportunity for teams to prepare for Worlds.
We are pleased to announce that Andrew Rohrbach will be our Chief Adjudicator. Tess Reed and Mark Longhurst will serve as Co-Conveners.
Registration
To register, fill in the form at http://yaledebate.org/iv/reg.html. The deadline for registration is midnight, Tuesday, 21 October 2008.
Payment
Registration will be $125/Team for US schools and $75/team for international schools. We will require payment upon registration as a prerequisite for participation in the tournament.
We look forward to seeing all of you in October.
Contact Information
As the tournament approaches, should you have any pressing questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Tess or Mark via cell phone. Our numbers are:
General Enquiries: yaleiv@gmail.com
Tess Reed: teresa.reed[at]yale.edu (704) 641 9937
Mark Longhurst: mark.longhurst[at]yale.edu (203) 435 1916
Directions
Driving
Interstate 95
From the North: Turn off I-95 at I-91 North exit (Hartford, Springfield exit) and continue for a short distance on I-91 to Exit 3 (Trumbull Street). Stay in the middle lane and continue straight through the light on to Trumbull Street. At the fourth light, turn left on to Prospect Street. At the first light, Prospect Street becomes College Street. Continue on College Street past the New Haven Green (on the left) to Chapel St. Turn right on Chapel, then take the first right onto High St. (Starbucks is on your left at the corner). Street Hall is the first building on your right.
From the South: Take exit 49, I-91 North (Hartford, Springfield exit). Continue for a short distance on I-91 to Exit 3 (Trumbull Street). Stay in the middle lane and continue straight through the light on to Trumbull Street. At the fourth light, turn left on to Prospect Street. At the first light, Prospect Street becomes College Street. Continue on College Street past the New Haven Green (on the left) to Chapel St. Turn right on Chapel, then take the first right onto High St. (Starbucks is on your left at the corner). Street Hall is the first building on your right.
Interstate 91
From North and South: Take Exit 3 (Trumbull Street). Stay in the middle lane and continue straight through the light on to Trumbull Street. At the fourth light, turn left on to Prospect Street. At the first light, Prospect Street becomes College Street. Continue on College Street past the New Haven Green (on the left) to Chapel St. Turn right on Chapel, then take the first right onto High St. (Starbucks is on your left at the corner). Street Hall is the first building on your right.
Route 15 (Wilbur Cross/Merritt Highways)
From North: Take Exit 61. Drive south on Whitney Avenue for approximately 5 miles. Shortly after the intersection with Sachem Street, the road will split. Stay to the right and you will be on Temple Street. Make a right on to Chapel Street. Make another right on to College Street. Continue on College Street past the New Haven Green (on the left) to Chapel St. Turn right on Chapel, then take the first right onto High St. (Starbucks is on your left at the corner). Street Hall is the first building on your right.
From South: Take Exit 57. Drive east on Route 34 (Derby Avenue) for five miles until you reach the fork of Derby Avenue and George Street (3 blocks after the athletic fields). Bear right on to George Street. Continue to York Street. Make a left on to York Street and then a right on to Elm Street. Continue to College Street and make a left. Continue on College Street past the New Haven Green (on the left) to Chapel St. Turn right on Chapel, then take the first right onto High St. (Starbucks is on your left at the corner). Street Hall is the first building on your right.
Parking
General note about parking: The lots listed below will be open to public parking after 4pm on Friday and all weekend. Until 4pm, we recommend you find metered parking on the street, which is available virtually everywhere on Yale campus. All parking directions below are given from High Street.
Lot 51-This lot is the most strongly recommended by the Yale Parking Office, due to its proximity to campus and the security of the surrounding area. Starting on High Street, drive North to Elm Street (Elm is only half a block from the High Street Gate. High Street dead ends into a pedestrian walkway). Turn right on Elm. Drive one block to College Street. Turn left on College Street. After one block, turn right on Wall Street. After another block, turn right on Temple. The parking lot will be on your right in half a block.
Lot 78-This lot is the least likely to be crowded, but the Parking Office recommends that you not park there unaccompanied after dark. Again starting on High St, drive north half a block to Elm. Turn right on Elm. After one block, turn left on College Street. After two blocks, turn left on Grove Street. At the first stoplight, turn right on Ashmun Street. The parking lot will be on your left after a half block.
Lot 23 and 22-Starting on High Street, drive North half a block to Elm Street. Turn right on Elm. After three blocks, turn left on Church Street. Keep driving until Church becomes Whitney (at first stop light). Continue on Whitney for several blocks. After Trumbull Street, Lot 23 will be on your right at 158 Whitney. After Sachem Street, Lot 22 will be on your left.
Train
There is hourly Metro-North service to New Haven from Grand Central Terminal in New York seven days a week. Click on the link for schedule information. Amtrak offers daily service to New Haven from Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and many other cities. Call (800)USA-RAIL or go to the Amtrak website for more information. Taxi service is available from the train station and costs approximately $6. Ask to be dropped off at Phelps Gate.
Air
Tweed-New Haven Airport is located 4 miles from campus and offers taxi, car rental, and bus services. It is served by two express airlines: Delta and USAir. However, service is limited. Yale is also accessible from 4 major national airports. The closest airport to campus is Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, CT, just outside of Hartford. LaGuardia Airport, JFK International Airport, and Newark International Airport are also viable options. All four provide many rental car options. Additionally, Connecticut Limo offers frequent taxi/limo service to and from all four aiports. Call (800)320-7298 for information. Fitzgerald Airport Express (800-468-7287) and Prime Time Shuttle of CT (800-RED-VANS) also provide service to and from Bradley.
The members of the Yale Debate Association are looking forward to welcoming you to Yale for a great weekend of debate. We hope to see you there!
Warmest regards,
Tess and Mark
*If registration is under 80 teams, we will break straight to semifinals.
**Novice will be defined as any debater in their first year of any style college debate.
Mark Longhurst
The Tournament
The tournament will consist of five preliminary rounds (the first four of which will have open adjudication), followed by a varsity quarters break* and a novice** final round. All rounds will be debated in the British Parliamentary style. We promise high quality judging with useful feedback in the open adjudication rounds. This will be an excellent opportunity for teams to prepare for Worlds.
We are pleased to announce that Andrew Rohrbach will be our Chief Adjudicator. Tess Reed and Mark Longhurst will serve as Co-Conveners.
Registration
To register, fill in the form at http://yaledebate.org/iv/reg.html. The deadline for registration is midnight, Tuesday, 21 October 2008.
Payment
Registration will be $125/Team for US schools and $75/team for international schools. We will require payment upon registration as a prerequisite for participation in the tournament.
We look forward to seeing all of you in October.
Contact Information
As the tournament approaches, should you have any pressing questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Tess or Mark via cell phone. Our numbers are:
General Enquiries: yaleiv@gmail.com
Tess Reed: teresa.reed[at]yale.edu (704) 641 9937
Mark Longhurst: mark.longhurst[at]yale.edu (203) 435 1916
Directions
Driving
Interstate 95
From the North: Turn off I-95 at I-91 North exit (Hartford, Springfield exit) and continue for a short distance on I-91 to Exit 3 (Trumbull Street). Stay in the middle lane and continue straight through the light on to Trumbull Street. At the fourth light, turn left on to Prospect Street. At the first light, Prospect Street becomes College Street. Continue on College Street past the New Haven Green (on the left) to Chapel St. Turn right on Chapel, then take the first right onto High St. (Starbucks is on your left at the corner). Street Hall is the first building on your right.
From the South: Take exit 49, I-91 North (Hartford, Springfield exit). Continue for a short distance on I-91 to Exit 3 (Trumbull Street). Stay in the middle lane and continue straight through the light on to Trumbull Street. At the fourth light, turn left on to Prospect Street. At the first light, Prospect Street becomes College Street. Continue on College Street past the New Haven Green (on the left) to Chapel St. Turn right on Chapel, then take the first right onto High St. (Starbucks is on your left at the corner). Street Hall is the first building on your right.
Interstate 91
From North and South: Take Exit 3 (Trumbull Street). Stay in the middle lane and continue straight through the light on to Trumbull Street. At the fourth light, turn left on to Prospect Street. At the first light, Prospect Street becomes College Street. Continue on College Street past the New Haven Green (on the left) to Chapel St. Turn right on Chapel, then take the first right onto High St. (Starbucks is on your left at the corner). Street Hall is the first building on your right.
Route 15 (Wilbur Cross/Merritt Highways)
From North: Take Exit 61. Drive south on Whitney Avenue for approximately 5 miles. Shortly after the intersection with Sachem Street, the road will split. Stay to the right and you will be on Temple Street. Make a right on to Chapel Street. Make another right on to College Street. Continue on College Street past the New Haven Green (on the left) to Chapel St. Turn right on Chapel, then take the first right onto High St. (Starbucks is on your left at the corner). Street Hall is the first building on your right.
From South: Take Exit 57. Drive east on Route 34 (Derby Avenue) for five miles until you reach the fork of Derby Avenue and George Street (3 blocks after the athletic fields). Bear right on to George Street. Continue to York Street. Make a left on to York Street and then a right on to Elm Street. Continue to College Street and make a left. Continue on College Street past the New Haven Green (on the left) to Chapel St. Turn right on Chapel, then take the first right onto High St. (Starbucks is on your left at the corner). Street Hall is the first building on your right.
Parking
General note about parking: The lots listed below will be open to public parking after 4pm on Friday and all weekend. Until 4pm, we recommend you find metered parking on the street, which is available virtually everywhere on Yale campus. All parking directions below are given from High Street.
Lot 51-This lot is the most strongly recommended by the Yale Parking Office, due to its proximity to campus and the security of the surrounding area. Starting on High Street, drive North to Elm Street (Elm is only half a block from the High Street Gate. High Street dead ends into a pedestrian walkway). Turn right on Elm. Drive one block to College Street. Turn left on College Street. After one block, turn right on Wall Street. After another block, turn right on Temple. The parking lot will be on your right in half a block.
Lot 78-This lot is the least likely to be crowded, but the Parking Office recommends that you not park there unaccompanied after dark. Again starting on High St, drive north half a block to Elm. Turn right on Elm. After one block, turn left on College Street. After two blocks, turn left on Grove Street. At the first stoplight, turn right on Ashmun Street. The parking lot will be on your left after a half block.
Lot 23 and 22-Starting on High Street, drive North half a block to Elm Street. Turn right on Elm. After three blocks, turn left on Church Street. Keep driving until Church becomes Whitney (at first stop light). Continue on Whitney for several blocks. After Trumbull Street, Lot 23 will be on your right at 158 Whitney. After Sachem Street, Lot 22 will be on your left.
Train
There is hourly Metro-North service to New Haven from Grand Central Terminal in New York seven days a week. Click on the link for schedule information. Amtrak offers daily service to New Haven from Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and many other cities. Call (800)USA-RAIL or go to the Amtrak website for more information. Taxi service is available from the train station and costs approximately $6. Ask to be dropped off at Phelps Gate.
Air
Tweed-New Haven Airport is located 4 miles from campus and offers taxi, car rental, and bus services. It is served by two express airlines: Delta and USAir. However, service is limited. Yale is also accessible from 4 major national airports. The closest airport to campus is Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, CT, just outside of Hartford. LaGuardia Airport, JFK International Airport, and Newark International Airport are also viable options. All four provide many rental car options. Additionally, Connecticut Limo offers frequent taxi/limo service to and from all four aiports. Call (800)320-7298 for information. Fitzgerald Airport Express (800-468-7287) and Prime Time Shuttle of CT (800-RED-VANS) also provide service to and from Bradley.
The members of the Yale Debate Association are looking forward to welcoming you to Yale for a great weekend of debate. We hope to see you there!
Warmest regards,
Tess and Mark
*If registration is under 80 teams, we will break straight to semifinals.
**Novice will be defined as any debater in their first year of any style college debate.
Mark Longhurst
5 October 2008
Bristol IV 2008
From Britishdebate
Registration for the Bristol IV 2008 is now open.
The competition is being held on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th October and is a great opportunity to get back into the swing of debating. We’ll have a really strong judging panel, great socials, cash prizes and generous sponsorship from Mayer Brown.
Our CA this year is Samir Deger-Sen, reigning worlds champion and our DCA team is made up of Hannah Klein and Usman Ahmed, the reigning International Mace Champions and esteemed Bristol Alumni.
We’ll be running five rounds of five minute speeches before breaking to semi finals and a public final, of seven minute speeches. N-1 is in place and ample crash is available if requested in advance.
Registration is £50 and can be paid on the day with a cheque made out to ‘Bristol Debating Union’. Please register soon at ck7817@bris.ac.uk.
For more information please join our facebook group:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=60848345594&ref=ts
Catherine Kernaghan
Convenor
Registration for the Bristol IV 2008 is now open.
The competition is being held on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th October and is a great opportunity to get back into the swing of debating. We’ll have a really strong judging panel, great socials, cash prizes and generous sponsorship from Mayer Brown.
Our CA this year is Samir Deger-Sen, reigning worlds champion and our DCA team is made up of Hannah Klein and Usman Ahmed, the reigning International Mace Champions and esteemed Bristol Alumni.
We’ll be running five rounds of five minute speeches before breaking to semi finals and a public final, of seven minute speeches. N-1 is in place and ample crash is available if requested in advance.
Registration is £50 and can be paid on the day with a cheque made out to ‘Bristol Debating Union’. Please register soon at ck7817@bris.ac.uk.
For more information please join our facebook group:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=60848345594&ref=ts
Catherine Kernaghan
Convenor
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