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21 February 2009

WSDC 2009 Top Ten Speakers

10. Melanie Pope (England)
9. Lee Jia Wei (Singapore)
8. Iqbal Kassam (Canada)
7. Ben Woolgar (England)
6. Jack Gamble (England)
5. Anish Hazra (Singapore)
4. Teoh Ren Jie (Singapore)
3. Christopher Bissett (Australia)
2. Maria English (New Zealand)
1. DANIEL KALISKI (South Africa)

20 February 2009

Irish Times Winners 2009

The Irish Times (national championships) winners for 2009 are:

Team: TCD Hist (John Gallaher & Andrea Mulligan)
Individual: Jeremy Kinsella (UCD L&H)

19 February 2009

Sub-Editor of the Monash Debating Review: Call for Applications

DEADLINE: February 28, 2009

The Monash Association of Debaters (MAD) is currently soliciting applicants for Sub-Editors of Monash Debating Review (MDR).

About the MDR
First published in 2002, the MDR is an annual publication that aims to both inform readers and provide a forum for discussion of issues as they relate to debating and adjudicating. The MDR draws on the opinions and experiences of some of the best debaters, adjudicators and coaches from around the world.

The MDR is the world’s only international debating journal. It is a scholarly, interdisciplinary journal that has featured articles from Australia, Russia, New Zealand and the United States, as well as interviews with prominent public intellectuals and policy-makers. For instance, previous editions have contained articles on British Parliamentary strategy, argumentation strategy, debating policy, global debating styles, the role of affirmative action in debating and backgrounders to contemporary debating topics.

Position Description
The Sub-Editors source and edit articles for the Monash Debating Review.

There are four Sub-Editor positions. This year, the MDR is expanding its worldwide appeal and is looking to appoint at least one Sub-Editor each from Europe, North America and the Australasia region. The Editor-in-Chief will be Michael Kotrly, winner of the World Universities Debating Championships 2006.

A Sub-Editor will:
• Encourage the submission of manuscripts from the worldwide debating community
• Proofread and edit submitted articles
• Report regularly to the Editor-in-Chief

Selection Criteria
Applications will be judged based on the best combination of
• Previous editorial and/or publication experience
• Debating and/or adjudicating experience
• Vision for the MDR and an understanding of its importance
• A cover letter detailing reasons for wanting to serve

Compensation
The Sub-Editor role is a volunteer position.

Application Procedure
The deadline for submitting applications is February 28, 2009. Applications should be emailed to Damien Bruckard, President, Monash Association of Debaters at monash.debaters.president@gmail.com.

DCU Open

The JP Morgan DCU Open is back again on March 27th-28th for another weekend of great debating and socials!

This year we are proud to announce our CA team of Ian Boyle-Harper and Stephen Boyle!

We have a fantastic prize fund with cash prizes for the winning team (obviously!), top pro-am team, best speaker in the final and top speaker on the tab!

Registration is now open. It's €60 for Irish teams and €30 for non-Irish teams. e-mail dcuopen@gmail.com for registration or any queries you may have.

We have a strict team cap so register quickly to guarantee your place.

Check out our facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=44143148223) for more details,

Looking forward to seeing ye all on March 27th-28th.

Ken Hynes
Convener, DCU Open 2009

18 February 2009

New Zealand are new World Schools Champions

New Zealand are the new World Schools Champions after defeating England by 6-1 in the Grand Final in Athens.

It is New Zealand's first victory since 1995 and fourth overall since 1988.

Top ten and other awards news to come.

17 February 2009

WSDC Semi Final Results

Topic: That dictatorships should not receive international aid

England, proposing. defeated Greece by 4-1
New Zealand, proposing, defeated Singapore by 3-2

Grand Final topic is That all illegal immgrants should receive amnesty

Debate starts at 5pm Athens time on Wednesday.

WSDC Quarter Results

Topic: This House would lower the voting age

Not sure who proposed and opposed, but winning teams in bold plus and margins where known.
Numbers in (brackets) are where the team broke.

England (1) v Pakistan (9)
Australia (2) v Singapore (7) - by 3-2 margin
New Zealand (3) v Canada (6) by 4-1 margin.
Greece (12) v Scotland (13)

Match-ups in Semis

England (1) v Greece (12)
New Zealand (3) v Singapore (7)

WSDC Quarter Results

Topic: This House would lower the voting age

Not sure who proposed and opposed, but winning teams in bold plus and margins where known.

England (1) v Pakistan (9)
Australia (2) v Singapore (7)
New Zealand (3) v Canada (6)
Greece (12) v Scotland (13)

16 February 2009

WSDC Octo-final Results

Motion: This house would require people to work in return for welfare payments.

Proposition on left, opposition on right:

Winning teams in bold

Philippines (16) v England (1) - Margin 2-1
Australia (2) v Netherlands (15) - Margin 3-0
New Zealand (3) v Wales (14) - Margin 3-0
South Africa (4) v Scotland (13) - Margin 3-0
Peru (5) v Greece (12) - Margin 3-0
Canada (6) v Ireland (11) - Margin 2-1
Slovenia (10) v Singapore (7) - Margin 3-0
Korea Republic (8) v Pakistan (9) - Margin 2-1

Quarter-final matchups (tomorrow)

England (1) v Pakistan (9)
Australia (2) v Singapore (7)
New Zealand (3) v Canada (6)
Greece (12) v Scotland (13)

15 February 2009

WSDC 2009 BREAK

THE BREAK

1. England 8 wins, 22 judges
2. Australia 8 wins, 21 judges
3. New Zealand 8 wins, 19 judges
4. South Africa, 7 wins, 20 judges
5. Peru, 7 wins, 20 judges
6. Canada, 7 wins, 19 judges
7. Singapore, 6 wins, 20 judges
8. Korea Republic, 6 wins, 19 judges
9. Pakistan, 6 wins, 19 judges
10 Slovenia, 6 wins, 18 judges
11. Ireland, 6 wins, 16 judges
12. Greece, 6 wins, 16 judges
13. Scotland, 5 wins, 16 judges
14. Wales, 5 wins, 16 judges
15. Netherlands, 5 wins, 16 judges
16. Philippines, 5 wins, 14 judges.

MATCH-UPs

England v Philippines
Australia v Netherlands
New Zealand v Wales
South Africa v Scotland
Peru v Greece
Canada v Ireland
Singapore v Slovenia
Korea Republic v Pakistan.