Hello Asia!
Greetings from Macau! While we are now working very hard to present you the best experience in 2nd Macau UADC, Here is the reminder for registration:
Adjudicator subsidies:
Application period--1st to 20th Feb
Quota: 15 qualified judge, 10 of them will get 100USD travel subsidies.
Please send your complete CV and a letter explaining your experience and why you need the subsidy to macau.uadc2011@gmail.com and gica.mangahas@gmail.com, with the subject heading as "Adjudicator Subsidy: First Name Last Name".
Team Registration
Registration period--10:00am, Feb 7th---5:00pm, Feb 14th (Macau Time: GMT+8)
Team cap: 120 team
Institution cap: 3 teams
Adjudicator rule: N1 rule will be enforced.
Registration fees: 200 USD/person
Independent Adjudicator
Registration period--10:00am, February 7---5:00 pm, March 14 (Macau Time: GMT+8)
Registration fees: 200USD/person
For further details:
Please visit our website: http://uadc2011.gaes.gov.mo/
See you all in Macau!
Best Regards,
Nicole Ng
Convenor
2nd UADC
7 February 2011
6 February 2011
USU Seeks Sponsored Judges 1-2-3 April 2011
The US Universities Debating Championship is seeking experienced people to add to our pool of adjudicators for 2011. The tournament will take place at the University of Vermont on 1-2-3 April 2011.
Full information can be found at http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/usu2011
With 194 teams currently entered we will surely reach our current cap of 200 teams.
Adjudicators who are interested should apply by March 1 2011. Decisions will be made on a rolling basis, so applying early for subsidy would be advisable. After we finish with travel arrangements for our DCAs this week, we will be ready to make firm offers near the end of next week.
Adjudicators will judge all preliminary debates (6) and elimination rounds if they break. They will also be offered the chance to judge at the America’s Cup Debates to be held on 31 March 2011, but attendance is not mandatory. All adjudicators must complete the online training regimen and take the judge test that will be given online.
There are various levels of subsidy that will be offering based on experience and our budget. Subsidy will include some of the following:
-Waiver of registration fees. Includes 4 meals and socials.
-Local transportation via our shuttle network.
-Crash housing (somewhat limited).
-Hotel housing (very limited, double occupancy only).
-Partial travel subsidy (limited, send estimate).
Those applying to be should send their request to Alfred Snider, alfred.snider@uvm.edu, and should include:
-Debate adjudication CV
-Estimate of subsidy needed (for those at a great distance)
-Please paste these in the email, do not attach documents.
We look forward to hosting you in Vermont.
--
Alfred C. Snider aka Tuna
Edwin Lawrence Professor of Forensics, University of Vermont
Full information can be found at http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/usu2011
With 194 teams currently entered we will surely reach our current cap of 200 teams.
Adjudicators who are interested should apply by March 1 2011. Decisions will be made on a rolling basis, so applying early for subsidy would be advisable. After we finish with travel arrangements for our DCAs this week, we will be ready to make firm offers near the end of next week.
Adjudicators will judge all preliminary debates (6) and elimination rounds if they break. They will also be offered the chance to judge at the America’s Cup Debates to be held on 31 March 2011, but attendance is not mandatory. All adjudicators must complete the online training regimen and take the judge test that will be given online.
There are various levels of subsidy that will be offering based on experience and our budget. Subsidy will include some of the following:
-Waiver of registration fees. Includes 4 meals and socials.
-Local transportation via our shuttle network.
-Crash housing (somewhat limited).
-Hotel housing (very limited, double occupancy only).
-Partial travel subsidy (limited, send estimate).
Those applying to be should send their request to Alfred Snider, alfred.snider@uvm.edu, and should include:
-Debate adjudication CV
-Estimate of subsidy needed (for those at a great distance)
-Please paste these in the email, do not attach documents.
We look forward to hosting you in Vermont.
--
Alfred C. Snider aka Tuna
Edwin Lawrence Professor of Forensics, University of Vermont
5 February 2011
Bratislava Schools Debating Competition
Dear members of the international debate community,
On behalf of the Slovak Debate Association I would like to invite you to the international Bratislava Schools Debating Competition. The tournament will take place from 7th to 11th April 2011 in Slovakia's capital city (yep, you guessed it) Bratislava.
Tournament
We would like to provide an excellent opportunity for practice to teams going to WSDC in Dundee this summer, as well as invite schools and teams not going to WSDC. The tournament will take place in the Worlds format. This means that there will be points of information, no cross examinations and the speeches will be 8 minutes long.
There will be six preliminary rounds, four on two prepared motions, and two on impromptu motions. The top eight teams after the preliminary rounds will advance to the quarter-finals. Round 1 will be seeded randomly; subsequent rounds will be power-paired. The motions for the prepared debates will be announced in mid-February 2011.
Registration
There will be a team cap of 20 teams. We may be able to increase the cap significantly, but we need teams to register as soon as possible. The total number of teams from one country should not exceed 3. Teams exceeding this national cap will be put on a waiting list. Teams may be moved from the waiting list after registration closes on 4th March. When pulling teams from the waiting list, preference shall be given to a team from a country not present at the tournament over a 4th team. All 4th teams will be registered before registering a 5th team, etc. Teams and judges will be notified of their status once registration closes.
There will be an N-1 rule. This means that every country needs to send at least as many judges as the number of teams they're sending minus 1. (i.e. 1 team/1 judge or observer, 2 teams/1 judge, 3 teams/2 judges, etc.) In cases where this cannot be provided, the teams will have to pay an additional fee of 100 € to cover an extra judge from another country.
Every delegation is required to include a judge or an observer who will be at least 18 years old. This person will be responsible for the team and all the communication with the organizers on behalf of the team. Teams can consist of three to five members.
Fees
The registration fee for the tournament is set at 100 € for both debaters and judges. Observers will be required pay a fee of 130 €.
The registration fee covers breakfast, lunch and dinner from Friday to Sunday and breakfast on Monday. Standard breakfast is sandwiches – you can pay a fee of about 5 € per day at the hotel reception, if you prefer continental breakfast at the hotel. It also covers accommodation for four nights (Thursday to Monday) in Hotel Astra. Teams and judges are expected to arrive on Thursday (7th April) or Friday (8th April) morning and stay until after the Final debate on Monday (11th April).
The different types of fees are summed up bellow:
| Type of Payment | Cost |
| Registration fee – Debaters or Judges | 100 € |
| Registration fee – Observers | 130 € |
| N-1 fee (per team) – if there are fewer judges than N-1 teams from a country | 100 € |
| Registration fee for debaters or judges not requiring accommodation at the hotel | 50 € |
| Registration fee for observers not requiring accommodation at the hotel | 70 € |
How to proceed
To register teams please fill out this Teams online registration form by the end of registration. To register additional judges or observers please fill out this Judges/Observers online form. In case of further questions email us at bsdc@sda.sk. After the registration, the person identified as the head of the delegation will receive a confirmation email to make sure that all the data were noted correctly. This email will also include details on payment, which has to take place before registration closes.
If you have friends that would be interested in this tournament, please forward them this email or let them know through Facebook J. The more the merrier.
Hope to see you in Bratislava in April,
Branislav Fecko and Andrej Schulcz
4 February 2011
Lund Open 2011
The Lund Debate Society (LDS) is proud to invite the world debating community to the Lund Open 2011which will be hosted in Lund, Sweden from April 15-17. It is the first ever British Parliamentary (BP format) debate tournament for university students in the country. The tournament will be contested in 5 elimination rounds, 7 minute speeches for each speaker and the top 8 teams will go through to the penultimate rounds.
Registration opens on February 5 until March 15. Payment deadline is on April 1.
You may choose from two packages:
International Package: 80 euros for those who need accommodations
Local Package: 40 euros for those who do not
This comes with 5 Rounds, break to Semi-finals and a majestic venue for the Grandfinals. We are also providing an optional debate workshop on friday, a tour of the city of Lund on Friday afternoon, a 2 night-stay at the charming train hostel (if you’re on the international package) in the center, breakfastand lunch for two days, a traditional Swedish sittning on Saturday night which is basically a 3 course gourmet dinner with wine, Swedish snaps, beerand a lot Swedish singing and fantastic clubbing after the dinner.
We’re looking forward to welcoming you to Lund — the city of ideas!
If you need more information, do not hesitate to email us at lundopen2011@gmail.com
Check for updates here:
http://lundopen2011.wordpress.com/
3 February 2011
Russian BP Debate Championship – Save the Date!
From http://www.idebate.org/:
IDEA will be organizing British Parliamentary Debate Championship in Russian on the shores of the beautiful Issyk-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan between 17-20 September 2011. The Championship is open to Russian speaking teams and individuals from all over the world – with participants being university students.
The Championship will also feature workshops for debaters and judges and plenty of opportunities for social interaction and fun.
Details concerning the venue, logistics, tournament, workshops as well as registration and financial aid will be available at www.idebate.org shortly.
IDEA организовывает Всемирный Чемпионат по Британским Парламентским Дебатам на русском языке, который будет проходить с 17 по 20 сентября 2011 года в Кыргызской Республике на берегу прекрасного Иссык-Куля. Чемпионат открыт для студентов всего мира, дебатирующих на русском языке.
Чемпионат включает в свою программу семинары для дебатеров, для судей, множество возможностей для социального взаимодействия, и веселое времяпровождение в кругу единомышленников - дебатеров!
Более подробная информация о турнире, месте проведения, логистике, семинарах, а также о регистрации и финансовой поддержке доступна на сайте www.idebate.org
IDEA will be organizing British Parliamentary Debate Championship in Russian on the shores of the beautiful Issyk-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan between 17-20 September 2011. The Championship is open to Russian speaking teams and individuals from all over the world – with participants being university students.
The Championship will also feature workshops for debaters and judges and plenty of opportunities for social interaction and fun.
Details concerning the venue, logistics, tournament, workshops as well as registration and financial aid will be available at www.idebate.org shortly.
IDEA организовывает Всемирный Чемпионат по Британским Парламентским Дебатам на русском языке, который будет проходить с 17 по 20 сентября 2011 года в Кыргызской Республике на берегу прекрасного Иссык-Куля. Чемпионат открыт для студентов всего мира, дебатирующих на русском языке.
Чемпионат включает в свою программу семинары для дебатеров, для судей, множество возможностей для социального взаимодействия, и веселое времяпровождение в кругу единомышленников - дебатеров!
Более подробная информация о турнире, месте проведения, логистике, семинарах, а также о регистрации и финансовой поддержке доступна на сайте www.idebate.org
2 February 2011
Debating America's Cup Field Announced
On March 31 2011 sixteen excellent teams will meet up in Burlington, Vermont to compete for the America’s Cup, pictured above. Today the field was announced, with a preliminary list of judges made public. More judges are welcome to apply!
After careful consideration, here are the teams invited:
British Columbia - Adam Coombs & Michael Hsiao
Claremont - Jesse Katz Blumenthal & Joseph Chilton
Colgate/HWS - Steve West & David Hernandez
Cornell - Leah Salgado & Danny Blackman
Edinburgh - Paul Brown & Sebastian
Fordham - Peter Morrissey & Caitlin McElroy
Grove City - Alex Pepper & Daniel Hanson
Harvard - Jo Box & Cormac Early
HWS - Buzz Klinger & Dan Maguire
LaVerne/Loyola - Josh Martin & JJ Rodriguez
Loyola Marymount - Emily Ravenscroft & Mike Aguilera
Portland State University - Aaron Baker & Lindsey Bing
Scotland & Ireland - Gavin Ilsley & Stephen Boyle
St. John’s - George Fitzpatrick & Nipun Mahajan
Vermont - Sam Natale & Sarah Anders
Yale - Andrew Connery & Anna Moore
Invited Judges:
Tom Dionesotes, Vermont
Loke Wing Fatt, Singapore
Adam Goldstein, MIT
Paul Gross, Vermont
Alli Hamlin, Vermont
Steve Jones, Grove City
Ciaran Lawlor, Ireland
Isaac Loeb, Vermont
Sunish Mitra, Stanford
Sam Nelson, Cornell
Mary Nugent, Cambridge
Sharmila Parmanand, Ateneo de Manila
David Register, Vermont
Bojana Skrt, Ljubljana
Alfred Snider, Vermont
TBA, Claremont
Kelly Welch, Portland State
THUR 31 MARCH 2011
8:30 AM - Roll Call at Huber House
9 AM - Seeding round
11:30 AM - Quarterfinals
1:30 PM - Lunch
3 PM - Semifinals
5 PM - Announcement of Finals
5-6:45 PM - Dinner Break
6:45 PM - Draw positions and motion announced
7 PM - Finals with audience
From: usdebate list
After careful consideration, here are the teams invited:
British Columbia - Adam Coombs & Michael Hsiao
Claremont - Jesse Katz Blumenthal & Joseph Chilton
Colgate/HWS - Steve West & David Hernandez
Cornell - Leah Salgado & Danny Blackman
Edinburgh - Paul Brown & Sebastian
Fordham - Peter Morrissey & Caitlin McElroy
Grove City - Alex Pepper & Daniel Hanson
Harvard - Jo Box & Cormac Early
HWS - Buzz Klinger & Dan Maguire
LaVerne/Loyola - Josh Martin & JJ Rodriguez
Loyola Marymount - Emily Ravenscroft & Mike Aguilera
Portland State University - Aaron Baker & Lindsey Bing
Scotland & Ireland - Gavin Ilsley & Stephen Boyle
St. John’s - George Fitzpatrick & Nipun Mahajan
Vermont - Sam Natale & Sarah Anders
Yale - Andrew Connery & Anna Moore
Invited Judges:
Tom Dionesotes, Vermont
Loke Wing Fatt, Singapore
Adam Goldstein, MIT
Paul Gross, Vermont
Alli Hamlin, Vermont
Steve Jones, Grove City
Ciaran Lawlor, Ireland
Isaac Loeb, Vermont
Sunish Mitra, Stanford
Sam Nelson, Cornell
Mary Nugent, Cambridge
Sharmila Parmanand, Ateneo de Manila
David Register, Vermont
Bojana Skrt, Ljubljana
Alfred Snider, Vermont
TBA, Claremont
Kelly Welch, Portland State
THUR 31 MARCH 2011
8:30 AM - Roll Call at Huber House
9 AM - Seeding round
11:30 AM - Quarterfinals
1:30 PM - Lunch
3 PM - Semifinals
5 PM - Announcement of Finals
5-6:45 PM - Dinner Break
6:45 PM - Draw positions and motion announced
7 PM - Finals with audience
From: usdebate list
1 February 2011
Election debates to cover Irish general election
The international blog "Election Debates" will be covering upcoming Irish General Election.
The Election Debates blog is dedicated to improving the quality of election debates by critically assessing quality and performance. In recent years it has covered a number of elections including the US presidential debates and the general election debates in the UK, Canada and New Zealand.
It assesses debates based on the World Championships Rules and the adjudicators are made up of an international panel of highly experienced judges so you get an honest and fair assessment of the performance of the political leaders.
The Election Debates blog is dedicated to improving the quality of election debates by critically assessing quality and performance. In recent years it has covered a number of elections including the US presidential debates and the general election debates in the UK, Canada and New Zealand.
It assesses debates based on the World Championships Rules and the adjudicators are made up of an international panel of highly experienced judges so you get an honest and fair assessment of the performance of the political leaders.
Thank you for ratyfing us from DLSU
To the World Debate Community:
We are very much humbled by the trust you have bestowed upon us when you unanimously ratified our bid in Gaborone, Botswana.We are immensely excited to host all of you here in manila!
With much gratitude,
The DLSU Worlds Organizing Committee.
Dino de Leon
Convenor, De La Salle Worlds
Claretiano.Lasalliano. Filipino.
Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
Gabriel Romeo Ferriols Pavico
Project Coordinator
De La Salle Worlds 2012
LSE Open (Call for Judges)
Would you like to judge great debates, enjoy amazing socials, and get lots of free food and alcohol?
Being an Open at which many experienced judges will be debating , the tournament requires a large number of volunteers to act as qualified external judges.
Looking at our tab, we are confident in predicting that this tournament will see some of the most competitive debates of the term. We are very dedicated to bringing in as many qualified judges as possible.
We are thus very grateful (a gratitude expressed largely in free liquor) for all those who will come out and judge.
Please contact us in advance, either on facebook, by joining the event "judging at the LSE Open" ( http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149897958397311&ref=ts) of my emailing John.ashbourne (at) gmail.com or A.A.Kazi (at) LSE.ac.uk.
Looking forward to seeing you all in February,
John Ashbourne & Anser Aftab
Being an Open at which many experienced judges will be debating , the tournament requires a large number of volunteers to act as qualified external judges.
Looking at our tab, we are confident in predicting that this tournament will see some of the most competitive debates of the term. We are very dedicated to bringing in as many qualified judges as possible.
We are thus very grateful (a gratitude expressed largely in free liquor) for all those who will come out and judge.
Please contact us in advance, either on facebook, by joining the event "judging at the LSE Open" ( http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149897958397311&ref=ts) of my emailing John.ashbourne (at) gmail.com or A.A.Kazi (at) LSE.ac.uk.
Looking forward to seeing you all in February,
John Ashbourne & Anser Aftab
MUN India
Dear Faculty Advisor and Students
It gives me great pleasure to inform you that the long awaited “MUN India” has been finally launched. The website http://www.munindia.com/ is up and running!
MUN India promises to take MUNning and Debating to the next level. It is a one stop solution to all your MUN needs. It provides a centralized calendar for all MUN conferences happening across the country along with their details. It also helps organizers decide suitable dates for their conferences as it also has the exam schedules of major universities in the country.
MUN India also brings to you a one stop solution for finding MUNners. You can now search MUNners by the conference they have attended and by the countries they have represented and committees they have simulated. You can also now make your MUN resume and use it to apply for other Model UN Conferences.
MUN Reflect, another initiative of MUN India, is a semi-annual magazine dedicated to providing quality articles and resources for MUNers. The magazine aspires to publish articles by reputed and experienced MUNers that provide insight on conference preparation, organization and much more.
MUN India also brings to you a bunch of services. Starting from technical support for you conference, website, design to organizational consultancy, MUN India is dedicated to facilitating the organization of a quality conference.
Last but not the least MUN India offers comprehensive training programs and workshops for MUNners with the objective of providing quality training for MUNners so that the level of debate in conferences increases exponentially.
All this and more is offered by MUN India at http://www.munindia.com/. Log in now, and enjoy the tour!
To follow us on facebook log on to http://www.facebook.com/pages/MUN-India#!/pages/MUN-India/196486367032317
Cheers!
Gufran Pathan
Chief Executive Director
MUN India
It gives me great pleasure to inform you that the long awaited “MUN India” has been finally launched. The website http://www.munindia.com/ is up and running!
MUN India promises to take MUNning and Debating to the next level. It is a one stop solution to all your MUN needs. It provides a centralized calendar for all MUN conferences happening across the country along with their details. It also helps organizers decide suitable dates for their conferences as it also has the exam schedules of major universities in the country.
MUN India also brings to you a one stop solution for finding MUNners. You can now search MUNners by the conference they have attended and by the countries they have represented and committees they have simulated. You can also now make your MUN resume and use it to apply for other Model UN Conferences.
MUN Reflect, another initiative of MUN India, is a semi-annual magazine dedicated to providing quality articles and resources for MUNers. The magazine aspires to publish articles by reputed and experienced MUNers that provide insight on conference preparation, organization and much more.
MUN India also brings to you a bunch of services. Starting from technical support for you conference, website, design to organizational consultancy, MUN India is dedicated to facilitating the organization of a quality conference.
Last but not the least MUN India offers comprehensive training programs and workshops for MUNners with the objective of providing quality training for MUNners so that the level of debate in conferences increases exponentially.
All this and more is offered by MUN India at http://www.munindia.com/. Log in now, and enjoy the tour!
To follow us on facebook log on to http://www.facebook.com/pages/MUN-India#!/pages/MUN-India/196486367032317
Cheers!
Gufran Pathan
Chief Executive Director
MUN India
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