Invitation for ICU-Tournament 2012‏

30th October 2011
Dear Debating Community,

Announcing the memorable 21st ICU-Tournament

ICU Tournament is the one and only international tournament held annually
in Japan, which has continuously gathered debaters from various regions of
Asia. We expect to see over 150 participants from varying nations,
competing in high quality debates throughout the tournament. Not only will
debaters be able to enjoy debate itself, but will also get a chance to
explore Tokyo, one of the most attractive cities in the world.

We are very proud to announce that this year, our Adjudication Core will be
composed of Asia's top debaters and adjudicators. With Toshiaki Ikehara
heading, we have Ahyoung Kim, Suthen Thomas (Tate), and Keita Takayanagi.
All adjudicators have extensive experiences in creating excellent
tournaments of very high quality and we promise you that this one will be
too.
The debates will be held in Asian format. There will be 7 preliminary
rounds, and the top 8 teams will proceed into the breaking rounds. Please
visit our website for further information :
http://21st-icu-tournament.jimdo.com/
<http://21st-icu-tournament.jimdo.com/>
Tournament details are as follows:
Venue: International Christian University, 10-2, Osawa 3-chome, Mitaka,
Tokyo, Japan
Date: 12th~14th March 2012
Tournament Cap: 60 teams
Institutional Cap: None
Debating Format: Asian Style (Gov.3 / Opp. 3)
Qualification: All of those who are freshman and above (including graduates)
Adjudication Rule: to be announced soon
Registration Fee: JPY10,000 per debater or adjudicator

How to Register (1st Phase)
In order to register, send an email to 2012.icut@gmail.com by December 20th
with the following information:
1.Institution name
2.Institution initials (this will appear on the official tab)
3.Number of teams
4.Number of adjudicators
5.Representative name (full name required)
6.Mobile number (including area code, e.g. +819012345678)
7.Email address

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at any time.
We are looking forward to seeing you all next March at the 21st ICUT.

Contact:
Email: 2012.icut@gmail.com
Tel.: +81 8063270913
Website: http://21st-icu-tournament.jimdo.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176395032448938

Best regards,
Yuki Tanaka, International Liaison Officer

Results of Northeast Asian Open 2008‏

To the international debating community
The organizing committee would like to thank everyone who took part inthe first international tournament in Japan.

We would like to thank all the teams that participated in theelimination rounds. Moreover, we would like to recognize the championsof this year¡Çs NEAO, ICU 3 (Akira Kohbara, Satomi Hemmi, Keigo Okada),and the finalist, EDiS (In Young Park, Doh Hee Roh, Hannah Kim). ICU 3won against EDiS in a unanimous 9-0 decision. What is significantabout this year¡Çs winner is that ICU is the first institution outsideKorea to win this tournament.

The breaking teams for the main bracket are as follows:1. UIC 22. EDiS3. HDS 24. Tsuda5. UIC 16. SKKU7. DAE 18. ICU 3

ICU 1 was supposed to break but was not announced due to a balloterror. The committee deeply apologizes to the members of ICU 1 for this.

In the quarter-finals, ICU 3 defeated UIC2, EDiS defeated DAE 1, SKKUdefeated HDS 2, UIC 1 defeated Tsuda.

In the semi-finals, ICU 3 defeated UIC 1, and EDiS defeated SKKU.

The EFL finalists were Seikei A and Wenzao 1. Wenzao 1 defeated Seikeiwith a 3-0 decision, making them the EFL winners.

Again, congratulations to all teams that broke!

The top ten speakers on the tab were:
1. Shoko Furui (AGU 2)
1. Wonjoon Jang (UIC 1)
1. Tzu-Chien Yen (Wenzao 1)
4. Kotono Maekawa (AGU 2)
4. Kang Min Lee (SKKU)
4. Sumi Park (UIC 2)
7. Satomi Hemmi (ICU 3)
7. Hyewon Hetty Rho (Korea 3)
7. Junghwan Jeon (UIC 1)
10. Miyuki Nozu (ICU 1)
10. Nayoung Song (UIC 2)
10. Yejin Moon (UIC 2)

Breaking Adjudicators:
Chihiro Nakagawa, Logan, Jason Jarvis, Isao Ayabe, Tomohisa Ishikawa,Masako, Peter Kipp, Soo Young Cho, Andrew Nishizaki, Sophie Lee, MinHyuk Kim, Rose Chang, Jonathan Borock, Melorina Kamaruddin, Sae-Seul Park

NEAO Registration is now open

To the international debating community,

Registration(Phase 1) for Northeast Asian Open 2008 is now open!

Download the registration form here:
http://neao2008.googlepages.com/registration.html

Send us the registration form between July 26 and September 13.

Do not send your money yet! Send us your money between September 21and October 12.(Phase 2)

NEAO 2008 Orgcom

Northeast Asian Open 2008

To the international debating community,

Registration for Northeast Asian Open 2008 starts in two weeks!
Details about registration can be found at:
http://neao2008.googlepages.com/registration.html

Tournament details
Date: November 7-9, 2008
Host: Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
Cost: registration fee with no hotel: 8,000 yen
registration fee with 3 night stay at hotel (single): 37,000 yen
registration fee with 3 night stay at hotel (double): 30,000 yen
registration fee with 3 night stay at hotel (triple): 25,000 yen

Questions?
e-mail: neao2008@gmail.com
Website: http://neao2008.googlepages.com/

Source: Allasians list

Northeast Asian Open 2008

From WUDC Mailing list

I am pleased to announce that the website for the Northeast Asian Open 2008 is now open. NEAO 2008 will be held at Nihon University from November 7-9, 2008.

The website is still a work in progress and significant updates will, no doubt, follow. http://neao2008.googlepages.com/

This is a significant event, as it represents the first major regional tournament to be held in Japan. Additionally, this marks the beginning of the rotation of the tournament out of Korea and into other parts of Northeast Asia. The tournament is open to anyone (regardless of the location of your institution).

I hope that you will consider supporting debate in Japan and Northeast Asia as a whole by attending this historic competition!

kind regards,
Jason Jarvis
Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management

17th ICU Debating Tournament

Dear all;
On March 22 and 23, International Christian University will hold The 17th
ICU Debating Tournament in Tokyo.

If you are interested in our tournament, I would be happy to discuss with you and answer any questions you may have.

Sincerely,
Yuko MurataTournament Director

Visit our website
http://subsite.icu.ac.jp/org/debatingsociety/17th-icut/committees.html

Date: March 22 and 23, 2008
Debating style Asian Style(3 on 3)
Constructive Speech: 7min
Reply Speech: 4min

Eligibility:
Debater: Undergraduate student
Adjudicator: Debating Experience More Than Two Years

Regestration fee You do not need to pay to us but please pay accomodation charge, meals and transportation fee at your ownexpense. (We will support transportation fee between the airport and accomodation)

Venue
March 22
Tokyo Woman's Christian University 2-6-1 Zempukuji, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 167-8585, Japan
March 23
International Christian University 10-2, Osawa 3-chome, Mitaka-shi,Tokyo, Japan

Hotel
You are free to find your hotel but if you wish, we are happy to book this reasonable hotel near the revenue instead of you.
Shinjuku Sunpark Mitaka Hotel 3-37-31Shimorennjaku Mitaka-City, Tokyo TEL 0422-42-0003. single:6,300yen twin: 8,925yen

Time Table
March 22 (Sat)
9:00-9:20 Registration
9:30-9:45 Opening Ceremony
9:55-10:05 Announcement for Round 1
10:05-11:55 Round 1
12:05-12:15 Announcement for Round 2
12:15-14:05 Round 2
14:05-14:50 Lunch
14:50-15:00 Announcement for Round 3
15:00-16:50 Round 3
17:10-17:20 Announcement for Round 4
17:20-19:10 Round 4

March 23 (Sun)
8:45-9:10 Registration
9:15-9:45 Break Announcement
9:50-11:50 Octo Final
11:50-11:55 Results of Octo Final
12:00-14:00 Quarter Final
14:00-14:40 Lunch
14:40-14:45 Results of Quarter Final
14:50-16:50 Semi Final
16:50-16:55 Results of Semi Final
17:00-19:00 Grand Final
19:30-20:00 Closing Ceremony

Japan 13th JPDU Debate Championship 2007

Japan Parliamentary Debate Union-JPDU Debate Championships 2007

Team results:

1st Prize　　ICU J
Tomohisa Ishikawa / Satomi Hemmi
2nd Prize　 Tsuda A
Kana Sato / Hiroko Tachibana
3rd Prize　　Titech A
Hiroyuki Hirano / Masayoshi Yoshikawa
3rd Prize　　ICU B
Toshiaki Ikehara / Nami Maezaki

Quarter Finalists

ICU D
KDS A
ICU A
UK A

Motions:

Round 1: THBT nations engaging in human rights abuses should not host the Olympics.
Round 2: THW support affirmative action for women-only corporations.
Round 3: THW give citizens the right to vote against a candidate in an election.
Round 4: THW prosecute copyright infringers without formal complaints from copyright holders.
Round 5: THBT the WTO should allow the use of safeguards to prevent cruelty toward animals.
Oct Final: THBT permanent members of the UN Security Council should dismantle their nuclear arsenals.
Quarter Final: THW lagalize marijuana for pleasure.
Semi Final: THBT English should be the single official language in the United States.
Grand Final: THBT parents should have the right to choose the sex of their babies.

Source: http://www.jpdu.org/works/tournaments/13thjpdut2007.html

Japan 10th ESUJ University Debating Competition 2007

Dear all,

The English-Speaking Union of Japan (ESUJ) will hold the University Debating Competition in English on October 7 and 8, 2007. This year, ESUJ will celebrate their 10th anniversary competition. ESUJ will invite four top British student debaters to participate in the event and to give a model debate. They will also present some special program for the 10th anniversary such as the Asian style model debate and the panel discussion by the honorable past finalists.

Tournament Details
Preliminary Debates October 7 (Sun.) 10:00 Opening Ceremony
Final Debates October 8 (Mon. Holiday) 9:30 Announcement of Best 8 Teams 16:10 Grand Final Notice: For the finals on Monday, Oct.8, prior registration is required. (by Tuesday 25th September)

A reception will be held on October 8 following the closing ceremony of the competition to commemorate the ESU International Council Meeting, which is being held in Tokyo this year. Representatives from ESU's around the world will be present at the reception. All ESU members and students are welcome to attend this very special occasion.
(Prior registration is required by Tuesday 25th September)

For more Details visit http://www.esuj.gr.jp/application/20071008_e.htm

Some clarifications about ICU Tournament in Japan 2007

About registration fees:
It is JPY60, 000 per TEAM, not per individual.

Accommodation, Transportation, Dinner:
Also, we will not collect registration fee in prior to the tournament.
JPY60, 000 (i.e. JPY20, 000 per individual) is the estimation of the cost
that you will spend during your stay at Japan for the tournament (i.e.
accommodation, transportation, dinner etc).We will arrange accommodation for you (i.e. reserve accommodation)but you have to pay for it when you come to Japan.

If you do not need accommodation because you are living in Japan, of course you don't need to pay.

Sorry for the confusion about the term "registration fee".
We will not collect them, but it is the estimation of the cost that you
will spend participating in the tournament.

If you have further question please feel free to contact
h091368@yamata.icu.ac.jp.

Thank you.

Urashima CHIKA

E-mail: skybox53@hotmail.com

16th ICU-Tournament

Hello, I am Tsuyoshi Sato, a member of International Christian University
Debating Society in Japan and Tournament Director of 16th ICU-
Parliamentary Debate Tournament (ICU-T). This is the letter to inform you
about 16th ICU-T.

This year, we are going to hold the 16th ICU-T on March 10th and 11th. The ICU-T is regarded as one of the most prestigious and is the biggest tournament in Japan. It is the only tournament in Japan that invites debaters from overseas.

In previous tournament, more than 50 teams participated, including 3 foreign teams. Many Japanese want to debate and talk with you fellow Asian debaters. We hope ICU-T will be the first step to become familiar with Japanese culture
and to create friendships with Japanese debaters.

General information about the 16th ICU-T is as follows.

If you are interested in this tournament, please send an E-mail to me at h091368@yamata.icu.ac.jp. I would then send you an invitation letter. However, sadly, we will have team cap due to limited accommodation. Therefore, if you are interested, please contact us as soon as possible! =)

Registration DEAD LINE is Feb.20th.2007

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me!

[General information about the 16th ICU-Tournament]
Date : 2007 March 10th & 11th
Place : International Christian University in Tokyo
Debating style : All-Asian style (3 on 3)
Motion system : 3 motions system (same as All-Asians)
Registration Fee : 60,000 Yen (accommodation, transportation fee, lunch for two
days included)

The 16th ICU Tournament organizing committee
Tournament director: Tsuyoshi Sato
International Christian University Sophomore
E-mail: h091368@yamata.icu.ac.jp