Dutch Open 2012

On the 30th and 31st of March the Erasmus Debating Society and the Leiden Debating Union will bring you the very first Dutch Open!

Registration:
Teams: € 50-
Judges: Free
Team cap is 52 teams
N-1 will apply for domestic institutions. There is no judging rule for non-domestic institutions, but we welcome and encourage them to send judges.
An institutional cap of 3 will apply to Dutch institutions

At this moment crash is only guaranteed for non-domestic institutions and those having to travel far (e.g. Groningen/Middelburg)

Reg is open now!https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGpnUzYwM0NtNjg5dFBJNlZhOVhwSkE6MQ
Registration will be open till the 1st of March, more information concerning payment will be sent after registration.

The IV:
5 preliminary rounds
7 min speeches
Break to semi’s
Novice final!
All meals provided on Friday and Saturday
Two Socials!

CA-Team:
Will soon be announced!

Location:
The Dutch Open takes place at the Kamerlingh Onnes Gebouw in Leiden

Leiden is only a 20 min train ride away from Schiphol Airport(Amsterdam). But has good public transport connections to Rotterdam and Eindhoven Airport as well. If you are traveling from Germany or France the train would also be a good option to consider.

From Leiden central station it is only a short walk to the university

address:
Kamerlingh Onnes Gebouw (KOG)
Steenschuur 25
2311 ES Leiden

Time Table:
Friday
14.00 reg
15.30 Welcome and announcements
16.30 Dinner
18.30 round 1
20.30 Round 2
22.00 Social

Saturday:
10.00 reg
11.15 round 3
13.00 lunch
13.45 round 4
15.30 round 5
17.30 semi finals
19.30 dinner
21.30 finals
23.30 Social + results

More info:dutchdebatingopen@gmail.com

 

Amsterdam Open motions analysis

Dear all,
After a while of radio silence, we are proud to present the statistical analysis of the Amsterdam Open (AO) 2009. This is an initiative from last year's AO CA-team and we are happy to continue it as we believe it increases transparency of judging results and hopefully helps fighting the good fight against the infamous motion-bias.

We are happy to inform you that there was no significant bias in this year's Amsterdam Open as a whole, although some motions showed an inclination to bias. The full analysis can be found here in a google doc. We hope you'll enjoy reading it.

With kind regards,
The Amsterdam Open 2009 CA team
Leela Koenig, Jonathan Leader Maynard, Kirsty Russel, Ross Reid McGuire and Anne Valkering

Registration DAPDI 2008

Dear all,
Just a brief reminder: DAPDI registration has already started.

DAPDI is a 5 day debating summer school in Rotterdam. The programme consists of 3 days top debating workshops, hosted by great tutors from Oxford and Cambridge and a 2 day tournament.

DAPDI will start at Monday, the 25th of august and will end at Friday the 29th at 1:00 pm. Registration fee including food and accommodation: 95 Euros.

To register: send an e-mail to dapdi@hotmail.com

You can also find us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10848834884

Thank you for reading.

Abulhassan Al-Jaberi,
DAPDI

DAPDI 2008

Dear all,
I’d like to inform you about the 20th edition of the Dutch Anglo-Saxon Parliamentary Debating Institute (DAPDI) hosted at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

DAPDI has a nice tradition to build on: our yearly five day summer course featuring 3 days of top level debating workshops and a 2 day tournament (the serious bit), topped with amazing evening programmes including: BBQ, Baja Beach Club and more (the fun bit).

We will fly in tutors from the Oxford and Cambridge Unions in the UK. They give the workshops and judge the tournament. All debaters are placed in a group of 8-12 people with similar debating experience to ensure workshops of the right level. So whether you’ve already won a few IV’s, or never debated before: DAPDI has something for you to learn.

The tutors of this year’s DAPDI are among the finest debaters Oxford and Cambridge have to offer. Being finalists and even winners of the European Universities Debating Championships (EUDC) and World Universities Debating Championships (WUDC), there are none better able to teach you the art of debating.

From oxford:
Lewis Iwu (current world champion)
Steven Goodman (upcoming fresher)
Neil Dewar (worlds Quarterfinalist)

From Cambridge:
Jo Box (director of debating at Cambridge)
Daniel Warents (worlds Finalist, European Finalist)
Giles Robertson (European Champion 2007)

The DAPDI 2008 will be held from 25th – 29th august. For more information and registration send an e-mail to dapdi@hotmail.com

You can also join DAPDI on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10848834884 and visit our website: www.dapdi.nl

Thanks for reading!
Abulhassan Al-Jaberi,
DAPDI promotion
dapdi@hotmail.com

Amsterdam Open Final Video

A video of the recent Amsterdam Open final can be found at http://amsterdamopen.asdvbonaparte.nl/final/

Amsterdam Open results

Hello dearest debaters,

The second edition of the Amsterdam Open has taken place. We had a lovely team winning: Can Okar and Aneurin Brewer, and an even lovelier best speaker, Jess Harvey-Smith (who also deftly captured the Best Speaker of the Final Prize awarded by the University of Maastricht).

Best ESL Team were Simone van Elk and Leela Koenig, best ESL speaker was Leela Koenig.

Congratulations to all!

As part of our attempt to become one of the leading tournaments of Europe, we also engage in detailed quality monitoring. That's why we have analyzed the results to look whether there were some major biases. As it turns out, there were two rounds which were pretty op-biased. The results, and the explanation, can be found here: http://amsterdamopen.asdvbonaparte.nl/downloads/analysis.pdf

Daniël Schut

Source EUDC Mailing list

Amsterdam Open

Dear Debaters!
The second Amsterdam Open will take place in less than two weeks on the 25th and 26th of April. It promises to be another great tournament, with close to sixty teams now registered. And you can be one of them, if you register before Saturday the 19th of April!

We haven't been able to organise a heat wave, like last year, but the weather will be better than it has been for weeks. We have been able to organise great motions, movies and a wonderful weekend in the beautiful city of Amsterdam. We offer an excellent opportunity to get a taste of the nightlife, with a pub, club, whiskey or gay tour on Friday, and to get a view of the city, with walking and cycling tours on Sunday the 27th.

So if you need a break from your studies, exams, work or anything else in yourlives, register at http://www.ao2008.nl/ and join us in Amsterdam!

Kind regards,
Anne Valkering

Source EUDC Mailing list

Amsterdam Open

From Britishdebate


Registration for the Amsterdam Open 2008 has opened (April 25th & 26th). Go to this page:
http://amsterdamopen.asdvbonaparte.nl/registration/ And register!


Here's the quick info:

1. For teams it's 70 euros (35 per person) and for judges it's 20 euros.
2. CA-panel: Daniel Schut, Kirsty Russell and Avihu Tamir
3. We provide crash, and the option to let us book a ho(s)tel for you - but for that you'll have to pay an extra fee.

Do I need to explain why you want to come? I think not - you're already well aware of the following reasons:- We provide an excellent tournament: good motions, well-run schedule, ideallocation, highly professional movies for motions, it's all there!

- We provide Amsterdam. Well, technically the city was there before us. Buthey: this gives you an excellent reason to visit the city where capitalism was invented, and explore both the low and the, ahem, high ends (*get the joke? haha. hahaha. haha. ahem) our culture provides.

- We are easy to travel to, and well-accomodating of all our guests.


You knew all this - what more reasons could you need?

So, sign up ASAP with the registration form provided at our website - and we'll be welcoming you soon!--

Daniël Schut

Leiden Open 2007

Hello everybody,

The Leiden University Debating Society 'De Leidsche Beck' is proud to announce the Leiden Open 2007.

This BP-debating competition will be held on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th October 2007 at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands. The competition will consist of 5 preliminary rounds (2 on Friday evening, 3 on Saturday), breaking to semi-finals. Our CA Alex Ward and DCA Leela Koenig will reside over a very experienced judging pool. Teamcap is set at 40 teams.

We plan to bring some of the best debaters from the continental and the Irish/English circuit together in Leiden. The city is located near Amsterdam Airport, a hub for lowcost carriers all over Europe. Crash will be provided to all international participants. Crash accomodation for Thursday and Sunday is available on a first come, first served basis for those of you who want to stay a bit longer.

Registration is open now and the participation fee will be 50 euros per team, and 15 euro per judge. Composite teams are allowed and even encouraged, but it would be very much appreciated if societies will send (good) judges along.

The Leiden Open 2007 will have great debating and good parties in one of the prettiest cities of Holland, and it provides an excellent opportunity for both established and new debaters to come to The Netherlands and experience just how much fun international debating tournaments can be.
For more information: visit http://www.leidenopen.nl or contact us at info@leidenopen.nl

Hope to see you in October,

Adriaan Andringa (Convenor)

Amsterdam Open

Do what 60 teams before you have done before and register before April 23rd for the AMSTERDAM OPEN.

Teams from United Kingdom, Germany, France, Turkey, Slovenia, Croatia, Israel, Pakistan, The Netherlands are already coming!

We have great socials: on friday night we offer several tours through the city, on saturday nightwe will organize a great party. On sunday and monday the biggest party in the Netherlands will beheld: Queensday.

We have 7-minute speeches, BP style, and Anat Gelber is our CA, Will Jones and Daniel Schut DCA.

Fees are 35 euro per debater and 20 euro per adjudicator.

Check our website for registration and information: www.ao2007.nl. Or email us atamsterdamopen@asdvbonaparte.nl .

Hope to see you in the city of sin,
Gijs Schumacher and Anne Valkering

Amsterdam Open

Dear Debaters,

On the 27th and 28th of April the first AMSTERDAM Open Debating Tournament will be held and registration is now open. Come see for yourself how lovely the city of Amsterdam is in spring time, debate in a competitive tournament with 7-minute speeches and enjoy great parties in Amsterdam´s historic city centre!

Anat Gelber will be CA and Will Jones and Daniel Schut are the DCA's, so a good adjudication pool is guaranteed.

Before April 8 you get a discount on registration:
30 euros per debater (35 after April 8)
15 euros per adjudicator (20 after April 8)

You get:
5 preliminary rounds BP-style
Competitive tournament in the historic city centre of Amsterdam
Crash accommodation
Lots of food &
Lots of parties

We also offer you to stay an extra day and enjoy Queensday, the most extravagant public holiday in the Netherlands.

Check our website for registration and information: www.ao2007.nl. Or email us at
amsterdamopen@ asdvbonaparte. nl .

Hope to see you in the city of sin,

Gijs Schumacher and Anne Valkering
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4TH INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE ON "STOP CHILD ABUSE/YOUTH AND WOMEN EMPOWERMT

"STOP CHILD ABUSE/YOUTH AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT"

Global Youth Action Network and co-organizers of the Seventh International NGO's & CBO's Conference on Community Development and Development Planning have the pleasure to invite Youth Organizations, Socio-Cultural Organizations, Community Based Organizations (CBO's), Educators, Scholars, Researchers, Health Organizations, Professionals, Business Organizations, Decision makers in the public & private sector, Representatives of Governmental and Non-Governmental organizations (NGO's), Religion organizations, Human Right Organizations & Women Groups. to the International Conference on " Stop Child Abuse/Youth and Women Empowerment" taking place from 17th-20th April 2007 in U.S.A & 23rd-26th April 2007 in NETHERLANDS respectively.

This is the most important event in the framework of the fight for human and community development which will take place in Memphis, United States of America from April 17th-20th 2007 and in Amsterdam, Netherlands from April 23rd-26th, 2007.

Global Youth Action Network is a registered 501(c) Non profit international organization whose aims & objectives are to empower individuals and communities worldwide through offering grants for business, education, economic enhancement, community development and environmental conservation, to support groups and organizations addressing social issues, youth and women empowerment, and a variety of philanthropic projects through grants to non-profit organizations; to provide education and information with a view to limiting abuse and child molestation, to support and advocate on behalf of those infected and affected by the menace or abuse and neglect to promote the well-being of mankind by empowering the capacity of charitable organizations to provide effective programs of quality.
The strength of the working relationship between Global Youth Action Network, and the international civil society will contribute to make this conference a headlight event in the response to the scourge of under-developed and poverty ridden communities.

This conference will bring together 1026 representatives of NGOs/CBOs and numerous number of interested individual participants from all over the world. The conference will be conducted on participatory bases with satellite plenary and simultaneous sessions followed by general and small group discussions.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT: The conference receives financial support from Citi Bank New York and the United Nations Youth Commission. This sponsorship covers the following:

(1) Return airplane travel ticket for selected delegates from their home country to venues of event in Memphis (United States) and Amsterdam (Netherlands).and back to their home country.
(2) Hotel accommodation in Memphis (United States) only for selected delegates.
(3) Medical insurance cover for delegates throughout the entire conference duration.

Global Youth Action Network will not assume responsibility of anyother cost, other than those listed above.

NOMINATION AND SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS: Intending participants are requested to nominate between five (5) to ten (10) active members to participate, age bracket between 18-50 years. In order to foster gender balance, we would appreciate if your delegation includes one or two female participant(s).

REGISTRATION PROCESS: For purposes of registration to take part in this Conferences, please request for the International Delegate Registration form and other conference information.The request for Registration Form and Information should be addressed to the secretary:

1. Mrs. Elizabeth Norman (Secretary) Office of Organizing Committee, Global Youth Action Network 17 East 94th Street Richmond New York, 10128 U.S.A
Email: secretaryforglobalyouthaction.nl@apennootje.nl

While we anticipate your earliest response, you are advised to contact the secretary Email: secretaryforglobalyouthaction.nl@apennootje.nl
Meet us in Memphis and Amsterdam to assert anew change for a stronger society.

Best Regards,

Prof. Howard Williams. Summit Organizing Committee Chief. Global Youth Action Network.

Amsterdam Open

Dear Debaters,
This is something you cannot miss!

On the 27th and 28th of April the first AMSTERDAM Open Debating Tournament will be held and registration is now open. If you are up for a competitive tournament and great parties then this is definitely the place to be.

Anat Gelber will be CA and Will Jones and Daniel Schut are the DCA's. So a good adjudication pool is guaranteed. The convenors are Gijs Schumacher and Anne Valkering.

You pay:Per debater 30 euro (before April 1)
Per adjudicator 15 euro

You get:
5 preliminary rounds BP-style
Competitive tournament in the historic city centre of Amsterdam
Crash accommodation
Lots of food &
Lots of parties

Apart from getting high on weed and visiting prostitutes we also offer you to stay an extra day and enjoy Queensday. the most extravagant public holiday in the Netherlands.

Check our website for registration and information: www.ao2007.nl. Or email us at amsterdamopen@asdvbonaparte.nl.

Hope to see you in the city of sin,
Gijs Schumacher

Rotterdam Open

Dear debaters,
The Rotterdam Open 2007 will take place on the 14th and 15th of April.

For those of you who have never been there, the Rotterdam Open is fantastic value for money: Europeans-style motions, excellent adjudication (N-1 and Euros and Worlds breaking local judges), a friendly atmosphere and plenty of alcohol and food. This year, debaters pay 20 euros and judges participate for free. Crashing costs are 7 euros pppn.

This BP tournament consists of six preliminary rounds, followed by semi finals and the final. The evening program includes a barbecue, pool bar, dining at a restaurant, and clubbing in Rotterdam and/or visiting a coffee shop or two.

Rotterdam is very conveniently located. Aside from having its own airport, Rotterdam is also merely an hour's train ride away from the Amsterdam and Eindhoven airports. The Brussels airport is 2 hours away. So chances are you can get here conveniently by low cost carrier.

So what are you waiting for? Check out the site and register now!

http://www.rotterdamopen.nl

Best Regards,
Lendert Baljeu
Convenor

DAPDI 2006

e-mail from Dapdi 2006

Greetings!

from 3 to 7 July, the Erasmus Debating Society will host DAPDI, at our University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It's a five day summer course featuring 3 days of top level debating workshops and a 2 day tournament topped with one of the most amazing evening programmes on the debating circuit (the good stuff). Now, you may wonder, why should I care?

• We fly in top tutors from the highly successful Oxford Union (UK). Although the list isn't finalised yet, we hope to welcome Gavin Illsley (European Champion '06, World Semi-finalist '05), Richard Goodman (World Semi-finalist '06, European Semi-finalist '06), and Will Jones (European Semi-finalist '05 and '06, Top of team and speaker tab Euros '06 on straight wins), and others.
• Our evening programme will include a visit to the Baja Beach Club, watching the world cup semi-finals in our own private room in the local Irish pub, a BBQ, good dinners, and much, much more. And YES, of course, you're more than welcome to come and explore the `cultural riches' of the Netherlands.
• We've arranged BEDS (!) instead of someone's floor for the nights during DAPDI. International participants will be provided with any additional crash needed.
• DAPDI costs only €80, with an additional charge of €30 for accommodation. This includes the workshops, all meals and parties.

So, what are you still waiting for? Check out our website: www.dapdi.nl, sign up, and join the fun! I hope to welcome you to Rotterdam this summer.

Manuel Klop
President of the DAPDI committee 2006.

DAPDI 2005

The Erasmus Debating Society is hosting the Dutch Anglo-Saxon Parliamentary Debate Institute 2005 (DAPDI).

The DAPDI is an annual five-day debating event organized by the EDS and held at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

It will take place on the 4th to the 8th of July

Click here for more details http://www.dapdi.nl/

The Netherlands Report to 2002 Worlds Council

At the 2002 Worlds Council countries were invited to submit a report to the council to let other nations know about debating in their country.  It was not compulsory but a number of nations gave reports.

The Netherlands Report to 2002 Worlds Council

Debating societies in the Netherlands are found at Universiteiten (where you study for a Masters) and Hogescholen (where you study for a Bachelors). There are also non-student debating societies, usually associated with youth sections of political parties.

Masters institutions always have the word Universiteit in their name. Bachelors institutions are called HBO, HEAO or HTS (always with the "H" of Hogeschool at the beginning of the acronym).

Advanced degrees for can be a Masters (either fulltime or parttime at an Universiteit) or a PhD (also at an Universiteit). A law degree is a standard Masters. After you finish Universiteit, you have to pass the bar exam through the law firm where you work. These people are *not* students, they are considered lawyers. The bar exam is not connected to any university institution, it is connected to the Bar Society. I have never met a PhD student at any debating society in the Netherlands, but it might happen in future.

There is currently only one Universiteit (and no Hogescholen) with more than 1 debating society. The Universiteit is the one of Leiden, where the two largest fraternities (Minerva and Augustinus) have their own debating societies. Minerva normally debates abroad as "Leiden" and Augustinus hardly ever debates abroad.

At other universities, debating societies are not linked to fraternities or student unions. They are independent student societies. There are law faculties with their own moot court competitions, but that is considered entirely separate from debating. At present Amsterdam has one debating society, but there are two Universiteiten. So it is conceivable that eventually a second debating society will be founded.

Edwin Mulensteen