THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL DEBATE ACADEMY SLOVENIA & IDAS 2011 TOURNAMENT

NOVEMBER 19-27 2011
HOTEL SPIK, KRANJSKA GORA, SLOVENIA; TOURNAMENT IN LJUBLJANA

WEBSITE:

http://debateacademy.net/Debate_Academy/IDA_Slovenia.html

SEE 2010 REPORTS AT
http://internationaldebateacademy.blogspot.com/

AND TOURNAMENT RESULTS AT
http://debate.uvm.edu/usudc/idas2010/

ATTENDING IDAS GETS RESULTS...
Main Break Team at WUDC 2011
Top Two ESL Speakers WUDC 2011
ESL Finalist Team WUDC 2011
2 Teams EFL Finals WUDC 2011
Top EFL Speaker WUDC 2011
3 Teams in EFL Semifinals WUDC 2011 
Northeast USA University Champions 2011 
EUDC ESL Champions 2010
5 EUDC Quarterfinal Teams 2010
WUDC Top EFL Speaker 2010
WUDC Top ESL Speaker 2010
2 OF WUDC EFL Top Ten Speakers 2010 
4 OF WUDC ESL Top Ten Speakers 2010 
5 OF WUDC ESL Quarterfinal Teams 2010
USU Semifinalist 2010
5 USU Main Break Teams 2010

19-27 NOVEMBER 2011 - EIGHT FULL DAYS!

19-27 November - Full program for students – instruction, IDAS 2011 tournament. Full program for trainers, teachers, coaches, club leaders, judges at any level in any debate format.

Or just come to
25-27 November IDAS 2011 tournament in Ljubljana at the Faculty of Administration-University of Ljubljana.

SPECIFIC DATES
Arrive in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia November 19 2011, dinner at 6 PM, program at 7 PM (easy buses from Ljubljana)
Instruction in Hotel Spik November 20-24 2011
Transfer to Ljubljana morning 25 November 2011
IDAS tournament in Ljubljana afternoon 25-27 November 2011, ending at 3 PM

APPLICATION FORMS DUE NOVEMBER 15 2011, FOR THE TOTAL PROGRAM http://debate.uvm.edu/idasall.doc or TOURNAMENT ONLY http://debate.uvm.edu/idastourn.doc.

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION COMING. CHECK BACK SOON.

WHEN WE REACH OUR STUDENT CAPACITY NO ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED!

Organized by: 
ZIP – Za in proti (ZIP), Pro et Contra, Institute for the Culture of Dialogue, Slovenia, 
WDI – World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, and
Debate Clubs, University of Ljubljana

2011 FACULTY

All of these people have given us permission to advertise them as faculty.

Zheng Bo, Director of Debate Peking University, China, WUDC breaking judge.

Maja Cimerman, Ljubljana University, Slovenia: EUDC ESL Champion, WUDC ESL 2nd Speaker 2010 & 2011, ESL WUDC Finalist 2011, IDAS graduate.

Filip Dobranic, Ljubljana University, Slovenia: EUDC ESL Champion, WUDC EFL Top Speaker, WUDC ESL Top Speaker WUDC ESL Finalist 2011. IDAS graduate.

Gavin lllsley, Oxford, Stylus Communication.

Will Jones, Oxford, WUDC World Champion.

Rhydian Morgan, UK: Chief Adjudicator and Finals judge at numerous tournaments, WUDC breaking judge, Welsh Debating Federation, World Debate Institute faculty 2008-09.

Manos Moschopoulos, Director of Debates IDEA Southeast Europe, Greece: WUDC Best ESL Speaker 2010, EUDC ESL Finalist 2010, CA Sciences-Po IV, Vienna Open, Athens Open, DCA UCU and Belgrade Open; Trainer IDEA Youth Forum 2010 & 2011, Serbia Debate Camp 2010.

Maja Nenadovic, Croatia: Founder of several debating societies across Europe, currently busy with introducing debate to countries in the Western Balkans region, and with finishing her PhD in political science at the University of Amsterdam.

Mary Nugent, University of Vermont, USA: Director of Debating Cambridge Union Society UK, judged WUDC Grand Final.

Thepparith Senamngern, Thailand: Assumption University, WUDC breaking judge, convener Bangkok WUDC & Thailand AUDC.

Alfred Snider, USA: Professor at University of Vermont, Director World Debate Institute, USA Coach of the Year, six recent debate textbooks, WUDC breaking judge, Convener 2009 & 2011 US Universities Debating Championship tournament, founder of IDAS.

Bojana Skrt, Slovenia: Director ZIP, three times WSDC EFL World Champion coach, 2010 ESL WSDC Champion coach, founder of IDAS.

Anne Valkering, Netherlands: WUDC ESL champion 2008; DCA Dutch Nationals 2009,Convener EUDC 2010, CA Bonaparte Debate Tournament 2007, DCA Amsterdam Open 2008 and 2009, CA Sciences Po IV 2009.

Milan Vignjevic, Serbia, Convener, Belgrade Euros 2012, IDAS graduate.

CURRICULUM

DEBATER TRAINING: Each Instruction day features a main lecture, exercise and drill sessions, and two complete critiqued practice debates. Many elective classes offered daily. Many training/coaching preparation sessions offered. Judge evaluation and training offered. Advanced, basic and beginner tracks available. The best way to get ready for WUDC in Manila.

TRAINER PROGRAM
The International Debate Academy Slovenia will be offering a special track for trainers, coaches and those interested in learning about how to train debaters and create debate organizations such as clubs, academic programs and leagues. The program will call upon the extensive experience of the faculty to provide specialized training, including: Basic debate training steps: observation, advice from experienced trainers and curriculum guides; Judging: instruction, shadow judging, real judging experience; Tournaments: hosting, administering, including tabulation software; Advanced debate training: observation, advice from experienced trainers, curriculum guides; Organizing: recruiting debaters, implementing training, scheduling meetings, publicity. Attendees will have a sample judging session every morning as well as a special training session in the afternoon. All events at the program will also be open to attendees.  Special needs and requests specific to individuals can be met if given advance notice.

TOURNAMENT: Sponsored by IDAS, ZIP and hosted by Faculty of Administration University of Ljubljana. Six preliminary rounds and quarterfinals in the WUDC format. No team cap as of now. Convener is Bojana Skrt, Chief Adjudicator is Alfred Snider.

SOCIAL EVENTS: We will have frequent social events, including the country exhibition, the Kitsch Party (bring your ugly clothing, then trade it), swimming party (indoor pool), and more. We will not distribute alcohol to attendees out of the workshop fees, but it will be available.

COST

FULL PROGRAM - 300 Euros: hotel rooms and training at luxurious Hotel Spik, all meals included, instructional materials, socials, transportation to Ljubljana, six round tournament (last year 60 teams from 24 countries) breaks to quarterfinals, food and room in Ljubljana, break night party. In Ljubljana we will be staying at Dijaški dom Bežigrad, www.ddb.si

TOURNAMENT ONLY - 75 Euros: six round tournament (last year 60 teams from 24 countries) breaks to quarterfinals, food and room in Ljubljana, break night party. Limited crash available for tournament. 

Financial Disclosure: IDAS is a non-profit program, trainers are not paid, trainer travel is not reimbursed, participation fees pay for attendee expenses of rooms and food only, trainer accommodations and food and other costs are covered by ZIP.

Organizing Committee:
Director of the Academy: Bojana Skrt, ZIP, bojana.skrt@...
Head of Training: Alfred C. Snider, World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, alfred.snider@...

Vermont win IDAS 2010

Vermont (John Sadek & Jessica Bullock) International Debate Academy Slovenia 2010 tournament in Ljubljana.  In the final they defeated Ljubljana (Filip Dobranic & Maja Cimernan) Ljublljana (Anna England Kerr & Crt Podlogar) and Belgrade (Goran Jankuloski & Pedrag Pevicevic).


Top 10 Speakers
1 Maja Cimerman
2 Filip Muki Dobranic
3 Marietta Gadeke
4 Eveline Dicu
5 Goran Jankulovski
6 Jessica Bullock
7 Anna England Kerr
7 Serban Pitic
9 Mlden Suleic
10 John Sadek

Motions:
1. THW require migrants wishing to have European citizenship to pass language and value tests.
2. This House would return national treasures to their country of origin
3. This House believes that adoption agencies that receve state funding should give priority to same sex couples and infertile couples.
4. This House would require large online social networks to be controlled democratically by their users.
5. This House would refuse to negotiate with kidnappers and hijackers.
6. This House believes that Roma should be recognized as the first transnational minority in the European Union.
Qtrs: THBT Arabic nations should stop selling oil to France until it removes restrictions on Islamic dress.
Semis. THBT the ECB should have veto power over member states budgets
Finals. THBT the free market does not make the workers free.

Better World Conference 2010‏

Blog for news and updates see:http://betterworldconference.blogspot.com/

Third International Conference on Argumentation, Rhetoric, Debate and the Pedagogy of Empowerment -- THINKING AND SPEAKING A BETTER WORLD.

Two previous conferences have been held, one in Koper and the other in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The third conference is planned for October 22-23-24, 2010. The conference will be hosted at the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor, http://www.ff.uni-mb.si/

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
ARGUMENTATION: RASTKO MOCNIK - Teaches Theory of Discourse and Epistemology of the Humanities at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Ljubljana. Graduated from the University of Ljubljana in Sociology and Comparative Literature in 1968. Studied semiotics from 1969 – 1975 at l’Ecole pratique des hautes etudes, later École des hautes études en sciences sociales (Paris), with Algirdas J. Greimas. Obtained doctorat du troisième cycle in linguistics - literary semiotics at the Université de Paris X (Nanterre). In 1983, doctorate in sociology from the University of Ljubljana. Post-doctoral Fulbright fellow at the Department of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley,1985. 1987-89 vice-rector of the University of Ljubljana - as the result of a campaign which led to the first fair and open election of the University leadership under the regime of the time. Recent publications: Altercations - essays on "totalitarianism”, the "alternative”, nationalism; Belgrade, 1998 - in Serbian; How Much Fascism? - essays on post-communist politics; Zagreb, 1998 - in Croatian; Theory for Our Times. Levi-Strauss, Mauss, Durkheim - a study in three retroactive movements; Skopje, 1999 - in Macedonian; Three Theories - Ideology, Nation, Institution - a rationalised presentation of respective theories and their mutual articulation, *cf., Ljubljana, 1999 - in Slovene; Encounters: histories, transitions, beliefs – essays on the theory of institution, nation, media, contemporary speech-practices, artistic practices and film; Sofia, 2001 – in Bulgarian.

DEBATE: SAM GREENLAND - Currently President of the World Universities Debating Council. Sam has debated for Oxford and has also been a successful schools coach, directing the Hong Kong team at numerous World Schools Debating Championships. Recently he has been representing the University of Sydney Union in competitions, and reaching the WUDC semifinals among other advanced elimination rounds. He has been very active in creating the standards for non-native speakers to participate in international tournaments such as the WUDC. Sam has also been working on now debate can be used as a tool for teaching English and how debating improves the overall academic performance of students.

PEDAGOGY: DEBBIE NEWMAN - Has experience of teaching debate around the world at all levels. She is now focused on using debating and other active techniques to improve classroom methods. She is a previous English national debating champion, president of the Cambridge Union Society and world champion schools debate coach. She has been on the faculty of the World Debate Institute, IDAS and the UK Debate Academy and is a former Head of the Centre for Speech and Debate at the English-Speaking Union in London. Although Debbie is an experienced university trainer, her focus is on schools debating: both working with children, from 8-18, and also working with teachers to help build their skills and confidence in training and judging debate. Training is always tailored to meet the needs of the hosts and will aim to be both challenging and enjoyable. Whether beginners learning the skills of debating for the first time, or the more experienced looking to hone their talents, all students and teachers will develop their abilities in a supportive and positive environment.

For more news and updates see: http://betterworldconference.blogspot.com/

Slovenia International Debate Academy results

From worlddebateinstitute

The University of Ljubljana recently hosted their annual international debate academy which includes both training and a debating competition.


In the final of the tourmanent the motion was, THBT armies should overthrow corrupt governments.

Winners: Jernej Jenko & Jernej Jenko (6-5 vote by panel)
Second: Sam Natale & Sarah Anders
Finalists: Tom Dionesotes & Alli Hamlin, Ana Stritih & Zan Zveplan

The full tab can be found at:  http://debate.uvm.edu/usudc/idas2009/

Debate Academy scholarships‏

From EUDC mailing list:

The Dallas-based law firm of Bickel and Brewer announced a $5000 grant to the International Debate Academy Slovenia, sponsored by ZIP Slovenia and the World Debate Institute USA, for scholarship funds to bring the best and neediest of students to the 2009 program, a week-long intensive debate training program that will take place in November.

Sarah Marshala, director of the Bickel and Brewer Foundation, called in this news to Bojana Skrt, IDAS director, who reacted, "I am happy and very grateful for this award, and I am excited about now offering more scholarships than ever. I hope that the example set by this visionary law firm is something that lawyers in Europe will learn from," said Skrt.

Get information about the International Debate Academy Slovenia at http://debate.uvm.edu/idas.html

You will find the link to scholarship forms there. Please realize:
There will be substantial competition for scholarship funds.
There will be no 100% awards.
Please follow instructions in the scholarship essay.
September 30 2009 is the deadline.

The International Debate Academy Slovenia is now in its seventh year and has become one of the world's premier debate training programs, focusing on training in the WUDC format. Students from over twenty countries have attended the program, and faculty members come from the top ranks of debate trainers from around the world. http://debate.uvm.edu/idas.html

The dates for 2009 are 21-29 November 2009.

One of the other events Bickel and Brewer supports is the International Public Policy Forum that it operates in partnership with New York University. It is a debate contest that allows high school students from all over the world to compete against each other to earn an all-expense paid trip to New York City for the top eight teams and a chance to win $10,000. Formerly known as the Bickel & Brewer/ NYU National Public Policy Forum, the IPPF is a unique debate competition involving public and private schools from across the globe. Visit www.nppf.net for more information! See their Facebook page at

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/International-Public-Policy-Forum/211483875322?ref=ts

Debate training in Slovenia

The International Debate Academy Slovenia is a training event held in slovenia in Worlds format from November 23-30 2008.

The coaches at the event include:
Loke Wing Fatt, Singapore
Jens Fischer, Germany
Sam Greenland, Australia
Neil Harvey-Smith, UK
Steve Llano, USA
Branka Marusic, Croatia
Rhydian Morgan, UK
Uve Poom, Estonia
Alfred Snider, USA

Bojana Skrt, Slovenia
Debbie Newman, UK

For more details visit:

Website http://debate.uvm.edu/idas.html
Blogsite for News http://internationaldebateacademy.blogspot.com/

5th International Debate Academy Slovenia

For university students and trainers/teachers17th – 25th November 2007, Ormož/Ljubljana, Slovenia

The website and the application forms are athttp://debate.uvm.edu/idas2007.html
The news blog with updates is athttp://internationaldebateacademy.blogspot.com/

*THE FACULTY - DEBATE TRAINING SUPERSTARS FROM MANY CONTINENTS*

Jens Fischer, Berlin Debating Union, Germany Chief Adjudicator Europeans, famous Worlds/Euros correspondent, Eurosfinal judge, founder of Berlin Debating Union.

Neill Harvey-Smith, UK Worlds finalist in 2001, English Mace winner in 1999, Scottish Macewinner in 2002, Worlds Masters winner in 2006, won 25 IV tournaments,professional communication consultant. http://www.debatechamber.com/

Steve Llano, St. Johns University, USA Won national championship in USA as coach, six years faculty at WorldDebate Institute, twice faculty at International Debate Academy.

Loke Wing Fatt, SAID, Singapore WUDC breaking judge, legendary debate trainer in Asia, three timesfaculty at International Debate Academy, one of the world's most activedebate trainers.

Branka Marušic, Croatia EUDC President, Finalist at International Debate Academy, leadingEuropean debate organizer and high school trainer and coach.

Rhydian Morgan, UK Chief Adjudicator at four tournments, European Open winner, professionalcommunication consultant.

Sam Nelson, Cornell University, USAWon national championship in USA as coach, organized ESU USA Tour 2007,three times faculty at International Debate Academy.

Uve Poom, Estonia 2007 Europeans ESL Champion, Finalist at International Debate Academy,organizer of Europeans Tallinn.

Bojana Skrt, Slovenia Founder and director ZIP Slovenia, twice World Schools EFL worldchampion coach, in 2006-2007 school year held 234 debate events and 16tournaments.

Alfred C. Snider, University of Vermont, USA Director, World Debate Institute, 35 years as debate coach, fifth yearat International Debate Academy as training director, multiple nationalchampionships in USA as a coach, editor ofhttp://globaldebateblog.blogspot.com/, full details athttp://debate.uvm.edu/acsprosevita.doc .

Watch for more additions.*AT THE END OF THE TRAINING SECTION OF THE PROGRAM WE WILL MOVE TO LJUBLJANA BY BUS AND HOLD AN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES DEBATE TOURNAMENT. ATTEND JUST THE TOURNAMENT IF YOU WISH. THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL TRACK FOR COACHES AND TRAINERS.*

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International Debate Academy Slovenia IDAS 2007

Fifth International Debate Academy Slovenia IDAS 2007
Three events: Workshop for University Students, Workshop for trainers, coaches and teachers and an Internatioanl Tournament

17th – 25th November 2007, Ormož/Ljubljana, Slovenia

What is it about?
It is the most international British Parliamentary Debate Training in the world with a distinguished training group. Attendees have come from over 26 different debating nations. The program involves a rigorous combination of lectures, skill exercise sessions and two practice debates per day. A major tournament will take place at the end. This year the tournament at the end of the Academy is open to all interested university debaters, so everybody who does not have time to come for the whole week can join us only for the tournament.

A more detailed e-mail can be found at http://globaldebateblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/new-features-to-international-debate.html
Webpage, registration form, scholarship form: http://debate.uvm.edu/idas2007.html

Slovenia Fifth International Debate Academy

What is it about?
It is the most international British Parliamentary Debate Training in the world with a distinguished training group. Attendees have come from over 26 different debating nations. The program involves a rigorous combination of lectures, skill exercise sessions and two practice debates per day. A major tournament will take place at the end. This year the tournament at the end of the Academy is open to all interested university debaters, so everybody who does not have time to come for the whole week, can join us only for the tournament.

THREE EVENTS
1. WORKSHOP FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
2. WORKSHOP FOR TRAINERS, COACHES AND TEACHERS
3. AN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Only for university students and trainers/teachers
17th – 25th November 2007, Ormož, Slovenia

Organized by
ZIP – Za in proti (ZIP), Pro et Contra, Institute for the Culture of Dialogue, Slovenia and WDI

Dates for the whole Academy
Arrival: Saturday, the 17th, opening of the Academy at 5 p.m.
Departure: Sunday, the 25th late afternoon

Application deadline: October, 15th 2007
To Register and For Information:
Director of communication and registration: Sintija Dobrotinšek, ZIP, sintijadobrotinsek@yahoo.co.uk

Regards,
Rashedul Hasan Stalin

From: Bojana Skrt bojana.skrt@siol.net http://debate.uvm.edu/idas2007.html