Yayasan Orator Confirms The Takeover Of The World Universities Peace Invitational Debate

From http://thedebatingnews.com

More than 5 years of WUPID history will draw to a close later this month when the debating event is for the last time until at least 2016 will no longer be organized by H & G Strategic Communications Sdn Bhd.

Yayasan Orator confirmed last Monday that it has secured exclusive rights to WUPID from 2012, including the WUPID in Bahasa Melayu, in a four-year deal believed to be worth at USD$1m.

Debating has been an important portfolio of H & G’s speech communication business since 2006, with WUPID in particular bringing both the nation and the world’s top university debaters to Malaysia. First sponsored by CIMB in 2007, WUPID attracted a domestic audience of up to 500 and, according to The Debating News, an estimated global viewing figure of 10 thousand.

CIMB WUPID 2008 were among the many outstanding moments to have been organized by H & G, and though the sponsor has ceased it’s sponsorship to concentrate on squash, many in global debating will find it difficult to forget CIMB's connection with global debating.

The exact value of the deal with Yayasan Orator remains secret due to "commercial sensitivity", but a report in The Debating News mid last month reported that it would be worth around USD$1m for four years.
Announcing the deal, Shamsul Azhar Ismail, the managing director of H & G, which conducted the negotiations, said that Yayasan Orator had "shown a total commitment to debating and WUPID", adding that "the new deal will not only deliver increased benefits for Malaysian debating, but with debating at large. Yayasan Orator offers a compelling vision to innovate the way debating is organized.

"They have also committed to expand the event and to promote WUPID more widely. This is a great opportunity for global debating in the long term."

Saiful Amin Jalun, the lead advisor for WUPID, said that the contract is "a huge boost for debating", and that "the vision and nature of this new arrangement will help to make a step change in the way we organize debating events".
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Victoria University of Wellington win WUPID 2011

Sebastian Templeton and Richard D'Ath of Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, became the World Universities Peace Invitational Debate 2011 champions in Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, a few days ago. They won the championship with a 5-4 split decision.

The runners up were Ateneo De Manila University, Bank Rakyat Oxford Union and Cambridge Union.

The motion of the Grand Final was: This House Believes That Unfettered Capitalism Is The Greatest Obstacle To World Peace. Opening Government was Bank Rakyat Oxford Union, Opening Opposition was Ateneo De Manila University, Closing Government was Cambridge Union and Closing Opposition was Victoria University of Wellington.

Top 16 teams in break order:

Bank Rakyat Oxford Union
Victoria University of Wellington
University of New South Wales
Yale University
Ateneo De Manila University B
Ateneo De Manila University A
Monash University A
Cambridge Union
Monash University B
University of Queensland
Cornell University
University of Melbourne B
Nanyang Technological University
National University of Singapore
University of Melbourne A
Universiti Teknologi MARA

Top 10 speakers:

1. Ben Woolgar - Bank Rakyat Oxford A - 411
2= Sebastian Templeton - Victoria University of Wellington - 410
2= Hugh Burns - Bank Rakyat Oxford A - 410
4. Collete Mintz - Monash A - 407
5. Richard D'Ath - Victoria University of Wellington - 406
6. Meredith Prior - Monash A - 404
7= David Trinh - Yale A - 400
7= Ely Zosa - ADMU B - 400
9. Ben Kornfeld - Yale A - 399
10. Ashish Kumar - Cambridge A - 397


Full Team Tab

Position	Name	Total rank	Total speaker
1	BANK RAKYAT OXFORD A	14	821
2	VICTORIA A	12	816
3	UNSW A	12	786
4	YALE A	11	799
5	ADMU B	11	794
6	ADMU A	11	787
7	MONASH A	10	811
8	CAMBRIDGE A	10	790
9	MONASH B	10	773
10	UQ A	10	773
11	CORNELL A	9	790
12	MELBOURNE B	9	788
13	NTU B	9	785
14	NUS A	9	780
15	MELBOURNE A	9	771
16	MARA B	9	768
17	LSE A	9	768
18	BIPEDS A	9	766
19	IIUM A	9	757
20	ANU A	8	769
21	NUS B	8	758
22	UCTI A	8	752
23	UNSW B	7	763
24	IIUM B	7	762
25	NTU A	7	760
26	MARA A	7	756
27	UI A	7	752
28	UM B	7	750
29	ANU B	7	749
30	KDU A	7	748
31	CHULA A	7	746
32	UM A	7	738
33	HKU B	6	746
34	UCTI B	6	746
35	MACAU A	6	738
36	HKU A	6	737
37	CHULA B	6	733
38	MMU A	6	731
39	WWU A	5	730
40	PUTRA A	5	729
41	CUHK A	5	722
42	MACAU B	4	723
43	KDU B	4	721
44	WWU B	4	720
45	REC B	4	712
46	CUHK B	3	701
47	IUB A	2	707
48	REC A	2	684
49	SWING A	0	0
49	SMU A	0	0
49	UPD A	0	0
49	UPD B	0	0
49	XAVIER A	0	0

Full Speaker tab

Pos	Name	Team	Total points
1	BEN WOOLGAR	BANK RAKYAT OXFORD A	411
2	HUGH BURNS	BANK RAKYAT OXFORD A	410
2	SEBASTIAN TEMPLETON	VICTORIA A	410
4	COLETTE MINTZ	MONASH A	407
5	RICHARD D ATH	VICTORIA A	406
6	MEREDITH PRIOR	MONASH A	404
7	DAVID TRINH	YALE A	400
7	ELY ZOSA	ADMU B	400
9	BEN KORNFELD	YALE A	399
10	ASHISH KUMAR	CAMBRIDGE A	397
11	MONIQUE HARDINGE	MELBOURNE B	396
12	ALLAN ARTHUR CABRERA	ADMU A	395
12	JESSE KLINGER	CORNELL A	395
12	JOHN DILLON	CORNELL A	395
15	DAVID ONG	UNSW A	394
15	WALTER WONG	ADMU B	394
15	ROHIT GADRE	NTU B	394
18	LUCAS LI	CAMBRIDGE A	393
19	STEPHEN GAROFANO	UNSW A	392
19	PETERSON UY	ADMU A	392
19	TIM BLAIR	MELBOURNE B	392
19	FOO JUN SHENG	NUS A	392
23	SWETHA BALACHANDRAN	NTU B	391
24	MARVIN LOH	NUS A	388
25	SHYAAM RAIVADERA	UQ A	387
25	ASHLEIGH FEURTADO	MONASH B	387
25	JACQUELINE YATES	ANU A	387
25	NATHAN ADDLER	UNSW B	387
29	HELENA OBERMAIR	UQ A	386
29	KATIE HEADING	MONASH B	386
29	NICHOLAS LIAU	MELBOURNE A	386
32	MICHAEL CIESIELSKI	MELBOURNE A	385
32	SHAFIQ BAZARI	MARA B	385
32	JOSIAH LIANG	LSE A	385
35	AIN AISSA	MARA B	383
35	ABEL LAM	LSE A	383
35	ASTRIO FELIGENT	BIPEDS A	383
35	CHRISTIAN LEONARDO	BIPEDS A	383
35	AHMAD HAZIM	IIUM B	383
40	TOM CHEN	ANU A	382
41	SYED SADDIQ	IIUM A	381
41	KENNETH KANG	NUS B	381
41	ROHAN JAIN	NTU A	381
44	ABDULLAH FAKHRY	IIUM B	379
44	UDIT BATRA	NTU A	379
44	MAIZURAH MOKHSEIN	MARA A	379
44	AHDIAT PERMANA	UI A	379
44	SAIFUL ISLAM AHMADON	UM B	379
49	BRYAN CHAN	NUS B	377
49	MARK DARREN SAVURIAR	UCTI A	377
49	AERIE RASHMOND RAHMAN	MARA A	377
52	SHEIKH MUHAMMAD FAIZAL	IIUM A	376
52	EMILY HANLON	UNSW B	376
52	HANNAH ALBARCE	ANU B	376
52	RANJANI DHANABALAKRISHNAN	KDU A	376
56	LESEGO BARONA OTLHABANYE	UCTI A	375
56	BENJAMIN SO	HKU B	375
56	MOUSTAFA ELBADWIHI	UCTI B	375
59	DIMAS HOKKA	UI A	373
59	PARTHIVI GULATI	ANU B	373
59	TIDARAT YINGCHAROEN	CHULA A	373
59	NUANPAN KETUMARN	CHULA A	373
63	ADRIAN CHEONG	KDU A	372
64	AVINASH SAGRAN	UM B	371
64	LAVANIA JEEVABALA	UM A	371
64	KEVIN LAU	HKU B	371
64	BEHRAD TADOULI	UCTI B	371
68	MARIA REBECA AQUINO PANGAN	MACAU A	370
68	MENDTUVSHIN ENKHTAIVAN	HKU A	370
70	HELEN LAO IAN IEONG	MACAU A	368
71	JIRADEVI VEERASIMAN	UM A	367
71	JEFFREY WONG	HKU A	367
71	NATTAYA KUSUWAN	CHULA B	367
74	MOTOKI LUXMIWATTANA	CHULA B	366
74	NUR CAPLIN	MMU A	366
74	RACHELLE HARRIS	WWU A	366
74	SIM KWAN YU	PUTRA A	366
78	RWEHAMBE BANUGIRE	MMU A	365
79	MISA HARING	WWU A	364
80	PAULA ESTAFANIA	PUTRA A	363
80	VICTOR KWOK HOI KIT	CUHK A	363
80	ALEX LAM CHI UN	MACAU B	363
80	JACOB ZERBY	WWU B	363
84	JOHN CHAI	KDU B	362
85	XU MENG LIN	MACAU B	360
86	MICHAEL NG LAM KWAN	CUHK A	359
86	QAMILLA AIDA	KDU B	359
88	WYATT JARVIS	WWU B	357
89	JANANI HARIHARAN	REC B	356
89	SACHIN SOLOMON	REC B	356
91	NAFIUR RAHMAN	IUB A	355
92	NG ZOE WAI YING	CUHK B	353
93	SARFARAZ KHAN	IUB A	352
94	STEPHANIE CHUNG YU POON	CUHK B	348
95	VIGNESH VISWANATHAN	REC A	347
96	ARANYA SETHU	REC A	337
97	RAZZAQ FAZAIL	SWING A	0
97	AARON LUKE	SWING A	0
97	URMILA MANDAPAKA	SMU A	0
97	PRATEEK RAI	SMU A	0
97	PEARL SIMBULAN	UPD A	0
97	CANDICE CHUNG	UPD A	0
97	ALISTAIR ZOSA	UPD B	0
97	CARLO BORROMEO	UPD B	0
97	RENE GANDEZA	XAVIER A	0
97	GIAN LIBOT	XAVIER A	0

The WUPID 2011 contenders so far.

From http://thedebatingnews.com/wupid

WUPID is less than 2 months away. Selected universities within the waiting list will be bumped up by this Monday. In the meantime, we would like to officially welcome and express our gratitude to the universities within the top 30 that has registered and confirmed their participation at WUPID this year. For the ones that have yet to register, there is still time and space. The closing date is on November 28, 2011.
So here they are, the team within the Top 30 that has registered to WUPID 2011:

• University of Sydney
• Monash University
• University of Oxford
• Yale University
• Duke University
• Australian National University
• Hong Kong University
• National University of Singapore (Defending Champion)
• Nanyang Technological University
• Ateneo De Manila University
• University of Queensland
• International Islamic University, Malaysia
• Universiti Putra Malaysia (Wild Card – Host University)
• Victoria Wellington University
• University of New South Wales

To add to the anticipation and excitement, WUPID will be issuing the matchups for Round 1 a week prior to the Championship. You’ll know who you’re going against one week before arriving Malaysia. Having said so, you’re still getting the motion 15 minutes prior to the debate, but you know the theme.

This year, we are holding true to that theme - Peace. We have appointed a Peace Ambassador for WUPID that will ensure that whatever you lot will be debating this time round will be relevant to real world conflicts and crisis. Our esteemed Peace Ambassador is also the Honorary Advisor to the Perdana Global Peace Foundation so start researching!

Looking forward to see you at WUPID – Debate Like You Give A Damn!

Where To Stop On The Way To DLSU Worlds: Top 5 Reasons To Stop By WUPID 2011

Dear Fellow Debaters,
Are you heading up to Manila for the DLSU Worlds this December? Ever since the invention of airplanes and the discovery of alien technology, you can get straight to Manila from any part of the world without the need to transit or stop. But you should. Because WUPID 2011 is simply too good to miss!

If you’re looking for a good last training stint to guarantee your invasion of the Worlds, don’t wait after WUPID 2011. Because there’s nothing else after WUPID 2011, and just before Worlds. Compete at WUPID, reach the finals, and that alone would warrant you a place at the Grand Finals of the World Cup of university debating – Worlds.

Due to the fact that we’re a mere 80 days away from WUPID, here is my list of the top 5 reasons to stop by WUPID 2011 (in no particular order): 

Newton’s Law - If you flick with me, I’ll flick you too.

It’s insidious how these things happen: The CA of Worlds – Lucinda, will be one of the DCAs of WUPID 2011. She may be bringing in some ideas and influence into the discussion of how the motions at WUPID should be. Which is a good preview especially if you’re going to Worlds. But she could also be influenced herself, and effect the motions at Worlds in a particular latitude that may share similarities to the motions at WUPID.

Wickedness is when you do not accept and embrace what is vested to you for free.

Believe it: If you’re one of the universities ranked in the top 30, or a university outside of the Asia Pacific, your registration is zero. Accommodation at a 5-star hotel, meals and transport to the host university is for free. Just register and get yourself to the official hotel.

You’re out there to convince the adjudicators, not yourself.

It doesn’t really matter what your values and beliefs are regarding a motion or topic. It’s about what your critical audience (judges) perceive of the motion. And looking at the material fact that the Worlds is in Manila, it is most likely that you will be having quite a good number of Asian adjudicators in the pool. Get a glimpse of the values that they cherish or embrace, and see how does it influences their judgement. These values are not just restricted to what is being argued, but also the manner the argument is conveyed.

The cultural olympiad will make Malaysian children grow up wanting to be you.

One minute well-intentioned parents will take advantage of the cultural bounty to introduce their youngsters to the wonders of Benjamin Woolgar’s 7-minute spectacles or Fiona Prowse’s mesmerizing wit and the next thing you know, the kids will be clamoring to enroll themselves to Oxford or Monash where debating is lifestyle. Then they’ll hit voting age and start lobbying the government to increase funding for debating and before you know it, Malaysia will be a hotbed of creativity and critiques – like you.

The chance to meet two of the oldest debating zealot in the history of Worlds.

No joke: WUPID is bringing back debaters and judges from pre-historic Worlds. The first Chair of the Worlds Universities Debating Council (WUDC) will be here. To illustrate what we mean, this ancient relic has a son that’ll be debating at WUPID this year. We’ve also brought back to life the second Chair of WUDC. Talk about a rack of fine wine.

Source: http://thedebatingnews.com 

WUPID Welcomes The Top 30 Debating Universities To Malaysia This Coming December

From http://thedebatingnews.com

I am delighted to warmly welcome your participation at the 5^th World Universities Peace Invitational Debate (WUPID) 2011 at Putrajaya, Malaysia this coming December.
This statement was made as part of an opening address given by WUPID's Chief Adjudicator, Dr. Kamalan Jeevaratnam on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at the WUPID 2011 Press Conference organized at the official hotel, Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside Hotel and Resort.

Please register now and book your spot at WUPID 2011!

What is WUPID?
Widely considered to be an authoritative event for top university debaters from across the globe, the 5^th World Universities Peace Invitational Debate (WUPID) 2011 is being held from December 17 - 21, 2011 at Putrajaya, Malaysia.

There is no registration fee for the top 30 debating universities. Your entire accommodation at Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside, meals and social passes will be fully sponsored. What the teams are required to do, is simply register and get themselves to the official hotel.

More details are available on the official website at: http://wupidmania.thedebatingnews.com

Who are the Top 30 Debating Universities?

See the list here: http://thedebatingnews.com/wupid/7-wupid/4
The full university ranking is available here: http://worlddebating.blogspot.com/2011/01/world-debating-rankings-2011.html

Who are the members of the Adjudication Core?

• Dr. Kamalan Jeevaratnam (Chief Adjudicator)
• Lucinda David
• Colm Flynn
• Ivan Evetovics
• Faisal Moideen
• Adiba Shareen
• Tim Sonnreich (to be confirmed)

To ensure that the motions are current and relevant, they will be assisted by a newly elected WUPID Peace Ambassador, Dato’ Mukhriz Mahathir, who is the Honorary Advisor for the Perdana Global Peace Foundation and the Deputy Minister for International Trade and Industry.

What is the format?
British Parliamentary Style. Each eligible university can only send a maximum of 2 teams and 1 adjudicator.

What if you just want to observe or become an independent adjudicator?
There is no fee imposed if you’re coming on your own to watch the debates. But if you want to experience the full extent of WUPID, as an observer or an independent adjudicator, we have prepared package. There are discounts for subscribers of The Debating News and former WUPID debaters and adjudicators.

See the link here for more details: http://thedebatingnews.com/observers-and-independent-adjudicators

WUPID: Team Sponsorship (Airfare) For The Top 30 Invited Institutions.

From http://thedebatingnews.wordpress.com/

All of us wants to go to WUPID – that’s what I was told. But when you actually come from an institution that is entitled to a zero registration fee policy, your determination is kind of slowed down a bit as the challenge of acquiring sponsorship for your airfare seems rather distant.



After organizing WUPID for four times, I have genuinely realized that the actual predicament for institution to send teams to the championship all lies in the cost of airfare, especially for teams outside the Asia Pacific. The solution is simple. Turning WUPID into an event very much like the Formula 1. And as students simply don’t have the time and perhaps the knowledge to look for their own team sponsor, we’re here to help you out. However, we need you to help us to help you. Therefore, we would simply need three documents:


The profile of the debating union / club / society;


The profile of the debaters that will be representing the respected institution; and


A formal letter requesting for funding.


Do not however imagine that this is some kind of charity. Under normal circumstances, sponsored teams would have to bear the title of the corporate sponsor i.e. CIMB Monash throughout WUPID 2011, furnish themselves with merchandises bearing the title and/or logo of the company and behave in a manner that does not disgrace and bring harm to the company’s name or brand.


For this initiative to work however, our sponsorship seekers would definitely need time. There is a lot of effort involved and absolutely far from the notion of falling asleep in the bath tub and waking up somewhere else. We intend to work closely with the organizers of DLSU Manila Worlds as well as the organizers of the Singapore Debate Open 2011. So please send us the information before May 2011 at wupidmania@gmail.com or yunus@hngsc.com.


I don’t know. I cannot promises or guarantee that we would be able to secure the needed funding for the airfare. But I do know this. It gets easier every year.


Click here to see the list of invited instutions to WUPID 2011.

Muhammad Yunus

Video of WUPID final

Videos of the Grand Final of GEMS WUPID 2010 (held just before Christmas) are now available on YouTube.  There was some discussion about the result on the post about the final so you can now view the final and decide if you agree with the adjudication.

You can view them at http://www.youtube.com/user/soulbear89 or find more information at http://thedebatingnews.wordpress.com/

National University of Singapore win WUPID 2010

The National University of Singapore (NUS) have won the 2010 WUPID.  In the final they defeated University of Cambridge Monash University and the University of Sydney.

Keep an eye on here or on http://wupidmania.wordpress.com/ for the tab once it is released.

WUPID updates and break

As mentioned yesterday WUPID is running at the moment in Kuala Lumpar.  For those who are interested Yunus is blogging updates from each round on http://thedebatingnews.wordpress.com/.  They have just reached the break and here are the breaking teams.

1)ANU 1
2)MONASH 3
3)USYD 1
4)MONASH 1
5)CAMBRIDGE 1
6)ADMU 1
7)NUS 1
8)NUS 2
9)MONASH 4
10)UPD 1
11)MONASH 2
12)IIUM 1
13)NUS 3
14)HKU 1
15)UTMARA 1
16)CHULA 1

Visit http://thedebatingnews.wordpress.com/ for regular updates and watch live a live video feed through http://www.live.upm.edu.my/ (bear in mind the time difference to KL from where you are so don't expect a live debate at 3am their time).

WUPID updates and live video

Yunus is blogging live motions, pairings and results from WUPID.  Also they are broadcasting the top room live from each round.

If you want to watch the video visit http://live.upm.edu.my/ (it seems to be permanently on so in between rounds you will just see an empty room or a view outside but check back for the live debates)

For the motions results etc visit http://wupidmania.wordpress.com/

WUPID 2010: Registration Opens!‏

On behalf of the WUPID secretariat, it is my pleasure to formally invite you to WUPID 2010, taking place from December 18 – 23, 2010 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Debating
All debates will be in standard British Parliamentary format. All resolutions will be tightly linked to the theme - peace, with our very capable CA ensuring a  wide variety of topics are debated. There will be a cap of 60 teams. There will be five preliminary rounds. 16 registered teams, will then break to  quarter-finals. Awards will be given to the champions, finalists and top 10 speakers.

Adjudication
The Chief Adjudicator of this year’s tournament is Iqbal Hafiedz. In addition to being the founder of the Malaysian Institute for Debate and Public Speaking (MIDP), Hafiedz’s accomplishments include: All-Asians best speaker and Worlds ESL quarter-finalist. Our Deputy Chief Adjudicator will be Faisal Moideen, Mediha Mahmood, Dr. Kamalan Jeevaratnam, Ray D' Cruz and two more internationally renown adjudicators that will be announced very soon. (Please visit here for updates.)

In addition to Hafiedz and his deputies, Malaysia has access to an incredibly deep judging pool. Between the UPM (host university) debating club, UPM alumni and other debaters in Malaysia, we have multiple Regional and National debating champions, as well as numerous members who have broken as judges or adjudicators at worlds. We're confident of the quality of judging in every room.

The judging requirement will be n-1, rounded down. If a team is unable to fulfill their judging requirement then this can be waived at the discretion of  the organizers. We strongly encourage those teams who feel like they need a waiver to contact us, rather than sending an adjudicator who may be uncomfortable judging.

More Information
For a complete detail on the event, please visit wupidmania.wordpress.com. Hope to see lots of you there! And any questions, please send to wupid@hngsc.com .