Belgrade EUDC 2012 - Independent Adjudicators and Funding instructions‏

Dear Debaters & Adjudicators of Europe (and beyond),

Below is a link to the guide for the process of applying to attend Belgrade EUDC 2012 as an independent adjudicator. It contains the various dates and times when you can submit applications and when you can expect a response. It also lists the information you will have to provide when we begin taking applications on March 7th. Please read the document fully to ensure you are fully aware of how the application process will work.

Note: Anyone who wishes to attend Belgrade Euros as an independent judge MUST apply using this process - this is true regardless of whether or not you are also applying for a registration waiver and/or a travel subsidy.

Here is a link to the guide (it is also available on our website www.eudc2012.org under the "Registration" header):

http://www.eudc2012.org/independents

The application form will be made available on March 7th via the usual channels (Facebook, Twitter, the debating mailing lists and our official website). We welcome applications for independent adjudicator slots from both inside and outside Europe.

If you have any queries or questions, simply email them to judges@eudc2012.org

All the best,

The Adjudication Team of Belgrade EUDC 2012

Belgrade International Model United Nations BIMUN 2012‏

The United Nations Association of Serbia is organizing for the ninth time in a row the „BELGRADE INTERNATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS - BIMUN“ from 15 to 18 March 2012.
Participants at the BIMUN are social science students from all over the world.
„Belgrade International Model UN – BIMUN 2012“ will feature comprehensive simulations of the following UN bodies, with focus on real-life agenda items:
• THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL: „The situation in Libya“
• THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL Crisis Committee: „The situation in the Middle East: Israeli-Palestinian conflict“ • GENERAL ASSEMBLY – II Committee: „Sustainable Development – The Transition to a Green Economy“
• HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: „Human rights and corruption in Southeast Europe“
• UNESCO World Heritage Committee: „World Heritage and identity of cultures“
• BIMUN Junior / High School Committee: „Terrorism and International Security: The Situation in Afghanistan“.

BIMUN gives students a possibility to learn more about current international issues and ways to resolve them within the UN system, to apply basic diplomatic courtesy and also contributes to development of their personal skills (public speaking, negotiations, debating and compromise). „BIMUN 2012“ will be an opportunity for new experiences, diplomatic debates and young leaders networking. The working language will be English.

Eligible to take part in this event are social science students and postgraduates up to 29 years of age, fluent in English. Also, a filled-in application form and a motivation letter have to be sent.

Best participants will get a financial award and a chance to participate in „BIMUN Plus“ Project.

For further information about the conference itself and the application procedure:

Belgrade International Model United Nations - BIMUN

22, Makedonska | Belgrade 11000 | Republic of Serbia

Website: www.bimun-unaserbia.org | E-mail: bimun.unaserbia@gmail.com ,

Visit us at: Facebook | YouTube | Twitter

Thank you very much for your support.

Sincerely yours,

Vanja Popovic, BIMUN Team Coordinator

Biljana Vukosavljevic, President of the BIMUN Organizing Committee

United Nations Association of Serbia

Belgrade Open Final Video

Following on from their work livestreaming rounds from the recent World Debating Championships in Botswana, IDEA were at the Belgrade Open broadcasting a live stream of selected debates.  They have now posted a recording of the final.

Motion: This house believes that post-conflict governments should share power between both parties who were involved in the conflict
You can view the final below or click here to see the IDEA video archive.

Live debates from Belgrade Open

If you want to watch some live debates today IDEA have a live stream set up for the Belgrade Open.  It's similar to the setup from Worlds in Botswana but this time all the streams are in one place and there is an integrated twitter fees.

You can access the site at http://www.idebate.org/bgopen/ and it will go live during rounds.

Videos from Belgrade Open

From Manos Moschopoulos


We have the recorded streams of the semi-final and the final available online. The teams and their affiliations are:

Semifinal #2
OG: Anna England-Kerr, Anja Juvancic (Ljubljana - Slovenia)
OO: Vilko Kos, Borna Sor (Zagreb - Croatia)
CG: Vassilis Boukas, Arthur Khotenovskiy (Independent - Greece)
CO: Milan Krstanovic, Tijana Mijalkovic (Belgrade - Serbia)
URL: http://bit.ly/bgo10semi

Final
OG: Jo Farmer, Tom Hosking (Oxford - England)
OO: Laura Horvat, Lea Tafra (Zagreb - Croatia)
CG: Vassilis Boukas, Arthur Khotenovskiy (Independent - Greece)
CO: Borna Sor, Vilko Kos (Zagreb - Croatia)
URL: http://bit.ly/bgo10final

Also, we have 300 new great photos on the Facebook group, courtesy of Igor Stanojevic. We will be posting more tonight; however, we invite everyone that has posted photos of the Belgrade Open on Facebook to share their pictures on the group; click through tohttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=photos&gid=215054743577 and select "Add group photos" - you will be asked if you want to add them from one of your albums.

Belgrade Open 2010

The Belgrade Open is coming back in 2010 on February 26 to March 1. We've put together great debates and excellent socials for you in the city that was recently proclaimed the World's Party Capital and voted the #1 destination in the world by Lonely Planet readers.

Our adjudication team is led by our Chief Adjudicator, Leela Koenig, best ESL Speaker in both WUDC and EUDC (twice) and CA of EUDC 2010. We are also pleased to have Mila Turajlic, best speaker in EUDC 2001 and DCA of EUDC 2004, as our DCA. They will be joined by the enthusiastic regional judging pool, coordinated by Milan Vignjevic.

The tournament's Grand Final will be held in the National Parliament of Serbia, one of the most exciting and historic speaking venues on the debating circuit (makes up for great Facebook profile pictures). All the venues are within walking distance from your accomodation, Hotel Kasina, which has the distinction of being Belgrade's oldest hotel.

We invite you to register for the tournament and experience all that is Belgrade. The registration fee is 40 euros per participant and the deadline is February 15, 2010. We encourage you to register early in order to guarantee a spot in the tournament.

For more information regarding the tournament, the city and travel details, click through to our website at www.belgradeopen.rs or join our Facebook group.

Looking forward to welcoming you in Belgrade,

Manos Moschopoulos
Co-Convenor, Belgrade Open 2010