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27 May 2008

Bubble rounds

Klaas van Schelven (the man behind tabbie) has written some of thoughts on a "bubble round". People interested in tabbing may like to read it. http://tabbie.wikidot.com/discussion-of-folding

Amsterdam Open Final Video

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

AUDC website

The Asian Universities Debating Championship (AUDC) recently launched its official website . It can be found at http://www.audc.info

UP Diliman Pre-Australs

The UP Debate Society is hosting *Pre-Australs *this *June 28-30,2008 at the University of the Philippines, Diliman campus.* We are inviting you to join this tournament in preparation for Australasians 2008, which will be held in Manila a few days after this.


Please contact us at +639178862232 or send us a message at preaustrals2008@gmail.com if you are interested.

Thank you very much and hope to see you at Pre-Australs 2008!


Anna Arcellana

Communications Director, Pre-Australs 2008

Bangladesh to bid for 2012 WUDC

From Allasians list

Dear all,
This is to inform you all, about Bangladesh Intention for World Universities Debating Championship WUDC 2012 bid. We are gating a very good response from our sponsors three and half years ahead for this bid. We will justify our case in this year WUDC 2009 with primary research and bid proposal and later on, we will present our bid at WUDC 2010. The Bangladesh WUDC 2012 Bid Orgcom will upload its bid website after hosting Bangladesh EWU Asian Universities Debating Championship-AUDC 2009 in May 2009.
We have already started our work on this WUDC 2012 bid. We will be promoting South Asia and its debating culture being the first bid for World Universities Debating Championship from this region.
As many of you already know that, East West University of Bangladesh has won the Bid for 5th Asian Universities Debating Championship-AUDC 2009 and we are working with our AUDC sponsors on this WUDC 2012 project from now on to ensure our First Class hospitality and Top quality adjudication. We will also ensure our strength by a Top Class Asian Debating tournament which probably will be the biggest and most exiting AUDC ever.
Adjudication Core:
The open application for DCA will be opened from January 2009. We will announce the half of the Core by May 2009 and rest during the Worlds 2010.
Updates on Bangladesh WUDC 2012 bid will be followed…….

Regards,
Rashedul Hasan Stalin
Chief Adjudicator,
EWU 5th Asian Universities Debating Championship 2009
Chair, Bangladesh Debating Council-BDC
Email: stalinhasan[at]gmail[dot]com
Cell: +88-01715495119

Great Serdang Debate 2008

The Great Serdang Debate 2008 hosted by UPM from the 22nd-26th May has just been concluded.

The tourney saw 20 teams from 7 institutions and was running on the Australs style.

Champs : UT MARA 2 (Izzie, Aerie, Aina) } 3-2 Split decision

Runners-up : IIUM 2 (Yem, Hadi, Chua)}

Semifinalists : IIUM 4(azrul, khalidah, meor) & UT MARA 1(maketab, atiq, wani)

Overall best speaker : Nor Hazwani Zainal (UT MARA 1)
Finals Best Speaker: Iskandar Abdullah (Izzie) (UT MARA 2)

Source Allasians list

AUDC results

Champions: NTU-1

Runners up: ADMU-1

Main Semifinalists:
NUS-2
SMU-2

EforL Champions: BNU-1
EforL Runners up: UMY-1

Overall Best Speaker: Glen Tuazon (ADMU)

EforL Best Speaker: Sohab Sayeed (EWU)
Public Speaking Champion: Philip Binando (DLSU)

Regional Highest Ranking on Tab:
- ADMU-1 (South East Asia)
- ICU-2 (East Asia)
- NLSIU (South Asia)
- Middle East (No Winner)

Motions:

Young Ones
THW allow abortion on the ground of permanent physical deformity.
THBT the government should take away obese children from their parents.
THBT the state should financially support single teenage pregnant mothers.

Malaysia
THW not allow elected MPs to change their political parties.
THW allow unrestricted religious conversion of its citizens.
THBT Malaysian government should end its subsidy on oil.

Bargaining and Concessions
THW give aid to Myanmar in exchange of political concessions from the military junta
THBT it is time for South Africa to cut its aid to Zimbabwe until Mugabe steps down
THW make recognition of an independent Kosovo a precondition for Serbia’s membership into the WTO

Taboo
THW legalize incestuous marriages
THW recognize the choice of identity for those who have undergone sexual reassignment surgery
THBT Non-citizens should not be allowed to be legal prostitutes

Sports
THW have airtime quota on domestic media to promote women’s sports.
THBT players should walk off the field in response to racist hooliganism.
TH should lift the ban on expression of political beliefs by athletes during sporting events.

Economics
THW make economic aid conditional on opening up development tenders to foreign bidders
TH would punish companies’ home for bribing abroad
This house would make eco-labeling mandatory for cross-border trade

Election
This house would restrict aid to troubled democracies unless their election is held under an international body.
This house would ban campaign contribution from foreign entities in national election.
THBT Asian democracies should disallow the succession of close relatives to top political posts

State & Religion
This House would allow use of Sharia Law for Muslim minorities in Britain
THW grant unrestricted access to pilgrimage sites to people of other faiths.
THW impose a quota for female teachers on government subsidized madrasas

Food Security
THW impose a moratorium on the production of Bio-Fuel
THW nationalize the food production
THW not leave food prices in the hands of the market

US Foreign Policy
THBT United States should lift the embargo on Cuba
THBT Lebanon should accept United States’ offer of military aid to fight the Hezbollah
THBT United States should involve Iran in the nation-building of Iraq

Media
THBT Media corporations should be held accountable only to their shareholders
THBT broadcast media organizations in the US should provide equal airtime to competing views on controversial issues.
TH supports full live television coverage of legislative sessions

Bio-Ethics
THW supports surrogacy for profit
THBT private insurance companies should be allowed to access genetic information of its policy applicants
THW ban pharmaceutical companies from giving monetary compensation to clinical trial volunteers

In Times of War
THBT United States should not detain juvenile enemy combatants
THBT conscription of child soldiers by their parents is justified in the war for freedom
THBT in times of war, the state should offer convicts imprisoned for heinous crimes the option to fight for the army in exchange of conditional pardon

Source: AUDC List & e-mail