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17 July 2008

Cork Worlds 2009 - Applications Reminder

Dear All,
I hope everyone is having an enjoyable Summer!

Just a brief reminder for all those who wish to make an application under our N-1 Waiver Programme as well for those who wish to come to Cork Worlds 2009 as independent adjudicators and for institutions who wish to send adjudicators over the N-1 requirement. The closing date for applications is this coming Friday, July 18th, at 6pm BST. We will then be reviewing all applications and will be getting back in contact with all those who have applied shortly.

The Cork Worlds 2009 team is continuing to work hard to make sure that the Championships are the best yet and are thoroughly enjoyable for everyone! As always full information can be found on our website http://www.corkworlds2009.com/. If anyone has anyone has any further questions please do not hesitate to get in contact with us and we will do everything we can to be of assistance.

Many thanks and best wishes,

Mark Collins

Director of Registration & Communications,
29th World University Debating Championships.
Cork 2009.

16 July 2008

Qatar bid for World Schools 2010

Dear Friends,
QatarDebate, the national debating organisation for Qatar and a member of Qatar Foundation, is delighted to announce its intention to bid in Washington D.C for the 2010 World Schools Debating Championships.

Below is an outline of how far debating has come in Qatar in recent years, what we think we can offer as hosts and the benefits WSDC 2010 could have for debate across the Arab World.

Qatar: A vibrant debating community
• Debating in Qatar is thriving, with QatarDebate training over 1500 students and teachers from over 30 high-schools and universities.
• The inaugural Qatari National Championships was attended by over 400 students.
• WSDC 2010 would be Co-Convened by Dr Hayat Maarafi (Executive Director of QatarDebate) and Alex Just (Program Manager of QatarDebate)

Qatar 2010: A tournament like no other
• Free registration for all national teams (this includes all accommodation, transport, food and activities for an 8 member national delegation)
• Subsidized flights for all new entrant countries (we hope to welcome Jordan, Bahrain, the U.A.E, Morocco, and many others into the WSDC community)
• Accommodation in the Marriott Doha – a hotel that has experience of hosting large international student conferences with students from the USA, China, Israel and Belize among others.

Beyond 2010: Developing debate in the Arab World
• WSDC 2010 would be the first time World Schools has been hosted in the Arabian Gulf or in a Muslim country.
• The debates at WSDC 2010 will be seen by over 2000 Qatari school children and will attract significant interest in the regional English and Arabic language press.
• Just as Southern African debating benefited from Johannesburg hosting WSDC in 2001 we are confident that hosting the tournament in Doha in 2010 will provide a superb boost to debate in the Gulf region and the wider Middle East.

We look forward to seeing you all in Washington in a few weeks time. If you have any questions please have a look at our website – http://www.qatardebate.org/ - or send an email to doha2010@qatardebate.org

Best wishes,
Dr Hayat Maarafi, Alex Just and Andrew Goodman
QatarDebate WSDC 2010 Bid Committee

15 July 2008

Australs 2008 Full Tab

The full tab for Australs 2008 (including round by round results) can be found at:

http://australs08.nuttynet.com

Thanks to Logan for hosting.

14 July 2008

Northeast Asian Open 2008

To the international debating community,

Registration for Northeast Asian Open 2008 starts in two weeks!
Details about registration can be found at:
http://neao2008.googlepages.com/registration.html

Tournament details
Date: November 7-9, 2008
Host: Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
Cost: registration fee with no hotel: 8,000 yen
registration fee with 3 night stay at hotel (single): 37,000 yen
registration fee with 3 night stay at hotel (double): 30,000 yen
registration fee with 3 night stay at hotel (triple): 25,000 yen

Questions?
e-mail: neao2008@gmail.com
Website: http://neao2008.googlepages.com/

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