Tel Aviv University hosted the 2010 Israeli Nationals, with Yoni Cohen-Idov as CA, and Haran Pilpel (Hebrew U) and Jonathan Braverman (IDC Herzliya) as DCA's.
Winners: Haifa A (Leor Sapir and Shiri Noyman)
Finalists:
Bar Ilan A (Amit Sochnatzky and Netanel Yaakov Hai)
Technion Turing (Amit Rahum and Gil Kerbs)
IDC C (Uri Feldman and Mila Finkelstein)
Semi Finalists:
BGU YO (Jordan Olivero and Ori Noked)
Tel Aviv B (Oren Elisha and Sivan Gazit)
Tel Aviv A (Yael Bezalel and Vered Shacham)
IDC B (Itzik Zarfati and Natalie Schneider)
Top speaker: Leor Sapir (Haifa A)
The motions:
Round 1: THW Nationalize energy resources
Round 2: THBT The Obama administration is good for Israel
Round 3: THBT Western media should refrain from portraying the image of Mohammed in ways that offend Muslims
Round 4: Given that the technology exists to identify any genetic trait, THW allow parents full discretion in choosing their embryos
Round 5: THBT Religious leaders who do not take an official part in the political sphere should refrain from expressing opinions on matters of security and foreign affairs
Round 6: THW Not convict those who utilized illegal means to expose war crimes
Semi-Final: THW Award work immigrants (both legal and illegal) Israeli citizenship in exchange for military service
Grand-Final: THW Lift the blockade off Gaza
11 June 2010
7 June 2010
14th China National English Debating Championship 2010
128 teams, each from one Chinese university, took part in this year's 14th China National English Debating Championship 2010. Held from 15th to 22nd May 2010 in Beijing, China, the British Parliamentary (BP) Style was used for the first time, after 5 years in which this Championship was competed in the American Parliamentary (NPDA) Style since 2005.
In the Grand Final, Ms Catherine Song and Mr Luka Noe (in the picture, with flowers in hand) from Tianjin Foreign Studies University defeated 3 other teams from the China Foreign Affairs University, the North-East University at Qin Huang Dao and the Beijing Foreign Studies University.
With this significant shift to the WUDC debate format, we can expect more Chinese debate teams competing globally. This alignment of debate format with the rest of the world is also an important step for Chinese students to has an easier access to a larger competitive platform on which they could have many fruitful exchange of ideas with students from around the world.
Loke Wing Fatt
President
Society for Associated Inter-Tertiary Debaters (SAID)
Singapore
In the Grand Final, Ms Catherine Song and Mr Luka Noe (in the picture, with flowers in hand) from Tianjin Foreign Studies University defeated 3 other teams from the China Foreign Affairs University, the North-East University at Qin Huang Dao and the Beijing Foreign Studies University.
With this significant shift to the WUDC debate format, we can expect more Chinese debate teams competing globally. This alignment of debate format with the rest of the world is also an important step for Chinese students to has an easier access to a larger competitive platform on which they could have many fruitful exchange of ideas with students from around the world.
Loke Wing Fatt
President
Society for Associated Inter-Tertiary Debaters (SAID)
Singapore
Korea bid to host Australs 2011
The Korean Intervarsity Debate Association (KIDA) and Chung Ang University (CAU) is proud to announce its intent to bid for the Austral-Asian Chamipionship 2011 in Seoul, Korea.
The Korean debating community is a young but vibrant society, and in the relatively short past has achieved much domestically and internationally. KIDA, established in 2006, is a fully student run body representing all debate institutions in Korea. KIDA conducts monthly meetings of all members, debate workshops, provides adjudicators for highschool and middle tournaments, hosts the national High School tournament and runs a National Championships twice a year - the most recent KNC was held a month ago and featured 79 teams. KIDA will be supporting Australs by providing expertise and staff.
CAU is one of the most active supporters of debate in Korea. They hosted successfully hosted the All-Asians in 2007, the only institution in North East Asia to have done so so far. They believe in the academic value of debate and have integrated it into the syllabus for their students. In order to ensure we have enough rooms for Australs, CAU has agreed to cancel a day of classes - such is their dedication to ensuring the success of Australs 2011.
The tournament will be hosted in the CAU campus, located right on the Han river in the center of Seoul. Participants are guaranteed to be immersed in "Sparkling Korea, Soul of Asia" during their stay here.
Here are some details :
1) Hosting Institution : Chung Ang University, Seoul Campus - http://neweng.cau.ac.kr/
2) Date : 6~14 July, 2011
3) Convenor : Nam Chul Kim (Chungang University) / Minjae Matthias Yoo (Yonsei University)
4) Adjudication Core : Chief Adjudicator : Ah Young Kim (DCA, UADC 2010 / Grand Finals judge, UADC 2009), DCA : Sharmila Parmanand (DCA , Australs 2010) / Amit Golder (Champion, Australs 2009).
Two more DCAs will be selected through an open nomination process.
5) Contact us :
- Join our FB group! at :
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=113390198689224
- Follow us on Twitter! Sear for : Koreaaustrals
- You can also email us at koreaaustrals2011@gmail.com
Our website will be announced very soon!
Sincerely,
Korea Australs 2011 Bidding Committee
The Korean debating community is a young but vibrant society, and in the relatively short past has achieved much domestically and internationally. KIDA, established in 2006, is a fully student run body representing all debate institutions in Korea. KIDA conducts monthly meetings of all members, debate workshops, provides adjudicators for highschool and middle tournaments, hosts the national High School tournament and runs a National Championships twice a year - the most recent KNC was held a month ago and featured 79 teams. KIDA will be supporting Australs by providing expertise and staff.
CAU is one of the most active supporters of debate in Korea. They hosted successfully hosted the All-Asians in 2007, the only institution in North East Asia to have done so so far. They believe in the academic value of debate and have integrated it into the syllabus for their students. In order to ensure we have enough rooms for Australs, CAU has agreed to cancel a day of classes - such is their dedication to ensuring the success of Australs 2011.
The tournament will be hosted in the CAU campus, located right on the Han river in the center of Seoul. Participants are guaranteed to be immersed in "Sparkling Korea, Soul of Asia" during their stay here.
Here are some details :
1) Hosting Institution : Chung Ang University, Seoul Campus - http://neweng.cau.ac.kr/
2) Date : 6~14 July, 2011
3) Convenor : Nam Chul Kim (Chungang University) / Minjae Matthias Yoo (Yonsei University)
4) Adjudication Core : Chief Adjudicator : Ah Young Kim (DCA, UADC 2010 / Grand Finals judge, UADC 2009), DCA : Sharmila Parmanand (DCA , Australs 2010) / Amit Golder (Champion, Australs 2009).
Two more DCAs will be selected through an open nomination process.
5) Contact us :
- Join our FB group! at :
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=113390198689224
- Follow us on Twitter! Sear for : Koreaaustrals
- You can also email us at koreaaustrals2011@gmail.com
Our website will be announced very soon!
Sincerely,
Korea Australs 2011 Bidding Committee
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