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27 October 2011

World Debate Forum Updates : 15 Presentations and Two Weeks Left to Register!‏

Greetings!

We are happy to announce that we have 15 confirmed presentations at this point. Presenters at WDF 2012 will share debate ideas from Germany, Malaysia, Estonia, China, Philippines, Mindanao, Iraq, Francophone Africa (with a focus on Cameroon), South East Asia, Burma, South Korea and the USA.

Presenters will be evaluating the success of at least 3 institutional debate programs, analyzing the impact of debate in 2 less-than-peaceful areas, 2 cases of debate & political progress, looking at debate & technology and much much more. There will also be open forums on the topic areas and space for you to contribute during the WDF. More information about the presentations are available on our website! http://worlddebateforum.org/node/18

Two weeks remain before registration closes and only 30 open spaces remain. For those of you who register after the 10th of November, we cannot guarantee the same registration fee, as the negotiated rate with the hotel and other costs may increase - so register now at www.worlddebateforum.org to get 3 nights hotel accommodation, 6 full meals and a ton of debate goodness for only 75USD a person!

Cheers
Logan

26 October 2011

Important update for EFL/ESL going to Worlds

From http://www.dlsuworlds.com/ 

To ESL/EFL Institutions:
Please have your Institution Representatives go to this link to apply for ESL/EFL status for the championships.

Upon applying, we will forward this to the Worlds Council for their verification.

Deadline for application is on November 2nd, 10PM Philippine Standard Time (GMT +8).

Thank you very much!

25 October 2011

Macau win the Macau IV 2011

University of Macau A have won the University of Macau IV 2011.

In the final they defeated
Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) D
USJ A
University of Macau C


Defeated semifinalists were
University of Macau D
University of Macau B
Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) A
MUST B


Final: This house believes that developed countries should punish companies whose sub-contractors use abusive labor practices in the third world
Semi: This house would give foreign workers the right to vote in general elections
R5: This house believes that marriage should come with an expiry date
R4: This house would not allow patients to refuse life-saving medical treatment
R3 motion: This house believes that all governments should provide low-cost public housing to all their citizens
R2 motion: This house would require all social networking sites to have user-elected board members
universities
R1: This house would privatize all public universities


Source various on twitter especially http://twitter.com/#%21/DebateTourney




UPD win Philippines Nationals

University of the Philippines Dilman A won the 2011 Philippines National Debating Championships.

The final was
OG: Xavier Universuty A
OO: FEU A
CG: University of the Philippines Dilman A
CO: Ateneo de Manila University

Final Motion: This house believes that in the interest of economic and geopolitical stability, the ASEAN should cede the Spratlys to China.

The tab can be found at http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/12055439/749889338/name/NDC+2011+Tabs.xlsx

Source various on twitter but especially http://twitter.com/#%21/DebateTourney

Stanford & Williams Hybrid team win Yale IV

The Stanford & Williams College hybrid team of Shengwu Li (formerly Oxford) and Anser Aftab (formerly LSE) have won the 2011 Yale IV. 

The final line up was
OG: Stanford (Michael & Faris)
OO: Cornell (Ryan & Kirat)
CG: Vermont (Gross & Adamczyk)
CO: Stanford/Williams (Shengwu & Anser)

Motions:
Final: This house believes that the end of US hegemony is good for the world
Semi: This house would allow and enforce pre-nuptial agreements that punish adultery with jail time. Semi
Qtr: This house believes that scientific journals shouldnt publish research on the subject of racial disparities in intelligence
R5: Where someone's mental health renders them unfit to stand trial, this house would forcibly treat them to allow them to stand trial
R4: This house believes that universities should disclose to admitted students, upon their request, if aff action affected their admission
R3: This house would prohibit folks who've been full time employees of political parties or the government from lobbying
R2: This house believes courts should be able to issue assassination warrants.
R1: This house would punish financial professionals who fail to report others' insider trading as if they had committed the insider trading themselves.



I'm still waiting for the tab but will post a link once I get it.

Source various on twitter but especially http://twitter.com/#!/DebateTourney

24 October 2011

Looking for some tabs.

Hi All,
Does anyone have the tab from the Yale IV at the weekend and the UCL Presidents Cup a few weeks ago.  e-mail me at colm_flynn@hotmail.com if you can help.

Thanks & Regards,
Colm

Moscow Open 2011


Dear friends!

We are happy to invite you to Moscow Open 2011 parliamentary debating tournament.

Moscow Open will offer you fantastic debates, challenging and interesting motions, cool socials, lots of new friends and loads of positive emotions.

The tournament will take place in MGIMO University on 26-27 November 2011. There will be 5 preliminary rounds with 6-minutes speeches breaking to semi-finals.

The Chief Adjudicator is James Dixon, WUDC semi-finalist, Cambridge IV finalist.

There is no participation fee for teams not from Moscow. And we provide visa support, which means that we can help debaters from Europe get Russian visa for free.

The registration is already open. If you have any questions about the tournament, you can contact the convener, Svetlana Kosterina, at the following e-mail: moscow.open2011@gmail.com
Visit http://mgimodc.ru/mo2011/ to learn more and to register for Moscow Open 2011!"

 

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Regards,

Svetlana Kosterina

Moscow Open 2011 Convener

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