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14 April 2007

EUDC Update: Team cap at 200, fees up €10

In response to the unprecedented interest in this year's Europeans, the organizing committee for EUDC 2007 in Turkey has decided to increase the team cap to 200. This means that a 7th preliminary round is added to the schedule and the registration fee has been increased to €150. The payment window opens next Sunday, April 22 and the deadline is May 26. For more information and for the list of teams that are now eligible to move on to the second phase of registration, read the e-mail sent by the organizing committee to the mailing lists.

11 April 2007

Results for Easters (Australian Nationals) 2007 held by University of Sydney Union were as follows:
89 teams, 101 adjudicators, 6 rounds.

Best Speaker: Sienna Merope (University of Melbourne 7)

Grand Final:
THBT the permanent members of the UN Security Council should dismantle their nuclear arsenals
University of Queensland 4 (Winner): Oliver Badenhorst, Alice Heathcote & Nihal Shekhar Kumta

University of Melbourne 7 (Runner up): Jessica Chiew, Tom McCarthy & Sienna Merope

The Break:




Cheers,

Daniel Green, Tournament Director.

La Verne wins the 2007 United States Universities National Championships

La Verne A (Martin and Ruiz) won the event hosted by the Claremont Colleges inClaremont, California. Lisztwan (Alberta/Calgary A) was the top speaker.

At the Final were:
OG - Portland State A: (Sanelle and Adler)
OO - La Verne A: (Martin and Ruiz)
CG - Alberta/Calgary A: (Lisztwan and Kettles)
CO - Loyola Marymount A: (Contreras and Crooks)

The Semifinals included:
Seattle A: (Kilcup and Safarli)
Alberta A: (Ohayon and Jones)
Portland State B: (Welch and Gross)
Vermont A: (Meany and Clark)