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16 June 2011

Still looking for some tabs

I'm still looking for some tabs of recent competitions.  Specifically, based on events I've blogged about but never got the tabs for I'm looking for the below.  If you can add any large ones to this list they are also welcome. e-mail me at colm_flynn@hotmail.com if you can help.  Thanks!

UK & Ireland
Oxford
Cambridge
Cork IV
Glasgow Ancients
English Mace
UCD IV


Europe
Belgrade IV
Israel
Koc
German Nationals

Asia
Austral Asians
WUPID
PIDC
Dorthy Chung
Hong Kong Debate open
Malasian Debate Open
SMU Hammers
UADC Macau

Australia/NZ
Austral Asians
Sydney Mini
Melbourne Mini
Vic Wellington IV
Easters
ANU Spring

North America
APDA BP
APDA Nationals
CUSID BP
CUSID Nationals
USU
US BP/WUDC circuit
North Americans

Africa
Pan African
South African Nationals
Stellenbosch IV

South America
Spanish Language Worlds (Campeonato Mundial Universitario de Debate en Español – CMUDE) www.ucv.ve/cmude

Worlds
Worlds

15 June 2011

German Debating Championship Results

On the pentecostal weekend, the DebatingClub Heidelberg of the time-honoured University of Heidelberg hosted the German Language Debating Championship. The format of this year's Championship was Offene Parlamentarische Debatte (OPD), or open parliamentary debate.

Winners: Debattiergesellschaft Jena (Severin Weingarten, Moritz Niehaus, Clemens Lechner)
Best Speaker by points: Severin Weingarten
Best Speaker elected by the honourary adjudication panel: Free Speaker Lukas Haffert (St. Gallen)
Finalists: Streitkultur Tübingen (Pauline Leopold, Steffen Jenner, Dominic Hildebrand)
Free Speakers (a characteristic speaker position in the format of OPD): Tom-Michael Hesse (Leipzig), Nicolas Eberle (Mainz), Lukas Haffert (St. Gallen)

This tournament's CAs were Gudrun Lux, Jan Lüken, Marcus Ewald and Tim Richter.

The motions: (Translated from German)
Round 1: Should we prohibit begging?
Round 2: Do we need a mandatory reference of real names on the internet?
Round 3: Do we need state-run control of the mineral oil markets?
Round 4: Should Antigone bury Polyneices?
Round 5: Should Belgium be split up?
Round 6: Should we abandon the international war on drugs?
Octos: Does the European Central Bank need a veto on the government budget of Euro countries?
Quarters: Should Wikiepedia become UNESCO World Heritage?
Semis: Do we need a European Marshall Plan for North Africa?
Final: Should laws generally be determinable?

--
Anja Pfeffermann
on behalf of the Achte Minute editorial team

Monash Debating Review calls for Associate Editors

Hi All,

The Monash Debating Review, the world’s only international debating journal, is calling for applications for associate editors for the upcoming edition, due out at the end of this year.

This is a great opportunity for experienced debaters, adjudicators, and coaches to get involved in the publication of a peer-reviewed journal, all the while building their CVs and shaping the global debating community’s thinking about the activity we love. Further details below.

If you have any questions about the position, article ideas, or the MDR more generally, please do get in touch!

Best Wishes,
Doug Cochran
MDR Editor
kdc24@cam.ac.uk

13 June 2011

Zimbabwe PAUDC 2011CA applications

Hi all

Just a reminder that the closing date for DCA applications is the 15th of June (next Wednesday). Applications should be submitted before midnight on the 15th - please make sure you get e-mail notification that your application has been received!

Email cweley@gmail.com if you didn't receive an application form last month and would like to apply.

Please may I also request that you invite members of your debating institutions to join this facebook group. There will be some important announcements posted soon about tournament details (venue, training program etc.)

Kind regards
Clive Eley
Chief Adjudicator
Zimbabwe PAUDC 2011

Korea Australs 2011 - Personal Registration/ Payment‏

Dear All,

This is Soo Min Park in charge of Registration for Korea Australs.

Currently we still have about total of 100 participants' information missing from personal registration for debaters and adjudicators.

This email is to notify you that your institutions must pay the money andfill in personal information for all of your participants *by June 13, 2011.

*This is FINAL CALL. We will not be responsible for your missing information.
* It is your responsibility to fill in the necessary requirements to inform us about your needs. You will all be considered as *Regular eaters* if you do not fill in the information by *MONDAY*.

We have to make a prior assessment on different dietary requirements and room arrangements. It is very difficult for us to make final arrangements without all of your information.

Here are the links for personal registration.
Personal Registration for Debaters
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dF9kbFBEMmE4UC14RC1JZ2N0dllET3c6MQ

Personal Registration for Adjudicators
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFdMTlVjZWpDbi1wRDB4aVVLYmNZV3c6MQ

Personal Registration for Observers
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEJTaXRySHlHVUFEMXlnclZTM1E1dWc6MQ

Thanks,
Soo Min Park
Registration Director
Korea Australs 2011