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28 September 2011

DLSU Worlds: Application for Judging Subsidies Open Again!

Dear World Debating Community,
The adjudication team have recently been able to free up some funds to subsidise independent adjudicators, and some who were offered places have, regrettably, had to decline due to work/other commitments. In view of this, we have decided to re-open applications for a period of one week in case anybody missed the opportunity to apply last time.
Please be aware that funding remains limited, so applicants are still encouraged to be honest in their appraisal of the funding they would need. Applicants asking for small amounts of subsidy will be considerably more likely to be successful.
All applicants who have already applied to us will be considered alongside any new applicants.
If you would like to apply, please email the application form (which can be found at www.dlsuworlds.com in a post dated the 13th of July, or is available on application to sam.block@dlsuworlds.com) saved as '[Surname], [Firstname] Application' to sam.block@dlsuworlds.com by 5.00 p.m. GMT on Wednesday the 5th of October. No other members of the adjudication team should be copied in, as this would disrupt the anonymisation of applications before they are sent for evaluation. For the same reason, please direct all queries to this address, including those relating to any difficulties with the timescales in question, about which we are keen to hear.
Many thanks,
The Adjudication Team
DLSU WUDC 2012

Monash AWDC 2011‏ Results

A big congratulations is in order for UQ 1′s Kristen Price and Emily Chalk for winning the Grand Final!

A video of their exploits is online now! Watch it here.

The full Speaker Rankings and Team Standings are now available, and you can see the top speakers from the tournament below. Please note that the tab does not account for ironmanning or replacement swing debaters, and they have simply been incorporated into the main speaker score.

Final:
Opening Gov USU 2
Opening Opp Monash 6
Closing Gov USU 1
Closing Opp UQ 1

Semi Finals
Semi 1 USU 1 USU 2 Monash 3 Melbourne 2
Semi 2 UQ 1 Monash 6 USU 5 USU 4

Top Speakers
Ninth – Sasha Lytas, Brontë Lambourne and Rebecca Barrett
Eighth – Alex Downie
Seventh – Emily Chalk
Sixth – Gemma Buckley
Fifth – Colette Mintz and Kristin Price
Third – Kelly Butler and Nina Ubaldi
First – Joanna Connolly 

Motions
Grand Final: This house believes that the feminist movement should adopt the word slut.
Semi Final: This house would establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate sexual abuse within the Catholic Church
Rd 6: This house would refuse to uphold confidential out-of-court settlements
Rd 5: That this house would oust the Karzai administration
Rd 4: This house supports democratic education.
Rd 3: This House would redistribute, aggressively and without compensation, all land taken from black South Africans during apartheid.
Rd 2: This house believes that, in times if economic crisis, economic bodies should withhold information that may damage market confidence.
Rd 1: That this House would never prosecute child soldiers for crimes committed during war.

27 September 2011

Registration Underway for the 2011-12 International Public Policy Forum

Is your debate team looking for a new challenge? Registration is currently underway for the 2011-12 Bickel & Brewer/New York University International Public Policy Forum (IPPF).
 
The IPPF is the only contest that gives students across the globe the opportunity to engage in written and oral debates on issues of public policy -- for free. Students compete for cash prizes and the chance to be one of eight teams invited on an all-expense-paid trip to the IPPF Finals in New York City! In New York, the IPPF World Champion is awarded a $10,000 (USD) grand prize!
 
To participate, your team can register by clicking this link:
 
 
The deadline to register is October 12. Your team should then construct a 2,800 word qualifying round essay on the IPPF topic, "Resolved: Human missions should be a significant focus of space exploration." Qualifying round essays can be written in the affirmative or the negative, but must be submitted to ippf@bickelbrewer.com by October 26, 2011. 
 
The Top 32 teams earn cash awards and advance into a single-elimination, written debate contest -- volleying essays back and forth via e-mail until only eight teams are left standing. Those eight teams compete in oral debates in New York City in front of an elite panel of judges that includes NYU President John Sexton and Bickel & Brewer Partner William A. Brewer III.
 
To learn more, visit www.bickelbrewer.com/ippf today! This could be the year your team is named the IPPF World Champion!
 

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