World Debating News
10 July 2008
Top 10 speakers:
1, Naomi Oreb (Sydney 1)
2. Julia Bowes (Sydney 1)
3. Charisse Borromeo (Ateneo 1)
4. Sharmila Parmanand (Ateneo 1)
5 = Lauren Humphrey (Uni Queensland 1) & Jack Wright (Sydney 2)
7. Tim Mooney (Sydney 2)
8 = Lucia Pietropaoli (Melbourne 1) & Christopher Bishop (Victoria Wellington 1)
10. Stephen Whittington (Victoria Wellington 1)
International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) won the ESL defeating Universitas Indonesia (UI) in the final.
ESL top speakers:
1st - Miranda Anwar (UI)
2nd - Yvonne Ngai (UHK)
3rd - Freida Siregar (UI)
That international institutions should use force to restrict the sale of small arms to African nations
That gun ownership should be restricted to law enforcement agencies
That we should rely on mutual assured destruction rather than on nuclear non-proliferation
That we would abolish the crime of statutory rape
That police officers should be banned from posing as children on the internet to catch pedophiles
That capital punishment should be allowed in cases of child rape
Quarters: US Racial Politics
That we should vote for Barack Obama on the basis of his race
That low-income ethnic neighborhoods should be protected from gentrification
That Latinos should have the right to be taught in Spanish
That hymen reconstruction surgeries should be banned
That IVF clinics should be stopped from implanting embryos known to have disabilities
That all restrictions on the advertising of prescription drugs should be removed
ESL Final: Energy
That the price of petrol should be determined entirely by the market
That we would drill for oil in the arctic circle
That the production of non-hybrid cars should be stopped
ESL Semis: Immigration
That industrialized nations should be forced to accept climate change refugees
That states should remove all restrictions against the immigration of HIV-infected people
That medical workers from developing countries should not be allowed to migrate to the developed world
Round 1: Conflict Zones
That the UN should hire mercenaries for military operations
That African states should recognize Tsvangirai as the rightful leader of Zimbabwe
That we would respect China's right to prosecute foreign athletes who protest at the Beijing Olympics
Round 2: Sin
That we would ban groups that glorify obesity
That governments should not take any action to discourage individuals from smoking
That problem gamblers should have their welfare payments suspended
Round 3: Philippines
That we should end US involvement in fighting terrorism in Southern Mindanao
That we have had enough People Power revolutions
That the Philippines should adopt Chavez-style land reforms
Round 4: Business and Trade
That corporate regulators should have veto power over executive bonuses
That we would protect nationally important companies from ownership by foreign government entities
That the WTO should abandon consensus voting as the basis for decision-making
Round 5: Sustainable Development
That areas of high ecological value should be returned to indigenous peoples for management
That arable lands should not be used for growing crops for bio-fuels
That individuals should be given carbon quotas
Round 6: Bois and Grrrls
That we would create separate units for gays in the military
That governments should ban groups that seek to 'straighten out' gay men and women
That we would allow minors to have sex change operations
Round 7: Science and Tech
That all state-funded projects should be open source
That genetic research that attributes negative traits to particular races should not be pubilshed
That nations should be able to charge licensing fees for the use of genetic information from their native plants and animals
Round 8: Democracy
That candidates should be disallowed from using their own money to finance their campaigns
That the West should cease pressuring transitioning democracies to hold elections
That we would abolish political parties
That pre and post opt transsexuals should be allowed into women-only organizations
9 July 2008
Sydney 1 (Julia Bowes, Naomi Oreb, Steve Hind) vs Sydney 2 (Tim Mooney, Brownyn Cowell, Jack Wright)
Ateneo 1 (Sharmila Parmanand, Charisse Borromeo, Kip Oebanda) vs Monash 1(Victor Finkel, Sashi Balaraman, Kiran Iyer)
The top 8 teams all made it through the Octo-finals. The Australs 2008 Qtr Finalists are
- Sydney-1 (1)
- Melbourne-1 (2)
- Ateneo-1 (3)
- Sydney-2 (4)
- Uni of Queensland-1 (5)
- Victoria-1 (6)
- Monash-1 (7)
- Victoria Wellington-2 (8)
This means the Qtr Final lineup is
- QF 1 Sydney-1 (1) vs Victoria Wellington-2 (8)
- QF 4 Sydney-2 (4) vs University of Queensland-1 (5)
- QF 2 Melbourne-1 (2) vs Monash-1 (7)
- QF 3 Ateneo-1 (3) vs Victoria Wellington-1 (6)
Thanks to those posting comments to update the site.
I’d like to inform you about the 20th edition of the Dutch Anglo-Saxon Parliamentary Debating Institute (DAPDI) hosted at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
DAPDI has a nice tradition to build on: our yearly five day summer course featuring 3 days of top level debating workshops and a 2 day tournament (the serious bit), topped with amazing evening programmes including: BBQ, Baja Beach Club and more (the fun bit).
We will fly in tutors from the Oxford and Cambridge Unions in the UK. They give the workshops and judge the tournament. All debaters are placed in a group of 8-12 people with similar debating experience to ensure workshops of the right level. So whether you’ve already won a few IV’s, or never debated before: DAPDI has something for you to learn.
The tutors of this year’s DAPDI are among the finest debaters Oxford and Cambridge have to offer. Being finalists and even winners of the European Universities Debating Championships (EUDC) and World Universities Debating Championships (WUDC), there are none better able to teach you the art of debating.
Lewis Iwu (current world champion)
Steven Goodman (upcoming fresher)
Neil Dewar (worlds Quarterfinalist)
Jo Box (director of debating at Cambridge)
Daniel Warents (worlds Finalist, European Finalist)
Giles Robertson (European Champion 2007)
The DAPDI 2008 will be held from 25th – 29th august. For more information and registration send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.org
You can also join DAPDI on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10848834884 and visit our website: www.dapdi.nl
Thanks for reading!
8 July 2008
- 1. Sydney-1 (Julia Bowes, Naomi Oreb, Steve Hind) (8 wins)
- 2. Melbourne-1 (Lucia Pietropaoli, Nicole ?, Seamus ?) (7 wins)
- 3. Ateneo-1 (Sharmila Parmanand, Charisse Borromeo, Kip Oebanda) (6 wins)
- 4. Sydney-2 (Tim Mooney, Brownyn Cowell, Jack Wright) (6 wins)
- 5. University of Queensland-1 (Tom Gole, Evan Goldman and Lauren Humphrey) (6 wins)
- 6. Victoria Wellington-1 (Christopher Bishop, Polly Higbee, Stephen Whittington) (6 wins)
- 7. Monash-1 (Victor Finkel, Sashi Balaraman, Kiran Iyer) (6 wins)
- 8. Victoria Wellington-2 (Kathy Scott-Dowell, Kathy Errington, Richard D’Ath) (6 wins)
- 9. Sydney-3 (Giselle Kenny, Kath Connolly, Sam Greenland) (6 wins)
- 10. Ateneo-2 (5 wins)
- 11. Monash-2 (Ravi ?, Nita ?, Damien ?) (5 wins)
- 12. NUS-1 (5 wins)
- 13. MMU-1 (5 wins)
- 14. Ateneo-3 (5 wins)
- 15. UTS-1 (5 wins)
- 16. DLSU-1 (5 wins)
The Octo finals are
- Sydney-1 (1) vs DLSU-1 (16)
- Melbourne-1 (2) vs UTS-1 (15)
- Ateneo-1 (3) vs Ateneo-3 (14)
- Sydney-2 (4) vs MMU-1 (13)
- University of Queensland-1 (5) vs NUS-1 (12)
- Victoria Wellington-1 (6) vs Monash-2 (11)
- Monash-1 (7) vs Ateneo-2 (10)
- Victoria Wellington-2 (8) vs Sydney-3 (9)
Thanks to "Anonymous" for the comments to update the break.
7 July 2008
The tournament budget was especially put together to allow the tournament to expand, specifically in the ESL category. Provisions have been made for the move to octofinals, and space has been made for 350 delegates. In order to combat the problems plaguing recent Nationals regarding quality of adjudication, provisions will be made to facilitate the return of experienced judges who have left the competitive circuit. The OrgCom encourages any interested parties to make contact with the Registration team as soon as details are released.
In line with our mission to make this the most epic National championships ever, the JoziSpeak OrgCom have already secured full sponsorship of the tournament. Tournament Convener Joe Roussos has sealed a deal with Standard Bank to provide financial backing not only for this tournament, but for SA Nationals for the next three years, regardless of the host.
A website will be up soon, but for now information will be shared via the SA National Council mailing list and our JoziSpeak facebook group.
The best EFL speaker in the tournament was Daniel de Kadt (UKZN), and the best ESL speaker was Ummar Segadimo (University of Botswana). In the end, after a tense final, the EFL competition was won by Daniel de Kadt and Brandon Almeida of UKZN while the ESL competition was won by Ummar Segadimo and maswabi Maswabi of the University of Botswana.
The bid to host the tournament in 2009 was won by Wits University.
I am pleased to announce that the website for the Northeast Asian Open 2008 is now open. NEAO 2008 will be held at Nihon University from November 7-9, 2008.
The website is still a work in progress and significant updates will, no doubt, follow. http://neao2008.googlepages.com/
This is a significant event, as it represents the first major regional tournament to be held in Japan. Additionally, this marks the beginning of the rotation of the tournament out of Korea and into other parts of Northeast Asia. The tournament is open to anyone (regardless of the location of your institution).
I hope that you will consider supporting debate in Japan and Northeast Asia as a whole by attending this historic competition!
Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management
6 July 2008
On behalf of the host of this year's World Schools Debating Championships to be held in Washington DC in September 2008, I hereby advise you of the motions for the preliminary prepared rounds and final.
PRELIMINARY ROUND PREPARED MOTIONS
That this house supports military intervention to deliver emergency aid in humanitarian crises
That this house believes that governments have a duty to bail out failing financial institutions.
That this house would ban the use of unethically obtained data in scientific research
That this house would make the directors of multinational companies personally liable for environmental abuses committed by their companies in the developing world
GRAND FINAL MOTION:
That this house would expand the permanent membership of the UN Security Council
NOTE:All teams should arrive in Washington DC prepared to debate both the Proposition and Opposition sides for each of the four preliminary round prepared motions.
The draw (the document listing which teams will be debating each other in each round, which teams will be in proposition and opposition for each debate, and the order in which the prepared motions will be debated) will only be released shortly before the start of the Championship.
Whilst preparing for the debates, teams are strongly advised to read and be familiar with the WSDC Guidelines on Defining Motions & Constructing Cases.
All teams involved in the championships will participate in eight preliminary round debates - four of which will be prepared debates on the motions listed above, and four of which will be impromptu debates for which the motions will be released only one hour in advance.
Please note that if the total number of participating teams is an odd number, one team will sit out each preliminary round and instead participate in a 'bye-round' so four teams will debate only three of the prepared motions if that is the case.
The octo-finals, quarter-finals and semi-finals will also be impromptu debates.
For impromptu debates, the team members will be kept in preparation rooms during the hour leading up to the debate. They will not be allowed to consult with their coaches during that hour.
Under the WSDC Rules, teams may not bring any published or handwritten materials into their preparation rooms for impromptu debates, except for one English Language dictionary, one bilingual dictionary, and one single-volume encyclopaedia or almanac. They are also not allowed to bring in any devices that are potentially capable of accessing information from outside the preparation room, such as mobile phones, laptop computers, pagers, PDAs, BlackBerries, and so on.
Motions for all rounds of the competition are selected by the Motions Selection Committee, which consists of five members elected by the World Schools Debating Council and two members selected by the host organising committee. For 2008, the members of the Motions Selection Committee are: Ria Nuri Dharmawan (Indonesia) Hayah Eichler, (Israel), Albert Fornis (Greece), Noel McGrath (Ireland), Aaron Maniam (Singapore), Ian Lising (USA) and Justin Rodriguez (USA).
If you have any questions regarding the rules or format for debates at the championships, please feel free to e-mail me for clarification.
Best wishes and good luck for your team's preparations for the competition.
Secretary, World Schools Debating Council Executive Committee