Documentary About Model Congress in the USA

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Parsippany student in TV
documentary next week

By LAUGA BRUNO • STAFF WRITER • May 31,
2010

PARSIPPANY — Andrew Huang got a call at 1 a.m.
that there was a blackout in the Northeast and he
needed to get to the West Wing immediately.

For

Taiwan Students Use Debate to Focus on Trade Pact with China

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Students hold nationwide debate on ECFA
NEW VOICES: In the second student debate organized by Northern Taiwan Society, participants shared their fears about the agreement’s impact on jobs and salaries

By Vincent Y. Chao
STAFF REPORTER
Monday, May 31, 2010, Page 3
The debate over a controversial

WSDC Dundee Announces Registration Cap Policy Statement

From Irene McGrath:
Hello everyone

As discussed at some length in Doha, here is a document from Cameron Wyllie which details how we intend to limit the numbers attending WSDC Dundee 2011, should this prove necessary.

If you have not already looked us up, you will find the tournament website at http://wsdctournament.wordpress.com/

Best wishes to all
Irene
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Chicago Debate Chronicle June 2010

Image via WikipediaThe Chicago Debate Chronicle
 June 2010, Vol. II, No. 6

The 20091/0 Chicago Debate League season is officially over and with summer vacation set to begin, now is an appropriate time to report on salient season-long data and late-season highlights.  These particular results for the CDL stand out:

* The total number of tournament debaters increased 7%, further surpassing our

News from IDEA 28 May 2010

And the winners of The People Speak Global Debates are...

Congratulations to New Hope Academy (US), Santee High School (US), Liceul Academie de Stiint (Moldova) and Nancho Popovich (Bulgaria), the winners of the fall 2009/spring 2010 Global Debates! These top two US and top two international teams receive all-expenses-paid trips to the 2010 IDEA Youth Forum in Zeeland, Netherlands. The Youth

European Governments Sponsor University Debates in Fiji

Image by Light Knight via FlickrFrom http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=147435


Foreign governments support university debateRiteshni Singh
Friday, May 28, 2010

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Fiji's first-ever Inter-University debate was launched yesterday which will see students from University of the

More Videos of Asian Format Debates from UADC 2010

Image via WikipediaFrom Zheng Bo zhengbo@debateclub.cn

This is Zheng Bo from China. I know many of you were looking for videos taken at UADC. I'm sorting out all my videos and the following are what I have for now.
All my UADC videos are uploaded to a video sharing site in China (www.youku.com), I don't know whether you can access it with satisfactory speed. If you run into any problem accessing

Euros Update

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Dear (prospective) participants of Amsterdam Euros,


Thank you all for being very cooperative in the registration process: this helps us making the whole tournament run smoother, as we can now start the process of room assignments, ESL status decisions, logistical planning for arrivals day and order the exact number of meals for each dietary preference. A

Adjudication Core for UADC 2011

Image via WikipediaFrom Gica Mangahas:

Hello everyone,

I'd like to congratulate Macau on the success of their bid at the last Union meeting held in Assumption. I join everyone in wishing the organizing committee the best of luck in all of their preparations.

I am also grateful to the Macau team for endorsing me as their Chief Adjudicator for next year's tournament. I appreciate their trust,

Second World Online Debating Championships

From Neill Harvey-Smith:

We are proud to announce that the second World Online Debating Championships will place in August and September of this year.  Thirty-two teams from thirty-two countries will battle it out to be crowned the best online debaters in the world and you are cordially invited to be one of them.

Last year teams from Eastern and Western Europe, North and South America, Africa,

Southern California Parliamentary Debate Cooperative 2010

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Summer greetings all!

It is with great pleasure that I offer the details of the second annual
Southern California Parliamentary Debate Cooperative hosted by Azusa Pacific
University in Azusa, CA July 11-17, 2010.

As was the case last year, we will be cutting costs to the bare minimum to
make this affordable while still enticing a great group of coaches,

SecondLife Espanol - Watch a Virtual Reality Debate in Spanish!

Image via WikipediaTonight at 8 PM USA ET there will be a WUDC format debate in SecondLife.

The four teams will represent Columbia, Venezuela (2) and Cornell University.

Judge Tiara Naputi will release the motion and after 15 minutes prep the debate will begin.

This is a final reminder for tonight. Try to be there early. These are the instructions that include a url for the place we meet in.

USA Policy Debaters Square Off on Test Ban Treaty for Policy Experts

Image via WikipediaResolved: that the United States should ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Michigan State LW vs. Emory IW
Thursday, June 10th, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
CSIS B1 Conference Center
1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC, 20006
RSVP to cjones@csis.org


Here's the full announcement (also attached):

Each year, hundreds of university students around the country spend countless hours

Videos from United Asian Debating Championships

From Logan:

Sharing - videos I took of debates during UADC. Enjoy!

Demonstration Debate / Adjudication Test
THBT terminally ill patients should have access to drugs that have not been clinically tested
GOV (Steph, Wen-U, Dai Oba)
OPP (Manaav, Neha, Tian Yian)
http://blip.tv/file/3646484

Round 1
THBT religious organizations should pay taxes on donations received and assets owned
Ateneo 2 vs

Second World Online Debating Championship

From David Crane:

We are proud to announce that the second World Online Debating
Championships will place in August and September of this year.
Thirty-two teams from thirty-two countries will battle it out to be
crowned the best online debaters in the world and you are cordially
invited to be one of them.

Last year teams from Eastern and Western Europe, North and South
America, Africa, and Asia

Submissions for Monash Debating Review

Image via WikipediaFrom Harish Natarajan:

Dear All,

The Monash Debating Review is an annual debating publication, produced by The Monash Association of Debaters. The MDR is a scholarly, interdisciplinary journal that addresses issues of interest to debaters. We are currently seeking submissions from those with an interest in debating or debating issues for the 8th volume of the MDR . The MDR

United Asian Debating Championship Results

Image by Stuck in Customs via FlickrFrom Logan:


Greetings from the first United Asian Debating Champions, hosted by Assumption University in Bangkok. This tournament was especially important because as the Asian debate community came together after 5 years of separation, the crisis peaked in Bangkok - a stark reminder of the importance and relevance of debate. We were based about 30 minutes

International Debate Acadmy Slovenia 2010 Announcement

IDAS GETS RESULTS
*WUDC Top EFL Speaker
*WUDC Top ESL Speaker
*2 OF WUDC EFL Top Ten Speakers
*4 OF WUDC ESL Top Ten Speakers
*5 OF WUDC ESL Quarterfinal Teams20-28 NOVEMBER 2010
Full program for students – instruction, IDAS 2010 tournament
IDAS 2010 tournament for students – tournament in Ljubljana at the Faculty of Administration-University of Ljubljana.
Full program for trainers, teachers,

Better World Conference Announces Keynotes - Mocnik, Newman, Greenland

For more information, see:
http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/better/

Blog for news and updates see:
http://betterworldconference.blogspot.com/

Third International Conference on Argumentation, Rhetoric, Debate and the Pedagogy of Empowerment -- THINKING AND SPEAKING A BETTER WORLD.

Two previous conferences have been held, one in Koper and the other in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The third conference

Wake Held for Victim of Violence Debater & Coach Vince Binder

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Friends, family remember deceased studentPosted on10 May 2010. By Ana Rebecca Rodriguez
FSView & Florida Flambeau, Florida State U. via UWIRE
Friends and family of Florida State U. graduate student Vincent Binder will gather to honor his memory at a wake in Brooklyn, N.Y. on the afternoon of May 10

Wyoming Names New Debate Director

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From http://www.uwyo.edu/news/showrelease.asp?id=42422




Travis Cram Named New Director of UW Debate Team





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Source ::: THE PENINSULA DOHA: At least 12 schools in Qatar are set to lock horns at the National Secondary

State of American Political Dialogue Up for NYC Debate

Image by Roscoe Van Damme (In Memory of Maureen) via FlickrFrom http://stuyspectator.com/2010/05/02/debaters-discuss-the-state-of-american-political-dialogue/

Debaters Discuss the State of American Political Dialogue


By SHILPA AGRAWAL and MAYA AVERBUCH ⋅ May 2, 2010   Four debaters, two clad in suits and ties, the other two in skirts

Flashpoint Debate Television Celebrates 400 Episodes

Flashpoint 399 - Not Quite 400 from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.


Flashpoint 400 - 400 At Last! from Alfred Snider on Vimeo.

Flashpoint began in 1992 and has continued until this date, 2 May 2010. As we approached episode 400 we decided to do a pair of special shows for 399 and 400. These are those two shows.

This program involves a retrospective and celebrartion of 400 episodes. It features:

Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2010 Results

UP Debate Society (UPDS) successfully hosted the Philippine Inter-collegiate Debating Championship (PIDC) 2010 on April 7-12 at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus. With over 300 participants from 35 colleges and universities all over the Philippines, PIDC became a venue for the Filipino youth to speak their mind and make their voices count.



    *      8 New Institutions

Liberty Wins USA Policy Debate Sweepstakes Again

From http://www.liberty.edu/news/index.cfm?PID=18495&MID=18354


News & EventsDebate Team wins national sweepstakes championshipsApril 30, 2010 : University Advancement staff

Speech & Debate Break Cultural Norms of Silence for Youth

From http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2010/04/centennial_high_debate_team_in.html


Centennial High debate team inspires success, in any language By James Mayer, The Oregonian April 30, 2010, 10:52PM

Members of Centennial High School’s speech and debate team overcome cultural taboos against speaking out. Among the team’s 20 members are (from left) Xin Wen, Klare Aziz, Yasharet

Defending Sarah Palin the Debater

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Friday, April 30, 2010 A Real Debater Responds to Steve Schmidt By Ian Lazaran


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The following is a guest post from longtime commentator Vidsweet. You can check out Vid's blog here. Vid's guest post responds to the comments made in this interview by