Korea 2nd YCF Pre Worlds 2007

Greetings mateys!

The deadline for registering for the Young Challengers tournament is but 3 days away! If we don't burst the cap with a huge amount of teams attending, this discourages organizers from hosting big tournaments AND giving you big prizes!

It's the first big Worlds style tournament in Korea, and an awesome opportunity to get to know the format and build the BP debating culture. Get as many people as you can to attend the tournament, even if they don't know the format, as it'll be a great place to learn.

Therefore, in summary, ladies and gentlemen, what this boils down to, in this august house, on this topic today, our team would like to say,
see you at 2nd Young Challengers Pre-World Debating Championships. And bring two more teams.

Championship Information: http://idea.gangnam.go.kr/info2.htm

Registration: http://idea.gangnam.go.kr/form_1.html

Cheers
Logan

WUDC 2008 Visa Info

Dear all,

All of you must make sure you apply for a visitor's visa before entering
Thailand. Please refer to the link on immigration at our website for details on
visa. There are visa on arrivals for certain countries and all information
pertaining to that can be found on our website in the immigration link. The
page contain the following information:To get information on Thai Embassies and Consulates in your countries or region, for applying for your visitor's visa, please visit the following website:
http://www.thaiembassy.org/

Immigration Bureau Home Page for all Visa related issues. If you need in depth
information about immigration rules and regulations to visit Thailand please
visit the following website: http://www.imm.police.go.th/nov2004/en/base.php.
Your local Thai Embassy or Consulate should be able to provide sufficient
information for all visitor related visas.

Once you arrive at the airport there will be a fast track lane for WUDC
participants. Your entry will be processed fast through immigration. I hope
this is clear.

Kind regards,
Tarique

Singapore Arena Debate Qualifiers for 2008

Dear all,

Following two rounds of auditions, 12 schools have been selected to participate in the televised rounds of the Arena II in 2008. These schools are:

- CHIJ St Joseph's Convent
- CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School
- Dunman Secondary School
- Fairfield Methodist Secondary School
- Global Indian International School
- Hwa Chong Institution
- Jurong Secondary School
- Madrasah Al-Maarif Al-Islamiah
- Nanyang Girls' High School
- Singapore American School
- St Joseph's Institution
- Raffles Institution

Congratulations to these teams. Good luck in the competition next year!

The judges were very impressed by the standard of all the teams who participated in the audition rounds. I think we're going to see a some very high-quality debating on TV next year.

Regards,
Mark Gabriel

WUPID and IDEA Wiki Partnership

Dear all,

Contribute to PEACE on Debatepedia! The Debatepedia is the International Debate Education Association's (IDEA) wiki of debate and reasoning. It is a user-generated site with over 3,000 articles from contributers around the globe. At IDEA, we've partnered with WUPID and started a "Peace Tournament" category on Debatepedia so that the discussion of peace, tolerance and understanding can continue longer after you've left the tournament. Getting involved is simple: create a free account on Debatepedia, visit the CIMB WUPID page on Debatepedia (link below), and start contributing! If you are a debater or adjudicator and have ideas about peace or topics that you'd like to tell others about, create a Debatepedia page, and list it in the category "Peace Tournament" so your colleagues can see it and help improve it.

If you are an NGO Peace Roundtable participant or a debater interested in creating statements or policy drafts to disseminate, simply create a new Debatepedia page (category: Peace Tournament), let your colleagues know the link, and you'll be ready to begin your activism even if your co-authors are on several different continents. IDEA is making the tools available to you and hopes that you find them useful, but the content is yours - so help continue the discussion started at WUPID!

Regards,
Alex Dukalskis
IDEA Program Coordinator
adukalskis@idebate.orgwww.idebate.org
phone from Korea: 02.2648.7611
phone from outside Korea: (+82) 2.2648.7611

Source: http://wiki.idebate.org/

All India Inter-School Urdu Debate Competition 2007

Dear all,

Doha: Dec 7, 2007: Safa Fatimah Siddiqui, a Class X students of Ideal Indian School, Doha, Qatar, has done her alma mater proud by winning second place in the All India Inter-school Urdu Debate competition organised jointly by Doha based Indo-Qatar Urdu Markaz and Hamdard Educational Society (Hamdard University) New Delhi.

The debate, which was held in Hamdard Convention Centre, New Delhi on 1st and 2nd December, found a large number of students from India and abroad taking part. The Ideal Indian School team led by Mr. Asif Ali Khan, a senior Urdu teacher also included Saad Mohd. Ismail, a student of Class X. Saad was awarded a consolation prize. Safa spoke against the motion: Indian Muslims Are Themselves Responsible for Their Backwardness, Not the Government.

She won a cash award of ten thousand rupees besides a trophy. Justice Rajender Kumar Sachhar, renowned for his impartial report to the Government of India on the backwardness of Indian Muslims, honoured them with trophies in a glittering ceremony organised in New Delhi.

Regards,
Rashedul Hasan Stalin

Source: http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=60176

Pakistan Mahbubul Haq Memorial Interschool Debate 2007

Dear all,

ISLAMABAD: The Lahore Grammar School and Islamabad Convent School won first and second positions respectively in the 10th Mahbubul Haq Memorial Interschool Debate Competition held recently.The topic of debate was ‘Global warming, melting glaciers and rising sea levels spell doom for the South Asian region: A Myth or Reality!’ Students spoke in favour and against the topic.

Zainab Samantash of Islamabad Convent School was adjudged best speaker for the motion whereas Nayab Gohar of Lahore Grammar School was adjudged best speaker against the motion.The winning team from each of the SAARC countries will participate in the super final to be held in Delhi.About 18 schools from Lahore and Rawalpindi participated in this round of the competition.

Those who spoke in favour of the topic said global warming was a serious issue. They said environment was never a priority of the world countries that’s why the temperature was increasing at an alarming rate.They said global warming would increase floods in the world and affect the economic growth. They feared that global warming would seriously affect South Asia countries if practical measures were not taken to address the environmental issues immediately.

Those who spoke against the topic said South Asia countries were facing the problems of poverty, illiteracy and absence of basic amenities. They said these countries had to address the health problems and fight fatal diseases. They were of the view that all South Asia countries had limited resources and they could not afford to spend on the environmental issues ignoring the more pressing needs.

They said certain groups had created media hype where as the environmental problems were not as severe as being portrayed. They said only five glaciers were found melting slightly and there was only a slight rise in temperature during the last 100 years. They said South Asia must address its basic issues like poverty, illiteracy and health on priority basis.

Regards,
Rashedul Hasan Stalin

Source: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/

Malaysia CIMB Promotes World Peace Debate 2007

Dear all,

That's what the CIMB Group World Universities Peace Invitational Debate (CIMB WUPID) is all about.The four-day event beginning Dec 16, will see top debating teams from 30world-renowned universities trying to outwit each other on the theme, "Peace: Respect, Tolerance, Togetherness".

The reigning world debating champions from Sydney University, along with the three top-ranked debating teams from Oxford, Cambridge and Hart House University of Toronto will be vying for top honours.CIMB Group Corporate Communications head, Effendy Shahul Hamid, said CIMB was proud to organise the world-class event where the best debaters could engage in a civilised, intelligent disagreement, on peace.

"Only the best debating teams were invited to participate in the event," he told a press conference here Wednesday."Malaysia will be represented by Universiti Teknologi MARA, the Multimedia University and International Islamic University."The winner takes home the prize money of RM10,000 and the CIMB WUPID challenge trophy.CIMB fully sponsors the current top four ranked debating teams. The rest of the teams need only pay for their trip to Kuala Lumpur, while everything else is on the house.

The preliminary rounds will be held at Universiti Kuala Lumpur, the quarter-finals and semi-finals at the Novotel Hydro Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur, and grand final at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.The public is invited to witness the battle royale. Entrance is free.

Regards,
Rashedul Hasan Stalin

Source: http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=300623

WUDC 2008 Transportation Announcement

Dear all,

The transportation team is only providing transportation services from December26th, 2007 till January 5th, 2008. If you are coming early or leaving late, youmust arrange your own transportation. Of course the team will always be here toassist. Please do not forget to fill in all your arrival and departure datesfrom Bangkok. If you do not put the information in the system, we will nothave airport pick up and drop off service for you.

Please email our transportation director at jim@assumptionworlds.com
Please contact him asap.

kind regards,
Tarique

Pakistan Annual Educational Debate and Literary Contest 2007

Dear all,

Annual educational and literary contests for girls were arranged by Faisalabad Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) on Wednesday.

At the Govt Girls School Kohinoor, the competitions for Urdu Debate and Calligraphy were held. Among the speakers who spoke for the notion, Ayesha Anayat from the Govt M C Girls High School stood first, while Faiza Akram from the Govt Girls High School and Shakeela Batool from the Govt Girls High School Kamalia won second and third positions respectively.

Speaking against the notion, Tayyaba Mukhtar from the City Star Public High School won the first prize, while Sabeen Ahmed from the Govt M C Girls High School Samanabad and Iqra Matloob from the Kindergarten Girls High School Eidgah Road bagged second and third positions respectively.

In Calligraphy competition, Tajwar Aashiq from the Govt Girls High School Karkhana Bazar won the first prize, while Saba Aslam from the Govt Girls High School Dalgirrah and Aniqa Amin from the M C High School Bhawana Bazaar stood second and third respectively.

Regards,
Rashedul Hasan Stalin

Source: http://thepost.com.pk/NatNews.aspx?dtlid=132472&catid=2

Philippine Inter-Collegiate Debating Championship 2008

Hi everyone,

In response to several institutions' inquiries about a possible change of schedule for the Philippine Inter-collegiate Debating Championship 2008, the Board of Directors has decided to move PIDC 2008 from February 23-27 to April 3-7, 2008. We hope this will allow more participants to join and raise the tournament's level of competition.

Updates on registration and other tournament details will be posted soon on this egroup and on the tournament's official website, www.pidc-online. com. For any other concerns or comments, please don't hesitate to reach us directly at pidc2008@gmail. com or 09164763660.

Thank you, and we hope to see you all at UP Diliman!

Regards,
BJ Es. Guerrero
Communications Director
PIDC 2008
Email: pidc2008@gmail

Source: debate_philippines E-Group