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The largest WSDC ever held. WELCOME TO THE WSDC 2008 SCRAPBOOK Thirty-nine countries. Young people from all over the world came to Washington DC USA to America welcomes you all. disagree constructively, logically and in mutual respect. The great issues of the day were discussed and disputed with careful ears and thoughtful voices. Links were made, ideas were exchanged and a new network of friendships was created for the 21st Century.
Huge thanks go to so many people, but especiallyt to our convener Phyllis Hirth. She had a dream of bringing the world of debate to the United States of America and to Washington DC. She made her dream a reality and we are all better off for that.
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SEE WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED! Here are a number of photos taken by organizers and attendees at WSDC 2008. Some of it has been borrowed. We are not professional photographers but we like what we see. Many thanks to those who submitted photos, but especially to Claire Ryan of New Zealand who was so especially excellent in sharing her photos. Play Slideshow Subscribe
Our Hotel - Hyatt Regency Crystal City WSDC 2008 group photo
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Aaron Maniam Chief Adjudicator Washington, DC
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Water on the way Phyllis Hirth opens WSDC 2008
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Piscataway nation opens WSDC 2008 Chris Erskine on opening night
Snake dance Michelle Rhee, DC Public Schools Chancellor, gives keynote speech
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Kiwi candid Boarding the buses
Waiting for buses Incorporation meeting
Team Slovenia with Piscataway representative Announcements for rounds in hotel
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Kit Sawers of NPPF and James Probert of Kit Sawers speaks to crowd about NPPF debate English-Speaking Union contest - see http://nppf.net/
Crowd at NPPF reception India (left) and Pakistan (right) before historic debate
Anja Juvancic & Bojana Skrt from Slovenia Country exhibition smiles
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Country exhibition Mongolia Country exhibition Mongolia & England
Country exhibition Mongolia & Montenegro Country exhibition Kuwait
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Country exhibition England Country Exhibition Song Yoo Jin from Korea poses in the traditional “Hanbok”
Country exhibition fellowship Country exhibition Canada
Country exhibition Argentina Country exhibition international unity
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Country exhibition Romanian mating ritual Country exhibition music
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Country exhibition dancing doll Country exhibition Slovakia
Country exhibition Pakistan Country exhibition Israel
Country exhibition international beauty Country exhibition international friends
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Country exhibition Mexico Country exhibition Ireland
Country exhibition beautiful Kuwait New Zealand and Scotland
9/11 memorial Scotland in kit
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New Zealand mascot Country exhibition lovely Japan
Peru’s mascot Mamani the alpaca Bild 226
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party The Swing Team
Break night party food 9/11 memorial
Announcing the break! Morning announcements
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Council Meeting We make things happen
New Zealand before semis Scotland before semis
Scotland with fan Bob Corbett England before the finals
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New Zealand before the finals National Forensic League’s Scott Wunn with mysterious guest
Judges on finals stage right Judges on finals stage left
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5-4 for England Top Speaker
Top ESL Speaker Second EFL Speaker
Top ESL Team Greece EFL Champion Slovenia
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England Number One
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These five Argentineans have been debating for years, and trying to work hard and seriously… unfortunately, they didn’t really accomplish it. Franco, Nico, Brian, Andy, and Rocio are just regular people who enjoy doing what most people would, and have never climbed the mount Everest. They are smart, easy going, beautiful great people... well, they just try their best. Together with their Coach Dana they have been training, debating, and discussing this year’s most interesting and certainly not complicated motions until they just couldn’t have asked much more from their poor exhausted and overworked brains (which happened more often than not, and at a very early stage of each training session). Somehow, however, they managed to get here!
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Evan Goldman, coach Todd Golding, judge Erin O'Brien, judge Daniel Swain, debater Kellymaree Butler, debater Emily Chalk, debater Hugh Satterthwaite, debater Chris Bisset, debater
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Samiul Karim Sumaiya Anjum Kashfi Syeda Nazifa Tasnim Zubair Idris Nadiv Rahman
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Bermuda is a compact sub tropical island located in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 900 nautical miles east of New York City. Bermuda is the oldest British Colony still in existence and boast an interesting mix of British and Caribbean culture, from the ever helpful British Bobby who directs traffic in the ‘bird cage’ to the exotic and vibrant performances of our gombey dancers. Our traditional Sunday morning breakfast of codfish and potato fishcakes blends the two cultures deliciously! Bermuda has a population of approximately 67,000 inhabitants and takes up no more than 21 square miles but is packed full of keen and motivated debaters. Jacari Brimmer-Landy Jacari first became involved in debate when at 11 he entered into the Global Peace And Tolerence debate in Bermuda, a debate organized bythe United Nations. Ever since then he has been debating for both his school and his country, although this is his first trip to WSDC. He feels most comfortable as a third speaker as he enjoys listening to his opponents arguments before totally tearing them apart.
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Encouraged by her school coaches and several lawyer acquaintances, she began participating in the debates as well and has been engaged in many debating and public speaking competitions since. In her spare time, Catherine plays the piano and works as a sailing coach's assistant, a job that, among other things, entails herding small children into sailboats, and does not come with nearly enough danger pay. She enjoys reading other people's stories, and writing and illustrating her own. Catherine hopes to one day become either a lawyer for Greenpeace, or a journalist. Michelle Kelly Michelle Kelly was born on a beautiful, hot summer's day 17 years ago. Although she has always been a talker and argued quite a bit, it wasn't until six years ago that she found her calling as a debater and she hasn’t stopped since! She has represented her school at the Bermuda National Competition for six years and won best speaker twice. She has represented Bermuda twice at the World Schools Debating Championship and hopes that third times the charm. Nikki-Lynn Marshall Nikki Marshall has had an interest in debate since she was eight years old and competed in her first competition. Ever since she has seen debating as an opportunity to learn new things and challenge herself. Her other interests include reading, playing the piano, and participating in public speaking competitions. This year she also won the Youth Tourism Competition which allowed her to improve on her public speaking and has definitely helped with writing and structuring her debates! Debating is just something that she very much enjoys and she doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon.
Nicholas Rinehimer Nicholas became involved in debate 6 years ago, during his first year of senior school. Since his first debate in the Bermuda Nationals he’s been a consistent member of the debate club at Saltus Grammar School. He has traveled to both Canada and England with his debate coach Miss Hiles to take part in the IISPSC as well as competing nationally each November. Nicholas is entering his senior year of high school and plans to attend college in either Boston or New York to study chemical engineering and business. At his school he chairs the Student Council and runs the student newspaper. Outside of school he writes and directs movies and is constantly involved in the film scene on the Island. Whether he’s throwing his own premiere or working with the Bermuda International Film Festival, he’s always got something to do! Christianna Hiles - Team Coach Christianna is thrilled to participate in the World Schools Debate Championship in Washington D.C. as the coach for Team Bermuda. Christianna has coached debate at a middle and high school level for the last four years and is honoured to be able to extend this to a national and international level. Christianna is a high school teacher who specializes in English and Drama. When not coaching school and national debate, or marking copious AP literature essays she can be found on, in or near the water. Calvin Thomas - Adjudicator Calvin has been a member of the Bermuda Debate Society for a number of years but this is his first experience as an accompanying adjudicator. Getting involved in debate has helped Calvin fulfill a desire be give back to the community by representing Bermuda in this capacity. Involvement in Bermuda’s debate scene also serves as a great divergence from his computer geek duties at a leading property-catastrophe reinsurer.
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Tim Abdulla, Born 16 long years ago on a cold winter night in snowy Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tim Abdulla began his first six years of life in a small town in rural Manitoba. Today, Tim attends St. John's-Ravenscourt School in the somewhat larger city of Winnipeg. When not debating, Tim enjoys sporadically napping, and, occasionally, when not sleeping, he can be coaxed into some kind of physical activity.
Kees de Ridder, A French immersion student from William Aberhart High School in Calgary, Kees is pleased to be a part of the 2008 national debate team. Kees began debating in grade nine, and was hooked from the start. When he is not debating, Kees enjoys going to movies with friends, working as a swimming instructor, and snowboarding. Eventually, Kees hopes to pursue a career in law and politics. He enjoy a bit too much is Dutch ancestry.
Sam Greene, A grade 11 student in St. John’s Newfoundland, Sam Greene is delighted to be a member of the national team. Since starting debate in the 8th grade, he has competed at the national and international levels in places as far flung as http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wsdc/Canada.html Page 1 of 2 CANADA 12/3/08 9:59 AM
South Africa. Outside debate, Sam is an active jazz trumpeter and singer, and a member of several nationally acclaimed performing groups. Grandson of a sea captain, Sam looks forward to bringing a distinctive Newfoundland flavor to the team.
David Miko, David Andrew Miko was born on March 5th, 1990 and is currently a grade twelve student at Westmount Charter School in Calgary, Alberta. When not prepping for World's or debating at various local and national tournaments, David can be found training his school's debate team, advocating on behalf of his school's students on the Student Council and overseeing yearbook construction as Editor-in-Chief. Since elementary school, David's dream has been to participate in the World's Championships, and this opportunity is one he waits for with great anticipation. After university David plans to pursue a career in law or politics.
Daniel Lewis, Daniel is a grade 11 student at the Halifax Grammar School. He started debating in grade 8, and qualified for Junior Nationals at his first tournament. In grade 9 he began debating much more seriously, and has been traveling across the country debating since then. When not debating or participating in other academic pursuits, Daniel is training for cross country or middle distance track, competing at the provincial level. Daniel also enjoys backcountry skiing and orienteering. The areas of expertise that he brings to the team include military history and European football.
Martin Poirier – Coach- It could not be a Canadian National Team without a token French Canadian. The coach is barely understandable in either National languages, but becomes somewhat more logical after consuming his daily dosage of red wine.
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= Barbora "No. 1" Golanova Introducing the team's only superhuman debater, Barbora! She's been debating since she was, like, a toddler, and she probably spoke fluent English when her mother's pregnancy reached the second trimester. (She's firm on the stance that life doesn't begin at conception, though.) At first, we were kind of sour about the fact that in every single one of her speeches, she got twice as many style points as the whole rest of the team. (Summed up.) Then, we realized that even though we're real losers compared to her, we can at least try not to spoil to for her and do some decent cheerleading while she speaks - a task which we utterly failed in. We're so sorry that we couldn't keep the decorum and get you to the octofinals, Bara!
Her immense interest in the human rights situation - and also, her sweetness - is probably the only thing that prevents her from rightfully blaming us. Instead, as her selfless nature commands her, she kindly takes all the blame on herself.
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= Anna Hlavacova No matter what was happening, Anna was pushing us forward. Whether it was a debate preparation, a queue in front of the Victoria's Secret or an edge of a cliff. Her desire to win was so great that sometimes, actually, she attacked *both* teams argumentation respectively.
Needless to say that with her years of experience and wealth of knowledge, she was regularly the best speaker. Well, she would have been... hadn't it been for Barbora. That's the drawback of being in one team with a prodigy, right?
Her obsession with shoes and other fashion items remains her only known weakness. After all, that's the real difference between a robot and a human being, isn't it? A lipstick.
= Martin "Mini" Dunaj Having been extraordinarily gifted, Martin somehow had to control the level of awesome put into an ordinary human. (Still no match for Barbora, though.) So he got himself dreadlocks. He, thus, started to attract a completely new group of people - as from that moment, it's not only girls who desire to hold him tight, but also police officers and members of the airport security staff. (There's a LOT of funny stories out there.) But unlike other charmingly handsome male members of the Czech National Team, he's also been born with intelligence - a lot of it, apparently (not enough to avert his dreadlocks idea, though) - and an astonishing sense for rhythm.
If you ever see him on street, you'll recognize him instantly. He'll be the only badass rapper wearing a suit.
= Simon "Shippy" Podhajsky This year's experiment hasn't gone very well. Even though Barbora tried her best to change his pointless arguing into rational argumentation, her attempt - as many others - was to no avail. That is not to say that he is not extremely cool in his very own way - depending on your definition of "cool", of course. So is his sense of humour - with the same definition clash. Yes, he's mad about those. And about economics. No-one has ever made so many idiotic claims about supply and demand, although his presence in the national team presents a clear example of an opportunity cost.
That is not to say that nobody likes him. Quite upon the contrary! Of course, it depends on the definition of "contrary". It'd be downright wrong to claim that nobody dislikes him, anyway.
After he wasn't able to sneak into the Irish preparation room and to pretend that he really is one of them - because look at the hair! - and just speaks really bad and incomprehensible English, the rest of the team stuck him into our coach's luggage, anyway. But it was too late at that point.
= Andrea "Panda Watcher" Jamborova Last but definitely not least - the nicest of the nice.
If I was asked to think of someone who'll negotiate the world peace one day, we'd have to say: Andrea. Her sensitivity, her ability to calm things down and not to lose her senses while doing this job was, at times, the only thing holding the Czech National Team together. Somehow, she managed to contain Bára's awesomeness, Anna's fortitude, Martin's intelligence and Shippy's twisted conception of humour - a task which truly requires some prowess. Also, she proved to be an indespensable guide - without her, we wouldn't be able to communicate in Washington D. C.'s language of majority. Spanish.
And, her brilliant personality notwithstanding, she's a super-awesome debater, too, even though her modesty doesn't allow her to concede it.
I'm not sure if she could make it, though, if she hadn't carried her love for pandas and other fluffy animals all along.
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just plain crap when met with our beautiful coach's iron stare. Her English is much better than the British average - and knowing that we could completely rely on her grammar has been much comfort to us. So was the fact that her assessment of the debates has never let us in any doubt - there was not a single time that her projected winner would actually win.
But otherwise, her sacrifice can't be put into words.
Oh my gosh, she even agreed to claim that Russia was to blame for the outbreak of Russian-Georgian war! That alone should prove that she was willing to do anything for us.
That and the fact that she actually managed to get a visa.
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Seb Farquhar
Seb’s distinguishing characteristics are that he almost shares a name with a character from Shrek, and that he has ‘unusually long thighs’. He is about to start Physics and Philosophy at university, but his career plans are centred on being a professional assassin, because he wants to be more like James Bond.
James Fox
James is one of life’s natural-born worriers; fears include bacon, hair straighteners, Seb and debating . In a few weeks, he will start studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics, a degree choice driven by his secret crush on Sarah Palin.
Emily Pearce
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very good at adding things up, so she would like to do Mathematics at university.
Ben Woolgar
Ben is one of London’s leading socialites – when he’s not dining with the Beckhams, he’s hanging out with minor royals or preparing for Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He’s also had a bit part in the Harry Potter films.
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Debaters: Belafi, Carmen; Murrhardt Deiss, Valerie; Korb Dressel, Leonie; Stuttgart Gilke, Jana; Backnang-Heinigen Seethaler, Franziska; Böblingen
Coach: Laux, Sven; Bietigheim-Bissingen
Judges: Hoeness, Angelika; Korb Heil, Klaus-Peter; Mutlangen Trefz, Birgit; Aspach
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Alex Daskagiannis Christina Haremi Elena Georgantzis George Katritsis Pennie Douligeris
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Annette Chau Benjamin Kindler Bryce Kam Jubi Yan-Lin Li Justina Lee
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Gesa Adlini Ilma Ghaisany Sjah, or Gesa, has the attention span of a sack of potatoes. She relieves her frequent boredom by playing bumper chairs, chucking stuff at people, and tripping over clowns on stilts. The reason for this is because she diverts all her brainpower (and she has a lot of it) to debating. And yes, we see this as the silver lining to a very, very dark cloud.
Dwinta Anak Agung Sagung Dwinta Kuntaladara—“Dwinta” by her friends—hails from the Island of the Gods, Bali. Being true to her first speaker’s nature, Dwinta, a devout vegetarian, always needs quite an extensive amount of time to layout an opening to ANY story she is about to tell. But just hang in there; the story will be interesting, well… umm… most of the time that is.
Mita Aria Danaparamita, a.k.a. Mita, hopes that one day the backwater town she comes from becomes a world famous destination. Her biggest dream is to become a Starbucks barista so she can get free coffee. Unfortunately, her inability to drop the tone of the end of her sentence and her tendency to use the word ‘like’ excessively stand as quite considerable obstacles to this aspiration of hers. “Like… you want like… coffee?”
Chris Christian Leonardo has three main ambitions in life: own a Lamborghini, get married with whomever, and die in peace. We, on the other hand, are completely sure that he has a forth secret ambition in mind: perfect hair. That is why he is the one with the biggest hairspray can in the team. No, wait, http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wsdc/Indonesia.html Page 1 of 2 INDONESIA 12/3/08 10:03 AM
correction: the ONLY one with a hairspray can in the team.
Idan Wildan, or Idan, is the team’s beloved surname-less team captain. Nature apparently has a lifetime vendetta against him since he constantly has problem with the temperature. Because even though some like it hot and some like it cold, Idan simply likes it neither. This tall, handsome guy is very kind, but his pickup lines can get super cheesy. If he tries any of those lines on you, just walk away slowly and don’t make any sudden movement.
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Hugh Burns I am 17 and i attend Pobailscoil Neasáin. I live in Baldoyle in the north side of Dublin city. My interests include calligraphy and skydiving. I hope to study history in university and wallow in unemployed despair thereafter.
David Byrne I am a student of Catholic University School in Dublin. I'm 16 and my hobbies include debating and chess. I also like baseball and support the Mets. I hope to study law and work in the US in the future, but the job of Horatio in CSI seems like a cool alternative.
Eoghan Hartigan I go to Catholic University School also and am 17. My interests include debating and sports. I like cricket, football and golf amongst others. Romantic poetry is also a hobby. For my future career, i'd like to be Rumpole of the old bailey or else just an ordinary barrister.
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I am 17 and a student at Gonzaga College in Dublin. I like rugby and my other sporting interests include surfing, sailing and windsurfing. I also like to play guitar and bass. In College i hope to study law.
Sian Ní Mhuire(captain) I'm 18 and i go to Newpark Comprehensive School. My interests include theatre, art, the Irish language, film and music. I hope to study and Central St. Martins next year and to then become a theatre director or playwright.
Coaches Eoghan McSwiney and Jim McElroy. Judge Dick Wafer.
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TEAM ISRAEL It all started when Denzel Washington finally made debating cool. Team Israel was inspired by the movie to change their training methods in order to mimic a 1980’s underdog sport movie. All debates were now undertaken with inspiring pump-it-up montage music in the background, and the team was only spared waxing their coach's car thanks to Yoni’s inability to drive more than four feet without crashing into a tree (a particularly impressive feat when you consider 70% of Israel is open desert). Team selection was also given a complete overhaul. Rather than choosing debaters based on level of skill or experience, the team was assembled in order to match well known stereotypes from the aforementioned movies. Filling the role of "crusty washed up coach" was almost too easy. Yoni Cohen had been a promising young debater with his whole life ahead of him, until that fateful day nearly ten years ago, when his cue cards spun out of control in the middle of a particularly nasty piece of analysis, instantly killing six members of the audience and giving the seventh a vicious paper cut. Now, with a final chance of redemption and armed with specially patented sticky cue cards, all that was left is to gather his Conquest Force of Lowly Servants (later to be renamed by his media advisor: “Peace Coalition of Willing Allies”). First off came Matan Lamdan, as “the useless kid with his finger up his nose that somehow ends up winning the final match”. Rather than being a debater
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by trade, Matan holds the Israeli record for most hotdogs stuffed into a mouth at one time. Yoni was swift to recognize the debating potential of anyone with such a big mouth and lust for public degradation. Next up was “the ditzy cheerleader”, Batzion Ben-David, who made the team thanks to her coach's somewhat iffy linear logic - "no one could possibly be that clueless, could they? Therefore, she must be a genius!". In all fairness though, Batzion is yet to lose a fashion debate. The role of "troubled kid who turns out to have a heart of gold" was given to Moshe Rosenchein, who was always a rather disturbed character, sitting in dark corners by himself during prep room and accusing his teammates of being capitalist pigs whenever they brought up economic arguments. Heart- of-gold turn-up is still TBA. Vered Shpiro was cast as "the bright and annoyingly nerdy girl, who turns out to be really good at whatever sport the guys are playing". In the movies she also ends up with the dashingly good-looking captain who leads his team to victory, but unfortunately, that was the one role Yoni forgot to fill. Nevertheless, Benji Kalman’s spot on the team was never doubted, as in every sport movie worth its salt there's always one guy who's so completely hopeless he can barely run, let alone engage in real action. It almost seemed like Benji was born for this role, as to this day, after several years of international debating, he is still trying to decipher what on earth could "THBT" possibly mean. Asher Weill, the heartless businessman who wants to destroy the playing-field to make place for a new shopping mall, knows trouble and wacky times are afoot. If underdog movies are at all reliable, then this is indeed a team to be reckoned with, or, at the very least, laughed at.
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Junichi Miyagawa Asuka Ishiwata Kaoru Kofukada Mika Kawakita Mika Seki
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Al-Faraj, Ascia Dey, Sanhita Khalid, Kasifa Yeganeh, Fatima Varghese, Rohan
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From the left to the right (in the picture):
Julija: A phenomenon in the Lithuanian debate world - a record-breaker in terms of WSDC attendance (this is her 3rd Championship!). Tiny and fragile on the outside, she can outspeak anyone from the team and outeat all of them. The blonde of artistic nature has a passion for ping-pong, which often prevents her from working on cases.
Lukas: A wellspring of jokes and overall wisdom. He loves macroeconomics and playing rugby; calls himself a nerd but comes up with a thousand and one creative excuses. If they reached the finals of WSDC, he would make it a fun debate and show all that he’s learned from watching British comedies. His motto: never take the blame on yourself.
Kotryna: A gulp of fresh air - the only representative of the western part of Lithuania, patient about the rest of the team making fun of it. Student exchange in the USA, summer holidays all over Europe, university in Milan - http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wsdc/Lithuania.html Page 1 of 2 LITHUANIA 12/3/08 10:06 AM
taking over the world is in her to-do list, and she will achieve it by means of either debating, or smiling, or usually both.
Aiste (the coach): A proverb of work and responsibility. Hardly ever compliments the team’s performance but never gets tired of watching them try. A dictator in disguise.
Dovile: A natural born prodigy - it took her a whopping whole year of debating experience to become a national topspeaker, do well in several international tournaments and make it to the WSDC. You can easily recognise her by an astonishing British accent, unbelievably wide scope of interests, ranging from physics to gastronomy, and true love for rock’n’roll.
Justas: A voice of reason, a killer of the most sophisticated logics, but often helpless against time limits. A man of talent: proficient in painting, playing numerous musical instruments, and doing research. Always reaching for new heights, from rooftops to debate victories.
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Team Mexico started its journey on September 2007. The English Speaking Union Mexico organized the first national contest, which was between schools in the capital city, Mexico City. After a week of training, the team was selected and those 5 Mexicans started their preparation for WSDC 2008. Guided by their coach Daragh Grant and with the help of ESU Mexico they have achieved the first Mexican participation in the contest. This is Team Mexico…
Jesus Romo Morales (age 15) Jesus started debating a year ago, and debate has give him the opportunity to acquire lots of skills, analysis and most important to get to know many people from different places. He enjoys reading, listening to music, watching movies and of course debating. He would like to know a lot of places and people in his life and expect to find happiness in whatever he does. He is looking forward being in Athens.
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which can always come in handy. In addition to debating, he also enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends and meeting new people among other things. Sigberto is hopeful he will got to Athens in February and see his new friends once more.
Aurea María Fuentes Morales (age 17) Aurea is a girl who loves debating (as almost every single person in this webpage). She thinks debate gives great analytical skills and brings people together in a very enjoyable way. One of the things she likes the most is dancing Flamenco; she has been dancing for 5 years now. She likes to listen to almost all kinds of music, from mariachi to pop. Aurea likes travelling and meeting new people who, she thinks, always have something to teach.
Marco Vinicio Bárcena Rodríguez (18) As all the Mexican debate team, Marco was introduced in parliamentary debating in Sep 07. Most of the time he is arguing of political issues and this is a reason why he love to debate. Marco started to like international politics since he entered to high school, and he is really interested in the Latin- American political and economic situation. Also in the last years he has been organizing Community and service activities in his school and with and NGO. Marco would love to see you all in Greece but lets see what happens.
Daragh Grant, Coach
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Jelena Jelusic Milos Popvic Nevena Maric Rastko Pajkovic Sanja Radanovic
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Team The Netherlands is among one of the first participating teams at the WSDC and of course present in Washington 2008. Enthusiastic speakers and an experienced coach are perfect ingredients for an exciting and fun tournament. The team consists of five speakers, being Olaf van Campenhout, Rooj Darweesh, Joris Vincent, Wybren Bosma and Anne van Bruggen. Jeannette Baljeu is coaching the team for the ninth time. Ard van der Steur, Eva Spoor and Scott Brugmans have joined the team as adjudicators and Alexander Zwagerman as shadow adjudicator. We are sure that this will be a great tournament and looking forward to it! During this event The Netherlands will make a bid for hosting the WSDC in 2010; we hope to welcome you all in The Hague.
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TEAM NEW ZEALAND Maria English (Captain) Maria English is 17 years old and hails from the sprawling metropolis of Dipton, New Zealand. She currently attends Samuel Marsden Collegiate School and her favourite things are netball, singing, volleyball, Cat Stevens, wind turbines and ice-cream. And debating. Her dream job is starring as an extra on Home and Away.
Holly Jenkins Holly Jenkins is 17 years old and lives in the Hutt Valley, near Wellington, in New Zealand. Her hobbies include being generally enthusiastic, and talking to buskers. She would be an accomplished base jumper if she was not scared of heights.
Ben Kornfeld Ben Kornfeld is a 17 year old from Auckland, New Zealand. He is of dubious origin and feels slightly out of place amongst debaters because he is the only who hates english classes, and takes science. Ben wishes he could convince debaters to play more paintball and also enjoys watching rugby because he'd be terrible at playing it.
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Tom Chen Tom (Geng) Chen is a 17 year old ethnic Chinese living in Hamilton, New Zealand. He is not an illegal immigrant. Geng is his gangsta name since it has two g's. Tom likes debating, economics, card (tricks and games), cycling, parkour, hiking, breathing and jedi powers. Tom also appreciates music of all kinds.
Jennifer Savage Jen Savage is an 18 year old girl from small-town Wanganui (otherwise known as Wangavegas) in New Zealand. She votes in favour of old rock music, healthy food, witty humour, and pilates. Conversely, she hates spiders that jump, espresso, being disorganised, patent shoes, and too much serious debating!
Coach: Julia Fetherston Assistant Coach: Kevin Moar
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Feroze Shah Mohammad Asadullah Tariq Rida Qadri Zeerak Ahmed Zeeshan Haider
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Team Peru 2008 is proud to be the 13th Peruvian delegation to attend the WSDC.
Arturo Montalvan enjoys debating under the influence of cough syrup and abusing his power as team captain. Known for his extreme dislike for sarcasm, under his administration the institutions of democracy were seriously tarnished.
Karina Rodriguez is proudly vertically challenged. The voice of reason in our team, she took it upon herself to steer the team into wearing a uniform, failing miserably. Official Replyer of the 2008 National Peruvian Debate Team™.
Lucas Ghersi is proud to hold the largest head in Peru and a world-renowned majestic unibrow. His life goal is to speak without note cards.
Gabriel Puliatti started debating as soon as he learned how to speak. He likes pizza and monetary deflation. He complains about women a lot… but we all know he can’t live without them.
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yet been found). A serious llama collector, she was in charge of the chullo- management in our team.
Giulia Ciliotta was an unexpected but pleasant addition to the Peruvian delegation which in the end wasn’t even her delegation as she turned out to be part of the Zimbabwean team or rather the famous Swing team.
Luis González came to the WSDC as a Peruvian observer and is leaving as the Zimbabwean captain. He started debating only a year ago and found the opportunity of attending the WSDC to learn many things, make friends and as an extra plus, miss school. He hopes to attend the next championship.
Sixto Ramos (Feo) loves solutions and not problems and would rather be the coach than a judge. He loves debate and is definitely a legend in the WSDC community. He has a part-time job as a joke recycler.
Cristina Loayza. Ever since she was bitten by the debate bug in the WSDC in Lima in 2003, she became interested in judging, comparing her debaters to her butterflies and orchids. She finds debating to be the maximum art of listening. This 2008 World Tournament is her first WSDC but she believes it will not be her last.
Paul Doherty got off at the wrong airport seventeen years in Lima, Peru. An Irishman with more Pisco in his blood than Guinness. He has been part of the Peruvian Debate Association since 2002.
Mamani, our team mascot, is actually not a llama, but an alpaca. There’s a difference.
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Candice Kimberley C. Chung Kenneth Anthony Luigi S. Reyes Patricia Bianca S. Soriano Phillip U. Poon Valeri Filia D'Marie V. Inting
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Talal Burshaid a Qatari from the Qatar Leadership Academy is a former member of the Qatari National Equestrian team. Look out for him at the 2012 Olympics in London!
Tina Niaki an Iranian from Doha College wants to one day become a Neurosurgeon. She is the proud owner of an iPhone, speaks Bahasa Malay and can read Japanese.
Fatima Hijran an Iraqi from Al-Bayan Independent School enjoys reading, swimming and studying for the IB. In the future she too hopes to become a Doctor and has begun plans to open a hospital with Tina.
Vartan Shadarevian a Syrian is a budding economist who is about to start his A-Levels at Doha College. The youngest member of Team Qatar can always be seen smiling and is famous for his off-the-wall sense of humour.
Ayesha Batley a Pakistani from Doha College hopes to study history and politics at university. She is a keen sportswoman and is looking forward to making friends from around the world at WSDC 2008.
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Coaches: Alex Just and Andrew Goodman Adjudicator: Jessica Prince Team Manager: Dr Hayat Maarafi Observers: Ammar Hijran
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TEAM ROMANIA Looking up undercover unit "Debate X"
Requesting Operatives: 7789 "Vali" A.K.A. "UltraGirl" 7582 "Raluca" A.K.A. "Wild Wings" 8547 "Nae" A.K.A. "Hyper Runner" 8552 "Mihai" A.K.A. "The Hammer" 8201 "Sabin" A.K.A. "Sharp Shot"
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Valeria You may think that I'm an ordinary girl, but you'd better not jump to conclusions. I'm a surprising person that people enjoy having around, and I enjoy being around people. This may happen because I'm very balanced, and I always know how to make the best of every situation. I'm very active and I always like to discover new things. This is probably the reason why I enjoy debating so much, and why I always get a kick out of engaging in heated conversations, not only to prove
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my point, but also to improve from assimilating every point of view. I love music and traveling, and play a few sports.
Raluca If I had to pick three words to describe myself I think I'd go with stubborn, impulsive and communicative. I can easily annoy people around me and I sometimes find myself saying some rather useless things, mostly because I’m frequently absent-minded. On the other hand, I’m an ambitious and hard-working person and I have a lot of goals for the future. I hate leaving things unfinished (unlike some people...). I consider myself friendly and therefore socializing is one of my favorite things to do. About my activities… sports, modelling and, of course, debating are my hobbies. I dream Bugatti Veyrons at night and would love a holiday in Las Vegas, so… wish me luck!
Nae, I’m an optimistic kind of person; A little bit over-imaginative but down- to- earth when it comes to debating (most likely only then). I’m a free- runner, love Japanese culture, anime and language, enjoy fighting, arts and rock music, am very interested in mysticism and have developed a fondness for dancing – in other words, hobbies out of the way. Thanks to my sanguine temper, I’m not the type of person who will start something and always finish it, as I get bored rather quickly, so I’ll only stick with something if I truly like it. My dream is to found a school where debating is used as a means of education. I love ice-cream and I suspect ice-cream has feelings for me as well.
Mihai I’m usually an outgoing and laid-back type of guy and if I think people should live by “chill but never forget the thrills”. My favorite music genres are rap and hip-hop. ”I got lots of love for my [debate] team that is” – I care for and trust my friends just as they care for and trust me. I like many sports (basketball and swimming in particular) and winning. Winning's not a sport in itself you may say… Debate then. Need I mention competitive spirit? I also particularly enjoy discovering new things. The one thing I definitely loathe is nonsensical blabber – when people talk without a reason or knowing anything about the subject.
Sabin I believe that being energetic, determined and friendly are some of my strongest virtues. I’m the kind of person that likes getting involved in various activities and am always willing to spend time and energy in order to achieve my goals. I sometimes turn into a perfectionist and become focused on optimizing all things around me. I do know how to lay back, though, and like being surrounded by my friends and having parties. I intend to travel a lot: for fun and self-development. I look forward to the WSDC as a horizon-opening experience.
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As Mistress of the Team Scotland almanac, Joanna is given to producing rhetorical questions like ‘Did you know that there are 181,000 horses in Honduras?’. One might infer from this that north-east Scotland is not well- endowed with amusements for young people.
To save paper, Natalie and Rachel have the same profile. They have, after all, had the same life. The two elements of Natchel lived ten miles apart in the south of England before being imported by Scotland at the age of nine. (We have lost the receipt so can't send them back and get a refund.) Since then, both components of Ratalie have lived a mere two hundred metres away from each other. They can be distinguished only by Rachel's prowess on the cello, in contrast to Natalie's musical ineptitude.
‘I'm so glad that I play hockey, since otherwise I'd just be a debater, and that would make me such a loser.’ Lauren has recanted since uttering these words two years ago.
Sandy's rugged manliness has been honed in the Highlands of Scotland through hill walking, rock climbing and skiing. Now he emerges from the heathery peat bog to experience the urbane sophistication of Washington DC.
Photo shows, left to right: Natalie Smith, Lauren Pringle, Sandy Jackson, Joanna Farmer, Rachel Watson.
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George Molyneaux (coach)
Irene McGrath (team manager / adjudicator)
Diana Gotts (adjudicator)
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TEAM SINGAPORE Jia Wei: Perhaps the best way to describe Jia Wei is by comparing him to a bamboo pole. An abnormally lanky-juvenile-demagogue of a bamboo pole. He also has dreams of someday being fit, getting a good haircut, pass Mathematics, and maybe even be borderline overweight. Well he can dream, can!t he?
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said, and live in the misguided belief that Australia is a Scandinavian country.
Rebecca: Meet our resident “Chicken Little”. Singapore is a food paradise, yet Rebecca responds to no temptations: she loves her greens and never fails to have a compact first-aid kit and her assortment of vitamins at hand. Diminutive in structure, feisty in style, that is Rebecca for you.
Anish: Anish Kumar Hazra has been debating for the last 5 years. Though most people strangely don!t seem to mention it, he is exceedingly witty and thoroughly intelligent. When not debating, Anish indulges in his second passion – the stage. Some day, when he gets some spare time between taking over the country and losing some weight, he hopes to win an Oscar…or maybe a Tony.
Ren Jie: Ren Jie is a 15 year old who is often accused of ingesting human growth hormones. This naturally led to the moniker of “bear” which has haunted him all his life. Fortunately the steroids appear not to have affected his intellect (or so he hopes) though he is given to spacing out at inopportune moments.
Ngoei Wen-Qing: Coach Evelyn Woels: Team Manager
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Bullova, Marie Buza, Jan Gedeonova, Zuzana Vargova, Zuzana Vojciak, Juraj
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About Team Slovenia
Eva Nike Cvikl Along with debating, I love to learn new things and meet interesting people. I adore diversity. I have many hobbies, dominated by art, music and literature and I want to make use of every minute of my time. Debate taught me to present my beliefs clearly, consistently and with arguments. I hope I will never forget these skills of articulated communication.
Filip Dobrani! Like many debaters I work hard, yet my philosophy is that if you work hard you have to play equally hard. I'm pretty into the club scene although I enjoy kicking back in a good jazz club with a rum-orangina in my hand. When I'm not debating or enjoying some good music I love to travel. In a way I'm obsessed with Europe's history and culture. Reading to me is a total release. My favourite authors include Marx (how very debatish) and Frank Herbert, while my current favourite book is entitled
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What the f**k do we know. As for music, anything goes, I listen to everything from Diana Krall to Me first and the Gimme Gimmes. My obsession with music most probably stems from my 11 years of classical guitar playing. All in all, I am mysef.
Jernej Jenko I am a keen debater and an aspiring medic. I hope to use the skills that I will acquire by debating in my medical career. I hope that as a result of debating my practice will be better and that my patients will have a better time visiting the doctor. I hope that my methods will one day improve medical practice world-wide.
Anja Juvan!i! I began debating four years ago in my first year of high school and I can say that debate has become a major part of my life, even influencing my career choice, but most of all it has thought me that every problem and story have two sides. Debate is a lot of hard work but it pays off in experiences and the people you get to meet. My hard work certainly paid off, for me and my team hold the current title of Slovenian national champions, with me being the speakers’ vice champion. Beside debate I enjoy singing and dancing and my friends would call me a bit of a history buff. My goals in the future would be to be successful in college and in the university level debate and to peruse a rewarding carrier in my chosen field of work.
!an !veplan I’m 17 years old and I just finished my second year of high school. I live in a small town with my parents and my older brother. I like debating because it is a fun way to learn about the world and learn how to express your opinion. Besides debating, I also have a keen interest in acting. I’ve stared in numerous plays and recently we shot an amateur film.
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Team South Korea Team Bio September 1, 2008
We (Some) of team Korea stand under the team line that Minjae would like to have a baby—soon, because he is going to Yonsei University in the spring. The other four girls of the team will follow all the rules their benevolent coaches lay out, of course. Team Korea 2008 practiced mostly by debating with their coaches on when they were going to have lunch and by arguing (I mean, debating) over which Pringles flavor is the most superior. There is a lot of team love in the air, especially between roommates Dohyeong and Minjae: as a friendly reminder to the hotel employees, they will need a pink heart sign on their door (“Do Not Disturb”). Does Hyatt serve kimchi? If not, In Doritos We Trust while in DC.
Debater #1: Ewon Baik Miss Baik attends Korea Minjok Leadership Academy (KMLA) and wears bulky but beautiful traditional Korean dresses. Her vast experience in wearing these hanbok means she will be tying the dress ribbons for the other four girls. She should be ferociously finishing off her college applications now, but is instead going to chill with the rest of her degenerate teammates. Will Miss Baik return to the straight and narrow? (Unlikely.) We will see.
Debater #2: Dohyeong Kwon One word: inexplicable. Three words: eats tea bags. Seven words: goes to Daewon Foreign Language High School. Oh, Dohyeong. He has a http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wsdc/South_Korea.html Page 1 of 2 SOUTH KOREA 12/3/08 10:14 AM
preoccupation with Snickers chocolate bars. This is his “last” debate tournament, just like all the others—ha, ha, ha. That also happens to be the sound his teammates make when he jokes around. So why is he inexplicable? And where do Snickers come from? (Nobody cares.) We will see.
Debater #3: Youjin Jenna Song Miss Song’s roommates can sleep assured as she is armed against anyone daring to wake them up before noon with the intoxicating orange-scented “F- Killer.” She is unique as the only teenage member of Team Korea who does not live in Bundang (known as B-Town). Miss Song also goes to DFLHS, much to the chagrin of Mr. Kwon. She enjoys dancing, also much to the chagrin of Mr. Kwon. (He probably enjoys it too though.) Will WSDC find out why? (Probably—hint: country expo night.) We will see.
Debater #4: Stephanie Char This Seoul International School (SIS) tadpole, also known as Miss Char or Captain O, has the astounding ability to write while she sleeps: this happens to be very useful for flowing after a sleepless night “researching.” This can be very deceptive during a debate. She is a great sinner but was accepted to the team under affirmative action for the underweight. Will she break the stigma of affirmative action? (Probably not—hint: she mostly consumes chocolate and fruit and chocolate containing fruit.) We will see.
Debater #5: Matthias Minjae Yoo Meticulous Minjae Yoo from Hanguk Academy of Foreign Studies (HAFS) has had many unexplainable mood swings recently—perhaps in anticipation of WSDC? An anonymous amphibian speculated that it was due to a secret lover, or possibly because he tried pepperoni pizza for the first time yesterday. Fuzzy Minjae would like to have a baby (did I already mention that?). He also came up with the team motto that “Being thin is a sin.” Will this motto stick? (Well…) We will see.
Coach #1: Peejay Garcia Coach Peejay, when he is not hauling Dohyeong over the coals for his excellent humor, hauls the rest of the team over the coals for their similarly excellent speeches. But he also buys them food. Sometimes he provides them with sustenance indirectly—the kids recently liberated the Almond Peppero stashed behind the front desk. (Sorry—at least it wasn’t the Nude Peppero.) Peejay is the Paragon of freedom (in the form of reserving an aisle seat in the plane). The teammates quite adore him: hopefully he will cook sea urchins for them in return.
Coach #2: Roger Hatridge Coach Poger (Wait, but that R looks nothing like a P!) Patridge (or an H for that matter), the true Dear Leader out of many, is not sarcastic at all. No, really. We are not lying. We don’t lie, because that’s a sin (just like being thin). The teammates quite adore him: hopefully he will take them to the local hospital if they ever get sea urchin poisoning. On a side note, pear lovers beware: grocery stores are likely to be devoid of that luscious fruit within a couple of days.
Much love from the “Land of Morning Calm” (especially during rush hour in downtown and uptown and midtown Seoul), and see you all in Washington!
Caution: this team biography was written in a dark (some ecofriendly debater turned the lights off) cold (but then turned on too much A/C) room among half empty bowls of black bean sauce noodles and fried dumplings and used chopsticks. That might account for the faint tantalizing aroma you have been noticing but been too self-conscious to mention for the past couple of minutes. It’s okay. Team Korea has that feeling sometimes, too.
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TEAM SRI LANKA Sandaruwani De Silva (Age 17) "Hi, I'm Sandaruwani De Silva from Bishop's College, Colombo. Unfortunately I've got a name which is A)too long and B)pretty impossible to pronounce...so feel free to call me 'Sanda'. I've been debating for nearly 3 years now and it's become a huge part of my life, specially after World School's last year. It definitely feels great to be able to come back to this tournament and do something that I really love! Cheers!" David Rajasingham (Age 17) I'm David Rajasingham, currently doing my 2nd year of A/Ls at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, a secondary school. I got involved in debating back in 2006, when I joined my school's debating society. I've really enjoyed the experiences its brought: not just debating itself, but getting to know about a lot of stuff I'd never heard about and meeting different people. Prawira Saldin (Age 18) Hi, I’m Prawira Saldin from S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia. I’m happy to be a part of this team and this experience. Apart from debate I love Eating, sleeping, watching the EPL(still hoping that Arsernal will win) Gaming and yeah staring at the sky in sheer amazement. This is my second worlds and I hope it will be a blast. Tharindra Gooneratne (Age 17) http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wsdc/Sri_Lanka.html Page 1 of 2 SRI LANKA 12/3/08 10:15 AM
Tharindra Gooneratne (Age 17) Hi I'm Tharindra and I'm from Ananda College, Colombo, a secondary school. Obviously, debating and public speaking have been my passions since I was small. I'm looking forward to taking part in this year's WSDC championships in the States and getting to meet some great debaters from across the globe!! Looking forward to a great tournament!
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Julia Cline: Originally from Canada but currently living in Bethesda, Maryland, this is Julia’s first championship. In addition to debate, Julia is fond of playing oboe, the colour blue, field hockey, and soccer, as well as skiing and running.
Crystal Lee: Perhaps the shortest member ever to compete as Team USA at 155 cm, Crystal Lee enjoys standing on chairs to reach the top of the chalkboard during team discussions, eating good food, and labouring over her latest Beethoven concerto.
Katie Monson: I'm the only member of Team USA who doesn't live on one of the two coasts. I'm proud to hail from Iowa, a state that even my own countrymen can seldom locate correctly. I've been debating American style debate for 5 years and am the captain of my school debate squad. I also enjoy practicing and perfecting vocal music and playing and coaching soccer.
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Alex Hertz: The funniest member of team USA, Alex has debated Lincoln- Douglas style debate for four years and is the instructor of his high school varsity debate team. He is an adept debater, filmmaker, scuba diver, and guitar player, in that order.
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TEAM WALES Cerith M Evans is 18 years old and has just finished studying his A levels in History, Geography, Politics and Product Design. He hopes to read History at university this October. He has been involved in debating for two years, and is an active member of the European Youth Parliament as well as a member of Team Wales. Besides his passion for debating, he is a keen sportsman, playing rugby for his local team as well as enjoying surfing and skiing. On a final note, he supports change we can believe in!
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won’t argue with her any more. Ellen has just finished studying A levels in History, English, Maths and Biology, and will be studying Law at Oxford University in October. Ellen also competed in South Korea last year, and looks forward to another incredible experience in Washington D.C.
Jon Worgan is 18 years old and the sole object of Ellen’s desires. He started debating last year and comes from what is indisputably the best place in Wales – Abergavenny (population 5). Although it’s amazing, he can’t wait to get out of Wales to Durham University to study Law. When not debating, he runs, jumps and throws all over the UK, competing in the decathlon and triple jump. This is his first international debating competition.
Eleanor Francis is 16 years old and started debating last year. She enjoys socialising and seahorse breeding, which takes up much of her spare time. Eleanor will be going back to school at the end of the tournament to study A levels in English, Religious Studies, Drama and History, which she hopes will be awesome.
James Staniforth likes surfing, books, Japan, and making forts out of cardboard boxes. He was born debating Marxist theory with his midwife.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Kuwait Schools Debate League Lands a Major Sponsor
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See current WSDC 2008 Scrapbook at http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wsdc/We lcome.html From Welcome to the World Schools Debating http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20081008092415/Exx Championships – Washington, D.C. 2008 onMobil%20Supports%20the%20Kuwait%20Debate%20League website This site has been created to enable you to keep abreast of what happened. ExxonMobil Supports the Kuwait Debate League Our headquarters ExxonMobil Exploration sponsors the Kuwait Debate League's Trip to Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan Washington D.C. National Airport 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy. Kuwait - October 8, 2008 - Today, ExxonMobil Exploration and Arlington, VA 22202 Production Kuwait Limited, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, a +1 703 418 1234 global leader in the oil, gas and petrochemicals industry, announced its support of the Kuwait Debate League and their participation in the You can also find the schedule of events World Schools' Debating Championship (WSDC) held in Washington here. We will be filling in the details as they D.C. from September 5th - September 15th 2008. happen. I promise you we will do everything possible to make it a wonderful memory of your debating experience. The WSDC is a global competition for high school debaters. The Championships take place each year in a different country, hosted by Sincerely, a national debating body. Recent venues include Sydney, London, Johannesburg, Singapore and Lima. All debates take place in English. Phyllis Hirth Each country can submit a squad of 3-5 students under 19 years of Convenor, WSDC 2008 age in full time education in that country to debate social, moral and political issues. Past patrons of the Championships include Tony Blair and Nelson Mandela. Blog Archive
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"During our stay in Washington D.C., we were involved in probably Recent Visitors the most intense and competitive school event in the world. At this Burlington's Blogosphere year's competition 41 teams have registered for the 2008 WSDC. As Click to get FEEDJIT well as competing against other nations, the KSDL represented their country at several official functions where they were called upon to meet with ambassadors and other dignitaries. The whole experience Recent Page Views was an unforgettable one for the team. It truly is a life-changing event, and I would like to thank ExxonMobil for the generosity that Live Traffic Feed they have shown in support of our team." commented Emma Bowie, Burlington's Blogosphere Director of the Kuwait Schools' Debating Championship. "It's safe to Burlington, Vermont arrived on "WSDC say that our team did an excellent job, and I hope we get more 2008" students to join us in the future." Singapore arrived from google.com.sg on "WSDC 2008: Meet Aaron Maniam, ExxonMobil has a long history of supporting and improving Chief Adjudicator" educational programs. In all countries, basic education is necessary to Surabaya, Jawa Timur arrived from google.co.id on "WSDC 2008: Video of spur development and economic growth. In 2007, ExxonMobil Grand Final WSDC 2008" directed more than $70 million to education worldwide. Bangkok, Krung Thep arrived on Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:06 AM 0 comments "WSDC 2008: Video of Grand Final WSDC 2008" Bangkok, Krung Thep arrived on Friday, October 3, 2008 "WSDC 2008: Video of Grand Final WSDC 2008" WSDC Recignized by World Trade Centers Globally New Delhi, Delhi arrived from google.com on "WSDC 2008: Conduct Forms, Airport Travel, Observers, Country Exhibition" Bangkok, Krung Thep arrived on "WSDC 2008: Video of Grand Final WSDC 2008" Bangkok, Krung Thep arrived on "WSDC 2008: Video of Grand Final WSDC 2008" Washington, District of Columbia arrived from google.com on "WSDC 2008" Auckland arrived from schoolsdebate.com on "WSDC 2008"
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View my complete profile WTC-DC hosts world class debating competition High school students from 39 nations participate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – WTC-DC, the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, sponsored the final round of the 2008 World Schools Debating Championship (WSDC) September 15, an event that featured talented high school-aged scholars from 39 nations. The final debate, which examined a possible expansion of UN Security Council membership, culminated the ten-day tournament in dramatic fashion with Team England narrowly edging out Team New Zealand to claim top honors. The WSDC was founded in 1988 as a vehicle for youth to engage in meaningful dialogue. Each year the championships are held in a different international city hosted by a national debating body. Recent venues have included Sydney, Johannesburg, Singapore, and Lima. In recent years, the WSDC has held its closing sessions in the Israeli Knesset, the English Parliament and Australia’s Old Parliament House. This year, student delegations from Argentina to Zimbabwe flocked to Washington, D.C. to learn about American culture first-hand and to benefit from the unique perspectives and world views of their fellow competitors. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 7:20 PM 0 comments
India Attends WSDC for First Time
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represent India for the first time ever in the World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC) to be held in Washington DC, USA from September 5 - 15, 2008.
Started as a unique training session by Ramco Systems, the selected students for the first time will make India proud and stand up on the debating stage.
39 countries will be participating in the internationally acclaimed 2008 WSDC.
S. Pranav Kumar (Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Sr. Sec. School, K.K. Nagar, Std. IX), Sithara Rasheed (Sri Sankara Sr. Sec. School, Adyar, Std. XI), Rajalakshmi Natarajan (Sri Sankara Sr. Sec. School, Adyar, Std. XI), Shreya Murali (Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Sr. Sec. School, Nungambakkam, Std. IX) and Amrithavarshini (Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Sr. Sec. School, Nungambakkam, Std. IX) will represent the Indian team.
India's first debate will be against Slovakia, followed by Bermuda, Pakistan, Australia, Mexico, Japan, USA and South Korea.
Coached by Andrew Fitch, a renowned debater from the English Speaking Union, UK and managed by Ms. Padmini, Principal - Arsha Vidya Mandir the five students have had series of training modules preparing them for the championship.
Ramco Systems will sponsor the entire visit of the students and coaches.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. P.R. Venketrama Raja Vice Chairman, Managing Director & CEO, Ramco Systems said, "Events like these provide students an excellent opportunity to go international and interact with the best coaches and students from other prestigious schools. Ramco Systems is proud to sponsor this historic event for the first time in India which is aimed to give a wonderful platform for students to debate. Structure Debating helps our children to think logically and put forward their point of view with grace and elegance. Our children are our future and we need to put in our efforts for our country's better tomorrow".
Coach Andrew Fitch, English Speaking Union added, "Its going to be a real challenge for the team but our team is all geared up and I think the sky is the limit for them."
39 teams have registered for the 2008 WSDC in Washington DC. Few of the participating countries are Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, United States, Zimbabwe etc.
The World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC) is a global competition for high school debaters. The Championships take place each year in a different country, hosted by a national debating body.
Recent venues include Sydney, London, Johannesburg, Singapore, Lima and in 2006 Cardiff, Wales.
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All Debates take place in English. Each country can submit a squad of 3-5 students under 19 in full time education in that country to debate social, moral and political issues. Post patrons of the championships include Tony Blair and Nelson Mandela.
The aims of the World Schools Debating Champions are to achieve excellence in debating, to encourage debating throughout the world, to promote international understanding and free speech. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 7:19 PM 0 comments
Monday, September 29, 2008 Last Call for Changes to WSDC 2008 Scrapbook
The scrapbook is at http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wsdc/Welcome.html
Please suggest changes by the 15th of October, and at that point it will go to pdf and the website will be frozen.
Pictures, spelling errors, more and/or better text, all suggestions are welcomed.
Email to [email protected] Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 2:26 PM 0 comments
Monday, September 22, 2008 Video of Grand Final WSDC 2008
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This House would expand the permanent membership of the UN Security Council.
New Zealand proposes, England opposes. 5-4 decision for England.
J. Scott Wunn of the USA National Forensic League serves as chair. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 11:03 AM 0 comments
Sunday, September 21, 2008 Quarterfinal - Scotland vs. Canada
This House regrets holding the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
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Scotland defeated Canada 4-1 in this quarterfinal match at the World Schools Debating Championships 2008 held in Washington DC in September. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 11:58 AM 0 comments
Tab Error - Filip Dobranic of Slovenia is EFL Top Speaker
From CA Aaron Maniam:
We've checked the tab and it is now official that Filip is the top EFL speaker (ranked 43rd overall). There was indeed a software error so while the round 4 scores were included in the team total, they did not get reflected in the individual tab. I'll do my best to work with future adjudication teams to rectify this glitch on future tabs. Claire will be sending the revised rankings to all the team managers for their info. Tuna - would it be possible for you to please do up a certificate for Filip, on his new top speaker status, and convey this through Bojana?
Bojana - this was a tabbing error for which I deeply apologise. I would like to get Filip a new award, that he can keep as a reminder of his achievement. I can do this from Singapore and mail it to you. Could you let me know the best address to send the parcel to? Thanks everyone for your patience,
Aaron Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:52 AM 0 comments
Team Qatar Proud of Performance
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Team Qatar sets world record at international debate contest Publish Date: Sunday,21 September, 2008, at 01:33 AM Doha Time
Just and the team members talking to the media yesterday By Ourouba Hussein THE first Qatar National Debate team set a new world record for a team making its debut at the World Schools Championship by coming 19th at the international event that concluded in Washington DC, recently. Senior instructor and programme manager Alex Just told reporters that the five-student Qatari team won four of their eight debates, and finished 19th in the 2008 World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC), ahead of teams from established debating countries like Kuwait, India, Germany, Japan and the USA. “Team Qatar won preliminary debates against high school debaters from Botswana, Japan, Zimbabwe and Montenegro, which is a new world record for a team making its debut at the tournament,” he explained. Qatari member of the group Talal Burshaid speaking about the competitions, said the team had four prepared debates and four extempore ones. ‘Delivering emergency aid in any humanitarian crisis’ was the first prepared topic which the Qatar team won against the Botswana team. The Qatar team debated against team England in the second prepared topic, which was about scientific research. “It was a close debate. England won the 2008 WSDC, but the members of the winning team said one of their hardest debates was the one they ran against Qatar,” he said. Just pointed out that team England had five-and-a-half years of debating experience, while the Qatar team had started practicing some 10 months ago. He said that the Qatari team competed in two debates against each of A, B, C and D teams, and recorded their best performances against the A teams. “That made the judges say that the Qatar team has done very well.” The five students said they have learnt a lot from the trip and debates. Burshaid said he learned not to underestimate or overestimate rival teams, but to just give his best. Fatima Hijran spoke about gaining more knowledge related to http://wsdc2008.blogspot.com/ Page 8 of 18 WSDC 2008 12/3/08 9:52 AM
Fatima Hijran spoke about gaining more knowledge related to business, ethics and science. Tina Niaki cited her gains as exchanging of ideas and acquiring more knowledge. All the team members agreed that taking part in WSDC made them learn how to defend their position, form their own opinions and respect others’ opinions. The team members described the competition ambience as funny and enjoyable and declared their willingness to participate in the next WSDC which will be held next year in Greece, if they win the selection process in Qatar. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:13 AM 1 comments
Saturday, September 20, 2008 WSDC Semifinal Debate Now Online - New Zealand vs. Scotland
New Zealand proposition, Scotland opposition.
This House would drop all US sanctions on Cuba. Semifinal round at WSDC 2008 in Washington DC USA. The debate was won by New Zealand 7-0. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 10:18 AM 1 comments
Friday, September 19, 2008 Official Team Results from WSDC 2008
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From Chief Adjusicator AARON MANIAM:
Final Ranking Prelim Ranking Prelim Wins Prelim Judges Points 1 England 3 8 21 6169.5 2 New Zealand 1 8 23 6237 3 Greece 10 6 18 6091.5 4 Scotland 12 5 15 6144.5 5 South Africa 2 8 22 6147.5 6 Canada 4 7 21 6160 7 Israel 6 7 19 6075 8 Ireland 9 6 18 6172 9 Pakistan 5 7 19 6116.5 10 Singapore 7 6 19 6138 11 Australia 8 6 18 6196.5 12 Slovenia 11 6 16 5981 13 South Korea 13 5 15 6028.5 14 Wales 14 5 14 6044 15 Hong Kong 15 5 14 6035.5 16 Netherlands 16 5 14 5917.5 17 Argentina 17 5 13 5853.5 18 Sri Lanka 18 4 12 5999.5 19 Qatar 19 4 12 5882.5 20 Slovakia 20 4 10 5756 21 Bangladesh 21 4 9 5990.5 22 Peru 22 3 11 5982.5 23 Kuwait 23 3 11 5851.5 24 Botswana 24 3 10 5879.5 25 Germany 25 3 9 5965.5 26 USA 26 3 9 5935 27 Mexico 27 3 9 5793 28 Czech Republic 28 3 6 5747 29 India 29 2 10 5795.5 30 Montenegro 30 2 7 5813.5 31 Zimbabwe Swing Team 31 2 7 5713 32 Philippines 32 2 6 5970 33 Estonia 33 2 6 5858.5 34 Indonesia 34 2 6 5857.5 35 Lithuania 35 1 8 5930 36 Bermuda 36 1 7 5878 37 Romania 37 0 4 5779.5 38 Mongolia 38 0 0 5556.5 http://wsdc2008.blogspot.com/ Page 10 of 18 WSDC 2008 12/3/08 9:52 AM
39 Japan 39 0 0 5465.5 Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 9:57 AM 0 comments
Thursday, September 18, 2008 WSDC Scrapbook Almost Done
See it at http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wsdc/Welcome.html
Please check your page and pictures. It is not too late to send me either a new photo or your write-up. I want to fiond some errors, because I know they are there.
I am still looking for photos of:
Break Night Party 9/11 Memorial England holding their trophy.
Other photos you might feel are of interest. Just attach them to an email and send them along.
More to come. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 7:38 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Video - Slovenia vs. USA on NATO Membership for Georgia
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This was a special round that had to be made up when round four for these two teams could not take place because of an accident. This was held after round eight. Slovenia won the debate 3-0.
This House would admit Georgia into NATO. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 10:02 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 The Road to the 2008 Championship
Thanks to Colm Flynn for the octas bracket design. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 2:59 PM 0 comments
Prelim Records from WSDC 2008
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Here are the prelim records from WSDC 2008 in Washington.
Country Wins Judges Points 1 New Zealand 8 23 6237 2 South Africa 8 22 6147.5 3 England 8 21 6169.5 4 Canada 7 21 6160 5 Pakistan 7 19 6116.5 6 Israel 7 19 6075 7 Singapore 6 19 6138 8 Australia 6 18 6196.5 9 Ireland 6 18 6172 10 Greece 6 18 6091.5 11 Slovenia 6 16 5981 12 Scotland 5 15 6144.5 13 South Korea 5 15 6028.5 14 Wales 5 14 6044 15 Hong Kong 5 14 6035.5 16 Netherlands 5 14 5917.5 17 Argentina 5 13 5853.5 18 Sri Lanka 4 12 5999.5 19 Qatar 4 12 5882.5 20 Slovakia 4 10 5756 21 Bangladesh 4 9 5990.5 22 Peru 3 11 5982.5 23 Kuwait 3 11 5851.5 24 Botswana 3 10 5879.5 25 Germany 3 9 5965.5 26 USA 3 9 5935 27 Mexico 3 9 5793 28 Czech Republic 3 6 5747 29 India 2 10 5795.5 30 Montenegro 2 7 5813.5 31 Swing 2 7 5713 32 Philippines 2 6 5970 http://wsdc2008.blogspot.com/ Page 13 of 18 WSDC 2008 12/3/08 9:52 AM
33 Estonia 2 6 5858.5 34 Indonesia 2 6 5857.5 35 Lithuania 1 8 5930 36 Bermuda 1 7 5878 37 Romania 0 4 5779.5 38 Mongolia 0 0 5556.5 39 Japan 0 0 5465.5 Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 9:53 AM 2 comments
Monday, September 15, 2008 England Wins WSDC 2008
On a 5-4 decision England in opposition has defeated New Zealand in the grand finale at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington DC USA.
The motion was This House would expand the number of permanent members of the UN security council.
More details coming, along with full slate of awards and lots of photos.
Videos will also be coming soon along with a few surprises. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 7:01 AM 4 comments
Saturday, September 13, 2008 New Zealand meets England in Finals
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In the semifinals at the World Schools Debating Championship in Washington DC USA, the results are:
New Zealand 7-0 over Scotland England 5-2 over Greece
The final is tomorrow afternoon at the Reagan Center.
The motion was: This House would have the United States lift economic sanctions on Cuba. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 10:01 PM 7 comments
Friday, September 12, 2008 The Bracket
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Quarterfinal Results from Washington
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New Zealand charges ahead Scotland, England with comfortable wins Greece Squeaks into semifinals
This House regrets holding the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
New Zealand defeats Ireland 4-1 Scotland defeats Canada 4-1 England defeats Israel 4-1 Greece defeats South Africa 3-2
Semifinals will feature:
1. New Zealand vs. 12. Scotland 3. England vs. 10. Greece
The round will be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at 8 PM. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 5:08 PM 1 comments
Quarterfinal Matches Coming Up This Afternoon
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But what would the headlines be?
How about: 2007 Finalist Singapore is out of the competition England, Canada squeak through on 3-2 decisions Lower seeds advance -- Greece 10, Scotland 12, Ireland 9 New Zealand wins 5-0, now 9-0 for the competition
There is a lunch break now and we will be back with the results of the quarterfinals later today. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 1:53 PM 0 comments
Octafinal Results
Read over the phone by Aaron Maniam, Chief Adjudicator:
THBT heads of government should be required to have a parliamentary majority in order to govern.
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South Africa defeats Hong Kong 3-2 Greece defeats Singapore 3-2
A new bracket will be coming soon. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 1:41 PM 2 comments
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Welcome to the World Schools Debating Championships – Washington, D.C. 2008 website This site has been created to enable you to keep abreast of what happened.
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You can also find the schedule of events here. We will be filling in the details as they happen. I promise you we will do everything possible to make it a wonderful memory of your debating experience.
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We are already learning a lot. For example, we now know the difference between a kimono and a hanbok and will make that About Me change. Some teams have found grammatical and spelling errors in their bios and we will be fixing that. Alfred Snider
We also need photos from the break night party and the 9/11 memorial. Feel free to send thm to the editor listed below. ANy and all photos are welcome. Edwin W. Lawrence Professor of Forensics at the University of Vermont. Proponent of If you are still not in the book, email information and photos to all forms of debate. Director of the World http://wsdc2008.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-09-12T13%3A41%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=20 Page 2 of 24 WSDC 2008 12/3/08 9:52 AM
If you are still not in the book, email information and photos to all forms of debate. Director of the World Debate Institute. [email protected] . View my complete profile See the current version at http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wsdc/Welcome.html Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 10:04 AM 0 comments
Octas & Quarters Results Coming Today
We hope to have octas and quarters results moments after they are received by the tab out at UDC.
Check back for them. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 9:59 AM 0 comments
Thursday, September 11, 2008 The Road to 2008 World Championship
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Friday - Octas & Quarters at Univ. of DC
FRIDAY AT UNIVERSITY OF DC
Leave from lobby at 9 AM
Transfer at Metro Center, take RED Line car marked “Shady Grove” Get off at UDC/Van Ness stop. As we leave the UDC/Van Ness metro stop there will be a student there with a large red umbrella who will direct people. We will make one turn at another red umbrella, then walk into the auditorium building, which is 46 East first floor auditorium.
In auditorium by 10 AM Pairings and motions at 10:30 AM 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Octafinals 12:30-1 PM Adjudication and feedback
Lunch 1-2 PM
Announce quarterfinals 2 PM Quarterfinals start by 3:15 PM 4:15-5 PM Adjudication and feedback 5 PM leave UDC Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 4:37 PM 0 comments
Video Coverage for Hong Kong-Lithuania Debate
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Some members of Team Hong Kong
See the video at http://media.hometownannapolis.com/flash/080910debate.html
Thanks to Shannon Lee Zirkle Multimedia and Video Producer Capital Gazette Communications, Inc. 2000 Capital Drive, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 443-482-3131/ [email protected] Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 4:27 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 2008 WSDC Break
Unofficial results read over the phone.
From Washington DC USA here is the break as announced by our convener Phyllis Hirth at The Sports Bar in Crystal City:
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6 Israel 7 19 7 Singapore 6 19 8 Australia 6 18 9 Ireland 6 18 10 Greece 6 18 11 Slovenia 6 16 12 Scotland 5 15 13 South Korea 5 15 14 Wales 5 14 15 Hong Kong 5 14 16 Netherlands 5 14 Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 9:31 PM 2 comments
Break Coming Tonight!
The tab room is compiling the results now.
In a make-up round Slovenia is prop and USA is opp on the motion: This House would admit Georgia to NATO.
After the debate these results will be factored in (both teams are fighting for a slot in the break rounds) and the announcement will be made at the break party at the SPORTS BAR very close to the hotel.
Check back for the latest. We will post the break minutes after it is available. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:07 PM 0 comments
Tuesday's Country Exhibition Meant Lots of Fun!
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The WSDC 2008 Country Exhibition was held Tuesday evening in the hotel and was an unqualified success. Thirty-two countries exhibited their culture, history, geography, music, interests, flags, fashions and a whole lot more. Friendships were made and others solidified.
Students, judges and coaches were invited to come and share their culture. The call for the event was:
In order to facilitate the sharing of cultures and histories that is such an important part of the World Schools Debating Championship the tournament will be sponsoring a “Country Exhibition.”
The idea is for each delegation to bring some items from their country to share with others. Each country will be given a table for their display, and all tournament attendees will be invited to stroll around the room and see as well as share. People can alternate between being at their country tables as well as strolling around and visiting the tables of other countries. You should consider bringing flags, pictures, objects, handicrafts and http://wsdc2008.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-09-12T13%3A41%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=20 Page 7 of 24 WSDC 2008 12/3/08 9:52 AM
You should consider bringing flags, pictures, objects, handicrafts and whatever else you think tells the story of your country. People are invited to come in their national dress as well as bring music and perhaps even feel free to dance. Please include information about debating in your country. Bring things that open the possibilities of sharing, telling stories and communicating what life is like in your country. Of course, the most important thing that you can bring to the country exhibition is you, a living representative of your country.
The fun was had and the cultures mingled at the event. Everyone had a great time and it was a high point of the WSDC 2oo8.
Photos of the event can be seen at: http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wsdc/Photos.html We suggest you play the slide show to see the fun. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 12:53 PM 2 comments
Bickel & Brewer Foundation Holds Reception
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Kit Sawers of NPPF (left) and James Probert of the English- Speaking Union
The Bickel and Brewer Foundation hosted a wonderful reception at WSDC 2008 on Monday night. The purposes were to congratulate all the students and coaches on their achievements and to inform them that the National Public Policy Forum debate contest has now been opened to high schools students from every country in the world. The contest features written debates followed by oral debates later on. There are large cash prizes and trips to New York City available. The context is sponsored by the Bickel and Brewer Foundation in association with New York University, the National Forensic League and the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues. The international segment is also being implemented with the assistance of the International Debate Education Association, the English-Speaking Union and the World Debate Institute at the University of Vermont.
Snacks were served along with soft drinks to students along with beer and wine to adults. At the end of a long day of competition the students, coaches and judges were ready to socialize and share their stories, listened to Kit Sawers' presentation and then asked her many questions privately about the contest.
The website for the event is at http://nppf.net/
Here is some information from the website:
The National Public Policy Forum (NPPF) is the only national contest that gives high school students the opportunity to participate in written and oral debates on issues of public policy. Founded in 2001 by the Bickel & Brewer law firm, the NPPF is designed to supplement the research and oral advocacy skills developed in policy debate with another – that of written advocacy.
Jointly administered by the Bickel & Brewer Foundation and New York University, the NPPF has grown exponentially since its inception. Hundreds of high school students participate each year, competing for more than $30,000 in awards and scholarships, an all-expense-paid trip to New York City and the “Bickel & Brewer Cup.”
New for the 2008-2009 competition, NPPF now invites schools from around the world to compete. All teams, regardless of their origin, are considered alike; simply follow the same, easy instructions on the “Contest Rules” page.
Frequently Asked Questions
QUALIFYING ROUND
How is the Qualifying Round judged? Members of the NYU debate team will read each paper and rank it accordingly based on this form: Judge's Ballot. Papers that receive http://wsdc2008.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-09-12T13%3A41%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=20 Page 9 of 24 WSDC 2008 12/3/08 9:52 AM
accordingly based on this form: Judge's Ballot. Papers that receive the highest overall scores will advance to the Elimination Rounds of competition.
What makes a good Qualifying Round essay? There is no specific way to write a great qualifying round essay, but here are some successful essays from last year: Team A Team B
How do I confirm that my entry has been received for the Qualifying Round? After submitting the paper to [email protected], you will receive a confirmation e-mail within 24 hours.
GENERAL
Is this tournament more like public forum or policy debate? The NPPF is unlike any other form of debate. While the NPPF bases its topic on the current NFL Policy/Team Debate topic, it welcomes debaters from across the spectrum of debate and forensic events. Thus, the competition is judged on factors including, but not limited to, well-founded arguments, effective communication and grammar.
Is a school required to have a debate program or team in order to compete? No, the NPPF is open to all high schools, whether an actual debate team exists or not. Participants and teachers might want to consider making the NPPF a class project. In the past, we have had people from many different events (student congress, Lincoln-Douglas debate, etc.) make it to the Finals in New York.
Is there a maximum team size? No, however, each team member listed must have contributed to the essay. Once teams reach the final rounds in New York, only three students and two coaches per school will receive an all-expense-paid trip from the NPPF. Traveling team members must be on the team roster and must have participated in the previous rounds of written work. For further details, please review the Contest Guidelines.
My school has a large debate team. Can multiple teams from a school enter the contest? No, only one entry is allowed per school.
What happens when a submitted essay exceeds the word limit? The Affirmative/Negative Constructive papers should be no more than 2,800 words, not counting the title page or the works-cited pages.
Affirmative Rebuttal papers should be no more than 1,700 words, not counting the title page or the works-cited pages. Negative Rebuttal papers should be no more than 1,400 words, not counting the title page or the works-cited pages. (We will use the Microsoft Word counting tool.) Any text over the word limit will be deleted before arguments are sent to the judges.
How and when do teams find out if they have made it to the Elimination and Final Rounds? All teams who advance to the Elimination and Final Rounds will be notified via e-mail. The schools that make it to the initial Elimination Round will be notified Wednesday, November 5, 2008; the Elite Eight http://wsdc2008.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-09-12T13%3A41%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=20 Page 10 of 24 WSDC 2008 12/3/08 9:52 AM
Round will be notified Wednesday, November 5, 2008; the Elite Eight participants will be notified on Wednesday, January 7, 2009; and the Final Four participants will be notified on Wednesday, March 4, 2009.
Debate arguments are continually evolving. What happens if a major event requires updates and/or changes to the argument once the essays are submitted? Debate teams are allowed to update any evidence utilized throughout the Elimination and Final Rounds, as long as the argument remains the same. For specific questions about any needed changes, e-mail the contest director at [email protected].
Does the NPPF have any affiliations with the NFL? Yes, Scott Wunn (Executive Director, NFL) and Scott Deatherage (Executive Director, NAUDL) are both members of our Advisory Board. In addition, the NPPF is a sponsor of both the NFL and the NAUDL.
If you still have questions, just e-mail [email protected]!
NPPF Advisory Board
Will Baker Director of Debate New York University
William A. Brewer III Partner Bickel & Brewer
Jim Copeland Secretary Emeritus National Forensic League
Jenny Heidt Debate Coach Westminster Schools
Dave Huston Debate Coach Colleyville Heritage High School
John Sexton President New York University
Alfred “Tuna” Snider Professor of Forensics University of Vermont
Melissa Maxcy Wade Director of Forensics Emory University
Scott Deatherage Executive Director National Association for Urban Debate Leagues
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Executive Director National Forensic League Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 12:24 PM 1 comments
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 Standings After Four Rounds
Loading buses in the morning
See individual results at http://debate.uvm.edu/wsdc08results.html
FOUR WINS Australia Canada England Ireland New Zealand Pakistan Singapore South Africa
THREE WINS Argentina Bangladesh Israel Peru Scotland Slovakia Wales
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Germany Greece Hong Kong Mexico Netherlands Sri Lanka South Korea Qatar
ONE WIN Bermuda Kuwait Lithuania Montenegro Philippines Slovenia
ZERO WINS The rest of the pack, and good luck to them! Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 10:12 AM 2 comments
Rounds 3 & 4 Results
Thanks to Claire Ryan for these results.
Rounds 3 and 4
Round 3 Prepared Debate
This house would ban the use of unethically obtained data in scientific research.
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM
South Africa 3 Japan 0
Singapore 3 Montenegro 0
Canada 3 Mongolia 0
England 3 Qatar 0
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Slovakia 0 Ireland 3
South Korea 3 Estonia 0
Argentina 2 Indonesia 1
Peru 0 Kuwait 3
Bermuda 0 Greece 3
Israel 3 Romania 0
Mexico 1 Scotland 2
Swing 0 Hong Kong 3
India 1 Pakistan 2
Botswana 0 Australia 3
Czech Republic 0 Slovenia 3
USA 1 Germany 2
Wales 2 Netherlands 1
Lithuania 1 Philippines 2
Bye: Sri Lanka
Round 4
Impromptu motion: This house believes that humanities courses should be part of every undergraduate programme.
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM
Japan 0 New Zealand 3
Montenegro 0 England 3
Indonesia 0 Peru 3
Sri Lanka 0 Canada 3
Kuwait 1 Slovakia 2
Bangladesh 0 South Africa 3
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Qatar 0 Singapore 3
Greece 2 South Korea 1
Romania 1 Argentina 2
Ireland 3 Bermuda 0
Hong Kong 1 Mexico 2
Scotland 3 Swing 0
Australia 3 India 0
Pakistan 3 Botswana 0
Slovenia USA (postponed)
Germany 1 Czech Republic 2
Netherlands 0 Lithuania 3
Philippines 0 Wales 3 Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 9:21 AM 0 comments
Sunday, September 7, 2008 Round One & Two Results
WINNING TEAMS ARE MARKED IN BOLD WITH BALLOTS NEXT TO THEM
ROUND ONE
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
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Philippines Singapore 3-0 GMU Romania Hong Kong 3-0 GMU Slovenia England 2-1 GMU Greece New Zealand 2-1 GMU Bermuda Slovakia 2-1 GMU Scotland 2-1 South Korea GMU Czech Republic Argentina 3-0 GMU Mongolia Peru 3-0 GMU Pakistan 3-0 Wales GMU Sri Lanka 3-0 Lithuania GMU Canada 3-0 USA GMU Japan Montenegro 3-0 GMU Qatar 2-1 Botswana GMU Netherlands 2-1 Mexico GMU Bangladesh 2-1 Zimbabwe GMU Indonesia Ireland 3-0 GMU Estonia Australia 3-0 GMU Germany 3-0 Kuwait GMU
Bye: India
Round 2 – Impromptu Debate – SUNDAY PM
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
South Africa 3-0 USA GMU Singapore 3-0 Slovenia GMU Canada 2-1 Greece GMU England 2-1 Hong Kong GMU New Zealand 3-0 Estonia GMU Montenegro Netherlands 3-0 GMU South Korea 2-1 Romania GMU Argentina Pakistan 3-0 GMU Peru Sri Lanka 2-1 GMU India Bermuda 3-0 GMU Israel 2-1 Scotland GMU Wales 3-0 Germany GMU Lithuania Bangladesh 2-1 GMU Kuwait Czech Republic 2-1 GMU Zimbabwe Botswana 3-0 GMU Mexico 3-0 Mongolia GMU Japan Qatar 3-0 GMU Australia 3-0 Indonesia GMU Ireland 2-1 Philippines GMU
Bye: Slovakia Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 10:37 PM 9 comments
Adjudication Briefing Parts One & Two
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Part One is a briefing by Aaron Maniam, chief adjudicator, and part two is a discussion for newer judges. From WSDC 2008 in Washington. Thanks to Steve Llano of St. John's University for filming these. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 3:33 PM 1 comments
Opening Banquet a Stirring Affair
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Convener Phyllis Hirth
Some of what happened at the opening banquet at WSDC 2008 was to be expected. The fellowship was hearty and genuine and the food was excellent. We were warmly welcomed by convener Phyllis Hirth and executive Chris Erskine. But there were surprises in store for all.
Michelle Rhee was one of those surprises. She is the chancellor of the DC Public Schools system. She gave a remarkable speech in that she acknowledged that she led one of the worst school systems in the nation and faces huge challenges, but she noted that her first priority was improving teacher quality in the system. She talked about the bad conditions in DC schools and acknowledged that ceilings were literally falling in. She acknowledged that she was in the presence of many future world leaders and asked them to remember that a quality education with quality teachers has to be the foundation of national and community development. Her remarks were unscripted but excellent, and she showed outstanding public speaking ability. An incredibly busy person, she had delayed picking up her two young children so that she could be the keynote speaker at WSDC 2008.
Here is her bio:
Chancellor Michelle Rhee was appointed by Mayor Adrian Fenty June 12, 2007. She leads D.C. Public Schools, a district numbering 50,000 students and 144 schools. In the Mayor’s search for a change agent for schools in the District, experts in education recommended Ms. Rhee, who had already transformed many urban public school systems through her work with The New Teacher Project (TNTP). Chancellor Joel Klein, whose work in New York City’s public schools is a model for effective change, said of her appointment that it was “the choice D.C. needs, given that, year in and year out, they have not gotten results.” Results drive the Chancellor every day. Whether she is developing effective measurements to track student achievement and teacher quality; talking with principals and teachers in one-on- one meetings; developing new measures to hold herself and staff accountable for their roles in student achievement; traveling throughout the community to engage parents and other stakeholders in our schools; establishing partnerships with neighborhood organizations; meeting with business leaders as she transforms a broken organizational structure into one that works for students and families; or ensuring that needed repairs are completed to create physical learning environments serve students, Chancellor Rhee’s http://wsdc2008.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-09-12T13%3A41%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=20 Page 18 of 24 WSDC 2008 12/3/08 9:52 AM
vision rests on results.
She had these results in mind when she founded The New Teacher Project (TNTP) in 1997, and it is now a nationally recognized leader in understanding and developing innovative solutions to the challenges of new teacher hiring. As Chief Executive Officer and President, she partnered with school districts, state education agencies, non-profit organizations, and unions, to transform the way schools and other organizations recruit, select, and train highly qualified teachers in difficult-to-staff schools. Her work implemented widespread reform in teacher hiring, improving teacher hiring in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Miami, New York, Oakland, and Philadelphia. Thanks to TNTP, 23,000 new, high-quality teachers were placed in these schools across the country.
Ms. Rhee’s commitment to excellence in education began in a Baltimore classroom in 1992, as a Teach-for-America teacher. The lesson she learned at Harlem Park Community School informs her mission today: with the right teacher, students in urban classrooms can meet teachers’ high expectations for achievement, and the driving force behind that achievement is the quality of the Educator who works inside it.
Chancellor Rhee currently serves on the Advisory Boards for the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ); the National Center for Alternative Certification (NCAC); Project REACH of the University of Phoenix’s School of Education. She is an Ex-Officio Member of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees. Chancellor Rhee’s expertise on education is also informed by a Bachelor’s degree in Government from Cornell University, and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
The next big surprise was the appearance of a group from the Piscataway nation to represent and communicate about the native people of America. While our convener Phyllis Hirth is proud to be very pro-American and a patriot, she made sure that world guests were greeted and educated by the original people of this land. They talked about their culture and language, about remaining in balance with the land and the animals and also about community, conflict and celebration. The indigenous music, dances and stories of this land were shared with the audience. http://wsdc2008.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-09-12T13%3A41%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=20 Page 19 of 24 WSDC 2008 12/3/08 9:52 AM
of this land were shared with the audience.
Symbolic dances were performed and songs were sung. A good portion of the crowd was engaged in the snake dance as well as the war dance. The war dance was introduced as one of the ways that native peoples solved their conflicts, with the other being a long game of stick ball, but that formal war was rarely engaged in. I am sure many of us will remember the stirring rendition of the war dance given by one of the Mongolian debaters after a bit of training. Watch out opponents! Hopefully someday we can replace wars with stick ball games, or perhaps debates! Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 10:02 AM 0 comments
Results from Round Zero
Botswana over Japan 3-0 Slovakia over India 2-1 Sri Lanka over Mongolia 3-0 Bangladesh over Qatar 2-1 Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 10:00 AM 0 comments
Saturday, September 6, 2008 Tropical Storm Hanna at WSDC
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Hurricane Hanna had become a tropical storm by the time it hit Washington, DC, but it still had an influence on things.
The day trips to Washington had to be canceled and there were some fun activities scheduled for them, and they seemed to be having a lot of good times. I did drive out to buy some tournament supplies and I can assure you that when Phyllis urged people to stay indoors it was a good piece of advice. The drive was perilous and visibility was very difficulty. I got back to the hotel and decided that I would, indeed, stay indoors for the rest of the day. The forecasts indicated as much as 5-7 inches of rain this afternoon.
Outside my window it was coming down as sheets of rain. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 2:30 PM 0 comments
Round Zero Motion
Team Bangladesh before Round Zero. they debated....
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Team Qatar, seen just before Round Zero
Round Zero is the round held before the tournament in which all of the teams who receive byes debate each other.
The motion: this House would ban government funding from being given to faith based initiatives.
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE Botswana Japan Hotel Potomoc 1 Slovakia India Hotel Potomoc 2 Mongolia Sri Lanka Hotel Potomoc 3 Qatar Bangladesh Hotel Potomoc 4
Results coming later today. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 2:10 PM 0 comments
Friday, September 5, 2008 Registration Underway, Zimbabwe Drops
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Geetha and Jana pose with CA Aaron at the registration desk
Registration is underway and the global schools community is greeting, hugging, exchanging stories and even buying a drink or two. The hotel is truly beautiful and the rooms are excellent.
Zimbabwe dropped their team, which is creating some challenges for Aaron Maniam. If there is a swing team in the area, now would be a good time for them to call Tuna at 802-238-8345.
Today is the day for a number of friendly matches as teams try and get in some last practices. The theory seems to be find someone who is on the opposite side of one of the prepared motions and debate against them. BUT, coaches have told me that they want to debate against teams who WILL NOT disclose the arguments made to the team they will actually be debating. There is a strategy to even a friendly practice debate. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 6:13 PM 0 comments
WSDC 2008 Blog - The World Tunes In
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Friday, September 5, 2008 Live Blogging from WSDC 2008 Washington
I drive to Washington today, and I will be at the WSDC for the duration.
Stand by for live reports and pictures from the tournament, and learn about it as it happens, round Welcome by round. See current WSDC 2008 Scrapbook at http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wsdc/We As they say: lcome.html
Welcome to the World Schools Debating The World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC) is a truly global Championships – Washington, D.C. 2008 competition for high school debaters. The Championships take place website This site has been created to each year in a different country, hosted by a national debating body. enable you to keep abreast of what Recent venues include Sydney, London, Johannesburg, Singapore, happened. Lima and in 2006 Cardiff, Wales. Our headquarters All debates take place in English. Each country can submit a squad of Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan 3-5 students under 19 in full time education in that country to debate National Airport social, moral and political issues. 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy. Arlington, VA 22202 Past patrons of the Championships include Tony Blair and Nelson +1 703 418 1234 Mandela. You can also find the schedule of events here. We will be filling in the details as they Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 4:49 AM 0 comments happen. I promise you we will do everything possible to make it a wonderful memory of your debating experience. Thursday, September 4, 2008 Sincerely, New Zealand Squad off to Worlds Phyllis Hirth Convenor, WSDC 2008 From http://www.debating.org.nz/2008/09/02/nz-squad-off-to- worlds Blog Archive From NZ Nationals 2008 ! 2008 (69)
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The 2008 World Schools’ Debating WSDC Recignized by World Trade Championships starts soon in Centers Globally Washington D.C. The New Zealand India Attends WSDC for First Time squad consists of: ! September (45) ! August (21) - A team of five debaters (Maria English, Holly Jenkins, Jen Savage, Ben Kornfeld, and Tom Chen) - Two coaches (Julia Fetherston and Kevin Moar) - Two adjudicators (Claire Ryan and Jeremy Johnson) Visitors
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September 3rd, 2008 by Daniel Lewis Today we finished the last day of preparation before we leave for Washignton tomorrow morning. All the hours we have spent writing briefing papers, reading the Economist and prepping cases comes down to now. This is the culmination of it all. As you can imagine, as Tim wrote yesterday, the feeling amongst the Team is one of anticipation, restlessness, excitement and slight anxiety. However, I think I speak for each one of us when I say that as we approach the climax of our journey, all the time we spent was most definitely worth it.
Today we discussed and practiced the finals motion. This is inherently a tough debate, as the resolution “THW expand the permanent membership of the UN security council” is fairly open, and there is a lot of room to define. For the opposition case especially, there are many ways to go, and we explored them today. We also had a practice preparation period for the impromptu debates. We are starting to come together as a team. I think that after these four days of debate, we are finally shaking the rust off and hitting our best form. We are thankful for all of the practice time we have had, as stressful and tiring as it may have been, and feel ready for the task ahead of us.
Bring on the world. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 10:34 AM 0 comments
Pairings With Venues
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From WSDC 2008 Organizing Committee:
WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 WASHINGTON DC Preliminary Round Draw
VENUE KEY, INCLUDING ADDRESSES, ON THE LAST PAGE. All rounds that are GMU AM 10:30 AM start, GMU PM 2:30 PM start. All rounds at other locations (schools) are approximately the same, but will start in synchrony with the class schedule of that school.
Round 0 – Impromptu Debate (Bye Round) – SATURDAY 1 PM
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
Botswana Japan Hotel Slovakia India Hotel Mongolia Sri Lanka Hotel Qatar Bangladesh Hotel
Round 1 – Prepared Debate – SUNDAY AM
This house supports military intervention to deliver emergency aid in humanitarian crises.
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
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Israel South Africa GMU Philippines Singapore GMU Romania Hong Kong GMU Slovenia England GMU Greece New Zealand GMU Bermuda Slovakia GMU Scotland South Korea GMU Czech Republic Argentina GMU Mongolia Peru GMU Pakistan Wales GMU Sri Lanka Lithuania GMU Canada USA GMU Japan Montenegro GMU Qatar Botswana GMU Netherlands Mexico GMU Bangladesh Zimbabwe GMU Indonesia Ireland GMU Estonia Australia GMU Germany Kuwait GMU
Bye: India Round 2 – Impromptu Debate – SUNDAY PM
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
South Africa USA GMU Singapore Slovenia GMU Canada Greece GMU England Hong Kong GMU New Zealand Estonia GMU Montenegro Netherlands GMU South Korea Romania GMU Argentina Pakistan GMU Peru Sri Lanka GMU India Bermuda GMU Israel Scotland GMU Wales Germany GMU Lithuania Bangladesh GMU Kuwait Czech Republic GMU Zimbabwe Botswana GMU Mexico Mongolia GMU Japan Qatar GMU Australia Indonesia GMU Ireland Philippines GMU
Bye: Slovakia
Round 3 – Prepared Debate – MONDAY AM
This house would ban the use of unethically obtained data in scientific research.
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PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
South Africa Japan GMU Singapore Montenegro GMU Canada Mongolia GMU England Qatar GMU New Zealand Bangladesh GMU Slovakia Ireland GMU South Korea Estonia GMU Argentina Indonesia GMU Peru Kuwait GMU Bermuda Greece GMU Israel Romania GMU Mexico Scotland A = C. Milton Wright HS Zimbabwe Hong Kong A = C. Milton Wright HS India Pakistan B = Patrick Henry HS Botswana Australia B = Patrick Henry HS Czech Republic Slovenia C = Eastern HS USA Germany C = Eastern HS Wales Netherlands D = Eastern HS Lithuania Philippines D = Eastern HS
Bye: Sri Lanka Round 4 – Impromptu Debate – MONDAY PM
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
Japan New Zealand GMU Montenegro England GMU Indonesia Peru GMU Sri Lanka Canada GMU Kuwait Slovakia GMU Bangladesh South Africa GMU Estonia Israel GMU Qatar Singapore GMU Greece South Korea GMU Romania Argentina GMU Ireland Bermuda GMU Hong Kong Mexico A = C. Milton Wright HS Scotland Zimbabwe A = C. Milton Wright HS Australia India B = Patrick Henry HS Pakistan Botswana B = Patrick Henry HS Slovenia USA C = Eastern HS Germany Czech Republic C = Eastern HS Netherlands Lithuania D = Eastern HS Philippines Wales D = Eastern HS
Bye: Mongolia Round 5 – Prepared Debate – TUESDAY AM
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PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
Zimbabwe Qatar GMU Montenegro Mongolia GMU England USA GMU Wales Slovenia GMU South Korea Israel GMU Kuwait Canada GMU Argentina Greece GMU Peru Philippines GMU Romania Indonesia GMU Estonia Bermuda GMU Sri Lanka Bangladesh GMU New Zealand Scotland A = Indian Creek HS Hong Kong Singapore A = Indian Creek HS Australia South Africa B = Patrick Henry HS Ireland Pakistan B = Patrick Henry HS Mexico India C = Eastern HS Botswana Slovakia C = Eastern HS Netherlands Czech Republic D = Eastern HS Lithuania Germany D = Eastern HS
Bye: Japan Round 6 – Impromptu Debate – TUESDAY PM
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
Greece Kuwait GMU USA Peru GMU India Japan GMU Mongolia Zimbabwe GMU Slovenia Argentina GMU Israel Wales GMU Philippines South Korea GMU Indonesia Estonia GMU Bermuda Sri Lanka GMU Bangladesh Romania GMU Canada England GMU Scotland Hong Kong A = Indian Creek HS Singapore New Zealand A = Indian Creek HS Pakistan Australia B = Patrick Henry HS South Africa Ireland B = Patrick Henry HS Qatar Montenegro C = Eastern HS Slovakia Mexico C = Eastern HS Czech Republic Lithuania D = Eastern HS Germany Netherlands D = Eastern HS
Bye: Botswana Round 7 – Prepared Debate – WEDNESDAY AM
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PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
Slovakia New Zealand GMU Greece Peru GMU Indonesia Wales GMU Montenegro Kuwait GMU Bangladesh England GMU Mongolia Argentina GMU India South Korea GMU USA Botswana GMU Philippines Israel GMU Japan Zimbabwe GMU Slovenia Mexico GMU Hong Kong Lithuania A = Indian Creek HS Germany Canada A = Indian Creek HS Singapore Estonia B = to be announced Scotland Romania B = to be announced Ireland Sri Lanka C = Eastern HS South Africa Czech Republic C = Eastern HS Pakistan Netherlands D = Eastern HS Australia Bermuda D = Eastern HS
Bye: Qatar Round 8 – Impromptu Debate – WEDNESDAY PM
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
New Zealand Indonesia GMU Peru Slovenia GMU England Philippines GMU Wales Qatar GMU Argentina Montenegro GMU South Korea Mongolia GMU USA India GMU Botswana Israel GMU Zimbabwe Slovakia GMU Kuwait Japan GMU Mexico Greece GMU Hong Kong Germany A = Indian Creek HS Lithuania Canada A = Indian Creek HS Estonia Scotland B = to be announced Romania Singapore B = to be announced Sri Lanka South Africa C = Eastern HS Czech Republic Ireland C = Eastern HS Bermuda Pakistan D = Eastern HS Netherlands Australia D = Eastern HS
Bye: Bangladesh
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GMU = George Mason University Fairfax Campus 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA Sunday-Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday those wishing to see debates should come to SUV 2, also known as Student Union 2.
Hotel = Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy. Arlington, VA 22202 703 418 1234
Andrew Colley [email protected] Indian Creek HS 1130 Anne Chambers Way Crownsville, MD 21032 410-849-5151 9-10 Tues-Wed 4 teams 2 rooms Wants a workshop
Rebecca Dovi [email protected] Patrick Henry High School Ashland VA 804-263-1626 MONDAY & TUESDAY, FOUR TEAMS, TWO ROOMS. Lunch supplied.
Ginnie Bullis [email protected] C. Milton Wright High School 1301 N. Fountain Green Rd. Bel Air, MD 21015 MONDAY = A
Eastern Senior HS 1700 East Capitol St. NE WASH DC 20003 202-698-4500 William Chiselom [email protected] 698-4590 4 ROOMS MON-TUES-WED Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:28 AM 1 comments
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Sri Lanka has High Expectations at WSDC 08
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From http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080824/Mirror/sundaytimesmirror_625 5.html
Under debate
By Natasha Fernandopulle, Pix by Saman Kariyawasam The Debater's Council along with the Moot Court and Debating Society of the Faculty of Law of the University of Colombo organised a series of three workshops which included one for the students of the Law Faculty, another for the adjudicators and one for school children. The latter was held at the Faculty of Law on August 15 where around 120 students from various school between the ages of 16 and 18, participated.
Speaking to Gehan Gunatilleke who is part of the Debater's Council, he said that this is "an independent society of past and present debaters where the main functions are providing services which include adjudication, training and also the selecting of the world schools debating team." And he went on to say that they got together around two years ago to form this council for those who were out of university, adding, "we hope to become a national level organisation at some point."
The style followed at these workshops were, the British Parliamentary and World Schools format and they were conducted by Sam Block and Mhairi Murdoch. And the main sponsors for these workshops were the Neelan Thiruchelvam Trust and Our World English School.
Sam Block, was ranked as Best Speaker at the World Universities Debating Competition 2008, which was held in Assumption, Thailand. The main purpose of having him here for the workshops was with the purpose of coaching the team from Sri Lanka who will be participating in the World Schools Debating Competition. And speaking to the four members of the team they seemed quite confident about doing well at the competition which is to be held in the US this year.
"They have been enjoying themselves, they get involved and seem very eager," said Sam, adding that the seniors have done some debating prior to this workshop. "Some are a little apprehensive but have done pretty well." He went on to say that the students have said they have gained a lot, which he was happy to hear.
David Rajasingham (17), who is the captain of the team and a student of S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia said, "I got interested in debating when one of my schoolmates Prawira introduced me to it - this was in 2006," and in terms of the plus points of debating he says, "you tend to know much more and are forced to research." http://wsdc2008.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-09-05T17%3A55%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=20 Page 10 of 31 WSDC 2008 12/3/08 9:53 AM
says, "you tend to know much more and are forced to research." With regard to the World Schools Debating Competition, in the US, he says, "from what we've heard, we have a fairly good chance."
Adding to this, Prawira Saldin (18), also a student of S. Thomas' College said, "It would be great if we can reach the quarter finals or the semis" he said, adding, "there's a possibility we could get far." And what got him interested in debating, was, watching movies where lawyers litigate, "I thought debating would help me be like these lawyers."
A student of Ananda College, Tharindra Gooneratne (17) said it all started for him because, he likes to speak in public and debate." With regard to the workshops, "I gained a lot in terms of style," and went on to say he learnt how to build up arguments in a way a judge and audience would respond.
"I used to be fascinated watching the seniors debate at the inter house debates," said Sandaruwani de Silva (17), a student of Bishop's College who started debating in the junior school. "This workshop goes in to detail," Sandaruwani said, adding, "they told us their experiences on how debates are judged," and that this will help them at international competitions.
Both Mhairi and Sam had learnt to debate at Cambridge and taught debating as well at the summer school. At this programme there had been people from all around the world. They have worked with a vast age group of people from the ages of seven to 47 years. And they are both involved with Our World English School which conducts the Global Young Leaders Course. "It's been largely positive," Mhairi said, considering, "lots of them have not done debating," as she spoke to us during the break of the workshop she conducted for the juniors. "Most of the people have said something in front of the audience," adding, "it seems to be quite successful."
A student of Musaeus College, Kalani Kulathilaka (16) participated in the workshop for juniors and said she debates in school and said, "I was forced to join but once I did I started simply loving it and it has become one of my passions." Through the workshops, "They have taught us how to analyse, get used to the British Parliamentary style, present your arguments and how to prove yourself," adding, "It boosts up your public speaking skills."
Another one of the juniors, Ganatharan (15) from Hindu College commented on the way the workshops were conducted, in terms of how, "it was something different because our way of teaching in schools is different," adding that, "the basics and concepts were the same but there was practical work," which helped. And he went on to say, "debating is a skill that comes in handy even after leaving school and can be used for anything." Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:46 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 German Team on the Way
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From http://www.schoolsdebate.de/wsdc08.htm
Debaters: Belafi, Carmen; Murrhardt Deiss, Valerie; Korb Dressel, Leonie; Stuttgart Gilke, Jana; Backnang-Heinigen Seethaler, Franziska; Böblingen
Coach: Laux, Sven; Bietigheim-Bissingen
Judges: Hoeness, Angelika; Korb Heil, Klaus-Peter; Mutlangen Trefz, Birgit; Aspach
Contact for Germany (Team Manager): Hoeness, Angelika; 71404 Korb Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:26 AM 0 comments
No Hurricane Threat
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There are some hurricanes about, but none threaten Washington DC during the upcoming WSDC tournament.
Just to help we have now installed a weather forecast on the website.
From the National Weather Service:
Saturday Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Saturday Night Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
Sunday Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
Sunday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
Monday Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 7:41 AM 0 comments
Monday, September 1, 2008 Here Comes Romania!
From http://wsdcro.wordpress.com/2008-delegation/
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Georgescu, Eveline Dicu, Iulian Maier and Catalina Secreteanu.
The Team:
Debaters: Mihai Alexandrescu Raluca Tudoroiu Sabin Ciornea Nicolae Sovaiala-Ionescu Valeria Burdea
Coach: David Moscovici
Adjudicatiors: Simona Mazilu Alexandra Neacsu Gelu Hanganu Serban Pitic
HISTORY OF THE ROMANIAN WSDC TEAM
Starting with WSDC 2004, Germany,
where the pioneering team for Romania, into the Worlds Championship consisted of members: Alexandra Neacsu, David Moscovici and Andreea Militaru, coached by Mrs. Simona Mazilu.
WSDC 2005 Calgary, Canada
The Team composed by Alexandra Neacsu, David Moscovici and Andreea Militaru had another go at the Championship and achieved, after 4 victories out of 8 rounds, the great standard of being only one half of a point away from breaking into the octo-finals and winning 1st place in the EFL (English as a Foreign Language) section, which was awarded to Slovenia. Also at this edition of the championships, 2 back-up members qualified to pariticipate on the team: Ana Rus and Serban Pitic.
WSDC 2006 Cardiff, Wales, UK
In 2006 the national selection chose a team of 5: Serban Pitic, Ana Rus, Simona Olteanu. Alexandra Oprea and Anca Onutan. The team managed to win 2 victories out of 8 in the rounds. Mr Gelu Hanganu participated as a coach and Mrs. Simona Mazilu was the adjudicator in the Romanian Delegation.
WSDC 2007 Seoul, South Korea
The 2007 Team Romania consisted of: Valeria Burdea, Raluca Tudoroiu Andreea Geacu, Iulian Maier and Maria Tanase. The selected coach for the 2007 WSDC team Romania was David Moscovici. Also Alexandra Neacsu participated alongside Simona Mazilu as a judge in the championship. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 11:34 AM 1 comments
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Anja, Filip, Jernej, Eva and Zan visit with Alfred Snider about their experience in the Slovenian debate program, their selection to the World Schools team and their upcoming competition in the World Schools Debating Championship in Washington, DC.
Our apologies as 40 seconds of dead air begin the program.
From http://flashpointtv.blogspot.com/2008/08/366-slovenia- debate-in-vermont.html Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:35 PM 0 comments
Qatar Team Upbeat for World Schools Championship
Alex Just (left) with the team members speaking to mediapersons at the Qatar Debate Centre on Thursday
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Qatari team upbeat Publish Date: Sunday,31 August, 2008, at 01:43 AM Doha Time
By Ourouba Hussein
Members of the first Qatari team to take part in the World School Debating Championship have expressed hope of doing well in the event scheduled to be held in Washington DC next month. Prior to their departure on Friday, the five-member team and their coach spoke about their training, their debating team to represent Qatar on the world stage. The programme director Alex Just said that the national team would be the second Arab team after Kuwait to participate in the 20-year history of the competition. The team was trained in London and its members were selected following a debating competition among Qatar schools. Just said the team would attend a pre-competition training in New York, and workshops with American students. Later, they will take off to Washington DC where the contests will be held from September 5- 15. He said that the team had a month to practise for the first round of the competition. Each of the members is required to carry out researches about a certain topic. “If they get through the first round to the second, they will be given two hours of practice for the topic which could be political, social or economical. “They will have to be prepared to argue about anything,” he added. The five members of the Qatar national debating team said they were looking forward to visiting the ‘Dream Land’, and meeting people from 40 different countries participating in the competition. They also expressed how proud they were to be the first to represent Qatar in the competition. Talal Burshaid, a 17-year-old Qatari , explained that the training was helpful since he has got political aspirations and interests in international relations. Vartan Shadarevian said debating encourages the expression of point of views, teaches leadership skills and the ability to argue both sides before taking a side, and increases one’s understanding of the other side. Tina Niaki, a 17-year-old Iranian, said debating teaches objective thinking and the desire to know more about the world. Aysha Batley, a 17-year-old Pakistani, stressed debating opens up the mind and structures the way one thinks, speaks and discusses. ‘Participating in the debating competition is like going on a world tour,” she said. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:13 PM 0 comments
Announcement from J. J. Rodriguez
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Dear WSDC community;
As you prepare to converge on Washington I find myself stuck on the left coast and surrounded by a never ending stack of research. Now that the draw has been released I am sure you empathize. Unfortunately, I will not have the opportunity to see the culmination of your work this year. It is with great regret that I announce I will not be attending the event as one of your chief adjudicators. My duties here have unfortunately and quite suddenly left little room for debate.
Fortunately, I leave you in the extremely competent hands of Chief Adjudicator Aaron Maniam who will be aided by a very gifted panel including Chris Erksine, Claire Ryan, James Probert, Kris Ade, and Irene McGrath. Being surrounded by people whose competence renders me unnecessary is a very good thing.
I very much looked forward to being able to chat with you throughout the tournament. Since I won't get to do that, here is a wee bit of unsolicited advice. You will discuss provocative issues, disagree with adjudicators, win some debates, and lose some others. Nonetheless, at the end of the day, the competitive spirit gives way to the collective one. I have enjoyed my time with this community because of the welcoming spirit it embraces. I have lifelong friends from the WSDC despite my brief sojourn with you. So, as you debate to the very best of your ability also remember to take advantage of this truly rare opportunity. I will miss the people more than any debating I participated in during my eight years as a competitor or ten years as a coach. As one of my students is fond of saying, people before trophies. Have fun and best of luck.
J. J.
J.J. is a law student and a visiting assistant professor of communication studies at Loyola Marymount University where he also serves as a coach for the university’s growing debating program. Before working at LMU, J. J. was a public school teacher. In that capacity, he served as the Director of Debate for the Southern California Debate League, a member of the Executive Council of the California High School Speech Association and an official for the National Forensic League.
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Debating Championships and a number of other national and international tournaments. Since then he has been involved with the WSDC as the Team USA coach in 2005 and 2006 and a member of the Chief Adjudicator’s Panel in 2007. He has also been a member of the Executive Committee since 2006. He has chaired the Learning Materials Working Group and currently chairs the Debate Administration Working Group. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 2:12 PM 0 comments
How the Draw Was Done
From Aaron Maniam:
As in previous years, the draw was done blindly through an assignment of codes to teams. The only thing the code told the organisers was which quartile a team was in (quartiles were assigned to countries based on their performance in the last three WSDC's). The codes were swapped for country names only after the entire draw was formulated. This process helped to check against potential bias and guaranteed randomness of the pairings within the constraints of ensuring that teams meet a good cross section of opponents, and as far as possible have approximately equal numbers of Prop and Opp rounds, for both prepared and impromptu debates. Good luck to all teams! Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 7:46 AM 0 comments
Saturday, August 30, 2008 WSDC 2008 Draw
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WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 WASHINGTON DC
Preliminary Round Draw
Round 0 – Impromptu Debate (Bye Round)
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
Botswana Japan Hotel Slovakia India Hotel Mongolia Sri Lanka Hotel Qatar Bangladesh Hotel
Round 1 – Prepared Debate
This house supports military intervention to deliver emergency aid in humanitarian crises.
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
Israel South Africa GMU Philippines Singapore GMU Romania Hong Kong GMU Slovenia England GMU Greece New Zealand GMU Bermuda Slovakia GMU Scotland South Korea GMU Czech Republic Argentina GMU Mongolia Peru GMU Pakistan Wales GMU Sri Lanka Lithuania GMU Canada USA GMU Japan Montenegro GMU Qatar Botswana GMU Netherlands Mexico GMU Bangladesh Zimbabwe GMU Indonesia Ireland GMU Estonia Australia GMU http://wsdc2008.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-09-05T17%3A55%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=20 Page 19 of 31 WSDC 2008 12/3/08 9:53 AM
Estonia Australia GMU Germany Kuwait GMU
Bye: India
Round 2 – Impromptu Debate
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
South Africa USA GMU Singapore Slovenia GMU Canada Greece GMU England Hong Kong GMU New Zealand Estonia GMU Montenegro Netherlands GMU South Korea Romania GMU Argentina Pakistan GMU Peru Sri Lanka GMU India Bermuda GMU Israel Scotland GMU Wales Germany GMU Lithuania Bangladesh GMU Kuwait Czech Republic GMU Zimbabwe Botswana GMU Mexico Mongolia GMU Japan Qatar GMU Australia Indonesia GMU Ireland Philippines GMU
Bye: Slovakia
Round 3 – Prepared Debate
This house would ban the use of unethically obtained data in scientific research.
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
South Africa Japan GMU Singapore Montenegro GMU Canada Mongolia GMU England Qatar GMU New Zealand Bangladesh GMU Slovakia Ireland GMU South Korea Estonia GMU Argentina Indonesia GMU Peru Kuwait GMU Bermuda Greece GMU Israel Romania GMU Mexico Scotland A Zimbabwe Hong Kong A India Pakistan B Botswana Australia B Czech Republic Slovenia C http://wsdc2008.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-09-05T17%3A55%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=20 Page 20 of 31 WSDC 2008 12/3/08 9:53 AM
Czech Republic Slovenia C USA Germany C Wales Netherlands D Lithuania Philippines D
Bye: Sri Lanka
Round 4 – Impromptu Debate
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
Japan New Zealand GMU Montenegro England GMU Indonesia Peru GMU Sri Lanka Canada GMU Kuwait Slovakia GMU Bangladesh South Africa GMU Estonia Israel GMU Qatar Singapore GMU Greece South Korea GMU Romania Argentina GMU Ireland Bermuda GMU Hong Kong Mexico A Scotland Zimbabwe A Australia India B Pakistan Botswana B Slovenia USA C Germany Czech Republic C Netherlands Lithuania D Philippines Wales D
Bye: Mongolia
Round 5 – Prepared Debate
This house would make the directors of multinational companies personally liable for environmental abuses committed by their companies in the developing world.
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
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Hong Kong Singapore A Australia South Africa B Ireland Pakistan B Mexico India C Botswana Slovakia C Netherlands Czech Republic D Lithuania Germany D
Bye: Japan
Round 6 – Impromptu Debate
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
Greece Kuwait GMU USA Peru GMU India Japan GMU Mongolia Zimbabwe GMU Slovenia Argentina GMU Israel Wales GMU Philippines South Korea GMU Indonesia Estonia GMU Bermuda Sri Lanka GMU Bangladesh Romania GMU Canada England GMU Scotland Hong Kong A Singapore New Zealand A Pakistan Australia B South Africa Ireland B Qatar Montenegro C Slovakia Mexico C Czech Republic Lithuania D Germany Netherlands D
Bye: Botswana
Round 7 – Prepared Debate
This house believes that governments have a duty to bail out failing financial institutions.
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
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Slovenia Mexico GMU Hong Kong Lithuania A Germany Canada A Singapore Estonia B Scotland Romania B Ireland Sri Lanka C South Africa Czech Republic C Pakistan Netherlands D Australia Bermuda D
Bye: Qatar
Round 8 – Impromptu Debate
PROPOSITION TEAM OPPOSITION TEAM VENUE
New Zealand Indonesia GMU Peru Slovenia GMU England Philippines GMU Wales Qatar GMU Argentina Montenegro GMU South Korea Mongolia GMU USA India GMU Botswana Israel GMU Zimbabwe Slovakia GMU Kuwait Japan GMU Mexico Greece GMU Hong Kong Germany A Lithuania Canada A Estonia Scotland B Romania Singapore B Sri Lanka South Africa C Czech Republic Ireland C Bermuda Pakistan D Netherlands Australia D
Bye: Bangladesh Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 5:36 PM 1 comments
Next - THE DRAW
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From Claire Ryan:
Greetings everyone. With delays in confirming the exact number of teams, the draw has also been delayed. However, it is now understood that there are 39 teams in the competition - waiting to find out who will debate whom and when. Chief Adjudicator Aaron Maniam will release the draw on 30 August 2008 at midnight USA Eastern Time, and it will be posted both on the http://wsdc2008.blogspot.com/ and http://www.schoolsdebate.com/blog/ sites. I'll also try to post it here. The odd number of teams means there will be a bye for a team in each round and therefore a bye round (the famous Round 0). We're all looking forward to the draw when it emerges in a few hours and good luck to everyone as they prepare. Claire Ryan Secretary, Executive Committee, WSDC Ltd Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 5:26 PM 0 comments
Thirty-nine Teams in the Draw, Released at Midnight USA Eastern Time
With Montenegro and Botswana in the draw, a huge field is ready to find out who debates who and when.
Chief Adjudicator Aaron Maniam will release the draw tonight at midnight USA Eastern Time, and will be posted on the World Schools website and here.
The odd number of teams means there will be a bye in each round and a bye round (Round 0).
Get it here and good luck. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 3:38 PM 0 comments
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Bermuda Salutes Home Team
Team Bermuda: Catherine Campbell, Nikki-Lynn Marshall and Michelle Kelly, with Blake Sonnenfeld in the middle at the front. The three girls are hoping to make the Island proud when they compete alongside Jacari Brimmer Landy and Nicholas Rinehimer in the Debating Championships in Washington D.C. next month.
From http://www.royalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Article/article.j sp?articleId=7d886af3003000b§ionId=60
Article published August 13. 2008 11:43AM No debate, here is Bermuda's school team for world championships
By Nadia Arandjelovic Five local students will head to the United States capital next month to compete in an international debating competition.
Students Nikki Lynn Marshall, Michelle Kelly, Jacari Brimmer Landy, Catherine Campbell and Nicholas Rinehimer make up this year's Bermuda Debate Team and will be going to Washington D.C. for the World Schools Debating Championships.
The group will be up against 45 different countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe and will debate a handful of social, moral and political issues, explained team coach Christianna Hiles.
The team has been training regularly for the past few months, sometimes two to three times a week, in order to prepare arguments for the known debate topics.
The most challenging part of the competition, however, will come later on when the debaters are given impromptu topics.
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The teams will be left in a room with a dictionary and an almanac and have only an hour to prepare their case.
"This is part of the real challenge and the best way for students to really test themselves," explained Ms Hiles, who is joined by veteran debate coach Gladstone Thompson.
Apart from the obvious challenges involved, debater Nikki-Lynn Marshall, 16, is looking forward to the experience.
"I am looking forward to meeting everybody from the other countries and learning something new," she said, "because basically we all get the same topics but it's interesting to see how each team interprets them differently."
Miss Marshall said the Bermuda team was known for being nice, however, shouldn't be underestimated in the competition.
"Team Bermuda is really known for being a really nice team, but we really go because we want to put Bermuda on the map," she said.
"Most of these people at these competitions have never heard about Bermuda and it's nice to tell them a little bit about us and let them know that we are good debaters."
Miss Marshall has been competing with the Bermuda Debate Team for a year and a half, but admits she has competed with Bermuda High School and Consumer Affairs since she was eight years old.
"I first started debating when my school picked me for a competition and ever since then I've still always debated," she said.
"It broadens my knowledge, helps me learn new things, helps me with public speaking and it's going to help get me into a good college," she said.
Miss Marshall, an aspiring lawyer, believes debating will also help her in a future career and told The Royal Gazette: "I really enjoy arguing and public speaking and persuading people to see my point of view and I really see myself in this profession."
The debaters, sponsored by the National Debate Society, will be in Washington D.C. from September 5-15. Supporters can track their progress on the Debate Society's website. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 9:57 AM 0 comments
Pakistan Prime Minister Salutes Debaters on Way to WSDC
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From http://thepost.com.pk/CityNewsT.aspx? dtlid=180336&catid=3
Associated Press of Pakistan
LAHORE: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the government is taking concrete measures for the youth's development and 'Youth Policy' will be introduced soon.
He was talking to a delegation of students, who are to visit Washington DC US for an international debate contest.
"Youth are our valued asset and their abilities and talent must be fully utilised for the progress and development of the country," he said.
The prime minister acknowledged that Pakistan's talented youth have always earned a good name in the world.
He hoped that the students designated to contest the international debate competition would be successful in their mission.
The prime minister was also given a briefing on the occasion. He was told that the international debate contests were annually participated by highly intelligent students from 30 to 40 countries in the world. Pakistan has also been attending this event annually. All the participants have been trained by the Pakistan Debating Society, he was informed. The prime minister left for Islamabad, after an overnight stay in the provincial metropolis. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 9:40 AM 0 comments
Friday, August 29, 2008 29 Countries Access WSDC Website in Two Days
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Twenty-nine nations have signed into the WSDC 2008 website since it was launched on 27 August 2008 at 5:14 PM ET.
Stories have included:
Conduct Forms, Airport Travel, Observers, Country ... More Judges Welcome! Soon Up - The Draw Meet Alfred Snider, Director of Tournament Operati... Teams Link Up With Their Embassies in Washington Tour Options for the Free Day Tuesday Night - Prepare for the Country Exhibition... WSDC Alcohol Statement Schedule Update Meet Aaron Maniam, Chief Adjudicator Hotel Information
Traffic from countries includes: Country Page Views for Map Area: United States [14%] United Kingdom [11%] Canada [9%] Ireland [7%] Israel [7%] Slovakia [7%] Philippines [5%] South Africa [5%] Indonesia [2%] Netherlands [2%] Hong Kong S.A.R., China [2%] Malaysia [2%] Qatar [2%] Greece [2%] China [2%] Germany [2%] Slovenia [2%] Romania [2%] Mauritius [2%] Singapore [2%] India [2%] Czech Republic [2%] Peru [2%] Bangladesh [2%] Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:45 PM 1 comments
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Conduct Forms, Airport Travel, Observers, Country Exhibition
From convener Phyllis Hirth ([email protected]):
You need to sign and return to me the Code of Conduct forms which you can find as Annex three to the WSDC Rules at: http://www.schoolsdebate.com/guides.asp You will find the form at the end of the Word document rules_word.doc
You can scan and email to me or post to: Phyllis Hirth 29 Forest Blvd Ardsley, NY 10502
I need them before the championships begin. If you have not signed you can not participate.
Remember that students need their parents or guardian to sign too, so please try not to leave it to the last minute.
Travel from the Airports…..
For those of you coming into Dulles International Airport, the best transport to the hotel is the Super Shuttle(supershuttle.com) or 800- 622-2089. The fee quoted to me is $26 for the 1st person and $10/person after that. The van will fill any empty spaces with other passengers. You can also hire your own van for up to 10 people for $120.
For those of you coming to Baltimore Washington International Airport, you can also use the same contacts for the Super Shuttle. The rate is $44 for the 1st person and $12/person after that. Same as with Dulles, you can hire your own van for up to 10 people for $104. The young and hearty among you can take the MARC train to Union Station for $6. From Union Station take the Metro red line to Metro Center and change to the blue line to Crystal City. Then call the hotel (703-418-1234) and they will send the shuttle for you.
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On one of our evenings we are planning a County Exhibit Night. Please bring something for your table to show the delegates something special about your country. Please, no food. The hotel will not let us serve anything they do not prepare for fear of litigation (remember this is the US, the most litigious nation in the world). This is also a night for those of you with any talents, or talents you think you have, to express yourselves for the benefit of the delegates. Please don’t disappoint me on this. I look forward to learning a little more about each of you and about your culture. More details are at http://wsdc2008.blogspot.com/2008/08/tuesday-night-prepare-for- country.html
Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 3:35 PM 2 comments
More Judges Welcome!
WANTED – JUDGES FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
This September the World Schools Debating Championship will be held in and around Washington, DC. The dates are September 6- 14 2008. Thirty-eight nations will each be sending one team to the competition, and one team will be named world champion. Last year the tournament was in Seoul, Korea and Scotland defeated Singapore in the final round.
Each debate has three judges, and we are recruiting judges to add to those already assembled. We hope that you can judge one or more of these debates. You can indicate when you are available when you come to judge training.
The contest takes place in the World Schools format. The format is easy to understand and the evaluation criteria are fairly straightforward. We will be providing basic judge training and orientation. You can find the rules at http://www.schoolsdebate.com/guides.asp .
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starting at 9 AM. The training will be completed in the early afternoon.
Preliminary debates will then take place on Sunday September 7, Monday September 8, Tuesday September 9 and Wednesday September 10. The octafinals and quarterfinals will be held on Friday September 12, the semifinals on Saturday September 13 and the finals on Sunday September 14.
Preliminary debates are usually staged with one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch will be provided on debating days. We will provide transportation from the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in the mornings of each debating day and you will be returned to the Hyatt after the debates.
The debates themselves are of unusually high quality and should provide a stimulating academic experience. New judges will be assigned to “shadow judge” and then will be used in a formal judging capacity. While we are unable to compensate you, we can promise some excellent debates.
If you have debate experience as a coach or student and would like to take this opportunity to judge at a world-class event, please contact our chief adjudicator, Aaron Maniam, at [email protected] . Please provide him with some brief information about your debating experience. He will then be ready and waiting for you when you arrive at judge training. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 10:50 AM 0 comments
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See current WSDC 2008 Scrapbook at http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wsdc/We lcome.html
Welcome to the World Schools Debating Championships – Washington, D.C. 2008 website This site has been created to enable you to keep abreast of what happened.
Our headquarters Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy. Arlington, VA 22202 +1 703 418 1234 The finishing touches are being put on the draw for prelim debates at the WSDC 2008. Teams around the world are You can also find the schedule of events here. We will be filling in the details as they anxiously waiting for this announcement so they can target their happen. I promise you we will do opponents and focus on the assigned side for the prepared everything possible to make it a wonderful motions. memory of your debating experience.
Sincerely, The draw would already be up but for finalizing who will be in it. It is imperative that the draw contain all teams attending and Phyllis Hirth that non-attendees are not included. This means that the status Convenor, WSDC 2008 of each and every team must be finalized, registration complete, and fees paid. Teams have had to get visas, arrange sponsors Blog Archive and many other things.
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Major Sponsor... By the way, Montenegro needs to email [email protected] WSDC Recignized by World Trade about their status. Centers Globally Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 9:33 AM 0 comments India Attends WSDC for First Time ! September (45) ! August (21) Thursday, August 28, 2008 Meet Alfred Snider, Director of Tournament Operations Visitors
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Prof. Snider has received every major award given to debate Alfred Snider educators in the USA, including the Pelham Coach of the Year award, the Don Brownlee Service to Debate award, the Ziegelmueller Debate Coaching award, the Slappey Diversity in Debate award, the Douglas Dedication to Debate award and the Edwin W. Lawrence Professor of Forensics Jacobsohn Service to Debate award. His work in promoting debate http://wsdc2008.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-08-29T10%3A50%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=20 Page 2 of 11 WSDC 2008 12/3/08 9:54 AM
Jacobsohn Service to Debate award. His work in promoting debate at the University of Vermont. Proponent of has also brought him awards from Emory University, the all forms of debate. Director of the World Debate Institute. University of Utah, Cornell University, Binghamton University, the University of South Carolina as well as from the National Forensic View my complete profile League and the Cross Examination Debate Association.
Prof. Snider had published six books on debating in the last five years and during his career has edited or written over fifty volumes about debating and for debaters. He is the host of the television program Flashpoint that has over three hundred and sixty episodes and deals with political and social issues. He maintains one of the world’s busiest debate websites, Debate Central (http://debate.uvm.edu), and is the editor of Global Debate (http://globaldebateblog.blogspot.com ). He has pioneered using the Internet and new media for debating.
Prof. Snider has served as President of the USA’s Cross Examination Debate Association and for the last six years has been the Director of Operations for the National Forensic League’s national high school speech and debate championship, attended by over five thousand people and lasting one week. He has directed dozens of debate tournaments in different parts of the world. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:37 PM 0 comments
Teams Link Up With Their Embassies in Washington
Canadian embassy in Washington
Many visitors to WSDC will find that they have familiar folks to welcome and host them. The organizing committee sent letters to every embassy in Washington inviting them to join us at the tournament and especially to link up with their own team.
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Many embassies responded and contacts have been made. Some embassy officials are coming to WSDC official events, some are holding receptions and welcomes for the teams at their embassies, some will be watching debates and one is even arranging a White House visit for their team.
If you would like to contact your embassy and need information about how to do so, please email [email protected] and indicate the name of your country. We have a data set of all embassies. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 9:37 AM 0 comments
Tour Options for the Free Day
Tour Options for Thursday, September 11, 2008
Option 1: Monticello Cost: $40.00
“I am as happy no where else and in no other society, and all my wishes end, where I hope my days will end, at Monticello”. After a delightful two and one half hour ride into the foot hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, it is easy to see why Thomas Jefferson was so fond of his home in Albemarle County, Virginia. Virginia is not only the “Birthplace of a Nation” but its capital, Richmond, was also the capital of the confederacy. It is the birthplace of eight of our historical presidents. Thomas Jefferson was the 2nd Governor of Virginia, the First United States Secretary of State, and its 3rd President. Touring the architectural masterpiece of his home with all its objects, people, and stories will help you know what life was like for Jefferson’s’ family and slaves. Enjoy the unique horticulture and beautiful gardens for a truly memorable day.
Option 2: Jamestown Cost: $50.00
Jamestown Virginia was the 1st colony established in the new world. A trip to nearby Colonial Williamsburg will allow you to immerse yourself in a restored and reconstructed typical 18th Century community. Here you can explore the daily lives, government, and commerce of Virginia residents in 1783. This is also a two and one half hour ride through beautiful Virginia to another world where the wealthy and slaves of the era lived, worked, and played.
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Option 3: Gettysburg Cost: $40.00
Two hours through Maryland will bring you to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. On July 1, 2, and 3, 1863, Gettysburg was where thousands fought and died in the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. There are over 1,000 monuments over 40 miles of scenic avenues to explore as you tour the site of one of the darkest spots in the history and development of the United States of America. An experience tour guide will join you on the bus to lead you through this experience.
Option 4: Mt. Vernon Cost: $10.00
The home of George Washington is a little closer to our hotel. We will travel via metro and bus to Mount Vernon on the shores of the Potomac River. George Washington was the Commander in Chief of the Revolutionary Army and our 1st President. You will experience what life was like for Washington’s family and slaves in a setting of Rolling Meadows and gardens surrounded by a deep border of woods and wide vistas of the Potomac. Mount Vernon also boasts a hands on education center where, at one exhibit, you can make George age through time. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:14 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Tuesday Night - Prepare for the Country Exhibition
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WSDC COUNTRY EXHIBITION
In order to facilitate the sharing of cultures and histories that is such an important part of the World Schools Debating Championship the tournament will be sponsoring a “Country Exhibition.”
The idea is for each delegation to bring some items from their country to share with others. Each country will be given a table for their display, and all tournament attendees will be invited to stroll around the room and see as well as share. People can alternate between being at their country tables as well as strolling around and visiting the tables of other countries.
You should consider bringing flags, pictures, objects, handicrafts and whatever else you think tells the story of your country. People are invited to come in their national dress as well as bring music and perhaps even feel free to dance. Please include information about debating in your country. Bring things that open the possibilities of sharing, telling stories and communicating what life is like in your country. Of course, the most important thing that you can bring to the country exhibition is you, a living representative of your country.
Because of the strict rules of the hotel you may NOT bring food or beverages into the country exhibition. We know that this may constrain you a bit, but these are the conditions under which we are able to use the hotel for the tournament. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:37 PM 0 comments
WSDC Alcohol Statement
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Underage Drinking in the United States - Phyllis Hirth, Convenor
Since there was so much confusion about what the legal drinking age was in South Korea, I wanted to make sure that everyone was well informed of the rules and regulations in the United States. The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 states that the purchase of alcohol by anyone under the age of 21 years old is a misdemeanor. This is something that is taken very seriously in the states and all 50 states and the District of Columbia have adopted this policy. For those of you who might consider buying liquor for consumption by minors, a word of warning. Our courts are much harder on such unfortunates than they are on the minors. We really do have mothers sitting in jail for serving minors, not their own children, liquor in the privacy of their own home. Should you get caught either as a minor drinking or an adult contributing to the delinquency of a minor, you go into our legal system. There is nothing I can or will do to help you in such circumstances. It is expensive, confining, and down right scary, and you will be on your own. Should any such drinking come to the attention of the Conveners of World Schools Debating Championships, we are legally bound to report it to the authorities. Those same people will be forced to leave the tournament instantly at their own expense. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:32 PM 0 comments
Schedule Update
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Fri 9/5 Registration 12:00 to Midnight
Sat 9/6 Breakfast 6:30 to 9:00
Adjudicators Meeting 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Debaters Tour 10:00 AM to 4:00PM
Picture at Jefferson Memorial 4:00PM
Opening Banquet 7:00 PM
Sun 9/7 Breakfast 6:30 to 9:00
Buses leave for GMU at 8:30
Rounds 1 & 2 at GMU 10:00 to 4:43 Lunch provided
Return to hotel 5:30
Mon 9/8 Breakfast 6:30 to 9:00
Buses leave for venues 8:30
rounds 3 & 4 Lunch provided
return to hotel 5:30
Bickel and Brewer reception at Hyatt at 6:00
Tues 9/9 Breakfast 6:30 to 9:00
Buses leave for venues 8:30
rounds 5 & 6 Lunch provided
return to hotel 5:30
Country Exhibition Night at Hyatt 7:00
Wed 9/10 Breakfast 6:30 to 9:00
Buses leave for venues at 8:30
rounds 7 & 8 Lunch provided
return to hotel 5:30
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Break night party 7:00
Thurs 9/11 Breakfast 6:30 to 9:00
Tour Day Buses leave at 8:00AM
Return to Hyatt by 5:00
Fri 9/12 Breakfast 6:30 to 9:00
Octa's and Quarters at DC University at 10:00
Sat 9/13 Breakfast 6:30 to 9:00
Council Meeting at Hyatt at 10:00
Semi Finals at Hyatt at 8:00PM
Sun 9/14 Breakfast 6:30 to 9:00
Council Meeting 10:00
Finals at Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 2:30PM
Closing banquet 7:00
Mon 9/15 Breakfast 6:30 to 9:00
Departures. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:19 PM 0 comments
Meet Aaron Maniam, Chief Adjudicator
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Aaron Maniam - Chief Adjudicator Aaron is a civil servant in Singapore's Strategic Policy Office and previously served as First Secretary (Political) in Singapore's Embassy in Washington DC. He was a founding Committee Member (1999-2003), Vice President (2003-2005), President (2005-July 2006) and subsequently Advisor (2006-2007) of Singapore's Debate Association. He won the European Debating Championships (2000) and other inter-varsity competitions during his university days and chaired Oxford's Debates Selection Committee, which comprises the university's top eight debaters. He also convened Oxford's annual inter-varsity debating competition, attended by over 80 international teams, in 1999.
Aaron was a WSDC debater in 1997, an adjudicator in 1999 and 2004, and co-coach in 2003. He has served on working groups to streamline the Code of Conduct for WSDC adjudicators as well as a "Vision Group" to explore how to broaden the WSDC's global ambit. A published poet, his first collection Morning at Memory's Border was published in 2005 and was one of three books shortlisted for the 2006 Singapore Literature Prize. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:17 PM 0 comments
Hotel Information
Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy. Arlington, VA 22202 +1 703 418 1234
WSDC 2008 in Washington D.C. is pleased to offer excellent accommodations throughout the competition. The tournament hotel is conveniently located next to public transportation that will allow you to access the city and all it has to offer. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind about accommodations: (1)Your registration includes lodging in double rooms from September 5-15, 2008. (2)For additional nights before or after, we can offer you the same rate the tournament is paying. We must inform the hotel ourselves though. At check in, you will provide arrange payment http://wsdc2008.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-08-29T10%3A50%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=20 Page 10 of 11 WSDC 2008 12/3/08 9:54 AM
ourselves though. At check in, you will provide arrange payment for your extra nights with the hotel. So, please let us know if you need extra nights. Posted by Alfred Charles Snider at 8:14 PM 0 comments
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