PIDC 2010

December 2, 2009

Hello everyone!

The UP Debate Society is proud to invite everyone to the upcoming Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2010, the largest and most prestigious national debate tournament in the Asians Parliamentary format. Be one with us as we once again gather the most brilliant and most promising young Filipino debaters and leaders to challenge boundaries and engage in critical discourse about the most pressing issues that confront our society and the world. For over 9 years now, the UP Debate Society has shared the passion for debate excellence and creativity through PIDC. It has become a well-anticipated event for keeping its trademark of a tournament experience beyond expectations which complements the competitive intellectual forum for young minds and their brave ideas.

Mark your calendars! PIDC 2010 will be held on April 7-12, 2010 at the University of the Philippines - Diliman. We will be releasing official communication and tournament information soon. For initial queries, you may contact us through 0916 593 5647 (Angelo) or online through our email (pidc2010@gmail. com), Facebook (PIDC 2010) and Twitter accounts.

We are all excited to see you this summer. Thank you very much!

Cheers,

Angelo Paolo T. Kalaw
Communications Director
PIDC 2010

SSE Riga IV 2009

One of the most prestigious debate tournaments in the Central and Eastern Europe -

The SSE Riga IV.

General details:

CA: Arvydas Ziobakas – a long term member of the SSE Riga DebateSociety, Oxford IV 2008 quarterfinalist, the ESL champion of CambridgeIV 2008, the 8th best ESL speaker of EUDC 2009.

DCA: Will Jones - reigning WUDC champion, the champion of EUDC 2008.

Registration fee: 70 EUR per team and 30 EUR per adjudicator.

n-1 rule is applied for the teams from the Baltics.

Webpage where all the additional information could be found: www.sserigads.com

For inquiries, e-mail sserigaiv@gmail.com and look for Nikita Pusnakovs, Chief convener

La Salle Intervarsities 2009

Hi Guys!

In behalf of the La Salle Debate Society, I would like to formally invite you to the La Salle Intervarsities 2009 which will be on March 28 to 29 (Saturday-Sunday) at the De La Salle University Manila Campus at Taft Avenue, Manila. This tournament will serve as an excellent preparation for the upcoming PIDC and AUDC this April and May respectively.

The tournament will have four (4) elimination rounds with three (3) break rounds. We have invited individuals who have stellar debate and adjudication records to join the adjudication core for this tournament. However, thier confirmation are still pending. But, we are pleased to announce that our Chief Adjudicator for this tournament will be Victor Mari Baguilat who has an excellent adjudication and debating record.

The tournament will maintain an N=1 rule policy with a tournament cap of 60 and an institution cap of 6. We dont have a strict rule on the composition of teams. This means that composite teams are most welcome to register and compete in the tournament. We have very limited slots for this tournament, so it is imperative that you rregister your teams and adjudictors before the pre-registration deadline.

To register, pls email the important details to this add: robinmichael_robingarcia@yahoo.com . The details should include the names of team members and adjudicators you will field. The Pre-registration will end on March 21 (Saturday). This means that at this date, we wont entertain team and adjudication registrants anymore.

Additional details will be posted soon.

If you have any questions please contact me at 09157646291.

See you all there!!!

Robin Michael U. Garcia

External Tournament Director

La Salle Intervarsities 2009

6th CSB IVs

Dear all,

I would like to invite you to the 6th CSB IVs. This will be held on March 7-8, 2009, in the College of Saint Benilde.

As with last year's IVs, the format is still Asians, with composite teams allowed. That means, you could finally compete with your girlfriend/boyfrien d from the other institution, as well as get to see dinosaurs debate in a competitive environment.

Our adj core is Jay Mata (CSB), Steph Co (ADMU) and Robin Lucas (UPM). Rego is at P250 per head. N=1 rule shall apply.

No need to pre-register; you all could just go to CSB on March 7 and register your teams. Alternatively, for those of you who are really excited, you may contact me at this email address weebph@yahoo. com or message me to reserve your slot.

Looking forward to seeing you all again in CSB this year. :)

ciao,

Wilb :D
CSB

MINT 2009 Pre-reg extension

Hi all, the UPMDC is extending the Manila Intervarsity pre-registration until January 29. Kindly reserve your slots at http://upmdc. phildebate. com. For any concerns, kindly contact us at +639172593960 or manila.intervarsity @gmail.com. Thanks!

- Alvina Antonio
MINT Tournament Director


Source: Debate Philippines

An Updated Official PIDC 2009 Invitation Link

Hi, everyone! We have fixed the technical errors present in the first invite release for the Philippine Inter-Collegiate Debate Championship (PIDC 2009). This is the updated link, containing the official invitation with the comprehensive tournament profile and registration details: http://issuu. com/pidc2009/ docs/pidc2009_ tourney_profile_ .

The official invitation may also be downloaded at http://www.pidc- online.com. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you need further assistance in terms of PIDC registration or if you have additional concerns.

Thank you very much. We are looking forward to sharing the PIDC tournament experience with you this coming April 15-20, 2009.


Anna Arcellana
Communications Director
PIDC 2009

Official PIDC 2009 Invitation

The Official Invitation for the Philippine Inter-Collegiate Debate Championship (PIDC) 2009 can be viewed by clicking this link:http://issuu. com/pidc2009/ docs/tournament_ profile_for_ participants_ _final_?mode= embed&documentId=09011417 0707- be6df39321774747a7e cf006369d08 23&layout=grey

This contains the comprehensive tournament profile and registration details.


Source:

Anna Arcellana
Communications Director
PIDC 2009

SSE Riga & LMT IV 2008

The oldest debate competition in Central and Eastern Europe, hosted by the SSE Riga & LMT Debate Society, has entered its tenth year and promises to be special!

- Register till November 30 (team cap – 40 teams);

- Come to Riga (Latvia) on December 12-14;

- Compete with high level debaters in British Parliamentary style (5 preliminary rounds, semi-finals and the Grand Final);

- Experience high level of adjudication (Co-CAs: Nick Devlin and Yuri Romanenkov, and their selected pool of independent judges);

- Be accommodated in a 5-star Radisson SAS Daugava hotel;

- Enjoy lavish socials with unlimited free alcohol and excellent food;

- Explore the splendid surroundings of the central Riga's Art Nouveau architecture.

Things To remember:

Institutional cap – 2 teams;

N-1 rule applies;

Registration fee is 40 Eur per debater and 20 Eur per adjudicator.

For more information, please visit http://www.sserigaiv.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=30972617939

VILNIUS OPEN 2008

What: Vilnius Open 08

When: November 21 - 23, 2008

Where: MRU University in Vilnius

The tournament will be held in British Parliamentary style.
Language – English.
Team cap – 32 teams.
Participation fee is €30 per debater, and €20 per adjudicator. Participants are provided with accommodation, food and transportation.

Registration is open! Fill in the aplication you will find in web page www.mru-debate. eu and send it to vilniusopen08@ gmail.com Registration will be closed at 2008 11 15

contact:

vicepresident@ mru-debate.eu
justina@mru- debate.eu

European Open Schools Debating Championship

What: European Open Schools Debating Championship

When: 30th November to 6th December 2008

Where: Germany

For more details, visit www.schoolsdebate.de

Square Off: The CVC Law Debates Finals

Square Off: The CVC Law Debates finals is this Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 8-9pm.

Catch Arellano University and Ateneo de Davao battle it out for prestigious prizes and the honor of being recognized as the best in the land.

Catch the live telecast at ANC Channel tonight.

Victoria IV 2008

WHAT: Fifth annual Victoria IV, aka the NZ British Parliamentary Open Debating Championships.

WHEN: November 28-30, 2008

WHERE: Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

The tournament this year is being sponsored by the New Zealand Business Roundtable, an organisation comprising major business firms committed to contributing to the development of sound public policy for New Zealand.

Further details, please email vicdebating@ gmail.com

Source:

Victoria University of Wellington Debating Society

10th National Debate Championship

The Office of Student Affairs of the Ateneo de Davao University is delighted to be hosting the 10th National Debate Championship to be held from 20-25 October 2008. The NDC is an annual competition that features the top debating teams from all over the Philippines. The 6 day event will be held in the Ateneo de Davao University Jacinto campus.

The NDC will use the British Parliamentary format and will have seven rounds of preliminary
debate.

Download official invites, registration procedure and tournament schedule at
this link: http://rapidshare. com/files/ 144313957/ NDC_Documents. rar.html

Rhetoric'08

The English Debating Society, Sri Venkateswara College (EDS.SVC) cordially invites your institution to participate in our annual international parliamentary debate Rhetoric'08.

The EDS.SVC has been one of the most constructive associations in Delhi University and has been a platform where students exhibit their public speaking skills and are awarded for the same. Events organized by EDS.SVC have always received overwhelming response from students, faculty and visitors from prestigious institutions. Coupled with this are the achievements of the society's debaters who have excelled at both national and international debating events.

This year the EDS.SVC aspires to take the debate to an entirely new level by making Rhetoric'08 a South Asian Parliamentary Debating Championship. The debate seeks participation from institutions from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China and Singapore.

Rhetoric will be held from the 9 to 13 (previously 13 to the 17) of October 2008. The debate will consist of 7 preliminary rounds, followed by Octo-quarters, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and eventually the Finals. All the debates will be held on the college premises. The debate will follow the 3 member Asian format with minor modifications, the details of which will be forwarded after registration.

For more information, email eds.svc@gmail.com

10TH NDC Registration Packages

Regular Registration: September 8 – October 10, 2008

Stay-in Package: PhP4500 per participant

Inclusive of:
• Hotel Accommodations (October 19-25, 2008)
• Meals
• IDs
• Debate Kits
• Shuttle Service (hotel to school & vice-versa)

Stay-out Package: PhP2000 per participant

Inclusive of:
• Meals
• IDs
• Debate Kits

Late Registration: October 11 – 19, 2008

Stay-in Package: PhP5000 per participant

Inclusive of:
• Hotel Accommodations (October 19-25, 2008)
• Meals
• IDs
• Debate Kits
• Shuttle Service (hotel to school & vice-versa)

Stay-out Package: PhP2500 per participant

Inclusive of:
• Meals
• IDs
• Debate Kits

* Limited slots are available for the Stay-in Package. Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants who register as debaters and adjudicators are given priority over those registered as observers.

Institution Cap: 8 teams

-from NDC OrgCom

For other concerns, kindly log on to www.addu.edu. ph/webforum and look for the 10th NDC topics.

Source: Karla Stefan Singson (debate_philippines)

Intramuros IVs Pre-registered Institutions since Sept. 3, 2008

1. Lyceum of the Philippines University (5 teams)
2. Colegio de San Juan de Letran (5 teams)
3. Mapua Institute of Technology (5 teams)
4. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (5 teams)
5. De La Salle – College of St. Benilde (4 teams)
6. St. Louis University (3 teams)
7. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (3 teams)
8. San Beda College (6 teams)
9. University of the Philippines – Manila (number of teams tentative)
10. University of the Philippines – Los Baños (3 teams)
11. Philippine Normal University (6 teams)
12. Far Eastern University (3 teams)

There are already 48 reserved teams. Hence, there are only 12 slotsleft to be filled in. Please confirm your institution’ s attendance onor before the 2nd week of Sepetember.

For more information, please contact Ryan Joseph Castaneda through these numbers: 09228800365/ 09067140913. You may also e-mail him at darklord_ryan16yahoo.com.

Source: The Nutbox

Philippine Schools Debate Championship

The Ateneo Debate Society (ADS) is pleased to invite high school institutions to take part in the largest and most prestigious gathering of the country’s brightest high school public speakers and debaters.

The Philippine Schools Debate Championship (PSDC), the first-ever national high school debate tournament, now on its 7th year, will be held on November 4-9, 2008 at the Ateneo de Manila University. This truly national event brings together high school debaters from all over the country to compete in several rounds of British Parliamentary debate. Furthermore, members of the top 32 teams will have the chance to try out to be part of the official Philippine team that will represent the country in the 2009 World Schools Championship to be held next February in Athens, Greece.

Registration fees for the tournament will be P2,300.00 for stay-out delegates and P 3,000.00 for stay-in delegates.

Register your institution right away and the number of teams that you wil be sending. Institutions may send a maximum of 5 teams.

Details of the registration process can be found at www.psdc2008.multiply.com


Source: Debate Philippines

NASHDC '08

Philippines-- On September 5-9, 2008, the De La Salle Debate Society (LSDS) and the Manila Bulletin are hosting the largest and most notable gathering of the nation’s high school debaters and public speakers—the Manila Bulletin-6th National Asians High School Debate Championship! (MB-NAsHDC)

MB-NAsHDC aims:
1. To HONE the potentials of the youth and unleash their talents;
2. To INCULCATE the value of critical thinking and awareness to the future leaders of our country;
3. To PROVIDE an avenue for academic discourse and cultural exchange amongst our youth;
4. To CONTRIBUTE to the social, cultural and intellectual growth of the nation’s young generations; and
5. To DEVELOP the youth’s English proficiency.

MB-NAsHDC is part of a larger framework which is the Lasallian Education on Adjudication and Debate (LEAD). Under this program, LSDS envisions to educate Filipinos by spreading the culture of debating throughout the Philippines.

Watch out for the best Highschool team in the said competition. The penultimate rounds of MB-NAsHDC will be televised on NBN4 National Television.

Source: NAsHDC Website

"Humanitarian Law and Policy Forum"

Humanitarian Law and Policy Forum
A Global Community of Humanitarian Professionals

Live Seminar:

Humanitarian Law and Human Rights:

Convergence or Divergence?

Interactive Webcast

29 August 2008, 9h30 a.m. Boston Time

The Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at

Harvard University is pleased to announce its upcoming Live

Seminar on Humanitarian Law and Policy focusing on the

interactions between International Humanitarian Law and Human

Rights.

Featuring:

Professor Marco Sassòli, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Mr. Anthony Dworkin, Director and Web Editor, The Crimes of War Project.

This Seminar offers a unique opportunity for humanitarian

professionals from around the world to engage in discussions on

key challenges to the implementation of IHL.

Claude Bruderlein, Director of the Program at Harvard, and

Naz Modirzadeh, Senior Associate at the Program, will host the discussion.

Practical and interactive

The Live Seminars have been designed to inform professionals

engaged in humanitarian and peacebuilding operations about

recent policy and legal developments. They offer an opportunity

to engage with leading experts in the field of humanitarian law

and policy.

During the Seminar, participants will be able to:

Engage with the hosts and guest panelists by sending

questions and comments via a dedicated online forum

Participate in live exchanges with over 300 other

participants via a dedicated chat platform

Provide immediate feedback on key issues raised by the

speakers through opinion polls and surveys

The Live Seminars are offered at no cost to humanitarian

professionals.This event requires prior registration.

To register for the Live Seminar:

1. Go to the WebEx Registration Site

2. Click "Register".

3. On the registration form, enter your information and then click

"Submit".

You will receive a confirmation email message with instructions

on how to join the event. For more information, please visit:

http://ihlforum.ning.com or email us at ihlforum@hpcr.org.

Source: IHL Forum

Intramuros IVs Debate Championship

WHAT: IntramurosInter-varsities Debate Championship

WHEN: September 27-29, 2008

WHERE:

The first3 rounds will be held in Mapua.

The last three rounds which will be on the 2nd day will be held in PLM.

Octofinals and quarterfinals will be in Letran.

And the Semifinals and Grand Finals will be held inLyceum.

FORMAT: British Parliamentary

There would be no team cap for the tourney. However there would be atournament cap of 60 teams. This would be on a first-come-first- servebasis. Composite teams will also be allowed to join. The N-RULE wouldapply which means that the number of the teams and adjudicators youwish to send should be the same. Otherwise, your institution wouldcompensate for it.

REGISTRATION FEE: Php 400.00 for the debaters andadjudicators

If you are interested, please contact Ryan Joseph Castaneda of the Intramuros Debate Union through email at darklord_ryan16@yahoo.com or though his number at 09228800365/ 09067140913.