The Cambridge IV 2014 will take place on the 21st and 22nd November in Cambridge, England. The tournament features five preliminary rounds with seven minute speeches, quarter finals, semi finals, and a final, as well as semi finals and a final for teams in the category English as a Second Language (ESL). It will start at 3 o'clock on Friday with team registration and will end with a Black Tie Social on Saturday night. On Sunday, the first Cambridge Women's Open 2014 will take place. Chief Adjudicators (CAs) of the tournament will be Madeline Schultz, Deputy Chief Adjudicator (DCA) of the World Universities ...

The Berlin IV – European Debates Conference 2014 has its winners: Emilia Carlqvist and Peer Klüßendorf from Lund Debate Society won the final in a three-to-two split decision. Peer and Emilia debated in Opening Government as the team "Dixendorf". The motion of the final read: "This House believes that the EU should force member states to adopt socially progressive legislation (e. g. same-sex marriage, abortion rights, ethnic and religious minority rights)." [caption id="attachment_22745" align="alignleft" width="266"] Emilia and Peer (c) Matthias Carcasona[/caption] "REC Truth Department", another team from Sweden consisting of Olivia Sundberg and Martin Devenney, spoke in Closing Government, while the Opposition ...

Das University College Cork (UCC) in Irland hat über Facebook die Bewerbung um die Ausrichtung der European Universities Debating Championship (EUDC) 2016 bekanntgegeben. Das College hat 2005 bereits die Euros ausgerichtet sowie 1996 und 2009 die World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC). Die Euros sollen gemeinsam von beiden an der Universität vertretenen Debattiergesellschaften, der Law Society und der Philosophical Society, organisiert werden. Hauptverantwortlich für die Organisation sind nach Plan des Bids Ciara Grant (Convenor) von der Philosophical Society und Eoin Hickey (Deputy Convenor) von der Law Society. Die Bewerbung wird während der EUDC 2014 in Zagreb vorgestellt, wo das European Council über ...

From Friday May 16th to Saturday May 17th, the Oxford Union will once again host the annual Women's Open Debating Competition. The tournament aims at encouraging women, who are still in the minority in the global debating circuit, to participate more actively in debating. Especially after the incidents in Glasgow last year, where female debaters in a final were publicly insulted, the Oxford Women's Open also became an important event to adress misogyny and gender-related issues in the debating world. The tournament will comprise of five preliminary rounds and a break to the semi finals. Furthermore, there will be workshops and ...

"Following on from the success of UKDC last year, we're delighted to invite you to UKDC 2013, a World’s prep quality IV with a strong judging pool, an affordable registration fee, and a welcoming and inclusive debating environment including a novice break." says the UKDC OrgCom. As a not-for-profit tournament, 100% of the registration fees will be used to deliver great judges, food, and socials. While this year's UKDC is being graciously hosted at Nottingham Trent University and convened by Leah Wright, UKDC as a whole is run collaboratively by an experienced team from many different supporting UK universities. Details: Chief Adjudicators: Sally Rooney ...

The registration for Moscow Open 2013 is now open!  The Org Com says that the will provide food, crash and alcohol (“pretty decent socials sponsored by our business consulting friends") . Additionally they will help with the visa: “So just put on a big fur coat, google Navalny and practice your vodka drinking. Russia can't wait to have you!” Details: 5 rounds, break to semifinals There is no registration fee for international teams & judges. Please note that n-1 rule applies to Moscow teams. Deadline for registration is November 11. CA - Sally Rooney (EUDC 2013 Top Speaker, EUDC 2013 Finalist, EUDC 2012 Semi-finalist, winner of the International Mace and ...