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7 October 2010

World Debate Forum News

Dear all,

As the autumn approaches Seoul and the wind gets more chilly, we are looking
forward to the Botswana WUDC and the World Debate Forum ever more than
before, anxious to get where there is warmth =]

1. Presenters Attend for free!
2. Topics online now
3. Venue updates
4. How to Register

1. Presenters Attend for free!
The Open Society Foundations has graciously agreed to sponsor the registration fee for Presenters and Meetings organizers. This means that if you can't afford (or are too stingy) to pay 100 USD to change the world through debate, write up an interesting proposal for a presentation or meeting and submit it to use before the deadline! Visit this page to find out more.

The only caveat is, the advisory committee will evaluate your submission to ensure it rocks. So if we only get 2 ideas for meetings, it doesn't mean both of them will be accepted! So submit away! In fact, send 4 proposals now!

2. Topics online now!
We've had a few people posting on the forum so far, and I'd like to think we've had quality if not (yet) quantity. Visit the website to see what's going on and suggest your ideas. It's a way to get involved in the discussion even if you're not going to be there. Who knows, we may even generate a few proposals for Worlds Council in Botswana this year. Here's a sample of what's on the forum now:

3. Venue updates
We still don't have a venue but we are closer! We're trying as hard as possible to give you as much as possible for 100 USD (which we have discovered is very little for a 3-day forum!) but we are getting there. We are in negotiation with local schools to host the conference part of the forum and in 4th stage negotiations with a hotel.

4. How to Register
Some people were surprised they had to register and pay for the forum. We're good, but we're not that good folks. If you want to attend, sign up online and follow the directions to pay (which will be emailed to you after you register). They payment is 100 USD, payable via Paypal. We make no profit from this forum, are not paid, and probably will be working too much to enjoy it. 

That's all for now. If you have questions, email us at info@WorldDebateForum.org or visit our website!

Ahyoung Kim
Communications and Registration
World Debate Forum

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Chief Adjudicator
World Universities Debating Championships 2011

4 October 2010

Alaska win 2010 US Open

Alaska A have won the 2010 US Open hosted by Claremont.

In the final they defeated Loyola A, Loyola B and Portland State on the motion that This house would protect Pakistani Sovereignty atainst NATO military operations.

The Semi Final motion was This house supports the adoption of Strict International Bank Capital Requirements. The defeated semi finalists were Alaska B, Alaska D, Claremont A and Vermont B.

Source: USDEBATE list.

2nd KDUDA Pro-Am Inter Varsity Debate 2010‏

KDU University College organized a three-day tournament on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of October 2010. It also required all teams to comply with a Pro-Am requirement.

The tournament ended with UTMARA Teenage Moms (Rafiq & Shafiq) winning on the motion : THBT The 21st Century Calls for a Homosexual Disney Hero/Heroine.

Other teams in the finals were , UCTI Timon & Pumba (Timothy & JY), UTMARA Thoughtful Midgets (Sheila & Obama) and MOSAD- Monash University Malaysia (Hasif, Syamir).

Hasif also emerged as the Final's Best Speaker.

The overall Best Speakers of the Tournament were:

1. Maizura Mokhsein - UTMARA Topless Misfits
2. Shafiq - UTMARA Teenage Moms
3. Qureyh Yunus - KDU Taliban
3. Ranjani Dhanabalakrishnan - KDU MIC-Africa
3. Rafiq Saladin - UTMARA Teenage Moms
6. Razzaq - Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak
7. Neville Mchina - KDU Pinky & The Brain
8. Adrian Cheong - KDU Pinky & The Brain
8. Julius Yee - KDU MCA
8. Taysher Nair - KDU S.T.G
8. Tsubasa Nair - SMK Sri Permata
8. Atiq Zaki - UTMARA Islamic MILFS

Maizura bagged RM 100 for being the overall best 'Pro' speaker and Qureysh, Ranjani and Rafiq bagged RM 50 each for becoming the overall best ' AM' speaker of the tournament.

Motions for the tournament were:

Round 1
Theme: Ra Ra U La La, Ga Ga
Motion: THW Protect Our Children From Lady Gaga

Round 2
Theme: I Am Your Father
Motion: THB In The Force

Round 3
Theme: Feminazi! I'm A Woman, Hear Me Roar!
Motion:THBT If Chivalry Is Not Dead, It Should Be

Round 4 :
Scenario: You are shipwrecked on an uncharted mystical island with a 90 year old healthy man and a 5 year old boy with 3rd Stage Cancer of the lung. You have enough supplies for only two people.
Motion : THW Kill The Boy

Round 5
Theme : In The Name Of Our Father
Motion : THW Make It Compulsory For Students To Learn At Least One Other Religion in School.

Quarters
Theme: The Fareez Round
Motion: THBT It Is A Political Imperative For Sovereign Democracies to Assasinate Dictators.

Semis
Theme: "Ada Puasa, Ada Raya, Takde Alza Pun Takpe" - Fareez
Motion: THB In 2 Votes Each For the Poor

Finals
Theme: Pretty, Pretty, Prince
Motion: THBT The 21st Century Calls For a Homosexual Disney Hero/Heroine.

The Adj Core (Fareez Zahir - IIU, Don Siron - KDU, Aina Syazwani Salleh - UTMARA) would like to thank every participant that joined the tournament and hope that we will see you again next year!

Till next year!
KDU University College Debate Association (KDUDA)