Motion: This House believe that human shields are a legitimate target in war.
In this debate: Yale BE, Vermont AC, Alaska CH, Vermont GL
Sunday, April 03, 2011
Saturday, April 02, 2011
US Universities Championships Round 6 videos
Motion: This house would approve annual tax on intellectual property
Room 1: OG Alaska FP, OO Yale BE, CG LaVerne MT, CO Harvard BE
Room 2: OG Alaska BJ, OO Claremont SW, CG New South Wales KM, CO Carleton CM
Room 1: OG Alaska FP, OO Yale BE, CG LaVerne MT, CO Harvard BE
Room 2: OG Alaska BJ, OO Claremont SW, CG New South Wales KM, CO Carleton CM
US Universities Championships Round 5 videos
Motion: This House would create a public forum for active duty military personnel to criticize government policy.
Room 1:OG Yale BE, OO Harvard BE, CG UCDLS OR, CO Cornell BS (first speech is missing due to technical problems)
Room 1 feedback
Room 1:OG Yale BE, OO Harvard BE, CG UCDLS OR, CO Cornell BS (first speech is missing due to technical problems)
Room 1 feedback
US Universities Championships Round 4 videos
Motion: This House would mandate a quota for women on the boards of large corporations.
Room 1: OG Harvard BE, OO Yale DF, CG Singapore CT, CO Alaska FP
Room 1 feedback
Room 2: OG Queen's GM, OO Cornell RS, CG Yale BE, CO Harvard BZ
Room 2 feedback
Room 1: OG Harvard BE, OO Yale DF, CG Singapore CT, CO Alaska FP
Room 1 feedback
Room 2: OG Queen's GM, OO Cornell RS, CG Yale BE, CO Harvard BZ
Room 2 feedback
US Universities Championships Round 3 videos
Motion: This house would grant amnesty to dictators who leave office voluntarily.
Room one: OG Loloya CK; OO Edinburgh BO; CG Portland State BB; CO Harvard BE
Room one feedback
Room two: Swarthmore KM, Colgate LT, Seattle SW, Yale BE
Room two feedback
Room one: OG Loloya CK; OO Edinburgh BO; CG Portland State BB; CO Harvard BE
Room one feedback
Room two: Swarthmore KM, Colgate LT, Seattle SW, Yale BE
Room two feedback
Friday, April 01, 2011
US Universities Championships Round 2 video
Motion: This House would charge players who commit violent sporting fouls with assault
Room 1: OG Edinburgh BO, OO Yale SF, CG LaVerne MT, CO Cornell BS
Room 1: Feedback
Room 1: OG Edinburgh BO, OO Yale SF, CG LaVerne MT, CO Cornell BS
Room 1: Feedback
US Universities Championships Round 1 videos
Motion: THW mandate insurance in disaster prone areas
Room 1: OG Technology Jamaica BM; OO Yale DF; CG Regis BD; CO Texas State HK (We are missing the 1st minute of the debate due to some tehcnical problems.)
Room 1 feedback by Steve LLano
Room 2: Teams to be determined
Room 1: OG Technology Jamaica BM; OO Yale DF; CG Regis BD; CO Texas State HK (We are missing the 1st minute of the debate due to some tehcnical problems.)
Room 1 feedback by Steve LLano
Room 2: Teams to be determined
Live Streaming Begins!
Remember, live-streaming for the US Universities Championships starts today. The videos can be seen live and will be archived for later viewing. Here is the tournament information:
United States Universities Debate Championship 2011
Burlington, Vermont
April 1st - 3rd
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
NFL-IDEA Malaysia Qualifier Results
Results are in for the March 26-27 NFL-IDEA Malaysia Qualifier! Congratulations to everyone who qualified and a many many thanks to the host, Chempaka International Ladies College in Kuala Lumpur.
Public Forum Debate
Qualifiers: Sharandeep Kaur / Nur Ajierah Wahid (Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar)
Qualifiers: Sara Salim / Agu Nnaemeka (Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar)
1st Alternates: Nicholas Ming-an Balaguru/ Ramanthan al Palaniappan (Cempaka Damansara)
2nd Alternates: Nadia Feroz / Ines Alanah Enir (Cempaka International Ladies' College)
Original Oratory
Qualifier: Zenna Law (Cempaka International Ladies' College)
1st Alternate: Aiman Marzio (Cempaka International Ladies' College)
Public Forum Debate
Qualifiers: Sharandeep Kaur / Nur Ajierah Wahid (Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar)
Qualifiers: Sara Salim / Agu Nnaemeka (Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar)
1st Alternates: Nicholas Ming-an Balaguru/ Ramanthan al Palaniappan (Cempaka Damansara)
2nd Alternates: Nadia Feroz / Ines Alanah Enir (Cempaka International Ladies' College)
Original Oratory
Qualifier: Zenna Law (Cempaka International Ladies' College)
1st Alternate: Aiman Marzio (Cempaka International Ladies' College)
Sunday, March 27, 2011
NFL-IDEA Korea Qualifier Results
Results from the NFL-IDEA Korea Guest Country Qualifier tournament are in. The tournament was held on Saturday, March 26 at the Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies. Many thanks to Eric Moberg and HAFS for hosting and running the tournament, Gil Busby for running tab, and Logan lending his assistance. This tournament would not have happened without their hard work.
Congratulations to the qualifiers and alternates!
Solo Interpretation (Combined Humorous/Dramatic):
Qualifier: Minkyeong Cho (HAFS)
1st Alternate: Jungmin Kang (HAFS)
International Extemporaneous Speaking:
Qualifier: Chang Hyun Choi (HAFS)
1st Alternate: Jooyoung Huh (Seoul International School - SIS)
2nd Alternate: Alex Lee (Korea International School - KIS)
Oratory:
Qualifier: Kayoung Lee (SIS)
1st Alternate: Moses Kim (Daewon)
2nd Alternate: ChangHae Kim (IIS)
Public Forum Debate:
1st Qualifier: Sung Chan Park / Jae Young Kim (HAFS)
2nd Qualifier: Brian Kim / Joshua Kim (SIS)
1st Alternate: Donghun Kim / Keon-uk Lee (HAFS)
Congratulations to the qualifiers and alternates!
Solo Interpretation (Combined Humorous/Dramatic):
Qualifier: Minkyeong Cho (HAFS)
1st Alternate: Jungmin Kang (HAFS)
International Extemporaneous Speaking:
Qualifier: Chang Hyun Choi (HAFS)
1st Alternate: Jooyoung Huh (Seoul International School - SIS)
2nd Alternate: Alex Lee (Korea International School - KIS)
Oratory:
Qualifier: Kayoung Lee (SIS)
1st Alternate: Moses Kim (Daewon)
2nd Alternate: ChangHae Kim (IIS)
Public Forum Debate:
1st Qualifier: Sung Chan Park / Jae Young Kim (HAFS)
2nd Qualifier: Brian Kim / Joshua Kim (SIS)
1st Alternate: Donghun Kim / Keon-uk Lee (HAFS)
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
IDEA to stream three prominent debate tournaments in April!
As part of the continuing effort to bring debate to as much wider an audience as possible, the media team at IDEA will be live streaming three large debate tournaments, occurring this April in the US.
Each of these tournaments will be streamed in real time, and the video archives will be available for subsequent viewing. Our Twitter feeds shall include live updates as the events unravel.
As for the schedule...
United States Universities Debate Championship 2011
Burlington, Vermont
April 1st - 3rd
HWS / IDEA Round Robin
Geneva, New York
April 8th - 9th
Campeonato Norte Americano de Debate
Ithaca, New York
April 7th - 10th
Watch this space for more updates!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Busy Spring for IDEA-US
As spring approaches, IDEA has quite a lot happening in the US and Asia. Just two weekends ago we had the inaugural meeting of our Asia Advisory Board in Bangkok. Although I had to Skype in after getting stuck in Japan, the meeting went well. The board is a mix of debate and civil society advocates from throughout Asia and will be extremely valuable in generating new ideas for programs throughout the region. Already we are working on new ideas that will be unveiled this summer.
Coming up, we have a lot going on:
Coming up, we have a lot going on:
- March 26, IDEA will be holding two high school debate tournaments in Asia: one in Malaysia and one in Korea. Certain winners will qualify to compete in the United States National Forensic League national tournament.
- April 1-3, IDEA will be live-streaming debates from the US Universities Championship debate tournament at the University of Vermont.
- April 8 & 9 IDEA is helping sponsor the annual HWS-IDEA Round Robin Debate tournament. We will also be live-streaming this.
- April 22-24 IDEA will be training and helping organize a Mandarin and English language debate tournament in Wuhan, China.
- June 3-5 is IDEA's annual China Open, which features Mandarin debate, English debate and Moot Court.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Belgrade Open 2011 Finals
Belgrade Open 2011 Final Motion: THBT that post-conflict governments should share power between both parties who were involved in the conflict.
Sunday, January 09, 2011
Engaging Youth in Conflict Affected Areas: An Update on Challenges and Successes, and a Road map for the Future
Thursday & Friday, January 20-21, 2011 / Washington, DC, USA
The Open Society Foundations and the British Council announce the inaugural symposium of its “Youth Policy Symposium Series”1.
Twitter hashtag: #yps01
The Washington, D.C., symposium will focus on youth in conflict-affected areas. This symposium will advance discussions around the effects of conflict on youth in the field and explore the emerging need for agencies and donors to identify how current practices fit within larger trends in youth programming in conflict-affected areas. The symposium will also compare current trends with previous work in youth programming, evaluate the direction that youth programming is taking, and strategize proper ways to engage conflict-affected youth.
Goals: The symposium goals include:
1. Learning about the most-up-to date thinking, analysis, challenges, best practices, and next steps in this dynamic field;
2. Creating concrete strategies that various actors in youth programming can implement to make the field more coherent, responsible, and relevant to the needs of conflict-affected youth;
3. Fostering dialogue, coordination, and communication among funders, implementers, and scholars of youth programs and initiatives in conflict-affected areas.
Format: This symposium will bring together agencies and practitioners across the youth sector interested in sharing and strengthening their engagement with youth and will comprise small-group interactions, possible case studies, current trend updates from key policymakers and practitioners, and a marketplace of conceptual frameworks and tools.
Invited agencies: AED, American University, Colombia University, DFID, ICTJ, IRC, IYF, Oxfam, Save the Children, UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF, US Dept. of State, USAID, World Bank, World Vision, and many more.
Questions & RSVP: Saji Prelis: sajiprelis1@yahoo.com. +1-202-674-4670
Partners: Center for Peace Building International - United States Institute of Peace - Peacebuilding & Development Institute at American University - Search for Common Ground - Washington Network on Children and Armed Conflict
1) Two-day participatory symposia convened regularly in a variety of international settings that will engage experts in youth sector programming, donors, scholar-practitioners, and youth working to improve how public policy affect young people. Areas of interest include youth in conflict-affected areas, youth and rights, political participation of youth, youth and transitional justice, youth and public health, youth and gender, and youth and civil society.
The Open Society Foundations and the British Council announce the inaugural symposium of its “Youth Policy Symposium Series”1.
Twitter hashtag: #yps01
The Washington, D.C., symposium will focus on youth in conflict-affected areas. This symposium will advance discussions around the effects of conflict on youth in the field and explore the emerging need for agencies and donors to identify how current practices fit within larger trends in youth programming in conflict-affected areas. The symposium will also compare current trends with previous work in youth programming, evaluate the direction that youth programming is taking, and strategize proper ways to engage conflict-affected youth.
Goals: The symposium goals include:
1. Learning about the most-up-to date thinking, analysis, challenges, best practices, and next steps in this dynamic field;
2. Creating concrete strategies that various actors in youth programming can implement to make the field more coherent, responsible, and relevant to the needs of conflict-affected youth;
3. Fostering dialogue, coordination, and communication among funders, implementers, and scholars of youth programs and initiatives in conflict-affected areas.
Format: This symposium will bring together agencies and practitioners across the youth sector interested in sharing and strengthening their engagement with youth and will comprise small-group interactions, possible case studies, current trend updates from key policymakers and practitioners, and a marketplace of conceptual frameworks and tools.
Invited agencies: AED, American University, Colombia University, DFID, ICTJ, IRC, IYF, Oxfam, Save the Children, UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF, US Dept. of State, USAID, World Bank, World Vision, and many more.
Questions & RSVP: Saji Prelis: sajiprelis1@yahoo.com. +1-202-674-4670
Partners: Center for Peace Building International - United States Institute of Peace - Peacebuilding & Development Institute at American University - Search for Common Ground - Washington Network on Children and Armed Conflict
1) Two-day participatory symposia convened regularly in a variety of international settings that will engage experts in youth sector programming, donors, scholar-practitioners, and youth working to improve how public policy affect young people. Areas of interest include youth in conflict-affected areas, youth and rights, political participation of youth, youth and transitional justice, youth and public health, youth and gender, and youth and civil society.
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
World Universities Debating Championship Final
Motions: This house would invade Zimbabwe
Positions:
Monash A (Victor Finkel & Fiona Prowse) Opening Government
Oxford A (Ben Woolgar & Hugh Burns) Opening Opposition
Sydney A (Tim Mooney & Bronwyn Cowell) Closing Government
LSE A (Anser Aftab & John Ashbourne) Closing Opposition
Positions:
Monash A (Victor Finkel & Fiona Prowse) Opening Government
Oxford A (Ben Woolgar & Hugh Burns) Opening Opposition
Sydney A (Tim Mooney & Bronwyn Cowell) Closing Government
LSE A (Anser Aftab & John Ashbourne) Closing Opposition
Monday, January 03, 2011
WUDC semifinals: LSE A vs Sydney D & Monash A vs Yale C
This house opposes organized religion
Note: Last three minutes are not recorded due to some technical problems but we record the debate with other camera and we'll post the whole debate as soon as possible.
Note: Last three minutes are not recorded due to some technical problems but we record the debate with other camera and we'll post the whole debate as soon as possible.
Sunday, January 02, 2011
WUDC ESL and EFL Semis recorded videos
ESL semis motion: THW prefer that the children of racial minorities to be adopted by parents of that race
ESL semis motion: TH supports a one state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
WUDC EFL Semifinals: Dikti A v Venezuela B v Zagreb A v Venezuela A
WUDC ESL semis: Stuttgart A v Leiden B v Ljubljana A v Ljubljana C
Part1
WUDC ESL semis: Utmara B v Haifa A v Lamore A v UCTI A
WUDC quarterfinals recorded debates
WUDC QF motion: THBT courts should not enforce wills that discriminate on the basis of race.
Oxford C v Sydneyd v McGill A v Yale C
Monash B v UNSW A v Oxford A v Cambridge A
Sydney A v Sydney B v NUS A v Melbourne A
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