Worlds Council Notes - Part Two

Bids for WUDC:

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

• Showed a short video, very flashy.
• Singapore in accessible. Huge flights, Singapore is cheap for flights. Singapore Tourism Board will try to get discounted prices.
• Australasian worlds bridges Asia and Australia. We hope to promote Asian debate.
• NTU is very efficient, and on time. 30 minutes within schedule. Just hosted an 8 round two-day tournament that ended in the early evening. The campus is very suitable, 5-minute walk to get to convening room to all debate rooms.
• We will use the tab used in this tournament. NTU designed this software, so we can fix it.
• 2010 is Visit Singapore Year, $Sing 200,000 grant in sponsorship, we plan a $Sing 1 million tournament.
• $US450, 350 team cap. If there is demand, we will expand if the DCA agree that it is acceptable. Regional representation, because we can find quality.
• Lots of socials. Problems last time, we promise better.
• Question: How do you integrate different schools of thought, Asian versus Western.
• Answer: I will travel to learn about and work on these issues.
• Question: How can you assure quality adjudication in lower rounds?
• Answer: Lots of high quality judges available in Singapore and in adjacent areas. We will also sponsor adjudication seminars.
• Question: kosher food at regular cost?
• Answer: yes.
• Question: You hosted 2004, to do it every four years?
• Answer: Yes. Not inequitable to host again after six years, but we can do it well with good adjudication.

Koc University, Turkey

• Can Okar & Ozal, we have run tournament after tournament in Turkey, and we have done it the right way.
• If we lose, it is not the last chance. But, we have 100 people involved, institutional memory might be lost with this nucleus that has run recent tournaments.
• Accessible: Antalya is easy to get to, it is a tourist center. It has facilities and infrastructure. The time of year is a good time, it is still warm but not tourist season.
• Hotel: 5 star hotel, 57,000 square meetings. Hosts all debaters. All-inclusive. All food will be free and open. Soft drinks free, all kinds of Turkish brand alcohol at all times, at any time of day.
• Debate rooms are in the hotel, go to beach pr hotel easily.
• Socials: You know that we hold good socials, this time we will go further. Five bars in the hotel, five parties at once.
• Euros sets a record.
• Cost: we are affordable, we only promise what we can do. 35o Euros, 10,000 Euro budget to reduce that rate for teams that need help.
• Development is important. We need to expand debating. Tragic if we did not go to someone new.
• Our priority is Europe, Turkey, Turkey is next to Middle East, close to Africa.
• Can’t have development without great judges. At Euros we flew in people to have good chairs in every room. Need to meet the needs of lower rooms as well.
• 100 great chairs.
• Food and drink: a lot of experience, we have messed up, we apologize if we messed up, and we learn and are trying. Hotel has a contractual obligation so we can hold them responsible.
• Q: What is panelists giving feedback on chairs?
• A: I will like to do it, at Euros we asked them to advise. Ask people to look at forms, even 1000 per round.
• Q: How many teams in a hotel?
• A: Cap at 360, not want to go much higher. We could go to 800, but will not. 3-team institution cap. Hotel rooms converted into debating rooms. Creating a global debating complex.
• Q: Registration and transport cost.
• A: 350 Euros, 150,000 Euros we are raising, Asian $200 more than Singapore.
• Q: Security on Turkey. Turkish government attack Iraq, PKK. Terrorism is a factor.
• A: No, I cannot guarantee absolutely. Police are aware of movements. Police are good and efficient. Terrorism is not that major an issue.

University of Botswana, Botswana

• Justice, English my 5th language.
• Development of debate in Africa: 53 countries, only 3 have come to Worlds. We want to add more countries. Has not been in Africa, no chance to learn.
• Things are safe in Botswana, safest country in Africa, transparency Intl rates it as the best in Africa, safe at night.
• Botswana has hosted vents with over 3000 participants.
• Organizational committee knows what they are doing. Participants have been involved for over ten years, Logan and Joanna helping us.
• Easy to get sponsors. Fly to Johannesburg. Provide luxury coaches from Joburg, and it takes three hours by bus. This will be before the World Cup in South Africa, we are working on discounts.
• Botswana is lax on visa requirements.
• 90 classrooms and large lecture rooms.
• #1 hotel in the country.
• Hospitality: we will provide for all dietary requirements.
• $US350, because of sponsorship.
• Grand final at convention center, Irish Pub, free day at game reserve, break party at a golf estate.
• Logan: consistent bidding process, lots of support.
• Adjudication team: Logan, Sam Block, Joanna also.
• List of people who have committed to come. Need standards for adjudication that is the problem, not bad people. Will use pre-worlds tournaments.
• I am part of it because each generation needs to see the world.
• Now is the last time.
• Q: Explain ground transportation. Exhausted.
• A: 80-minute flight to Gabarone, $100 flight from Joburg to Gabarone.
• Q: Largest number of teams?
• A: University can manage large events.
• Q: Will you fly in adjudicators.
• A: If we have money, but we are getting commitments from people who will come. Examples given. South Africa will assist us.
• Q: Kosher food?
• A: We will. All dietary. No extra costs.
• Q: Funds raised?
• A: Budget not dependent on sponsorship, but the university will fund us, largest diamond mine in the country, so we will raise more funds.