Global Debate Goes On-Site to Report Debate Events

Venezuela, Chile, Slovenia, Malaysia and Ireland are the destinations.

Stand by for some exciting events as GLOBAL DEBATE hits the road to bring you some on-the-spot reporting from a number of interesting events during the rest of 2008. While this might mean slightly fewer regular posts as travel and lack of Internet access can take their toll, we hope to make up for it in specificity.

In October GLOBAL DEBATE will be going to Venezuela and Chile. In Venezuela we will be reporting on the first major intercollegiate debate tournament to be held there. There will also be a number of workshops and seminars to try and promote debating in that country. Rita Moncada, a World Debate Institute fellow, has helped arrange for the trip and we will also be reporting on her work there. In Chile, we will be at the Chilean national universities debate tournament along with seminars and workshops in several parts of the country on everything from advanced debate techniques to debating in the classroom. Alvaro Ferrer, a World Debate Institute fellow, is organizing this trip and we will also be reporting on his work there.

In November GLOBAL DEBATE will be at the International Debate Academy in Slovenia where debaters from many nations will gather with an outstanding faculty for an intensive week of instruction in the WUDC/BP format. Bojana Skrt, a World Debate Institute fellow, is the organizer of the event, now in its sixth year. After the instructional phase ends the whole group will adjourn to University of Maribor Faculty of Law for a tournament hosted by Zlata Subinski. Look for steady reports on both events.

In December GLOBAL DEBATE will be on the way to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to report on the World Universities Peace Invitational Debates to be held under the sponsorship of CIMB Bank Group. It is described as:

The CIMB Group World Universities Peace Invitational Debate is a unique debating opportunity that any eligible university should be anxious to attend. It provide a unique opportunity for competition, acting as a veritable “tournament of champions” as well as featuring a unique theme that the debating community should embrace more, “peace”.

With a glittering array of teams, the competition should be stiff and the hospitality high quality. Thanks to CA Omar Salahuddin bin Abdullah for inviting us!

Later in December and into January GLOBAL DEBATE will once again be reporting live from the World Universities Debating Championships to be held in Cork, Ireland. Once again, get the latest on motions and results as well as gossip and news from the tournament. Last year there was a huge surge in readership during the Assumption, Thailand WUDC, and we expect more of the same this time.

Of course, all of this debate coverage should also yield a body of videos of debates from all of these locations which will be posted at DEBATE VIDEO BLOG for your viewing enjoyment.