Budva Open 2008

Previous winners, Croatia

From E. Carson:

Dear debate community,

We have the pleasure to inform you that Center for Creative Communication LOGOS is organizing International Debate Tournament ‘Budva Open 2008’. The Tournament will be held from the 21st to 23rd of November in Budva, ancient Mediterranean town on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro. This tournament has become traditional and we are sure that this time it is going to be even more successful and inspiring for our debaters. You can find the official invoice for the tournament below. Please note that the registration deadline is November 17th. We will come up with the detailed schedule soon.

We are looking forward to seeing you all. Questions welcome!

Best regards,

Budva OPEN 2008 organizing team

Predrag Zenovic

sokrat@cg.yu

+381 64 415 4 985

+382 69 405 606

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BUDVA OPEN 2008
International Debating Tournament
Budva, November 21st – 23rd, 2008

Dear friends,

I am pleased to inform you that Budva will be hosting the International Debate Championship in November 2008, 21st to 23rd – “Budva Open 2008”, organized by the Centre for Creative Communication “Logos”. This is the third time Logos is organizing Budva Open, led by the successful and exciting experience we had from the previous years. We kindly invite all debaters, coaches and international judges to take part in this international debate event and be our guests in this inspiring Mediterranean town. The tournament is going to be held for the period of Budva Municipality Day celebration and we strongly believe that it will make it more special.

Here are the important information about the tournament itself. Please, don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Language: English
Formats: Karl Popper or World Schools (each team chooses one)

Motions:
KP FORMAT:

1. Full contact sports should be banned
2. Impromptu
The motion for the finals: Elite tourism is a better prospect than mass
tourism

WS FORMAT:
1. This house believes that religious holidays should not be
acknowledged by state
2. Impromptu
The motion for the finals: Elite tourism is a better prospect than mass
tourism

Participation fee: 25 € per person (food, accommodation, activities),
upon the arrival

To register: send your team info to sokrat@cg.yu (names, chosen debate
format, arrival date and time)

Registration deadline: November 17th

Contact Info: Predrag Zenovic, sokrat@cg.yu,
Phone: 00381 64 415 4 985, 00382 69 405 606