Judging at Chennai Worlds - Independent and Institutional Adjudicators

Dear All,

Below is information on the steps certain individuals and institutions should take if they would like to participate in Chennai Worlds as an adjudicator. This message is especially relevant for two groups of people:

1. Individuals applying to be ‘Independent Adjudicators’ (i.e. an adjudicator unaffiliated with any institution)

2. Representatives from institutions that have requested one or more adjudicator spots in excess of the ‘N-1’ requirement.

Independent Adjudicator Applications

Independent adjudicators are those that wish to judge at Worlds but are not officially part of an institution's WUDC contingent. Independent adjudicators can either be self funded or can apply for a subsidy from Chennai Worlds.

Applicants will need to fill out the following form and answer several questions.The application form for individuals wishing to attend Worlds as an independent adjudicator is available here: http://goo.gl/vgWUH

If you prefer to apply via email, a word document version of the form is attached to this email and available on our website, Facebook group and blog.

Here is a review of the independent adjudicator application process and timeline:

Chennai Worlds is granting full registration waivers and at least partial travels funding to 80 judges (excluding the adjudication team).

- On 24 June (today), application forms will be released. Application forms will be available on our website, Facebook group and sent to all major mailing lists.

- The deadline for applications is 10 am GMT, 22 July.

- Decisions will be communicated to applicants by 2 September. All unsuccessful applications will be carried over to a second round.

- On 30 September, we will open a second round of applications for a final 10 subsided slots. The deadline for applications is 7 October, with results communicated to applicants by 14 October.

- In the first round (starting on 24 June), we will be allocating 70 subsided slots and all of our non-subsided independent slots. We expect less competition for slots in the first round and strongly encourage that, where possible, those interested in attending apply in the first round.

- Applications will initially be assessed by the member of the adjudication team that has the most experience in the applicant's debating circuit, and all decisions will be approved by the full adjudication team.

Institutional Adjudicators

We will contact all institutions (including those on the waiting list) that have expressed an interest in sending judges beyond the ‘N-1’ requirement. We will ask them to fill out a short form about the judges they would like to send. If you do not receive an email by the end of tomorrow, and you represent an institution that has requested a non N-1 judging slot, please contact us.

- The deadline for submitting details in response to this form is 10am GMT, 5 July 2013. We will allocate extra judges by 15 July. This is the same date that we will be releasing the second round of team allocations (following the first payment deadline).

- The form asks for the prospective adjudicators' names, their experience judging and competing in British Parliamentary debate, and significant debating achievements.

- Decisions about how many adjudication spots institutions receive will be made by the Chief Adjudicators, with the input of the Deputy Chief Adjudicators and Assistant Chief Adjudicators as required.

As always, if you have any other questions please get in touch with either of us.

Regards,
Michael Baer (michael.baer@chennaiworlds.com)
Harish Natarajan (harish.natarajan@chennaiworlds.com)
Chief Adjudicators, Chennai Worlds 2014