2011 BIND Update - Raw List Released

In an email sent to various debate fora last night, the 2011 BIND Organising Committee released the list of universities and high school teams which officially made it to the main list.  These teams are:

No	Institution Name	Abbreviation	Teams
1	Korea University	KU	2
2	Institut Teknologi Bandung	ITB	2
3	BINUS University	BNU	2
4	City University of Hong Kong	CITYU	2
5	Universitas Indonesia	UI	2
6	English Debating Society Universitas Gadjah Mada	EDS UGM	2
7	BINUS INTERNATIONAL	BIPEDS	2
8	Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta	MEDS	2
9	UNIVERSITAS SEBELAS MARET SURAKARTA	UNS	1
10	Cebu Normal University	CNU	1
11	Paramadina Debating House	PDH	1
12	Nanyang Technological University	NTU	2
13	Semarang State University	SSU	2
14	International Language Forum - Universitas Muhammamadiyah Malang	ILF-UMM	1
15	Debate Association of Ewha	DAE	2
16	Atma Jaya Yogyakarta University	UAJY	2
17	University College of Technology and Innovation	UCTI	2
18	North South University	NSU	1
19	Universitas Tarumanagara	Untar	2
20	SMAN 1 Sidoarjo	SMANISDA	2
21	Hasanuddin University	HEDS UNHAS	2
22	Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya	POLSRI	2
23	Universitas Katolik Parahyangan	UNPAR	2
24	STIKOM London School of Public Relation	LSPR	2
25	Sekolah Tinggi Akuntansi Negara	STAN	2
26	Universitas Bakrie	Bakrie	2
27	Lyceum of the Philippines University	LYCEUM	2
28	Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya	Atma	2
29	International Islamic University Malaysia	IIUM	1
30	Universitas Padjadjaran	UNPAD	2
31	Saint Peter school	SPEC	1
32	Universitas Negeri Jakarta	UNJ	2
33	East West University	EWU	1
34	Bogor Agricultural University	IPB	2
35	London College of Legal Studies (South)	LCLS (S)	2
36	BRAWIJAYA UNIVERSITY	UB	2
37	United International University	UIU	2
38	Kyushu University	Kyudai or KU	1
39	Birla Institute of Technology and Science	BITS	1
40	Universitas Diponegoro	UNDIP	1
41	SULTAN AGENG TIRTAYASA UNIVERSITY	UNTIRTA	1
42	Ciputra University	UC	2
43	National University of Singapore	NUS	2
44	Institut Teknologi Telkom	IT Telkom	1
45	SMA Regina Pacis	READ	1
46	National Defence University of Malaysia	NDUM	1
47	Singapore Management University	SMU	1
48	Multimedia University	MMU	1
49	Monash Sunway University Campus	MOSAD	1

Teams on the wait list are:

No	Institution Name	Abbreviation	Teams
1	Korea University	KU	1
2	Institut Teknologi Bandung	ITB	3
3	Binus University	BNU	1
4	Universitas Indonesia	UI	1
5	English Debating Society Universitas Gadjah Mada	EDS UGM	1
6	BINUS INTERNATIONAL	BIPEDS	1
7	Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta	MEDS	1
8	Universitas Indonesia	UI	3
9	Nanyang Technological University	NTU	3
10	Semarang State University	SSU	3
11	Debate Association of Ewha	DAE	1
12	University College of Technology and Innovation	UCTI	1
13	Hasanuddin University	HEDS UNHAS	1
14	Universitas Katolik Parahyangan	UNPAR	1
15	Sekolah Tinggi Akuntansi Negara	STAN	1
16	London College of Legal Studies (South)	LCLS (S)	3
17	Multimedia University	MMU	1
18	Singapore Management University	SMU	1
19	Monash Sunway University Campus	MOSAD	1
20	Universitas Multimedia Nusantara	UMN	1
21	Universitas Sriwijaya	UNSRI	2
22	North South University	NSU	2
23	Mahidol University International College	MUIC	2
24	National Law University	NLU	1

The Organising Committee reported that by the time registration closed on 27 May 2011, a total of 134 teams from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Bangladesh, India and Indonesia had signed up for the BP tournament to be hosted by BIPEDS this September. 

The Payment Phase is scheduled to commence on 21st June 2011 to 22nd July 2011. Thereafter, teams which do not make payment will forfeit their slots, and the freed up slots will be re-allocated to teams in the Wait List which are not represented in the main list. 

Payment details are readily available on the payments page of the tournament.

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2011 BIND - Registration Closes, Search for Independent Adjs Opens

In an email sent earlier today, the 2011 BIND Organising Committee officially opened its search for 3 independent adjudicators throughout the region, to fortify its Adjudication Core. 

The 2011 BIND has attracted more than 50 institutions from Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia.  Registration closed yesterday, 27 May 2011 at 2359hrs (GMT+7).  A tournament cap of 80 teams was set, but that was reportedly exceeded, and over 100 teams have signed up for the tournament scheduled for 13th to 16th September 2011.

Deadline for the submission of CVs for independent adjudicators is 15th June 2011. Interested parties should submit their CVs to bipeds.indonesia@ gmail.com

debateIndonesia has reposted the message in its entirety below.

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Dear Fellow Debate Enthusiasts,

Hope this message finds you well. On behalf of the Organising Committee of the 2011 BIND, I wish to inform you that we have opened slots for individuals from the region who will serve as independent adjudicators.

Very briefly, BIND is a 3-year old tournament which uses British Parliamentary as its format. It is run by the BINUS INTERNATIONAL Pool of English Debaters (BIPEDS).

BIND adheres to international best practices, and starting 2010, we began fortifying our Adj Core by inviting well-respected adjudicators from the region and from the international circuit to serve as our DCAs. (Please visit our Testimonials page to hear what Will Jones, Can Okar, Sam Natale & Julia Bowes have to say about BIND 2010)

This year, we have the privilege of having 2 members of the Manila Worlds Adj Core as our DCAs (Lucinda David and Tim Mooney). TJ (Assumption University - ABP CA, Assumption Worlds Convener. Botswana Worlds breaking adj) will also serve as a DCA.

Our CA this year is Raj Sangtani (BIPEDS - Quarterfinalist of Asian BP 2009, 2nd EFL Best Speaker of ABP 2009, WUPID 2010 Grandfinal Adjudicator).

To date, over 50 institutions from Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Indonesia have signed up for the 2011 BIND, and all slots in the main list have been taken up.

Given the regional scale of the tournament, the Organising Committee decided it best to strengthen our adj pool through the presence of independent adjudicators. We have allocated 3 slots for such persons.

Each of the successful candidates will be a person known for his/her probity & sense of fairness, with a proven performance record at a BP tournament of a(n) national, regional or international scale as a debater and/or adjudicator. Breaking experience at a BP tournament on a regional or international scale will be an advantage. S/he will be flown in to Jakarta at the Organising Committee's expense and will have free accommodations on all days of the tournament (13 to 16th September 2011)

Interested candidates can submit their CVs to  bipeds.indonesia@ gmail.com on or before 15th June 2011.

You can also send queries to the email address above.

Lastly, kindly feel free to circulate/re-post this message to the various debate fora which you are members of, to spread the word and widen our search for independent adjudicators for this year's BIND.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Kind regards,

Invi Atmanegara

2011 BIND Convener
2011 BIND Team Captain

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2011 BIND - Online Registration opens today at 12nn, FAQs

All high school and tertiary level institutions interested to join the 2011 BIND are reminded that online registration opens today, 24th May 2011, at 12nn WIB (GMT +7), and will run up to 20th June 2011.

Go straight to the Registration Page by clicking this link.

Aside from the Tournament Guidelines, the Organising Committee has also uploaded a set of Frequently Asked Questions in response to a number of queries it received in relation to BIND.  

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2011 NUEDC Updates - Nationals

In an email sent this afternoon, Rachmat Nurchayo, Project Officer for the 2011 National Universities English Debating Championship, announced the composition of this year's adjudication core:

Chief Adjudicator: Luthfi Abdurrahman (ITB)

Deputy Chief Adjudicators:  

 Muhammad Pandu (ITB), Buna Rizal Rahman (UnDip), and Bryan Gunawan (Binus)

This year's host is Universitas Diponegoro, and will be on June 20-25, 2011. 

No announcements have been made as to who will run the Tab Room, what power matching system will be employed and what software will be used.

Congratulations and all the best to the A-Core! 

Thank you to Rachmat Nurchayo for the updates! 

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2011 Macau UADC concludes

It was a superb run for Indonesia as a country at the Macau UADC's Closing Dinner tonight,which  honoured Bakrie University - on its maiden appearance - first as the EFL Champion, and second as producing the tournament's Best EFL Speaker.  

All in the family.  Members of the Indonesian contingent pose for posterity.

The London School of Public Relations, another first-timer at the UADC, also made it to the grand final.

Other semi-finalists were the Institut Pertanian Bogor (Bogor Institute of Agriculture) and the BINUS INTERNATIONAL Pool of English Debaters (BIPEDS).

All 4 debate institutions are considered to be relative newcomers in the Indonesian debate scene, having been established or recently rejuvenated in the past 4 years or so.

It is hoped that this is indicative of a more even distribution of debate talent in Indonesia, and will generate even more support for teams attending international tournaments - a trend that can only help raise the bar for Indonesian debate as a whole.

Congratulations to the teams, the best speakers, and their respective coaches!

Many, many thanks to Andrew W Sadeli (BIPEDS) and Jozef Thenu (LSPR) for their valuable updates and photos!

See you at debateIndonesia's coverage of the 2012 MMU UADC! 

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2011 Macau UADC - Semis motions

Thanks to Andrew W Sadeli for the snapshot of the motions. 

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2011 Macau UADC - Quarters motions, Semis teams

The crowd at the 2011 Macau UADC waited with bated breath at the University of Macau Cultural Centre last night as the results of the quarters were announced by the A-Core:

By a 4-1 split, UPD1 won over DLSU1

By a 4-1 split, UPD triumphed over NTU1

By a split decision, NUS2 defeated Ateneo 1

By a unanimous decision, NUS1 won over UT Mara 1

The draw for the semis will be a treat to all debate enthusiasts:

NUS1 v NUS2

UPD1 v UPD2

with the grand final match-up an uncontestably high-calibre battle between NUS and UPD.

In the EFL category, Bakrie University, BIPEDS, LSPR and IPB won their respective matches against opponents from Indonesia, China, Japan, and Thailand to secure an all-Indonesian semis and finals. 

Bakrie will face IPB, whilst BIPEDS will battle LSPR in the semis today.

Here were the motions for the quarters: 

M1 - THW make the raising of business and labour standards a pre-requisite for developmental aid.

M2 - THW punish financial institutions who fail to maintain liquidity in situations of market fluctuation.

M3 - THW discard tourism-reliant economic strategies. 

Thanks to Andrew W Sadeli (BIPEDS) for the updates, and Jozef Thenu (LSPR) for the motions! 

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2011 Macau UADC - Octo Motions

Is it just us, or isn't Motion 1 fantastic? :) 

Thanks to Andrew W Sadeli for the snapshots of the motions!

 

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2011 Macau UADC - Double Octo Motions

 

 

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2011 Macau UADC - Breaking Teams

Main Break

 

8-0 NUS1

7-1 DLSU1

      SMU1

      ADMU1

      NUS 2

      UPD2

      UPD1

      KU2

First 8 teams advance to the octofinals.

6-2 UTMARA1

      ADMU2

      IIU1

      CFS1

      UTMARA3

      NTU1

      RVCE1

5-3 UPM1

      ADMU3

      DLSU2

      UCTI1

      NTU3

      UTMARA2

      FOLC1

      UPD3

      UM1

EFL Category

Bakrie University

Tokyo Christian

Binus International 

Bogor Institute of Agriculture

Chulalongkorn University

Sun Yat Sen University 

London School of Public Relations

Bina Nusantara University

Thanks to Andrew W Sadeli and Jozef Thenu for the updates!

 

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2011 BIND Organising Committee Announces Registration

In an email posted on several debate mailing lists today, Invi Atmanegara (2011 BIND Convenor & Tournament Director), officially invited all interested high school and tertiary level institutions to join the 2011 BINUS INTERNATIONAL Debating Championships.

For ease of reference, debateIndonesia has replicated the message below:

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Dear Fellow Debate Enthusiasts

The BINUS INTERNATIONAL Pool of English Debaters (BIPEDS) is pleased to invite all of you to the third BINUS INTERNATIONAL Debating Championship ('BIND').

BIND prides itself in its commitment to bringing world-class debaters & adjudicators to Indonesia to ensure the quality of the tournament, the tabulation, and the adjudication.

Last year, we had the following debate luminaries serving as our DCAs: Can Okar (Oxford University, CA - Turkey Worlds 2010), Julia Bowes (University of Sydney, WUDC Champion 2007), Sam Natale (University of Vermont, WUPID finalist, Botswana Worlds Octofinalist), and Will Jones (Oxford University, WUDC Champion 2009)

For the 2011 BIND, we are privileged to have the following individuals serving as part of our Adjudication Core:

DCAs - Tim Mooney (DCA of La Salle Worlds 2012, 2-time WUPID Finalist, and 2008 Best Speaker, Botswana Worlds Finalist and 2nd Best Speaker), Lucinda David (Lund University, Grand Final Judge at Auckland Australs 2010 and London Australs 2010, CA of De La Salle Worlds 2012) and Thepparith ("TJ") Senamngern (Assumption University, CA - 2009 ABP, CA - 2010 UADC), who will work together
with our Chief Adjudicator, Rajkumar Sangani (BIPEDS, WUPID 2010 Grandfinal Adjudicator, Quarterfinalist of Asian BP 2009 and 2nd EFL Best Speaker)

Here are pertinent details about the 2011 BIND:


Dates : September 13-16, 2011
Venue : BINUS INTERNATIONAL University. Jakarta, Indonesia
Format : British Parliamentary
Adj Rule : N1
Tournament Cap : 80 teams
Institutional Cap : 2 teams (3rd team onwards will be entered in the waiting list) 

Registration Fee: USD55 or IDR 450.000,00- per person*

Our website, BIND.BIPEDS-Indonesia.com, is open for registration from Tuesday, May 24, 2011 (12:00 noon Jakarta time, which is GMT +7) until June 20, 2011.

A set of tournament guidelines & schedule has been uploaded to this mailing list. We can also send you a set if you drop us a note via our email address (BIPEDS.Indonesia @ gmail.com)

Should you have any queries about the 2011 BIND, we would be glad to respond to these if you contact us at BIPEDS.Indonesia @ gmail.com.

See you in Jakarta this September!




Invi Atmanegara
Tournament Convener

Email: invi_atmanegara @ yahoo.com
Follow us on Twitter @BIND_2011, @BIPEDSIndonesia

* Includes lunch and snacks, transportation from venue to other tournament sites, excludes bank charges & accommodation.

Tournament Guidelines can be viewed here.

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2011 Macau UADC - Round 8 Motions

Thanks to Andrew W Sadeli for the snapshots of the motions!

 

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2011 Macau UADC - Round 7 Motions

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2011 NUEDC Qualifying Rounds - Wilayah 3

Attendees at yesterday's Wilayah 3 briefing at the Kopertis 3 Cililitan offices were informed that the 3 preliminary rounds of the qualifying rounds will deploy 3 of the following 5 motions:

1. THBT underaged marriage should be legalised as long as it is in the name of religion.

2. THBT parents who are proven to have neglected their children's health should be penalised.

3. THBT Indonesia should implement is own national security act.

4. THW grant amnesty for dictators who step down peacefully.

5. THW not require a victim's consent in prosecuting cases of domestic violence.

The qualifying rounds are scheduled to happen this week, beginning the 26th of the month.

Note: We thank our reader, Ges.a, for pointing out the discrepancy in dates.  The Qualifying Rounds for Wilayah 3 of the 2011 NUEDC are indeed from the 26th to the 28th of May, 2011.  

To answer Ges.a's  query - 'qualifying rounds' is a descriptive phrase referring to the initial phase of the NUEDC selection process.  Not all institutions get a free pass to the national level competition, and must go through a regional selection process, where the emerging 8 teams per Wilayah (or, as was the case in the past 2 years, per Kopertis) proceed to the nationals. 

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2011 Macau UADC - Round 6

Thanks to Andrew W Sadeli for the snapshots of the motions!

 

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2011 Macau UADC - Round 5 Motions

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2011 Macau UADC - Round 4 Motions

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2011 Macau UADC - Round 3 Motions

 

Gambling money that feeds the hungry and scantily clad girls & guys in casinos are just a few of the images conjured by this morning's motions for Round 3, at the start of the third day of the 2011 Macau UADC.

 

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Sex and Money. Nothing like a mix of these two to rouse sleepy heads to wakefulness.

Participants were also informed that interested parties who want to join the Masters' Round can start signing up.  Just bring 2 more pals willing and able to stir up a crowd to fits of laughter.  That's it - no pressure, really :) 

Thanks to Andrew W Sadeli for the snapshots of the motions!

 

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2011 Macau UADC - Day 3 - EFL Criteria, Schedule Out

The Adjudication Core released the schedule and criteria for teams which have lodged applications to be classified as English as a Foreign Language teams, and hence making them eligible to break into the EFL semifinal. 

The interviews will be conducted by members of the Adjudication Core.

The issue of what measures to use in order to gauge one's English fluency has been a long, outstanding one in the regional and international debate circuits.  Whilst it is easy to determine the third criteria, the first and second ones are largely dependent on personal disclosures, for which an honesty system is employed and which remains subjective.  

In the past, suggestions to use empirical measures such as TOEFL or IELTS scores have been turned down due to the expense involved. 

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2011 Macau UADC - Round 2 Motions, Delays Continue

Privacy and Intellectual Property.  Round 2 motions were an interesting mix of privacy and IP issues.

19th May 2011

Long delays between Rounds 1 and 2 threatened Day 2 as technical difficulties continued to hound the Tab Room which delayed the start of Round 2 and eventually forced the hand of the organisers and the A-Core to postpone Round 3 to today.

It was revealed that the reason for the technical difficulties, earlier thought of to be due to the increase in the point spread margin from 12 points to 15 points, was because the itab program being used was designed to run for a tournament cap 100 teams. There are currently 102 competing teams registered at the 2011 Macau UADC.

The Tab Room had to get in touch with the programmer in the United States to resolve the matter, which required a modification of the program's source code. 

It was announced that teams will either have to debate 4 rounds today or 3 rounds tomorrow. 

debateIndonesia wishes the Organising Committee, the A-Core and the Tab Room smooth-sailing today.

Thank you to Jozef Thenu for the updates, and Andrew W Sadeli for the photos!

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2011 Macau UADC - Round 1 Motions

Heading: The Old and The Young

Motion 3 is interesting. Wonder how many debaters can relate to Amy Chua's Lulu and Sophia?  :)

2011 Macau UADC - Tab Room crash delays Round 1

Tab Room Crash Delays Start of Rounds

 

A technical difficulty experienced in the Tabulation Room has caused a delay  in Round 1 of the 2011 Macau UADC (originally slated for the morning of 18th May 2011). 

An increase in the maximum point margin from 12 points to 15 points has been identified as the culprit, but the Tabulation Team is working full throttle to resolve the matter.  

The Organising Committee however has assured participants that Rounds 1 and 2 will push through in the afternoon, whilst Round 3 will be held in the early evening. 

In preparation for the rounds later in the day, participants have been served lunch. 

Other Developments: 

1. Two senior adjudicators are due to fly in today.  Vipul Nanda (DCA for South Asia) and Logandran Balavijendran (subsidised adjudicator) experienced conflicts in their schedules due to exams and work-related reasons, respectively.

2. Three N=1 adjudicators were not able to make it to Macao for the following reasons: (i) The passport of one was blacklisted, (ii) One was rejected entry, and (iii) a death in the family. 

3. The unofficial count of teams puts the total participating teams at 106. 

Thank you to Jozef Thenu (LSPR) and Andrew W Sadeli (BIPEDS) for the updates!

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2011 Macau UADC - Day 2

Thud, thud, thud. Nothing beats that skip in your step, that slightly faster heart beat on the first day of a tournament!

As teams slowly assembled at the University of Macau Cultural Centre, you feel the tension build as excruciating second after second moves towards the start of Rounds 1 to 3 of the 2011 Macau UADC.

Steady now, my heart.  Debaters slowly fill up the debaters' hall.

The preliminary stage will have 8 rounds and, as is slowly evolving to become a custom with the now-expanded tournament, a total of 24 teams will break into the main round, with teams ranked 1-8 securing slots to the Octofinals, whilst 9-24 will battle it out in an extra round called the pre-Octos.

The list of EFL teams is due for release today, and of all the teams, only the top 4 shall proceed to the semi-final. 

debateIndonesia will give you a round-per-round coverage of the motions. Also catch our special featured articles for the month of May which we will release over the next few days. 

Thanks to Jozef Thenu (LSPR) and Andrew Sadeli (BIPEDS) for the photos, and the live updates. 

Let the games begin! 

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2011 Macau UADC - Day 1

Teams have breakfasted, and made way to the University of Macau campus grounds to mark the first day of the 2011 Macau UADC. 

It's the waiting that kills. Early birds wait as the other participants make their way to the Briefing Hall.

The Tournament & Adjudication Briefing is the first order of the day, starting at 845am (Macau time.  That's one hour ahead of WIB)

Here we go!. Nicole Ng, 2011 Macau UADC Convener briefs the crowd.

followed by the Test Debate and Adjudication Test at 1000am.  

Adjudication Briefing.  Ah Young (DCA) delivers the briefing to debaters.

This will be followed by Lunch at 12nn, and then the Pre-Council Meeting at 2pm. 

Test Debate. THW grant heads of state the right to an 'Internet Kill' switch.

The Welcoming Dinner - the first of the formal social events for the tournament - is scheduled to commence at 7pm. 

2011 Macau UADC A-Core. (L-R) Ah Young, Azrul Izzram, Gica Mangahas (CA), and Satya Venugopal.

Thanks to Jozef Thenu (London School of Public Relations - Indonesia), and Andrew W Sadeli (BIPEDS - Indonesia) for the photos.

Interviews to follow!

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2011 Macau UADC - Early Photos

Here are early pre-tournament photos to whet your appetite for more 2011 Macau UADC developments: 

Hard at Work. Macau UADC Org Comm busy with pre-tournament venue preparations. 

Debaters' Hall.  Over the next few days, 2011 Macau UADC participants will be well-acquainted with the UMac Cultural Centre Hall that easily seats 700 people.

You did not see this!  Somewhere in a super secret location is the 2011 Macau UADC Tab Room.

Thanks to Jozef Thenu for the photos! 

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2012 DLSU Worlds - Payment Reminders

Beginning last week, the 2012 Manila Worlds Registration Team has been sending reminders to the international debate community at large that half of the Registration Fee per debater/adjudicator is due on Friday, 20th May 2011.  Failure to comply with this will result in the forfeiture of slots and the subsequent reallocation of slots to teams on the wait list.

Those making payments are requested to include the note "Debate" or "DLSU Worlds" for the beneficiary, to enable the Registration Team to trace the payments.  Transferors are also reminded to include the name of the institution making payments.

Teams from Indonesia are reminded that most banks in Indonesia have 12nn or 1pm cut-off times for wire transfer payments, and that it usually takes 3 working days for transfer payments to reach Manila.  Tuesday (17th May 2011) being a holiday in Indonesia, this means the last day for wiring payments should be today, if you intend your payments to reach the DLSU account by Friday.

For ease of reference, debateIndonesia has replicated the payment method details appearing on the DLSU webpage:

WIRE-TRANSFERS (For International Participants)
Account Name: De La Salle University
Bank Name: United Coconut Planters Bank
Bank Address: Upper GF Lorenzo Tower Corner Vito Cruz
Peso Account number : 120-114711-9
Swift Code: UCPBPHMM

*Please upload a copy of your wiring slips to the payment portion of the registration page or send a copy of your wiring slips (scanned) to james.sy@dlsuworlds.com and crystal.francisco@dlsuworlds.com as it will serve as our basis to verify your corresponding payments. The subject of the email should read “(NAME OF INSTITUTION) PAYMENT SLIP”. Bring wiring slip with you to the tournament for verification purposes.

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