Registration for the ABP commences today

As the 3on3 season comes to a close with the Australs (for the region) and the Java Overland English Debates (for Indonesia), the calls to register and/or pay registration fees for British Parliamentary tournaments have begun. 

The North South University of Bangladesh, the host of this year's Asian British Parliamentary Debate (ABP)Championships, reminded debate teams and clubs across the Asian continent that registration for the ABP commences today, at 12:00 noon local time (GMT+6).  

The message, which was posted in most debate fora, has been replicated below for our readers.

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Dear Asia,
 
               The time has finally arrived for the commencement of the first stage of the registration process for the 'NSU Asian BP 2011! The tournament which will unite the best of Asia and provide the platform to enhance your skills just before the Worlds, opens its doors to you on the 5th of July 2011 at 12pm local time (GMT +6).

Be part of one the most prestigious debate tournaments of Asia and enjoy the delightful event hosted in lavish decor with an essentially low registration fee! The tournament will take place from the 7th of December 2011 to the 11th of December 2011. We have an esteemed adjudication core and as we have promised we have set aside a big fund to cater towards adjudication subsidy in order to amplify the quality of the tournament. 

 
 
The Adjudication Core:
 
CO-CAs of NSU Asian BP 2011: Sharmila Parmanand & Mabroor Wassey

DCA: Sam Block
 
TAB DIRECTOR: Muhammad Abdul Latif
 
 
 The details for registration are provided below:
 
First Phase of Registration:
 
Online Registration will begin on the 5th of July 2011 at www.nsuasianbp2011.com
 
Time: The regisration will begin at 12pm local time (GMT +6), thus 6am GMT
 
Registration fees: Debater/Adjudicator – US $140, Observer- US $240
 
Total Team Slots: 80
Team Cap per institution: 3
The N-1 rule will be strictly followed for adjudicators

 

Second Phase of Registration: 
 
We will publish the full list of teams that have succeeded to secure a spot in the 80 alloted slots. We will also publish the list of teams on the waitlist. After the publication of the list, representatives from the institutions are kindly required to confirm their teams and adjudicators and proceed with the payment. The deadline for payment will be announced soon.

 
For any query please drop a mail to: nsuasianbp2011@gmail.com
 
For further information visit:
 
Website: http://nsuasianbp2011.com
 

Twitter:   http://twitter.com/NSUAsianBP2011
 
Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6607168332

 

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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 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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2010 ABP Council Meeting

Sharmila Parmanand, chairperson of the 2010 Asian British Parliamentary Council, distributed the Minutes of the Meeting carried out last  6th December 2010 at Putra Jaya University.  

The detailed minutes can be viewed here.

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Survey Results for Asian BP Championships tournament dates

The 2011 Asian British Parliamentary Championships will be hosted by the North South University (Dhaka, Bangladesh).

A survey of possible tournament dates was released during the first quarter of the year, and results can be viewed by clicking this.

The raw responses seem to indicate a preference that the ABP be held either early November or some time after 7th December 2011.

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