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2011 NUEDC Break Announcement

HOT OFF THE PRESS.  Here's the official list of breaking adjudicators, novice teams and main break teams at this year's 2011 National Universities English Debate Championships:

MAIN BREAK:

Institut Teknologi Bandung (Wilayah 04)

BINUS INTERNATIONAL (Wilayah 03)

Universitas Indonesia (Wilayah 03)

Universitas Padjadjaran (Wilayah 04)

Bakrie University (Wilayah 03)

Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya Jakarta (Wilayah 03)

Universitas Gadjah Mada (Wilayah 05)

Universitas Brawijaya (Wilayah 07)

Universitas Hasanuddin (Wilayah 09)

Universitas Parahyangan (Wilayah 04)

Politeknik Negeri Ujung Pandang (Wilayah 09)

Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (Wilayah 05)

Universitas Negeri Semarang (Wilayah 06)

Universitas Udayana (Wilayah 08) 
Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta (Wilayah 05)

Univesitas Ahmad Dahlan (Wilayah 05)

IM Telkom (Wilayah 04)

Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana Salatiga (Wilayah 06)

Universitas Negeri Malang (Wilayah 07)

Universitas Diponegoro (Wilayah 06)

Universitas Tanjungpura (Wilayah 11)

Universitas Sultan Agung Semarang (Wilayah 06)

Universitas Negeri Sebelas Maret (Wilayah 06)

Universitas Syiah Kuala (Wilayah 01)

Universitas Riau (Wilayah 10)

Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha (Wilayah 08)

Universitas Widya Kartika Surabaya (Wilayah 07)

Universitas Trunojoyo (Wilayah 07)

Universitas Palangka Raya (Wilayah 11)

Universitas Sumatera Utara (Wilayah 01)

Universitas Nusa Cendana (Wilayah 08)

Universitas Jenderal Soedirman (Wilayah 06)

NOVICE TEAMS

STBA Teknokrat Bandar Lampung (Wilayah 02)

Universitas Lambung Mangkurat (Wilayah 11)

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (Wilayah 05)

Universitas Mulawarman (Wilayah 11)

IT Telkom (Wilayah 04)

Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya (Wilayah 02)

Universitas Negeri Padang (Wilayah 11)

Universitas Lampung (Wilayah 02)

Universitas Negeri Jakarta (Wilayah 03)

Politeknik Negeri Malang (Wilayah 07)

Universitas Negeri Medan (Wilayah 01)

Universitas Mataram (Wilayah 08)

Universitas Sriwijaya (Wilayah 02)

UPN Yogyakarta (Wilayah 04)

Univ Indraprasta PGRI (Wilayah 03)

Universitas Bunda Mulia (Wilayah 03)

BREAKING ADJES (alphabetical order)

Ahdiat, Akbar, Astari, Biondi, Bobby, Bryan, Buna, Davin Susanto, Dwita, Edward Sutanto, Efran, Eldhi,

Fiski, Griya, Ika, Karina, Kirana, Mia, Mutiara, Nadya Sstriningrum, Naufal, Pandu, Pido, Prima, Puspita,

Raj, Reggie, Rimba, Rosmi, Salam, Satrio, Steven, Teddy, Tyas, Uphie, Vicario, Vitri, and Yudhi.

Congratulations to all breaking teams and adjudicators!
Thanks to Raj Sangtani for the live update!

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2011 BIND Updates - Recruitment for Subsidised Ind Adjes Extended

In a short discussion early this morning, Invi Atmanegara (2011 BIND Convener) confirmed that after further deliberation, the 2011 BIND Organising Committee has decided to accommodate requests from various institutions to extend the 15th June 2011 deadline for prospective subsidised adjudicator candidates. 

She also informed debateIndonesia that the Organising Committee will post the announcement shortly in various debate fora, along with an explanation of the BIND's blind review system to be employed for the selection process, and the differentiation between subsidised independent adjudicators and non-subsidised independent adjudicators. 

debateIndonesia readers can read the post below:

ANNOUNCEMENT: RECRUITMENT FOR 2011 BIND SUBSIDISED ADJUDICATORS

EXTENDED TO 15^TH JULY 2011

Hello Asia!

We’ve received requests which have (1) requested to extend the deadline for submitting CVs for subsidised independent adjudicators, (2) sought clarification re: the difference between subsidized adjudicators and independent adjudicators, and (3) asked about the selection process.

After some deliberation, the Organising Committee has decided to extend the recruitment period for subsidised independent adjudicators, to allow interested parties more time to submit their respective CVs.  We understand that at present, some of you are adjusting to post-UADC life - facing final exams, or final projects, or preparing for graduation.  

The new deadline is 15^th July 2011, at 2359 WIB (GMT+7).  All interested candidates should send their CVs to BIPEDS.Indonesia@gmail.com. 

Replies to Queries

1. What’s the difference between subsidized independent adjudicators and independent adjudicators?

The BIND Organising Committee is holding open & competitive recruitment for subsidised independent adjudicators.  The need to conduct open & competitive recruitment is because successful candidates will be flown-in to Jakarta for free, waiver of registration fees, and will receive free accommodations, in exchange for their active contribution to raise the quality of adjudication at the 2011 BIND.  We want to reach out to experienced adjudicators in the region to safeguard the integrity & competence of BIND’s adjudication pool.

Three slots have been allocated for subsidised independent adjudicators. 

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(n) debater and/or adjudicator. Breaking experience at a BP tournament on a regional or international scale will be an advantage.

To date, we have received applications from Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore. 

In contrast, the phrase “Independent Adjudicators” applies to the following individuals:

Individuals who wish to participate in the workshop and adjudicate at the BIND who: (1) have graduated from their respective institutions, and (2) are currently not actively affiliated with a particular debate club or society (either as a training alumni or as a coach, assistant coach, or any position which has a duty to train teams) OR come from an institution not registered at BIND. Moreover, they are required to pay all tournament-related fees, and arrange for their own accommodations, but can avail of the special rates we have arranged with either of the 3 accommodation sites recommended in our web page.

These independent adjudicators are neither subsidised, nor are they considered N1 adjudicators.   To avoid confusion, we will henceforth refer to these individuals as “non-subsidised independent adjudicators”.

In the interest of fairness, both subsidised and non-subsidised are still required to sit the adjudication accreditation exam which N1 adjudicators are required to take.

2.  How will the candidates be selected?  

 The candidates will be screened by a Selection Committee comprised of members of the A-Core and selected members of the Organising Committee. 

We strictly follow (and have been doing so since BIND's inception) a blind review system in any BIND-related assessment; i.e., the Selection Committee will not have access to the name or the school of the candidates, but will receive only the credentials of the candidates and their respective candidate numbers.

We believe this blind review system (akin to the anonymous peer review), which BIND has employed for the past years for our adjudicator accreditation exams, emphasises merit, and minimises the 'halo effect'.

Apologies for this rather long-ish message. We just wanted to sort out any points that needed clarification.

We do look forward to hearing from everyone interested to be subsidized independent adjudicators! 

Sincerely,

Invi Atmanegara

2011 BIND Convener

2011 BIPEDS Team Captain

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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 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 - 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 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 ALSA UI Updates - UI reclaims ALSA title

Universitas Indonesia (Adlini Ilma Ghaisany, Dennys Kapa, Roderick Sibarani) proposed the motion THW allow consensual cannibalism at the Grand Final of the 2011 ALSA UI (varsity debates)

EDS UI Grand Final team (L-R). Roderick Sibarani, Adlini Ilma Ghaisany, Dennys Kapa

with a team from BINUS INTERNATIONAL (Ravina Alimchandani, Annisa Kusumawardhani Sabran, and Jaran Walia) opposing the motion before a home crowd from EDS UI and other UI alumni gathered at the 

Faculty of Law complex at the UI Depok campus last night. It was BIPEDS' first appearance at an ALSA grand final, and its third appearance at a grand final in as many tournaments for 2011.

BIPEDS Grand Final team (L-R).  Annisa Kusumawardhani Sabran, Jaran Walia, and Ravina Alimchandani

EDS UI got the adjudicators' nod which, due to conflicts and due to a number of breaking adjudicators not being available to attend the grand final, was whittled down to a select but competent number.

The victory marks EDS UI's first tournament take for the year, after earlier grand final appearances in tournaments held during the first quarter of 2011. With this recent victory, EDS UI reclaimed the ALSA title, which was won last year by the Bandung Institute of Technology (Institut Teknologi Bandung). 

The Top 3 Best Speakers of the Varsity Level Debates were also announced. They are: #1 - Satrio Pratama (Universitas Diponegoro), #2 - Adlini Ilma Ghaisany (Universitas Indonesia), and in joint third - Astri Agustina (Universitas Gajah Mada) and Roderick Sibarani (Universitas Indonesia).

This ends debateIndonesia's coverage of the 2011 ALSA UI.  Special thanks go to Steven, Rajkumar Sangtani and Boby Andika Ruitang for the photographs, and live updates!

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2011 ALSA UI Updates - Motions for Semis

The 2011 ALSA UI debate competitions for both high school and varsity levels opened to a significantly thinned-out crowd for today's semifinal rounds. 

Seminfinalists SMA 4 Denpasar (A & B), St Albertus Malang (A), and SMA 1 Sidoarjo chose from motions dealing with 'Feminism and Children's Rights':

M1 - THW give children the right to sue parents for lack of love.

M2 - THBT government must give wages to stay-at-home mothers.

M3 - THW allow (sic) the burqa in every EU member (sic) country.

Not that one! Semifinalists veto motions on 'Women and Children's Rights.

Meanwhile, Bakrie University (A), BINUS INTERNATIONAL (B), Universitas Diponegoro, and Universitas Indonesia (A) chose which of these former motions to debate for the midday Semifinal round at the varsity level:

M1 - THW ban prisoners from publishing (sic) accounts of their crime.

M2 - THBT war journalists should be forced to reveal their sources (sic) before international criminal tribunals.

M3 - That the trials of alleged (sic) rapists of female victims should only be tried by a female judge and/or female jury.

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BINUS INTERNATIONAL wins the 2011 English Fiesta

Choosing from motions dubbed "1,001 Conflicts", BINUS INTERNATIONAL (proposing) and Universitas Negeri Malang A (opposing) chose to debate "THW partition Libya" at the Grand Final of the 2011 English Fiesta. 

The two teams debated the motion in front of a full audience comprised of participants, school officials, and organisers at the Closing Ceremonies held at Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang Dome in East Java. 

From L to R - Tasneem Elias (IIUM, EF DCA), Invi Atmanegara (EF CA), Christian Leonardo (BIPEDS), Caroline Herlina (BIPEDS), Astrio Feligent (BIPEDS), Eunike Santosa (BIPEDS), Karina Nurhenbyanti (BIPEDS),
Hanif Falah (UMM, EF DCA)

At the end of a lengthy deliberation, the team from BINUS INTERNATIONAL got the nod from the adjudication panel.

It was the culmination of a long day which saw the two teams debating four rounds from early morning (Octofinal) and till around 11pm (Grand Final).

The remaining motions for the Grand Final were:

M2 - THBT the Arab world has shirked its responsibilities.

M3 - TH celebrates the open border between Egypt and Gaza.

Best Speakers were also announced.  These are:

#10 - Gilang Donny (UNSOED)

#09 - Stephanie (Udayana)

#08 - Irna (UNM A), Bella (UGM)

#07 - Amir (UGM)

#06 - Fildza (UGM)

#05 - Raden Handidwiono

#04 - Astrio Feligent Tjong (BIPEDS)

#03 - Nabila Aghiarizaqa

#02 - Christian Leonardo (BIPEDS)

#01 - Alvine (UGM)

A round of applause to all the Octofinalists, the Champions and the 10 Best Speakers!

This concludes debateIndonesia's coverage of the 2011 English Fiesta. Special thanks go to debateIndonesia volunteer Karina Nurhenbyanti for her live updates.

Till the 2012 English Fiesta!

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