2012 DLSU Worlds - Promoted Universities, PAL discounts

The 2012 Manila Worlds Organising Committee recently released two batches of universities which have earned slots to participate at the Worlds to be held in late December 2011 -early January 2012. 

Promoted universities have until June 27, 2011 to wire their registration fees.

The 2012 Manila Worlds organisers have also announced that special discounts can be availed of if one travels to Manila via Philippine Airlines (PAL), the national airline carrier of the Philippines.  The points of origin identified to have special discounted rates are: (i) United States - Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, (ii) Australia - Melbourne, Sydney, (iii) Canada - Vancouver, (iv) Taiwan - Taipei, (v) Thailand - Bangkok, (vi) India - Delhi, (vii) China - Hong Kong, Macau, Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, (viii) - Singapore, (ix) Indonesia - Jakarta,  and (x) Japan - Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo.

Here is the list of promoted universities: 

A. Promoted on 31st May 2011 

Tianjin Foreign Studies University
Warwick
Bogazici University
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Mindanao State University - Marawi
International Islamic College
University of Gadjah Mada
Kobe University
Boston University
Botswana Accountancy College
University of Potsdam
Middle East Technical University (METU)
Independent University, Bangladesh
Asian University for Women
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Texas State University - San Marcos
BRAC University
Carnegie Mellon University
Singidunum University
Swinburne University of Technology (Sarawak Campus)
Cambridge Union Society
Yokohama City University
RMIT University
Tokyo Womans' Christian University
Universiti Sains Malaysia
University of Waterloo
San Beda College of Law
Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti
Tsuda College
University of Hawaii
Texas A&M University at Qatar
UT MARA
Loyola Marymount University
Rhine Wall University
University of New Brunswick
New York University

B. Promoted on 1st June 2011 

Webster University
Galatasaray University
City University of Hong Kong
Chung Ang University
HanYang Debate Society
National University of Malaysia (UKM)
The College of the North Atlantic Qatar
Shanghai International Studies University
Bogor Agricultural University
Universitas Tarumanagara
ILF - UMM
London School of Public Relations
Universitas Diponegoro
State Polytechnic of Sriwijaya
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) Debate Society
Xavier University
Perguruan Tinggi Teknokrat Lampung
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Dikti Indonesia
Bilkent University
Belmawa Indonesia
Yogyakarta State University
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Universite Lyon
Government College University Lahore (GCU lahore)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lahore School of Economics
Tel-Aviv University
The University of Hong Kong
Ege Üniversity
Botho College Debate Union
University of Newcastle
University of Technology Sydney
Bar Ilan University
Kyushu University
Tsinghua University
Seattle University
Portland State University
Cornell University
Underwood Union (Yonsei University)
ITESM Campus Estado de Mexico
FAST-NU
United States Air Force Academy
Universidad Anahuac Mexico Norte
Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (Lesotho)
Universidad Iberoamericana
Machabeng College
UP Visayas Tacloban College
The College of New Jersey
University of California, Davis
Duke University
State Polytechnic of Malang
National Law Institute University
IDC Herzliya
Universitas Pelita Harapan
Eastern University, Bangladesh
London College of Legal Studies (South)
Yeditepe University
Hong Kong Baptist University
University Of Chittagong
University of the Punjab
Weill-Cornell Medical College Qatar
SciencesPo Paris
Universitas Negeri Padang
 

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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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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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Manila Worlds A-Core releases first Web Adj Seminar

The Manila Worlds Twitter team was up early this Thursday, and posted news that the Manila Worlds Adjudication team has posted the first in a series of web-based adjudication seminars in the run up to the Worlds in December. 

Seminar 1 features (1) slides on an introduction to adjudication, (2) a debate topped with (3) oral adjudication from Sam Block, co-CA of the Manila Worlds, and (4) ends with a set of web seminar notes.

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De La Salle Worlds releases official list of registered teams

The organisers of the Manila Worlds have released the official list of registered teams for the Manila Worlds. To view the full list, click here .

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Debate teams around the world await release of Worlds Registration List

The international debating community is eagerly awaiting the release of the official registration list for the De La Salle Worlds, which organisers have promised to release today, 7th April 2011.  

In response to some enquiries made through their Twitter account (@delasalleworlds), the organisers informed followers that they are currently finalising the first 300 slots, and will proceed to fill up the last 100 slots according to their previously announced representation criteria.  For reference, i-debate has replicated the criteria from the DLSU Worlds website*: 

"As promised in the bid, the remaining 100 slots will be filled based on the following procedure (in order of prioritization):

1. Countries that are not represented in the first 300 slots;
2. Institutions that are not represented in the first 300 slots;
3. Consistency of participation in previous WUDCs; and
4. Top of the wait list." 
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More than 1,000 teams register for Manila Worlds

In an email sent early on April 3, 2011 to various debate communities around the world, Bianca Marie K Lagdameo, Deputy Convenor of the DLSU Worlds (aka: the Manila Worlds), reported that as of 1030am (PST) of 1st April 2011, the registration committee received more than 1,000 team applications.

She was happy to report though that the Registration Committee was prepared for this eventuality and that although the website slowed down, this did not result in any data getting lost.

Excerpts from that email appear after this entry.

Bravo, DLSU Worlds Organizers! 

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"Dear World Debating Community, 

Thank you for participating in Phase 1 of the registration for De La Salle Worlds!

By as early as 1030AM Manila time, we have received more than a thousand  team applications. Such a huge number of registration applications initially slowed down the server, but the team was ready for any eventuality and we are happy to tell you that the server never crashed as opposed to what may be perceived as such.

  

In the first 30 seconds of registration when there was a massive influx of individuals visiting the page, the traffic from the server became extremely busy, that  as a preventive measure, the server slowed itself down a bit to be able to cope with the number of registrants in order for it not to completely crash.

This did not mean however, that certain information did not get through. The only trouble was loading the confirmation page which notifies the registrant that the form has been sent to the system. The information was sent on time, exactly when individuals clicked the submit button. Evidence for this is that the first registration form was sent within 22 seconds of the opening of registration, despite having trouble loading the confirmation page.

We would like to assure everyone that the data in the initial list of registrants are indeed the information you sent in particular time periods and that there is nothing to worry about. x x x "

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Raw List for DLSU Worlds Out

Reposting the notice appearing on dlsuworlds.com/registration.html.

All registered universities, take heed (Indonesian universities included!). Get in touch with Crystal Francisco no later than 4 April 2011!

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April 2, 2011

Dear World Debating Community,

Thank you for participating in Phase 1 of the registration for De La Salle Worlds!

At this point, we would like to ask you to review the list of registered institutions and determine the following:

1. if your institution has duplicate entries
2. if the person who registered for your institution is really your representative
3. if the name of your institution is completely spelled out

The Registration Team has done a preliminary review of the data and their comments are also seen on the file.

Please send an email to the Registration and Communications Director, Crystal Francisco ( crystal.francisco@dlsuworlds.com ), to update your registration. Institutions have until April 4, 2011 to send a verification email. After the given time, the registration team will remove registrants with unverified data such as ACRONYMS for institution name and duplicate entries. We believe that everyone will cooperate so that we can have the Official list of registered institutions available on or before April 7.

Should you have any questions or clarifications about the list, please do not hesitate to send an email to info@dlsuworlds.com and we will get back to you at the soonest possible time.

We can’t wait to take you all to Manila!

Best,

The Registration Team
De La Salle Worlds


 

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