In Singapore this weekend? Catch the 2011 SMU Hammers

If you're in Singapore, and find yourself in dire need of intellectual stimulation after all that shopping, why not swing by the Singapore Management University (SMU) to catch the 2011 SMU Hammers?

The tournament kicks off today, at the SMU School of Accountancy - a place easy enough to find.

The A-Core for the 2011 SMU Hammers consists of Shrawan Saraogi (2008 AUDC Grand Final adjudicator, SMU BP Intervarsities 2008 Chief Adjudicator, 2010 SMU Hammers Chief Adjudicator, 2008 Singapore Debate Open Champion, and 2009 Oxford IVs Octofinalist ), Aji Abu , and Gica Mangahas (2009 Koc Octofinalist, 2010 UADC Semi-Finalist). 

For detailed information of the tournament, kindly look up debateIndonesia's previous posting of the tournament's programme flow. 

Good luck to the teams!

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2011 SMU Hammers Programme Flow, Subsidised Adjes released

Participants at this year's SMU Hammers received the programme flow for the 3on3 tournament early morning of 5 April 2011. The tournament is hosted annually by the Singapore Management University.

The 2011 SMU Hammers will be at the SMU campus from 6th to 8th May 2011, and interested teams can send email to smu.hammers.2011@gmail.com

Programme Flow:

6^th May
5pm: Registration starts * 7pm: Adjudication and Debate Briefing
7.30pm: Motion 1 * 8pm: Debate #01 * 10pm: Debate ends

7^th May
9am: Roll Call *10am: Motion 2 * 10.30am: Debate #02 * 12pm: Lunch
1.30pm: Motion 3 * 2pm: Debate #03 * 4 pm: Motion 4 * 4.30pm: Debate #04
6.30pm: Motion 5 * 7pm: Debate #05 10pm: Break results

8^th May
9am: Roll Call * 9.30am: Draw for Octos * 10.00am: OF Debate
12.00pm: Lunch * 1.30pm: Draw for Quarters * 2.00pm: Quarters Debate
4.00pm: Draw for Semis * 4.30pm: Semis Debate * 6.30pm: Draw for Finals
7.00pm: Finals Debate * 9.00pm: Prize presentation and closing

UPDATE: Subsidised Adjudicators: In an email addressed to the Asian debate community dated 5 April 2011, Shrawan Saraogi, Chief Adjudicator of the 2011 SMU Hammers, informed the community that after careful deliberation from a list of strong candidates, this year's subsidised adjudicators are (in alphabetical order):

Anna Arcellana (UP Diliman),
Raymund Vitorio (UP Diliman), and
Ely Zosa (ADMU).

All three adjudicators are from two of the strongest Philippine debate institutions, and individually have achieved much both in national, regional and international debate circuits.

Congratulations!

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