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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