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http://lbsbaltimore.com/lbs-discusses-the-future-of-debate-in-baltimore-with-citypaper/ LBS discusses the future of debate in Baltimore with CityPaper Up For Debate A rift in urban debate groups reflects prickly questions about the role of nonprofit groups in minority communities By Kate Drabinski   City Paper August 26, 2014 Students are gathered around a long table  in a research lab-turned classroom at Coppin Academy on the campus of Coppin State University . The white board is covered with formal debate rules and timing, and off to the side is a page with ideas for arguments related to this year’s policy debate topic: “Resolved: The United States should substantially increase its non-military exploration and/or development of the Earth’s oceans.” This is the  Baltimore Urban Debate League’s (BUDL)  high school summer camp, a free camp which drew 30 experienced debaters for a week of research and practice rounds in preparation for the upcoming season. The camp fo...

New videos from North America Debate Academy program just ended. http://debateacademy.net/Debate_Academy/NADA_Vermont.html Program was a huge success, thanks to our faculty & students. Faculty for 2014! Thank you for all you did for us! Lindsey Caroline Dixon Clemson Debate Team Monica Ferris , Chief Exec World Debating Council  Mariel Golden . Vermont, broke at Oxford & Yale, North Am finalist Hannah Herman , the King's College   James Hardy , WUDC Masters Champ  Alli Hamlin, Vermont , Yale Finalist John Meany, Claremont, USU champion coach John Patrick , Cal Poly SLO John Sadek , Vermont, top judge USU 2013 Sarina Selleck , Vermont, Tufts, Budapest & Vienna champ Rebecca White, Vermont, World Debating Council women’s officer, LDU President 2014 NADA program had: 11 critiqued full debates 6 formal lectures divided up by experience groups 10 rigorous exercise & drill sessions Daily informal instruction 6 free nights to enjoy Burlington, Vermont, rated by ...

Allison Harper, Beth Schueler and Paul Mabrey have created a college policy debate survey to better understand demographics of the college policy debate community and attitudes toward contemporary college policy debate practices. The survey is targeted for current or former college policy debaters, coaches, graduate students and alumni. The link is below. Please consider taking the survey and sharing with others to complete the survey. The survey should take only 10-15 minutes. If you have any questions, please contact Paul Mabrey. To get to the survey, you only need to advance the first screen with the consent form. You do not need to click on the hyperlink again. Thank you! http://jmu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6EHvq4jvSkWpzKJ

The Association for the Promotion and Culture of Debate, A.C.P.D. “Palestra di Botta e Risposta” and the University of Padua are proud to announce the first Italian National Debate Tournament. Held in Padua from 5th to 7th of September, the tournament involves teams from Massa Carrara, Padua, Rome, Udine and Vicenza in switch-side debates and on mixed round robin and eliminatory basis. Motions are: Images of women in advertising should be more realistic Technology will ensure equal opportunities of access to education The precautionary principle is more disadvantageous than convenient The Ten Commandments are still valid principles For further information: http://www.educazione.unipd.it/bottaerisposta/ adelino.cattani@unipd.it manueledeconti@hotmail.com

Debate - WSDC - Drones are a Legitimate Tool of Foreign Policy - Canada vs. South Africa - WSDC 2014 Semifinal from Alfred Snider on Vimeo . THBT drones are a legitimate tool of foreign policy. Proposition - Canada Opposition - South Africa Semifinal debate, held at Anglo Singapore International School, Bangkok. This video was made at the 2014 WSDC that took place in Thailand in August 2014. The video was produced in cooperation with World Schools Debating Championship Thailand 2014, the World Debate Institute, and the Debate Central website (http://debate.uvm.edu ) founded in 1994. DEBATE CENTRAL is a non-profit service of the World Debate Institute http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wdi/ , the Lawrence Debate Union http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/LDU/ and the University of Vermont http://www.uvm.edu/ , and is designed to promote debating at all levels, in all languages, and all around the world. Our server is provided by the University of Vermont. The System Operator is Alfre...

Debate - WSDC - ASEAN Political Union is an Impossible Dream - South Africa vs. England - WSDC 2014 Finals from Alfred Snider on Vimeo . This House Believes that an ASEAN political union is an impossible dream. Final Round, at United Nations Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand. South Africa - Proposition England - Opposition The decision of the judges is at the end of the video. This video was made at the 2014 WSDC that took place in Thailand in August 2014. The video was produced in cooperation with World Schools Debating Championship Thailand 2014, the World Debate Institute, and the Debate Central website (http://debate.uvm.edu ) founded in 1994. DEBATE CENTRAL is a non-profit service of the World Debate Institute http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wdi/ , the Lawrence Debate Union http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/LDU/ and the University of Vermont http://www.uvm.edu/ , and is designed to promote debating at all levels, in all languages, and all around the world. Our server...

The 2014-15 International Public Policy Forum Resolved: Mass surveillance is not a justified method of governmental intelligence gathering. Want to learn more?   Visit us online at www.ippfdebate.com or follow us on Facebook and/or Twitter! Announcing the 2014-15 International Public Policy Forum The Bickel & Brewer Foundation and New York University proudly announce the 14th Annual International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) - the first and only competition that gives high school students around the world the opportunity to engage in written and oral debates on issues of public policy.  This internati...

See the WSDC grand final live, 1700 hours Thailand time. Find out the time in your zone on your own. Brought to you by World Debate Institute, WSDC Thailand and TJ Senamngern, http://www.ustream.tv/channel/world-debate-live   WDI, WSDC Thailand are proud to do it! South Africa prop, England opp THBT an ASEAN political union is an impossible dream Related articles WSDC 2014 - Media Guide Lecture - WSDC - How to Flow a WSDC Debate - Murphy Hall at HUDL Workshop 2012 Lecture - WSDC - Points of Information - Morgan - WDI WSDC Session 2009 Lecture - WSDC - Argumentation - Snider - WDI WSDC Session 2009 Debate - WSDC - Prioritize Social Inequality over Economic Growth - Finals - WSDA 2014

Debate starts 1 hour earlier, 11 AM Thailand time. Sched was changed now changed back. Sched has been changing every day! Spread the word.

The World Debate Institute and WSDC Thailand will come together to provide live video stream s of the semifinal and final debates from the 2014 World Schools Debating Championship being held in Thailand. "I am pleased that TJ Senamngern, convener of WSDC 2014, has been able to cooperate with us in order to make this possible," said World Debate Institute director Alfred Snider of the University of Vermont . "We have a lot of streaming experience, since we did the first live stream debate ever in 1999, and TJ can provide the facilities and connectivity that we need. We also have a long history of working with him on global debate events." The debates will be live streamed at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/world-debate-live The test on Tuesday of the system worked well. The semifinals will be at Noon Bangkok time on 13 August 2014. The finals will be at 1700 Bangkok time on 14 August 2014. To determine what time that will be in your timezone, go to  http://www.worldti...