Tournament scrapbook - World Schools Debating Championships
Tournament scrapbook - World Schools Debating Championships
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WSDC 2008<br />
12/3/08 9:53 AM<br />
squad consists of:<br />
The 2008 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Schools</strong>’ <strong>Debating</strong><br />
<strong>Championships</strong> starts soon in<br />
Washington D.C. The New Zealand<br />
WSDC Recignized by <strong>World</strong> Trade<br />
Centers Globally<br />
India Attends WSDC for First Time<br />
! September (45)<br />
- A team of five debaters (Maria English, Holly Jenkins, Jen Savage,<br />
Ben Kornfeld, and Tom Chen)<br />
- Two coaches (Julia Fetherston and Kevin Moar)<br />
- Two adjudicators (Claire Ryan and Jeremy Johnson)<br />
The team leaves NZ this afternoon, and the tournament starts on<br />
September 5.<br />
As news filters in from Washington over the next couple of weeks<br />
we’ll be updating the website with all the news.<br />
New Zealand’s draw is below. Affirmatives on the left, negative on the<br />
right.<br />
Round 1: This house supports military intervention to deliver<br />
emergency aid in humanitarian crises<br />
Greece v New Zealand<br />
Round 2: Impromptu<br />
New Zealand v Estonia<br />
Round 3: This house would ban the use of unethically obtained data<br />
in scientific research<br />
New Zealand v Bangladesh<br />
Round 4: Impromptu<br />
Japan v New Zealand<br />
Round 5: This house would make the directors of multinational<br />
companies personally liable for environmental abuses committed by<br />
their companies in the developing world<br />
New Zealand v Scotland<br />
Round 6: Impromptu<br />
Singapore v New Zealand<br />
Round 7: This house believes that governments have a duty to bail<br />
out failing financial institutions<br />
Slovakia v New Zealand<br />
Round 8: Impromptu<br />
New Zealand v Indonesia<br />
New Zealand has a pretty tough draw, with debates against last<br />
year’s winning team and runner-up team. Greece have also been<br />
strong performers in recent years, and some describe Indonesia as<br />
the sleeping giants of the schools debating world.<br />
! August (21)<br />
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