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OSDU NewsCWOR Regionals Invitation01/25/2010 Dear Fellow Debating Coach,
Renison University College, University of Waterloo, in conjunction with the Central Western Ontario Region of the Ontario Student Debating Union, cordially invite you and your senior debaters to the feature debating event of this school year. This tournament, to be held on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 will serve as the Regional Finals for the Ontario Student Debating Union. The tournament will be hosted by Renison College, just off Westmount Road past University Ave. Renison has generously offered to provide us with their physical facilities and the use of their dining hall. NOTE: Complimentary parking will be available for all tournament participants and officials from noon on. The enclosed information outlines the topic for the tournament, judging procedures and other details. Coaches are asked to note particularly the following points: We ask that only well prepared, serious-minded, experienced debaters be enrolled in this event, because recruiting judges is never easy, and we want their experience to be worthwhile as well. Rooms are also limited in number. Only senior debaters who have debated at least once this school year may be registered. Please contact George Pepall or Bob Marsh to ask about any exceptions to this restriction. Each school participating in the tournament is asked to recruit at least one judge for each pair of debaters entered; please note that this is one judge per two debaters, and not four, as is normally the case during the other debates of the year. Please ascertain that your judges will be available from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the day of the tournament. These judges should not be classroom teachers who would have to miss a class to attend. Consider inviting graduate debaters, parents, retired people, spouses, non-classroom teachers or service club members to judge. In order that Renison can make adequate preparations for the debaters and the banquet, we must have an accurate count of participating teams by Friday, February 12. Please notify Bob Marsh and George Pepall of your schools intention to participate by e-mailing the information as requested on the attached pre-registration form. There is no charge for registration; however, we are collecting $12.00 per person in advance for the dinner.We do need to know how many meals will be needed, so that the kitchen at Renison can prepare enough food for us. All teams should arrive at no later than 12:15 p.m. so that the first round of debates can begin promptly at 1:00 p.m. The dinner and awards will follow the third round of competition. Dinner will cost $12.00 for all student debaters. Coaches (two per school) and judges will not be charged IF they indicate in advance their interest in joining us for the banquet by submitting their names. A separate e-mail memo will outline the dinner to be offered, and give instructions on how to reserve and pay for a meal. As stipulated in O.S.D.U. policies, competitors in this regional tournament must debate both sides of the topic. At the conclusion of this tournament, the winners of the following prizes, trophies and placements will be announced. Also, the winners of the six team places on our regions delegation to the Provincial Seminar in Ottawa , March 26 to March 28, 20010. The provincial seminar registration fee is $350.00. All competitors should know whether they can and would attend the provincial seminar before they begin this competition. The three rounds of debate will be totaled in equal proportions to arrive at the debaters final scores. A school must have been registered as a member of OSDU by Saturday, December 12, 2009 to have the chance to send a debater to the Provincial Seminar. (This has been taken care of for the CWOR schools who paid their initial fee.) Each school must bring at least one experienced speaker/timer for each two pairs of debaters to the tournament. Such a person must have debating and officiating experience in at least one competition. A strong second year junior debater or a graduate debater would be ideal. These officials will be given instructions and their assignments from 12:45 to 1:00 p.m., but coaches are asked to review debating procedure with them before the day of the tournament. Scripts and timing cards will be provided at the tournament itself. If any of this information or any of these requests poses a problem, please contact one of us right away. We are anticipating an excellent tournament and good, lively participation without unforeseen problems.We look forward to seeing you in February! George Pepall - Home: (519)-893-4209; e-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:pepall@rogers.com" pepall@rogers.com Bob Marsh - Home: (519)-579-5216; e-mail: marshes@sentex.net Central Western Ontario Region of The Ontario Student Debating Union 2010 Finals Location: Date: Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 Times of Events: 12:00 p.m. Registration and prepayment for banquet in Foyer at entrance to Renison 12:15 p.m. Debaters and Judges to the Renison Dining Hall Speaker/Timers to the Renison Dining Hall Alcove 1:00 p.m. Round One Academic Resolution: one side 2:20 p.m. Refreshments for both debaters and coaches/judges 2:35 p.m. Round Two Academic Resolution: sides changed 3:45 p.m. Announcement of Impromptu Topic in Dining Hall 4:10 p.m. Round Three Impromptu (Academic style) 5:00 p.m. Dinner 5:45 p.m. Awards Registration: Please notify George Pepall and Bob Marsh of your intention to participate by Friday, February 12, 2010. Include number of people requiring dinner and names of judges, speaker/timers and debaters. Topics: Rounds One and Two : This House believes that abject poverty is the root cause of terrorism. Round Three (Impromptu): TBA at 3:45 p.m. C.W.O.R. Regional Debating Finals Tuesday. February 16, 2010 Registration Form School Name:
Coachess Name(s) :
Pair A:
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Pair B:
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Pair C:
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. Names of Judges: # 1.
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Names of Speaker/Timers: #1
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Number of meals required:
Please send this completed form by mail to George Pepall at 44 Bound Brook Court, Kitchener, ON, N2A 3L3, to arrive by Friday, February 12th. If mailing is not possible in time, e-mail to HYPERLINK "mailto:pepall@rogers.com" pepall@rogers.com, or phone 893-4209. Speaking Order and Times Canadian National Debate Format First two rounds (prepared): First Proposition Speaker - Constructive Speech: 8 minutes First Opposition Speaker - Constructive Speech: 8 minutes Second Proposition Speaker - Constructive Speech: 8 minutes Second Opposition Speaker - Constructive Speech: 8 minutes
.. First Opposition Speaker - Summary/Rebuttal: 4 minutes First Proposition Speaker - Summary/Rebuttal: 4 minutes Round three (impromptu): First Proposition Speaker - Constructive Speech: 6 minutes First Opposition Speaker - Constructive Speech: 6 minutes Second Proposition Speaker - Constructive Speech: 6 minutes Second Opposition Speaker - Constructive Speech: 6 minutes
.. First Opposition Speaker - Summary/Rebuttal: 3 minutes First Proposition Speaker - Summary/Rebuttal: 3 minutes |