19.05.2010 - Results of UADC 2010

Download tabulation results here

Champions

Champions of the first UADC : Ateneo de Manila University 2 (Walter Wong, Cecile Gotamco, Danielle de Castro)
Finalists : Nanyang Technology University 1 (Parvathy Prem, Anindya Dutta, Satya Venugopal)

Ateneo won 6-5 on the motion, THW Abolish ethnic based parties.

Semifinalists

National Law School India 1 (Vipul Nanda, Kalrav Rakesh Mishra, Shivam Singh) - lost 4-3 to Ateneo 2
Ateneo de Manila University 1 (Angelica Mangahas, Vincenzo Tagle, Stephanie Co) - lost 6-1 to NTU 1

Quarter Finalist

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 1
Mahidol University (MUIC) 1
University of Technology MARA (UT MARA) 2
University Philippines Manial (UPM) 1

Octofinalists

Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) 3
National University of Singapore (NUS) 2
National University of Singapore 1
National University of Singapore 4
RV College of Engineering (RVCE) 1
University of Colombo (FOLC) 1
University of Santo Tomas 1
University of Technology MARA 1

Pre-octofinalists

De LaSalle University (DLSU) 1
De LaSalle University 2
De LaSalle University 3
Delhi University (DU) 1
EWHA Womens University (EDiS) 1
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) 1
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 4
University Philippines Deliman (UPD) 2

Motions

Round 0 – Ban

THW ban websites that do your assignments for you
THBT that governments should totally ban smoking
THW ban hymen reconstruction surgery

Round 1 – Religion

THBT the right to free speech does not extend to offending religions
THBT religious organizations should pay taxes on donations received and assets owned
THBT the Pope should be prosecuted for the crimes of Roman Catholic priests

Round 2 – Medical Ethics

THBT Doctors should be obligated to report suspected cases of domestic abuse
THBT Doctors should not be forced to perform medical procedures that are against their faith
THW Ban treatments that claim to cure homosexuality

Round 3 – Post Conflict

THBT post conflict societies should recruit rebel soldiers into state armies
THBT that it is justified to represent fallen regimes as absolutely evil in history textbooks
THW confiscate property of those who cooperated with oppressive regimes after the fall of the regime

Round 4 – Big Cities

THW pay youth to not move to urban centers
THW place a prohibitive tax on car ownership
THW impose curfews in high crimes areas

Round 5 – Media

THBT that western liberal democracies should ban online anonymity
THBT the willingness to participate in formal public election debates should be a pre-requisite for candidates running for national office
THW ban advertisements that use sex to sell products

Round 6 – Pop Culture / Art

THBT Harry Potter has done more harm than good for literature
THBT that important characters in movies should be portrayed by actors of the same ethnicity
THW impose a minimum age for pop stars

Round 7 – International Relations

THBT it’s time the US recognize Hamas as a legitimate representative of Palestine
THBT the NLD should not boycott the elections in Burma
THBT the leaders of nations that stockpile agricultural products for economic gain while global hunger persists should be charged with crimes against humanity

Round 8 – Social Dilemmas

THW compel children to care for their parents
THW allow minors to apply to be recognised as adults before they reach they age of majority
THBT individuals who have undergone cosmetic surgery should be required to disclose it to anyone whom they want to have children with.

Pre-Octos - WTO

THBT Russia should be admitted as a full member into the WTO now
THBT the WTO should hold all countries to uniform labour standards
THBT the WTO dispute regulation mechanism should allow disregarding intellectual property as a form of retaliation to unfair trade practices

Octofinals - Environment

THW make environmental protection a legitimate defense in the prosecution of destruction of property
THBT The environmental movement should publish outright lies about the extent of environment harm to promote their cause
THBT governments should only subcontract to environmentally friendly companies

Quarters Finals and EFL Semifinals – Immigration

THBT ASEAN nations should accept Burmese refugees
THS accept migrants even if they do not respect laws banning polygamy
THW give asylum to sexual minorities

Semis – Sexy Time

THBT gay parades do more harm than good to the gay community
THW fund sex change operations
THBT women should withhold sex with their partners to get them to end violent rebellion against the state

EFL Finals – Crime and Punishment

THW create a DNA registry of all criminals
THW physically castrate rapists
THBT prisoners sentence to life without parole should be allowed to choose the death penalty

Finals – Asia and Unity

THW Abolish parties based on ethnicity
THW create an Asian Parliament
THBT China’s rise to power is in the best interest of Asia

(Finals motions the adjudication core wanted to run but didn't)

THBT Asia should have a common currency
THBT Asia should have the same electric socket configuration
THBT Asians should all drive on the same side of the road

06.05.2010 - Security Assessment Report by UADC Exco

Dear members of the Asian Debate Community,

The UADU EXCO has decided to conduct an inspection of the sites for the 1st UADC to ensure the safety of our participants. EXCO representatives to the said trip were Gica Mangahas and Luang P.

Attached is the take of Gica in particular. I thank Gica, Lp, and the organizers for making this inspection possible.

See you all in Bangkok!

Cheers,

Dino de Leon
Acting Chair, United Asian Debate Union

=== REPORT STARTS HERE ===

Like many other members of the debate community, I have also been concerned with the political developments in Thailand in recent weeks. Accompanying this concern was a degree of uncertainty regarding the ability of Assumption's organizing committee to handle a large event in the midst of a messy scenario, particularly in ensuring the safety of all the participants. Thankfully, today they were gracious enough to bring myself and LP on a visit of their venues and answered some of our questions about their plans. After today's six-hour site visit and discussion, I feel very assured that the tournament will be safe for everyone.

The Chaleena Hotel
The Chaleena Hotel is a large but modest hotel in a quiet part of town. It is not on a main avenue, but on a side street off the Ramkamheng thoroughfare (Soi 65). Across the hotel is mechanics shop, a little way down they have chicken wings and other things on sale. There is nothing amazing about the location, as it is definitely out of the way of any major monuments or tourist locations. This is a less-wealthy, middle to lower-middle class part of town. Over my numerous visits to Thailand in the past ten years, this was my first time to go anywhere near this area.

Just to illustrate the distance a little better, to get to Chaleena I needed to get down at the terminal station of the Bangkok LRT/Sky Tain Siam Line, about seven stops from the city center. Once at On Nut Station, we took a 35 minute taxi ride (without traffic) even farther away. Although this point about distance has been stressed in the past by the organizers, I understand better why this is their main defense; from a metropolitan Thai/foreign perspective the hotel is in the middle of nowhere. Not only has the area never been targeted by protesters by the past, I can see why this will continue to be the case: there is nothing much of interest here to catch the public or government's attention. The area is not home to any government ministries, commercial hubs, elite mansions, or military bases.

There is a police station ten minutes away by car, and a hospital ten to fifteen minutes away. The military bases are on the completely opposite side of town, in the Don Muang area (which many of you will recognize as the site of a clash last week). Being far from the military base in this situation is a good thing, as it makes the area that much less likely to be a hotspot.

Apart from its positioning, the hotel itself is in a compound of its own. The new wing that will house most of the debaters is set back behind the main hotel, separated from it by an alley. All social events - the opening dinner, break night, and championship dinner - will be held in the hotel. From break night onwards, all events will be held in the hotel. I fully expect that upon arrival, participants will be more entertained by the bright gold and hieroglyphic-laden interiors of the new wing (it's Egyptian themed!!) than concerned for their safety.

The Route from Chaleena to the Airport
The hotel isn't far from the highway to the airport. It's about another thirty to forty minutes drive away. You'll pass 2-3 military checkpoints on your way there and on your way back to the city, so evidently the army is taking extra precautions with those entering and exiting the city. There has been no apparent interest at all for protesters of any color to head in this direction. As for the road itself, there is nothing much to say about it. You will mainly see some low buildings and a lot of grass.

This was my third visit to the airport in the past six days. There has been absolutely no disruption in services, and no disruption appears to be forthcoming. In the very unlikely event that your flight is cancelled due to any disruptions, or your plane reroutes or returns home instead of landing, the organizing committee in Thailand wont be able to help you. If, however, because of this disruption you wont be able to leave Bangkok immediately after the tournament, the organizing committee are committed to finding you a place to stay and helping you as much as they can.

The Route from Chaleena to the Debate Venues
Getting from Chaleena to Assumption is similar to the route from Chaleena to the airport. There is a different route to Assumption that can also be taken should the main highway for some reason be shut down. The trip from Chaleena to Assumption is about an hour. Because the hotel area is already on the edge of Bangkok proper, the trip to Assumption does not pass by any protest sites, major monuments, government offices, or (again), anything of note. Most of the time spent on the road will not be in the city. As the route to the airport is similar, at a certain point pretty much all you will see is grass.

On my route from Chaleena to the airport and to Assumption, I didn't see a single identifiable protester. If you are very cautious and only stick to these three locations, there isn't a bad chance that you will come to Thailand and never see a red-shirt.

Assumption University
For those who saw Assumption Bang-Na in Worlds 08, the place is as grand as ever. The school is 5 km from the highway. There are security guards posted all along the exits and main buildings of the school. Any meals served while we're there will be on-campus. There is an in-house 7/11 and mini-mall with restaurants, so there should be no need for any participants to wander around outside. If participants do wander about, there is also not very much to see apart from grass and some dormitories. The school is also 15 minutes away from a hospital, but it also has its own 15-bed infirmary.

Neither of the hospitals I've mentioned so far are likely to be housing wounded soldiers from clashes, given their considerable distance away from the protests and bases, and thus subsequently be the site of a red-shirt raid.

As a whole, I do not believe that any participants coming to UADC have anything to fear from the situation in Thailand. In recent news, the protests are beginning to thaw at last. Hopefully this positive trend will continue, and the need for concern be dispelled altogether.

Gica Mangahas
IV AB Social Sciences, AB Development Studies
Ateneo de Manila University

04.05.2010 - Government's Latest Move!

Good news for you guys! The Government has issued the general election date thus answering the Red Shirt's demand! This means that the Red Shirts simply has no reason to continue protesting and we expect the protest to end very very soon. More information in Bangkok Post.

02.05.2010 - Footage of the Protest in Siam

Photos are in UADC 2010 group on Facebook! Check them out now to see how BBC, CNN, NBC and etc. has been lying to you!

02.05.2010 - Photos of Atmosphere Around Venues Set 2

Photos are in UADC 2010 group on Facebook!

29.04.2010 - Latest Move by the Red Shirts

As reported in Bangkok Post today, the recent event happened at the hospital on the protest ground itself ( Chulalongkorn Hospital ). The 200 red shirts had no intention of seizing the hospital, it merely tried to check if there were soldiers in there. There were no casualties what so ever.

We believe this does not show that the redshirts were unruly enough to want to seize the airport like the yellow shirts. The objective today and 28 were simply different from that of the yellow shirts. ( Seize control vs check if there were soldiers ) There are less than 3,000 Red Shirts which is simply not enough to hold up or enter the airport ground. The airport also has tighter security than ever, we'll try to get a footage of that if we have a chance.

29.04.2010 - Photos of Atmosphere Around Venues Set 1

From now till the tournament, we'll be uploading photos of atmosphere around and in front of UADC 2010 venues. These photos are taken by our organising comittee while they do their daily routine around Bangkok and will be updated on the day it was taken. Hopefully, this will help you guys understand how clam the situation really is in Bangkok.

Road out of Suvarnabhumi Campus at Lunch

As you can see, Assumption University, Suvarnabhumi Campus, is actually located out side of Bangkok in the province called 'Samutprakarn'. You can also see that Suvarbhumi Camus is a very private and secure campus positioned in the middle of a farmland off the high-way. To get to the main road, you'll have to drive around 5 Kilometers out of the campus. The pictures above shown that the current atmosphere is really peaceful and calm, and that people are still roaming about, conducting their business as usual.

Getting off the motorway & close to Chaleena Hotel at Lunch

This is a residential area and has no politically important buildings or monuments around. There haven't been any protest around this area at all since the 2006 poitical meltdown. You can also see that the cars are still making its way to the airport and Ramkhamheang University in the pictures above.

IT shopping at Fortune Town, close to Rama 9 MRT station around 2 pm

Notice how in the area that is apparently ( according to the map ) significatly closer to protest, businesses are still running as if nothing is happening. MRT ( or underground train ) is still running and does NOT skip Silom ( which was where grenades was fired on the 23rd April ). This really show the realistic mildness of the protest.

More updated photos coming up soon!

29.04.2010 - Letter of Assurance from Assumption University

Download a PDF copy here

28.04.2010 - More update on the protest

Bangkok Post has reported 1 death and 18 casualties from the recent clash today. As you can see from the map, the area is on another side of town. The objective was not to seize control but to check for soldiers entering Bangkok. They were unable to hold the ground as they move in so the area is now safe again. The red shirt picked that area because it's the less guarded and closest way to get to the protest ground if coming from the areas soldiers are being sent for back up.

There are no notable military camps in Cholburi and its nearby province. That's where the Road from Bangkok to AU's Suvarnabhumi Campus is leading to, thus we are confident that there will be no such event happening on the road around venues of UADC 2010.

27.04.2010 - Updates on the Protest

According to The Nation, the number of protestors has dropped significately. The Red Shirts have also been cornered - their sole protest ground is now restricted to Siam shopping area ( Main stage is in front of Central World ). We expect the protest to disperse soon.

Here are updated maps specifying the location of UADC 2010 venues and the protesting grounds.

Area highlighted in red - Symbolises all the protest grounds ( including all movements ) over the past few years. Please note that it also includes ALL of the only symbolically important protest grounds in Bangkok.

Point A - Pinpoint the Democracy Monument, where the Red Shirts strarted the protest.

Point B - Shows the location of Silom Road where the bombing happen on 23rd April 2010. Bangkok Post has a great article with map, explaining how small the span of damage is. ( It's only in ONE street )

Point C - Shows Central World ( in Siam shopping district ), which is the ONLY location currently occupied by the Red Shirts in Bangkok right now. ( All the other protest locations have been cleared. ) The latet report by Bangkok Post informed that the situation is relatively clam and that the Sky Train ( or BTS ) is going to resume it's service.

Point D - Symbolises our official accommodation ( Chaleena Hotel, in Ramkhamhaeng ). It is about 24 Kilometers away from the protesting grounds ( Point C ). It'll take at least 30 minutes to travel between C with moderate to low traffic.

Point E - Is the location of Suvarnabhumi Airport. This means that delegates will not be anywhere near the protest grounds when traveling to the official accommodation and Assumption University.

Point F - Symbolises the debate venue ( Assumption University of Thailand, Suvarnabhumi Campus ). It is about 44.3 Kilometers away from the protesting grounds ( Point C ). It'll take at least 1 hour to commute between A & C without traffic.

Thus, it is clear that unless the airport closes down before the tournament starts, we will not be cancelling the tournament. So please rest assured that UADC 2010 will be safe.

23.04.2010 - Bombing in Silom Road

Bangkok Post has an excellent summary of what happened with a mini map to show how big the span of damage is ( also posted below ). The Government hasn't tighten the security in any aAfter reading this, you can assume that the tournament will still be safe and far from the protest grounds. This event only happened in ONE street in Bangkok.

If your institution is worried about the information we've been giving in terms of safety, you can find testimonials from fellow asian debaters who came to Bangkok recently in our security page.

19.04.2010 - Atmosphere in Bangkok

Situation in Bangkok right now is rather mild despite what international medias said. Many streets which have been previously occupied by the protesters ( ie : Kaosarn Road, Victory Monument, Democracy Monument and etc. ) is now functioning as normal and is being guarded by the soldiers 24-7. The current protest locations which are Siam ( A shopping street, but MBK is still up and running even though it's about 10 meters away from the protest ) and Silom ( a business district on the south of Bangkok ) is also far away from the debate venues & official accommodation.

Though the Yellow Shirt Protesters ( PAD ) have threaten to come out and protest if the Government failed to disperse the Red Shirt ( UDD ) crowd by the end of this week, it only serves as an additional pressure for the Government to quickly disperse the protest. Even if the Yellow Shirt does come out, again, the protest grounds was - and probably - never anywhere near the official venues and accommodation ( past protest grounds are also highlighted in red on the map on the previous update ) thus would not in the least bit affect the tournament.

In case your institution is worried about the tournament being targeted by protesters, please rest assured. Because we're hosting a low budget tournament, almost no promotions and advertisements have been made to the public. To the non-English debating Thais, UADC 2010 doesn't exist and is unheard of.

Assumption University is very committed to hosting UADC 2010 this May. No cancellations and refunds will be made unless the airport is closed down. Please rest assured.

10.04.2010 - Register Participant's Details

Please enter your participant's details here.

08.04.2010 - Situation In Bangkok

Amid the state of Emergency in Bangkok, we do understand your concerns and fears. In reality the situation in Bangkok is rather calm, we still have our exams going, almost all businesses and offices are open. Emergency in Bangkok is announced mainly to disperse the crowd. Protests are in a particular place and would not affect the participants, the tournament nor the transportation arrangements we have arranged during the tournament.

As of the airport closure which happened last year, government has learnt from the situation and has beefed up the security and prepared itself for any protests around that area. Soldiers have been deployed. This is the area we are least worried about.

As per the participant's security, we will be responsible for the participants until they depart, even if it means, you might have to stay longer due to protests (Extremely unlikely).

Just to reassure you, we are ready to welcome you at UADC 2010.

Aishwarya Nair and Karnnada Senarak
Co-Convener
UADC 2010

29.03.2010 - Adjudication Subsidies Update

Hi all

We have wound up discussions within the Exco on the merits of all the applicants for adjudication subsidy due to the understandable need for haste in announcing them.

In particular, upon reviewing the list of applicants rejected by the
adj core earlier, we decided to expand the list by creating two
categories of subsidies - 100% subsidies for 13 individuals, and 50%
subsidies for 4 individuals. We hope this would enable us to help more
judges go to UADC 2010 - with 140 teams the tournament will need all
the judges it can get. We also would like to point out that this
modification will make the applicant pool a little more D&I at the
same cost to the organisers.

The final list is as follows (within a category, the names are in no
particular order):

Full-subsidies (100% rego waiver?):

1. Bernard Guerrero (UPD)
2. Adiba Shareen (Independent)
3. Iqbal Hafiedz (Independent)
4. Sharmila Parmanand (ADMU)
5. Ely Zosa (ADMU)
6. Andrew Gnananaatham (MMU)
7. Bernadette Angangco (ADMU)
8. Dino de Leon (DLSU)
9. Loke Wing Fatt (Independent)
10. Danial Abdul Rahman (Independent)
11. Suhaib Hassan Syed (Independent)
12. Leigh Anne Choo (NUS)
13. Badrinarayanan Seetharaman (NLSIU)

Half-subsidies (50% rego waiver?):

1. Jayson G Maulit (San Beda)
2. Siddharth Chauhan (NLSIU)
3. Nishita Vasan (NLSIU)
4. Prithvi Sudhakar Acharya (MSRIT)

All applicants need to note that:

1. They cannot be used to satisfy the N-rule of their institutions for
very obvious reasons.
2. They still need to declare their conflicts like everyone else even
if they class themselves as 'Independent'.

We concede that there can be improvements made in the way subsidy
applicants are evaluated, and would encourage anyone with concrete
suggestions to make it at the coming Union meeting. Adjudication
subsidies come from money that indirectly belongs to the Union
membership and its distribution needs procedural clarity and oversight
that currently is insufficient.

But we would like to clarify that we will not be reviewing this list
any further. We still strongly encourage those who want to adjudicate
at this tournament to participate.

Thanks!

Vikram.

25.03.2010 - Registration Fees Exchange Rates

We've been experiencing a lot of problems in terms of exchange rates. Here are some clarifications :

  1. We only accept transfer payment in Thai Baht.
  2. The transferred amount will have to arrive in our bank account exactly as invoiced. No less, no more. Additional amount needs to be transferred if you didn't transfer enough to cover the exchange rate and bank charges. No refunds shall be made under any circumstances.
  3. If your bank is unable to transfer in Thai Baht, we will accept US Dollars upon prior request at 325 USD per debater/ adjudicator | 400 USD per debater/ adjudicator whose single room request was aproved | 450 USD per Observer. Our university made a fixed rate agreement of 30 THB per 1 USD with the bank and it can not be changed.

Please go to payment page for more information and conditions.

22.03.2010 - List of candidates for adjudication subsidies

Hi Everyone,

The Adjudication Core is happy to announce the list of candidates for adjudication subsidies, I would like to thank everyone is helping out in this process. In no particular order, the 15 Adjudicators which will be candidate for subsidies for UADC 2010 are as follows:

  1. Bernard Joseph Esposo Guerrero (University of the Philippines Diliman)
  2. Adiba Shareen Ai-Ayubi (Independent)
  3. Iqbal Hafiedz Ahmed Bazari (Independent)
  4. Sharmila Parmanand (Ateneo de Manila University)
  5. Ely Zosa (Ateneo de Manila University)
  6. Andrew (Ips) Gnananaatham (Multimedia University)
  7. Bernadette Angangco (Ateneo de Manila University)
  8. Dino de Leon (De La Salle University)
  9. Loke Wing Fatt (Independent)
  10. Danial Abdul Rahman (Independent)
  11. Suhaib Hassan Syed (University of Kashmir)
  12. Prithvi Sudhakar Acharya (M.S Ramaiah Institute of Technology)
  13. Leigh-Anne (National University Singapore)
  14. Badrinarayanan Seehraman (National Law School of India University)
  15. Jayson G. Maulit (San Beda College, Manila)

I would like to clarify that the subsidies adjudicators doesn’t mean that they are breaking adjudicators, the breaking of the tournament is still base on the Adjudication Test and feedback system of all the rounds in the tournament to be determine. The subsidies Adjudicators would still need to take the Adjudication test with everyone else.

The listed Adjudicator would need to e-mail uadc2010@gmail.com to confirm again that you are confirm you come and the organization committee can prepare for you coming.

If you have any questions do please feel free to contact me at tjthai@gmail.com

Thank you once again, and see you in May.

Thepparith (TJ) Senamngern
Chief Adjudicator (CA)
UADC 2010

17.03.2010 - Current Situation in Thailand & Tournament Status

Dear All,

In the past few days we have received several emails regarding the current situation in Bangkok, Thailand. Amid the concerns, we would like to explain the nature of the protest locations to ease your worries.

The protest generally take place in the following places :

  1. The parliament house near the grand place. - It is in the opposite direction from Assumption University and Chaleena Hotel.
  2. The major malls like Emporium, Paragon, Siam Centre and etc. - Both Assumption University and Chaleena Hotel is quite a distant away from these places. Protesters will not reach our areas if they protest in those places.
  3. The business district where main branch of the banks are, ie. Silom, is also far away from both venues.
  4. The court which is also in a completely different direction.

Please note that most of the places listed above are in the city centre which are either close to the sky train, the metro or the major tourist attractions in Bangkok. Should the protest continue (which we highly doubt), we'd like to advice you to not go to those places while you're in Bangkok.

In terms of safety measures, we will be releasing the transportation schedule between hotel and airport for 12th May and 19th May on the website soon. (the bus leaves on average of every hour) This means that we'll be personally escorting you from the airport to the hotel safely and vice versa if your flight matches our schedule. We also provide scheduled transportation between the hotel and debate venues so you won't have to find your own way to places during the tournament.

Debate venues are located in highly secured private compound,(Assumption University), every vehicle entered inside the compound is checked and has its number place recorded.

We're also planning to implement the barcode system on your tags which allows us to check for your attendance in almost every venue. Outsiders will not be allowed in.

Thus, unless the airport was closed down, there will be no cancellation or changes to the tournament's date. No payment will be refunded under any circumstances except tournament cancellation (which again, is highly unlikely).

We are observing the situation closely and we will keep you posted regarding the situation.

09.03.2010 - Payment Details

Account Details :

Please be informed of the following :

  1. Participants have to bear all the bank charges, including the transfer charges.
  2. Kindly send the exact amount as notified by the organising committee. No refunds will be made.
  3. Once the payment is made, furnish us with the copy of the transfer receipt to uadc2010@gmail.com (ie : scanning the transfer evidence is preferred). Your payment will be ignored without payment evidence.
  4. Payment evidence without mentioning the institution's name will be ignored.
  5. Only Bank Transfers will be accepted.
  6. If you wish to withdraw your teams please contact us as soon as possible, any withdrawal after the payment period will not be accepted.
  7. No payment will be accepted after March 26th, and your slot will be given to the waiting list institutions, placing your Institution on the waiting list.
  8. Electronic receipt will be issued as soon as the payment is made.

04.03.2010 - Start of Payment Period Shift

We've shifted the start of payment period from 4th March 2010 to 9th March 2010. The period still ends at the same time ( 26th March 2010). We'll release the account information on the website before then.

Please note that only Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT or Wire) is the accepted payment method. We will be releasing the invoice through your representative's email in a couple of days.

Your institutions will be responsible for all transfer costs. The amount which arrived at our bank account need to be the amount invoiced in Thai Baht.

04.03.2010 - Successfully Registered Institution Announcement

Please check if your registration status is correct here.

01.03.2010 - Official Registration Closed

Thank you for taking an interest in UADC 2010. You can still apply to be on the waiting list via our website. We're announcing the official list of registered teams on the 4th March.

24.02.2010 - Adjudication Subsidy

Announced by TJ on debateasia@googlegroups.com

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Dear All,

I have been updated that our registration is filling up and we have a few more slots left till we reach the tournament cap of 140 teams and I would like to thank everyone for making this possible.

As for the prospective adjudication core (awaiting ratification by council), I would like to provide more information on the Adjudication Subsidies criteria andprocess for UADC 2010. The tournament will be subsidising registration fee ( 9,750 Baht ) to 15 adjudicators. ( Number is subjected to change )

Adjudication Subsidies Criteria :

  1. Must have broken as a debater or an adjudicator in any of the following tournaments:
    • World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) - Break in Main Break, ESL or EFL
    • Regional Championships: All-Asians, AUDC or Austral-Asian Inter- Varsity Debating Championship
  2. Must have been active in the debating circuit ( Internationally or Domestically ) within the last 2 - 3 years as an adjudicator.

Important dates related to adjudication subsidies :

Application Submission Period : 25th February 2010 - 14th March 2010

Announce List of Subsidised Adjudicators : 18th March 2010

Application Process

Please e-mail the following details to UADC.adj.subsidies@gmail.com :

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at tjthai@gmail.com.

Thank you,

Thepparith (TJ) Senamngern

Prospective CA, UADC 2010

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NOTE :

This is NOT the same as your normal registration process.

If you're representing a university while applying for subsidy, please ALSO go through the normal registration process.

If you're an independent adjudicator, please register here AND sumbit your application to UADC.adj.subsidies@gmail.com.

Those who have registered or emailed a request for subsidy through other means before this, please resubmit your application. The application process was recently changed to provide convenience and accuracy to the adjudication core. We apologise for any inconveniences caused.

20.02.2010 - Clarification on Observers

For those unfamiliar with the general terms used in organising debate tournaments, there are two types of observers:

  1. Observers or Participating Observers

    2. These observers will have the same rights and priviledges as debaters and adjudicators. They'll get access to all the debates, social events, food and accommodation. These observers will need to officially register their details in advance so that the organising committee will be able to accommodate them just like other paying participants.

    These partcipants don't generally contribute the debate community & the actual tournament in; they infact increase unnecessary cost per head for all participants. Thus the organiser of tournaments will - most of the time (or at least for most international tournaments) - double the registration fees to discourage this form of participation. Other forms such as debating and judging itself are strongly encouraged to develop skills & personal experience rather than just watching debates.

    As a result, for this tournament, observers will be paying 13,500 Baht per person. Please go to Register Now section to guaruntee your slots.

  2. General Observers or General Public

    3. These observers WILL NOT have the same rights and priviledges as debaters, adjudicators and participating observers. They'll get access to all the debate rounds but none to social events, food and accommodation. These observers will need to officially register their details at the registration table on the venue before entering. This is to be done for security purposes for other paying participants.

    We do recognised that there are some local institutions wish to increase their new debater's exposure to international tournaments by bringing them in to view the debates. They have their own accommodation and know how to get access to local cusines and simply want to enjoy watching rounds. This is why no fees are charged for this type of observer. Please remember that we won't let anyone without a registered tag into the venues so please register before entering. It would also help us accommodate this type of observer if they inform us via email ( uadc2010@gmail.com ) a couple of days in advance.

19.02.2010 - Basic Tournament Information

17.02.2010 - Independent Adjudicators

Independent Adjuducators can register here

07.02.2010 - Registration Process

15th February 2010 : Phase 1 begins at 3:00 pm (+7 GMT) here

Will begin at 3:00 pm (+7 GMT) Bangkok Time, wherein representatives will be able to register upto 3 teams per institution. This tournament has N=1 rule, each institution will need to register 1 adjudicator per team.

Register Your Institution now

Independent Adjuducators can register here

1st March 2010 : Phase 1 ends at 3:00 pm (+7 GMT)

4th March 2010 :

  1. Payment period starts for teams who successfully registered during Phase 1. All payments must be made in Thai Baht only.
  2. Announcement of waiting list candidates.

26th March 2010 :

31st March 2010 :

  1. Announce the list of paid candidates.
  2. Phase 2 : The successfully paid candidates can proceed and fill in individual information. Please make sure you have the following information ready :
    • Full names and their gender
    • Date of birth
    • Team affiliation
    • Dietary requirements
    • Travel arrangements (Flight arrival and departure time)
    • Rooming preference
  3. Payment period begins for waiting list candidates. Wait listed candidates will be prioritized by :
    1. University's registration status: If your university has been unable to register a single team, your team will be prioritized first.
    2. Unpaid candidates :If your university were able to register team(s) but failed to make the payment on time, your team will be 2nd in priority.
  4. No teams are allowed to make payment until they're invoiced by the organising committee.

8th April 2010 :

Registration and Payment period ends for Waiting List Participants.

12th April 2010 :

Final List of the teams participating for UADC 2010 will be released.

05.02.2010 - Registration Fees Reduction Announcement

Dear All,

Thank you for your patience over the past week regarding the rego fees. From the organizing committee we would be reducing the rego fees to 9,750 Baht from 11,000( Which was proposed earlier) .The following explains what changes has been made.

Measures the organizing committee took to reduce the costs and Rego Fees:

  1. Socials

    2. There will be 3 socials for this tournament.

    1. Opening Night, Break Night, Closing Night
    2. All of the socials will be in hotel to reduce the transportation costs
    3. No alcohol will be provided by the university but will be sold by the hotel at the venues
  2. Food

    3. The meal plan will be as follows :

    • 12th May - No food will be provided because it's the arrival day. The delegates will have time to explore the cheap local cuisine around the hotel.
    • 13th May - Breakfast will be on the hotel. Lunch will only be provided to the adjudicators who attend the adjudication test and debaters who debated in the test debate. There will be dinner provided in the Opening Night.
    • 14th May - All meals will be provided.
    • 15th May - Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
    • 16th May - All meals will be provided, including the break night.
    • 17th May - Breakfast will be provided for all. Lunch will only be provided to the council meeting delegates. There will be no dinner.
    • 18th May - Breakfast will be provided for all. Lunch will only be provided to the semi-finalist and adjudicators of those rounds. Closing night dinner will be provided.
    • 19th May - Only breakfast will be provided because it's the departure day.

    NOTE : The meals that we do provide will be buffet. No lunch boxes.

  3. Transportation
    • There will be 20 buses provided from Suvarnabhumi airport to the hotel on the 12th (arrival day). The bus schedule will be released on the website for your convenience.
    • There will be 15 buses provided from hotel to the Suvarnabhumi airport on the 19th (departure day). This is because we realize that not all the delegates will be leaving the country at the same time. The bus schedule will also be released on the website for your convenience.
    • The breaking rounds will be hosted in the hotel to reduce transportation cost.
  4. Accommodation

    5. We've decided to partner with Chaleena Hotel in Ramkhamheang to reduce the costs. It's a 3 stars hotel with plenty of experience in accommodating seminars and large groups of people.

    Download tournament schedule here

25.01.2010 - Fist Accouncement