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Webmaster: Well, this is how you advertise a debate tournament. Send a personalized email (starting with Dear Peter) and send it individually to people, not only over the emailing lists. And well it is Cambridge, one of the finest institutions (right after Ljubljana of course :D ) and probably they know how to run a tournament. Read on and go visit them...
The
Cambridge IV is one of the most prestigious British debating competitions and
it will take place this year on the 14th and 15th of
November 2008. Our chief adjudicator is Mr James Dray, who is the current EUDC
2008 champion and was a finalist of Worlds 2007 and our deputy chief
adjudicator is Mr Bob Nimmo, who was EUDC champion 2005 and Worlds finalist
2007. The Cambridge IV has always had one of the best judging panels of any
competition and this year will be no different with adjudicators including Mr
Nick Long (Worlds 2008 semi-final judge), Ms Mhairi Murdoch (Worlds 2008
finalist), Mr Ranald Clouston (Worlds 2007 finalist) and Mr Adam Bott (two-time
Oxford IV winner).
We will
have five preliminary rounds breaking to quarter-finals and there will be an
ESL break for the first time. The team cap this year will be one hundred teams
with an institution cap of three teams.
We are very
proud to be the largest open motion, British Parliamentary competition in this
country. The competition allows teams to react to unusual definitions and to
practise difficult positions in the British Parliamentary format – skills which
are becoming increasingly important in order to do well at international
competitions. You will also gain experience through competing against other
international institutions and receiving feedback from some of the best judges
on the circuit. All in all, it's a great way to prepare for this year's Worlds.
The
registration fee will be £75 per team. Included in this registration fee will
be food and alcohol on both Friday and Saturday nights, breakfast on the
Saturday morning, accommodation for both nights and our famous black-tie social
on the Saturday night, held after the Grand Final. There will be no
registration fee for judges and n-1 will be enforced for IONA institutions.
We will
also be providing a free international package for non-IONA institutions, which
includes training on Thursday 13th November from our excellent debating
coaches, entry to the famous Cambridge Union debate that night (subject to
availability) and accommodation for the Thursday night. There will also be time
for sightseeing around Cambridge.
Registration
for teams and judges will open on Friday, August 29 at 1200 BST. A
representative from your institution should complete our registration form
which will be available on the 'IV Tournament' section of the Cambridge Union
website: www.cus.org. After you register, a reply will be sent back within a
day asking you to confirm your details. If you have any problems with the
application process, please e-mail us at iv[AT]cus.org. This year, places at
the Cambridge IV will only be guaranteed after payment. You can choose to pay
by Paypal (with standard debit or credit cards) or by cheque in British pound
sterling. Instructions for payment will be sent to the institution
representative after they have registered.
If you have
any questions, please contact us at our e-mail address at iv[AT]cus.org and
please join our Facebook group 'The Cleary Gottlieb Cambridge IV 2008' if you
are interested in being kept informed about the latest announcements. We very
much hope that you will be able to join us.
Yours
sincerely,
Sam Block
& Richard Lau
Convenors
of the Cambridge IV 2008
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