Well, we finally got the answer from the WUDC org.com and they gave us the places. The problem is obviously getting resolved, so I hope that all the institutions that should have received their spot got one.

Well obviously something was wrong with the registration…
This is what you can read on the official website

“Just a quick update on how registration has gone. We have been massively oversubscribed and the places for allocation in this phase were allocated within a couple of minutes. There were however some places held by the system which should have been allocated to teams who have been told they are on the waitlist. These extra places will be allocated within the coming hours.
We will place a further update on the website shortly.”

So let’s wait and see if we get our places…

I have registered teams from my University to the WUDC and I really didn’t want to miss the spots, so I waited 10 minutes before the registration opened on the site, that means that I started typing in all the information at exactly 15.00 (GMT +1).
A couple of seconds after I finished I made a print screen, just to be on the safe side, and it shows 15.02, that means that I finished the registration in less than two minutes.
The confirmation email that I received 10 minutes later told me, that we are on the waiting list.
I know that the application process goes fast, but I just can not believe it, that more than 70 people typed faster than I do and that they filled all the spots.
I really do not understand what happened.
Well, I emailed the organisers, we will see, what will be their answer.

This blog is probably the most silent debate blog about the WUDC that are just going on. Well, I just have not been around there, because I was not able to get the funding to get my debatie and me travel there.

What I have done is done a lot of reading, this is why this webpage will get all the results and all the motions from the WUDC 2008 tomorrow.

What you need to know, if you do not know it yet is, that the WUDC 2010 will be in Turkey. Organized by the Koc EUDC team means, that we are going to enjoy a great debate tournament. I have been to the last years EUDC’s, and they have been great. I’m sure they will do even or better for the WUDC.

What is more important for me is that I have the next two years New Years planned. Well I would like to go to the both upcoming WUDC’s and have a great plan, how to prepare for it, and have a great debatie (Yes, I call my debate partner debatie, and she calls me the same).

The other thing that you should know is that the WUDC council has a new president, and his name is Neil Harvey Smith. I have met him on the previous EUDC and met him really on the International debate academy 2007 and I have supported his election, and I’m glad that he suceeded.

As said, I will post all the motions in 24 hours, so that we get an updated list on the motions.