IN SEARCH OF PERFECTION or THE TOURNAMENT MOTIONS

During our tournament we will discuss what has long interested the minds of philosophers and ordinary people – perfection. Yet, considering the current social status of the debaters (i.e. graduate student), the motions are surely related to all the problems and issues that occupy an average student's mind.

In the 1st round we will talk about 'the best place to study at'; 2nd and 3rd rounds will go on under 'work&play' theme. Hence, we direct our debating skills towards analyzing educational systems, job opportunities and work conditions, leisure and spare time.

In the semi-final round we will think of 'the best place to live in'. Not surprisingly, we will talk about lovely Asia and all the exciting, nerve-chilling, and of course debatable issues associated with Asian region.

Let the search for perfection begin and the perfection to be found! Good luck to all teams!

Schedule (Updated)

Because of Yonsei University admission exams and the administrative difficulties of using classrooms in other buildings we have had to change the schedule again, sorry! Assuming there are no further problems, this is the definitive schedule:

Sunday 29 November 2009 - Rounds

09:00 Opening (Room 111)
09:30 First round topic announcement (Room 111)
10:00 First round debate (Rooms 111, 202, 205, 206, 209, 210)
11:30 Second round topic announcement (Room 111)
12:00 Second round debate (Rooms 111, 202, 205, 206, 209, 210)
13:30 Lunch ("free")
14:30 Third round topic announcement (Room 111)
15:00 Third round debate (silent, Rooms 111, 202, 205, 206, 209, 210)
16:30 Semi finals topic announcement (Room 111)
17:00 Semi finals debate (Room 111, 210)
18:30 Announcement of finalists (Room 111)

Tuesday 1 December 2009 - Finals

18:00 Finals topic announcement (Room 101 - pending confirmation)
18:30 Finals debate (Room 101 - pending confirmation)
19:30 Closing and prize giving (Room 101 - pending confirmation)

judging ballot and instructions

Registration

We are planning to have 12 teams with two members each (see the format in the next post) Non-Yonsei GSIS teams should register by sending the following details to ygsis.debate@gmail.com before midnight (i.e. before 23:59:59) on Monday 23 November 2009:

Team name (e.g. "The Yonsei Talkatives")
Name of team members (2 people)
Their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers

In principle its first come, first served but we encourage many GSISs to participate. Schools are also encouraged to send judges with knowledge of the format to ensure unbiased judging. Please contact us seperately if you would like to send judges. Judges get a free lunch on Sunday. If you're unfamilliar with the debate format, attend practices at Sogang or Yonsei on Tuesday and Thursday at 7 PM. Call if you need detailed information: 010 3740 8407.

Registration fee is 30,000 KRW per team and includes "free lunch" on Sunday.
Total prize money is 140,000 KRW in total (raised through the registration fee)

In case of any questions, e-mail ygsis.debate@gmail.com. If you need a quick answer call Pieter at 010 3740 8407.