[debate-l] IDEA Youth Forum 2007 - call for Chief Adjudicator

[Ioana Cionea]

  The International Debate Education Association (IDEA) is pleased to announce an open call for the position of chief adjudicator at the 2007 IDEA Youth Forum. 
    General information
  The IDEA Youth Forum will take place in the Czech Republic between July 23rd  and August 5th 2007. 
  The participants in the Forum will be high-school students (aged 15-19) and their coaches from a wide variety of countries in Europe, Asia, or even Latin America and Africa. 
  The official language of instruction at the Forum will be English. The debate format for the Forum will be Karl Popper Debate (for more details on this format please visit www.idebate.org). 
              The Forum will feature two debate tournaments: 
  -         The IDEA Karl Popper Debate Championships on resolutions regarding water as common property. The exact resolutions will be announced at a later date. 
  -         The IDEA Karl Popper Mixed Teams Tournament in the general topic area of freedom of expression. The exact resolutions to be debated will be announced at a later date. 
    Chief Adjudicator’s profile              The chief adjudicator is the person who will work with judges at the Forum in order to increase the quality of judging for the tournaments. Therefore, the ideal candidate must have international experience in debate and judging and be a respected person among the members of the IDEA network. The candidate must also be able to manage conflict successfully and provide constructive criticism to judges. 
  Suitable candidates must have previous experience in debate, that is, be former debaters and have experience in judging or coaching and training. Additionally, candidates should have an excellent knowledge of the Karl Popper debate format and should have attended the Forum before as a coach, judge or trainer. Applicants should also be fluent in English and be able to conduct sessions in front of an adult audience. 
    The chief adjudicator’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
  -         establish communication with judges prior to the Forum and ensure they are familiar with their responsibilities;
  -         create the rating system for judges in consultation with the Curriculum Director, collect all necessary data and rate judges for the debate tournaments that take place during the Forum; 
  -         prepare educational materials and conduct sessions for judges during the Forum;
  -         read ballots and provide suggestions and/or feedback to the judges’ during tournaments;
  -         address, investigate and solve any issues or complaints connected with judging during the tournaments; 
  -         work with the Curriculum Director to create and educational environment at the Forum. 
  IDEA will cover the chief adjudicator’s costs associated with accommodation, food, excursions and cultural events. IDEA will also compensate the tournament director with $10 per diem during the Forum as well as cover reasonable travel costs to the site of the Forum. 
  All interested applicants are requested to submit their application form via IDEA’s Online Application System (http://oas.idebate.org/idea/ ). Please login and select “new application” from the left side navigation bar. Then follow the directions of the application form.  The deadline for applications is October 1st 2006. 
  The Curriculum Director will select the chief adjudicator based on their experience and ability to fulfill the requirements of the position. Preference will be given to IDEA Accredited International Trainers and trainers affiliated with IDEA member associations or clubs. Applicants will be notified of their status mid-late October 2006. 
  For additional details and questions please contact the Curriculum Director, Ioana Cionea at icionea at umd.edu. 
   
  
 		
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