International events in Slovenia in 2008-09

[bojana.skrt at siol.net]

INVITATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL DEBATE EVENTS IN  SLOVENIA  2008/2009 
For highschool debaters: International High School Debate Weekend, Ljutomer, 7th – 8th November 2008  

For university students, all type of trainers, coaches, teachers, judges: IDAS 2008 – International Debate Academy and tournament, Ormož/Maribor, 23rd to 30th November 2008  

For middle school debaters: International Middle School Debate Tournament, Ljubljana, 28h March 2009   


Dear all, 

On behalf or Slovenian national debate organisation ZIP, Za in proti, zavod za kulturo dialoga I am sending you the information about the international events we are  organizing in  the school year 2008/2009. It is my pleasure and a privilege to invite you all to come and participate.  I will appreciate a lot if you can send the information about these events to the debaters, debate coaches, teachers, trainers, judges  in your country. Please, feel free to ask any questions you might have. I will be more than willing to answer.  


INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE TOURNAMENT, Ljutomer, 7th – 8th November 2008  
For high school debaters 
Hosting school: Gimnazija Franca Miklošiča Ljutomer
Debate format: Worlds Schools Debate Format
Language: English
Debate motions will be announced  at the beginning of September.   
Tournament will have 6 pre-eliminary debate rounds (3 on prepared, 3 on  »impromptu«), semi – finals and finals on prepared debate motions. 
Team cap: 40 teams .   
Registration will open in September. 

We do expect debaters from other countries to come a few  days earlier and spend some time with the high  school debaters in Slovenia. We will organize home stays for you. You will be guests of high  school debate clubs, visiting their schools, participating in debates at the schools as the preparation for the tournament. Your host will also make sure you will have some time for sightseeing and for having great time.  You will go to the tournament together with debaters from your host debate club. 


SIXTH INTERNATIONAL DEBATE ACADEMY – IDAS 2008, 23rd to 30th November 2008, Ormož/Maribor  
For university students and coaches, teachers and trainers  of all types
Training part: 23rd – 28th November, Ormož
Tournament: 28th – 30th November, Maribor 
Tournament host: Debate club at University Maribor, Faculty of law 
The most international British Parliamentary Debate Training in the world with a distinguished training group. Attendees have come from over 26 different debating nations. The program involves a rigorous combination of lectures, skill exercise sessions and two practice debates per day. A major tournament will take place at the end in Maribor  and it is open to all interested university debaters, so everybody who does not have time to come for the whole week can join us only for the tournament. Detailed information coming really really soon.

INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL DEBATE TOURNAMENT, March 28th 2009  
For the debaters aged 11 to 14, 6th to 9th grade
Hosting school: Osnovna šola Maksa Pečarja Ljubljana 
Debate format: Karl Popper, 3 persons team,  cross examination, 
Tournament: 3 debate rounds and the finals.
Registration will open on January, 15th.  

We do expect debaters from other countries to come a few days earlier and spend some time with the middle school debaters in Slovenia. We will organize home stays for you. You will be guests of middle school debate clubs, visiting their schools, participating in debates at the school as the preparation for the tournament. Your host will also make sure you will have some time for sightseeing having great time.  You will go to the tournament together with debaters from your host debate club. 


Looking forward seeing you in Slovenia, 
Bojana Skrt
Director 
Za in proti, zavod za kulturo dialoga 
www.ljudmila.org/debata 
bojana.skrt at siol.net 
+386 (0)41 423377