IDEA Weekly News: Global Debates Statistics

[Arminda Lathrop]

The IDEA Weekly, Volume 145

October 17, 2007

Dear INN Readers,

The weeks of Global Debates are on; schools across the world have begun competing for one of sixteen team trips to the U.N. Youth Summit in New York next summer.  The Global Debates last until October 23rd, so if you haven't signed up, it's still not too late!  IDEA and the UNF have many great resources for your debate, including the new Debatepedia at www.idebate.org. The Debatepedia offers debate arguments that relate to this fall's Global Debates resolution and contains additional information about TPS 2007-2008 as well.  Last week marked the launch of the Global Debates, Debatepedia, and the new IDEA website.  If you haven't visited the website yet, please go and look around.  I welcome your feedback and suggestions about the new site; we are continuing to make improvements.  Also, the latest issue of idebate is available on the website and will be distributed in print soon.  The latest issue features articles on Youth Forum 2007, the Institute in Duino, Dialogue through Debate and Critical Thinking across Cultures.  You can find it at: http://www.idebate.org/resources/publications/idebate_magazine.php?id=41 .  

Best wishes for a happy, healthy fall~ Arminda

 

Global Debates Statistics-as of Today's Date:

Number of Participating Countries: 63

Number of Participants Who Registered for Their School: 525

Number of Participants Outside of the U.S. Who Registered for Their School: 293

Number of Participating School Organizers per Country/Province:

Arab Emirates: 1; Albania: 10; American Samoa: 1; Australia: 1; Azerbaijan: 1; Bosnia/Herzegovina: 44; Bangladesh: 3; Bulgaria: 5; Belarus: 2; Canada: 6; Chile: 2; Cameroon: 2; China: 5; Kosovo: 1; Czech Republic: 1; Germany: 2; Egypt: 1; Great Britain: 4; Georgia: 1; Ghana: 1; Hong Kong: 1; Haiti: 2; Indonesia: 3; Israel: 1; India: 48; Italy: 1; Kenya: 6; Kyrgyzstan: 1; Korea: 5; Kazakhstan: 2; Lithuania: 2; Lebanon: 1; Moldova: 25; Montenegro: 1; Macedonia: 11; Mongolia: 2; Myanmar: 1; Mexico: 1; Malaysia: 3; Nigeria: 4; Netherlands: 1; Nepal: 3; New Zealand: 1; Philippines: 5; Pakistan: 10; Romania: 1; Russia: 11; Rwanda: 3; Sudan: 1; Sweden: 1; Singapore: 2; Slovakia: 2; Sierra Leone: 3; Syrian Arab Republic: 1; Thailand: 1; Taiwan: 1; Tanzania: 1; Ukraine: 17; Uganda: 2; United States: 232; Uzbekistan: 1; Serbia: 1; South Africa: 8; Zambia: 1 .

**For a complete list of schools outside of the U.S. that have signed up as well as detailed instructions for participation, visit http://www.idebate.org/thepeoplespeak

 

**TPS Global Debates Participants are eligible to register for the IDEA TPS Bosnia Open, hosted by the Centre for Cultivating Dialogue in Sarajevo November 15th-19th.

 

IDEA Announces Final Call for Youth Forum 2008 Staff

The application deadline for Chief Adjudicator, Curriculum Committee Member, and Tournament Director is October 20th.  If you are interested in one of these positions, get an application here and submit it soon!

 

IDEA Calendar: Annual Events 2008

Mark your calendars for the following 2008 Annual IDEA Events!

?European Youth Speak: March 15-17, 2008 ~ Amsterdam, NL

?IDEA International Tournament of Champions: May 16-18, 2008 ~ Oregon, U.S. 

?IDEA NJFL International Tournament (Middle School): June 26-29, 2008~Western Kentucky University, U.S.

?IDEA International Debate and Citizen Journalism Institute: June 29-July 19, 2008 ~ Duino, Italy

?IDEA International Youth Forum: July 23-August 5, 2008 ~Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria 

                                               

 

Contribute to IDEA's New Debatepedia, the Encyclopedia of Debate! 





Arminda W. Lathrop
IDEA Communications Director
Willamette University
900 State St.
Salem, OR 97303
(503) 370-6620
alathrop at willamette.edu

IDEA's Website:  www.idebate.org
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