From June 21st to June 22nd the Durham Debating Society will host the Durham Open 2014. The tournament in the North of England features 5 rounds with 7 minute speeches, semi-finals and a finals. As a special feature, all motions debated will be open motions. The policy on motions will soon be announced.

Chief adjudicators (CAs) will be Rosie Unwin, finals judge at the European Universities Debating Championship (EUDC) and CA of, amongst others, the Oxford Women’s tournament, and Steven Rajavinothan, breaking speaker at the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) and the EUDC and finals judge of many tournaments, Sam Block, CA of WUDC 2012 and WUDC and EUDC best speaker.

Registration for teams is possible via this Google Doc. Registration for judges is possible with this Judge Registration form. Participation costs £45 for all teams. Bank details can be enquired via durhamdebate [at] gmail [dot] com. Alternatively, cheques can be used payable to „The Durham Union Society“. For questions, please contact durhamopen2014 [at] gmail [dot] com.

• Location: Durham, England
• Date: june 21-23 2014
• Reg Fee: £45
• CAs: Rosie Unwin, Steven Rajavinothan, Sam Block
• Accomodation: Crash
• Convenors: Harriet Tooze, Joshua Bailey

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