From the 7^th to the 9^th November, the annual Tilbury House IV will take place in Cologne, Germany. The event will combine the debate tournament with the 2^nd European Debates Conference. There will therefore be a public debate with politicians on an European issue. The tournament features five preliminary rounds with seven minute speeches and a break to the semi-finals. Chief Adjudicators (CAs) of the tournament will be Yael Bezalel, former finalist of the European Universities Debating Championship (EUDC) in the category English as a Second Language (ESL) and judge of the EUDC ESL final 2014; and Pete Doughton, octo-final judge at the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) and EUDC ESL semi-final judge. A third CA is yet to be announced.

Registration is open via a Google Doc registration form. It costs €45 per speaker or judge, and the n-1 rule will be applied. Accommodation is a hostel in Cologne. According to the organisers’ info on the facebook event page, participants should arrive in Cologne at around 5 pm on Friday and can leave after the final at 4 pm on Sunday.

Detailed travel information as well as further general information can be found on facebook or on the Tilbury House homepage.

• Date: 07.11.-09.11.
• Location: Cologne, Germany
• CAs: Yael Bezalel, Pete Doughton, tba
• Reg Fee: €45 per person
• Accommodation: Hostel

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