It is one of the oldest tournaments in Europe: This December, for the 16th time, the SSE Riga IV will take place. Latvia’s capital is European Capital of Culture in 2014.  The British Parliamentary Style-tournament will have five preliminary rounds and a break to quarterfinals as well as a novice final. On Saturday night, a spiritual debate will take place.

Steven Ramesh Rajavinothan and Gediminas Užkuraitis are Chief Adjudicators. Both the Tabmaster and the Equity Officer are yet to be announced. Up to 72 teams can participate in the tournament. For more information, see the facebook event. Ruta Gabalina is the Chief convener of the tournament and can be contacted at sserigaiv [at] gmail [dot] com. To register, use this Google doc.

The registration fee differs between debaters and judges and depends on whether participants want accommodation in a hotel and for how long. Crash accommodation is limited, but without the hotel the fee is €20 for debaters and €10 for judges.

Information in a nutshell:

• Date: December 13-14
• Rounds: Five; Quarterfinals + novice final
• CAs: Steven Ramesh Rajavinothan, Gediminas Užkuraitis
• Equity Officer, Tabmaster: tba.
• Team cap: 72
• Registration fee: €20 (€10 for judges) + hotel costs

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