The University of Birmingham Debating Society is delighted to invite you all to the Birmingham IV 2013! It will take place from December 20th untill 22th.  Both convenors (Jamie Batchelor and David Irvine) have just finished an Erasmus year in Berlin. Jamies says: “ Having seen what you guys can do we are aiming to extend participation in the Birmingham IV to institutions throughout continental Europe. We have a fantastic CA team lined up, and we’ll be running 5 rounds of 7 minute speeches, breaking to Open semi-finals as well as an ESL final. The weekend before Christmas, it promises to be excellent worlds prep, as well as being hugely enjoyable.“

There will be a pub social on Friday evening, a traditional Christmas dinner and social on Saterday night, which promises to be a memorable, enjoyable evening in the UK’s second largest city.

Birmingham has its own airport (Birmingham International), which is a short, cheap train journey away from the city centre. It can also be accessed via trains from Liverpool Airport and East Midlands Airport.

CA Team

• Richard Hopps – 3-time EUDC Open quarter-finalist (2011, 2012 & 2013)

• Karin Merckens – WUDC ESL finalist (2013)

• Matt Handley – WUDC Open semi-finalist (2013) & EUDC Open finalist (2013)

For more information, visit the Facebook event page.