From May 2nd to May 3^rd the first international tournament in the history of Danish Debating will take place in Copenhagen. The Copenhagen Open 2014 will be hosted by the CBS Debating Society, Convenors are Erik Thompson (Convenor) and Jeen Chun (Deputy Convenor). It features 5 preliminary rounds with 7 minute speeches, Semi-Finals and a Final.

“The tournament is designed to help foster the small debate circuit in Scandinavia”, the convenor explains on facebook. Therefore at least one of the speakers in every team has to be in their first year of university debating.

The Chief Adjudicators (CAs) of the Copenhagen Open will be Amanda Moorghen, Daan Welling and Daisy Vera Onubogu. Equity Officer will be Becki Howarth, the Tab is run by Elliot Pallot.

Registration can be done via this Google Doc. Reg Fee is 60 EUR or 450 Danish Kr. and includes Socials and accommodation.

More information can be found on the event page on facebook. Any questions will be answered via facebook or via mail: erikthompson1 [at] hotmail [dot] com, jeenchun [at] gmail [dot] com.

Location:
Date: 02.05. – 03.05.2014
CAs: Amanda Moorghen, Daan Welling and Daisy Vera Onubogu
Judging: n-1 (exceptions might be allowed upon request)
Beginners: One of the team members has to be in their first year of university Debating
Reg Fee: 60 Euros or 450 Danish Kr.
Team Cap: 36 Teams

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