A premiere in Stuttgart: On December 10 and 11, the convenor Andreas Lazar invites the debating circuit to the society’s first international tournament. Top-class debaters like Michael Saliba (WUDC 2011 semi-finalist), Maja Cimerman (EUDC ESL champion 2010) and Daniël Springer (EUDC 2011 semi-finlast) will serve as CAs.

Andreas believes that “it is time to give back to the international debating community we’ve enjoyed so much over the past years” and promises an “ideal Worlds prep two weeks before Manila”.

The tournament offers five rounds, semis and a final. Speech duration is seven minutes, team cap is 36. Reg fee is €35 Euros or approximately £30 per person. To register, mail to andreas [at] debattierclub-stuttgart [dot] de (n-1 applies). And to keep informed, check the Facebook page of the Stuttgart IV.

Die Fakten:

• Stuttgart IV
• BPS, English
• Five prelims
• 35 Euros per capita
• Chief adjudicators: Michael Saliba, Maja Cimerman, Daniël Springer

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