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The City
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city in the north-east of England situated
on the north bank of the River Tyne facing it’s counterpart on the
south bank, Gateshead. It is a beautiful city set in some of the best
scenery the UK has to offer including the Northumbrian coast.
A city of about 200,000 people, Newcastle is a compact city where
almost everything is within walking distance, or at most, a very short
bus trip. The campus is centrally located with the main entertainment
and cultural sites, literally only minutes away.
Newcastle is famed as the UK’s “Party City” with many bars and clubs
serving a very mixed crowd. No trip to Newcastle is complete without
sampling the local nightlife in the Bigg Market; the Quayside and the
various other pubs and clubs. If you want cutting edge music, historical
pubs or just to party the night away, then Newcastle can provide whatever
you want.
Our city is a vibrant cultural centre with arts and entertainments
to suit all tastes. The Laing Art Gallery holds an impressive collection
of 18th and 19th century works and many important British watercolours.
The Theatre Royal presents over 380 performances to over 300,000 people
each year and is the regional home of the Royal Shakespeare Company,
the National Theatre, Opera North and Rambert Dance Company. There
is both mainstream and art house film available to the public at The
Gate and Tyneside cinemas.
The latest addition to Newcastle and Gateshead’s cultural scene is
The Sage building. An iconic building from Norman Foster, it is the
UK’s newest opera house and the finest acoustic building in the world.
Auditorium Number 1 seats 1700 people, and is the location of both
ESL and Main Final Debates.
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The
University
Newcastle University has the unique claim to be Britain’s newest
old traditional University. Our roots are in the School of Medicine
and Surgery that was set up in 1834. This became a college of Durham
University in 1870. Newcastle is a historic city of industry and
engineering, reflected in the fact that the next part of the University
to develop was Armstrong College, named for the famous industrialist
William Armstrong, and dedicated to the teaching of natural sciences
and engineering. The medical and sciences parts became Durham University’s
King’s College in 1934.
Newcastle became an independent University in 1963. Student’s celebrated
their new status by throwing their traditional mortar board hats
into the River. Since then, Newcastle students have graduated without
them.
Today’s Newcastle University is a modern institution serving 18,000
students in many varied fields. It is a leading research institution,
especially in medicine, genetics and bio-sciences.
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The
Sage
Gateshead is
not simply an extraordinary architectural addition to Tyneside's urban
landscape. It is a fantastic experience for everybody, with access for
all whatever time you choose to visit; The Sage Gateshead is open for
an average of 14 hours every day, 7 days a week.
It is also the venue for both the EFL and ESL final round.
It's fantastic design is a stunning addition to the Gateshead quayside.
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After a hard year of campaigning across the continent, Newcastle
finally presented their bid to host EUDC ‘09 to the European
Universities Debating Council at the 2008 championships in Tallinn.
The Council, which is made up of representatives from twenty-five
countries and regions, heard short speeches by Oskar and Alex
assuring them of their commitment to learn from previous successful
competitions to provide an outstanding tournament.
Meanwhile
Sam offered his experience as a CA, Convenor and Euros DCA as
proof that he would make a fantastic CA for the competition.
After a brief question and answer session, the Newcastle team
were given the unanimous seal of approval.
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Newcastle is again pleased to announce its International Open
to take place on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th June 2008. This
is the two days immediately after Durham Open.
Our team cap is set at 60 (no institutional cap), open reg
rules (composite and / or masters teams welcome), with a registration
fee of
£40 per team (may be subject to remission / discount for
non-IONA teams and in cases of extreme financial hardship at
institutions).
There will be no charge for judges, and like Durham we encourage
as many as possible to attend.
We'll be running a 5 round competition, breaking to semis.
Closed motions, Euro-prep style, Our judging team will be led
by CA Sam Block.
More Information can be found on the face book group here,
or on the Newcastle Debating site here.
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The EUDC Newcastle'09 bid is pleased to announce that Robert
Nimmo has agreed to join the team as our tabbing expert. Chief
Adjudicator Sam Block has also invited Robert to act in a DCA
capacity in light of his skills and the potential large size
of a Newcastle Euros (200 teams). Bob said "I hope to bring
a new dimension to the NewcastleGateshead bid and I'm very pleased
to be working with a team that's passionate about debate."
Co-Convenors Russell Haswell and Oskar Avery have welcomed Robert
onto the team. Oskar said "I'm delighted at this news. Euros
in the past have had four DCAs, but since Newcastle is proposing
to increase the size by almost a quarter, an extra person on
the Adjudication team is worthwhile." Russell added "Bob
is one of the finest debating minds in the world and the best
technical expert we could possibly have for tabbing. I'm very
excited to have him onboard."
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EUDC Newcastle'09 is very pleased to *officially* announce
our DCA appointment. Happily, Uve Poom has accepted our offer
and is now the newest member of our adjudication team.
EUDC Newcastle'09 is delighted to welcome Uve. We think that
he can really bring something special to the bid. EUDC Newcastle'09
has a vision of unity in European debating. Giving parity of
esteem to both ESL and IONA is a central theme in our bid. That's
why we're going to hold ESL and Main Finals in the same venue.
Uve really adds to the depth and breadth of our team - with what
we think are some of the best ESL and EFL talent.
We're still looking to add to our Named Judges list. If you
think you want to support EUDC Newcastle'09 and be a part of
our senior judging team, please
do get in touch!
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We're very pleased to announce the launch of our new web forum
and newsletter. Sign up to the forum. Here you'll be able to discuss
European debating and the Newcastle bid. You can also receive the
latest news in your inbox by signing up for the Newsletter. Sign
up by typing your address in the box on the right hand side.
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EUDC Newcastle'09 has announced that they have opened applications
for the final DCA slot and named senior judges. The bid team
is looking for people from all over Europe to bring extra depth
and breadth to the bid. Do you have valuable experience or represent
a branch of debating that could enhance the bid?
CA, Sam Block, said
"This is a very exciting stage in the bid process
where we can really add to what is already a very strong team."
Anyone wishing to apply can get in touch via email at convenor@eudcnewcastle09.com or
alternatively use the contact for found here: Contact
Form
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