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the team
Sam Block – Chief Adjudicator
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Sam is one half of the 2007 EUDC winning team from Cambridge.
He was also best speaker in Koc in 2007, best speaker at Worlds
2007 in Thailand and 2nd best at Worlds 2006 in Vancouver. He
is also an international mace winner and has won many IVs in
Britain, Ireland and Europe. He is widely recognized as a truly
exceptional speaker and one the most talented seen in many years.
He is also a deputy chief adjudicator for the 2008 Tallinn EUDC, has been the
chief adjudicator of the Cork IV and the prestigious Cambridge schools competition
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Alex Ward - DCA
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Alex restarted the Newcastle University Debating Society in
2001. He went on to be the most successful debater in the history
of Newcastle, reaching European Semi-final, 15 International
finals and English Speaking Union GB Team tours of Japan & Portugal.
Once he left university he has gone on to judge European Final,
2 World Quarter finals and CA at several international tournaments.
Now working for Shell he still keeps involved with debating as
registrar of European Universities Debating Council and coached
Lieden University in Holland to be one of most successful ESL
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Leela Koenig - DCA
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| Leela is a very well regarded debater and judge
from Leiden University in the Netherlands. She was the highest
ranked English second language (ESL) speaker at EUDC 2007 and
has had a consistent record of success as both a speaker and
judge in recent years. Leela
was also the best ESL speaker at EUDC 2008 as well as forming
one half of the top ESL team in the competition and was a main
challenger for the main break (which is for ESL speakers and
those who speak english as a first language). This
year she added winning the Prague IV and semi-finnalling in Amsterdam
to her list of achievements. |
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James Dray - DCA
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James Dray is one of the best speakers in his generation. Originally
from South Africa, he represented Oxford in the Worlds Final
2007 and a European Semi-Final. His first ever final in Britain
was at Newcastle. |
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Uve Poom - DCA
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| Uve is a very successful speaker notably he is a Euros ESL
winner from Istanbul 2007 and is based in Tallinn University.
He has held many senior adjudication positions in national and
European debating. He is a passionate advocate for the development
of debating in his home country of Estonia and the rest of Europe. |
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Bob Nimmo – Tab Master & DCA
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Bob Nimmo is a familiar and well-loved name on
the English debating circuit. After studying at Durham and running
the prestigious Durham Schools competition, Bob moved to Cambridge
where he has maintained his position as the best tab master in
the country. His reputation for running a puntucual and effecient
competition is equalled by his extraordinary debating career,
which includes becoming a World finalist, european semi-finalist,
winning the English Mace 2008 and winning or finnalling at numerous
British IVs. |
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Dan Bradley - Assistant Tab Master
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of the successful Manchester Debating Union, Dan is a well-regarded
speaker, judge and CA on the British debating circuit. Having
won at competitions such as Tilbury House 2006 and reached
the finals of over 15 IVs, Dan began to write his own tabbing
programme ‘Very Simple Tabbing’ that specifically allowed small
or medium sized competitions to run more effectively. From
2008 onwards it was adopted as the tabbing system at all NAMDA
(Northern and Midlands Debating Alliance) competitions. Dan
is also the current President of NAMDA. |
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Russell Haswell- Co-Convenor
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Russell was the Union’s Convenor of Debates for
two years and is now a Life Member of the Debating Society. He
is a passionate advocate for Newcastle as a Debating Union and
University. Under his tenure the long-defunct Inter Mural Debating
Competition was restarted after 36 years, it is now a regular
feature of student life. Russell ran a successful Newcastle IV
and after much hard work, became a successful speaker, reaching
the finals in Prague and Belgrade. |
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Oskar Avery - Co-Convenor
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as an undergraduate before coming to Newcastle University as
a postgrad. Elected to Convenor of Debates in March 2007, he
has made it his aim to bring the European Championships to the
University. Oskar is a breaking speaker in various competitions
including Belgrade, Prague, Glamorgan and Lancaster. |
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Alison Abrahams- Chief of Staff
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Alison is a member on the University of Birmingham Debating Society and joins Newcastle Euros in the role of Chief of Staff. She joined Birmingham debating society in her 2nd year and broke at a few competitions, the one of which she is most proud being the first, the Amsterdam Open. She has spent the last year in Italy where she set up and coached some debating at the Johns Hopkins University Campus. This year she is on the committee at Birmingham, in the position of IV co-convenor. Alison attended Koc Euros and was very impressed with the organisation, she looks forward to being involved in that of Newcastle
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Hannah Murphy- Sponsorship & Marketing
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Hannah joined the debating society as a fresher in
2006 and has remained a committed member ever since. After spending
a year sending e-mails and organising people as the secretary of
the society, Hannah has dedicated her time and skills to successfully
marketing EUDC to a wider audience. She has already managed to secure
the help of Steria, re-designed the EUDC logo and is a key member
of the Organisational committee. Hannah has attended IVs all over
Europe and made the final of Prague IV as well as a remarkable performance
in the 2008 European championships. marketing@eudcnewcastle09.com |
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Antonia Henbest- Sponsorship & Marketing
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Antonia also joined the society as a fresher and has
tried to attend every meeting since! She became the vice –president
in 2007; a position she still enjoys because it involves deciding
which IVs the society attends. In her capacity as a EUDC sponsorship
director, Antonia prepares a lot of the paperwork that the debating
council, third-party sponsors and the public read. Antonia is involved
in fundraising for Euros as well as being in charge of working with
the national and local media. During the previous two years, Antonia
has reached the finals of four debating competitions, including Manchester
IV 2008, and attended numerous national and international competitions. marketing@eudcnewcastle09.com |
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| Latest News |
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
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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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