Korea Debate Open

07/11/2018

07/11/2018

07/11/2018

[Motions]

To all of the beloved participants, thank you for joining us at the 4th Korea Debate Open this year, hosted by Sogang University and organized by Debate for All.

Albeit short, we hope that this weekend was a great opportunity for you to make new friends and reunite with old ones, gain some new insight on our understanding of the world, and to learn from each other.

Congratulations to all the teams and we hope to see you again next year! And with that, full list of motions for the 4th Korea Debate Open!

- Adjudication Core

05/11/2018

[Tab]

Hello! :)

Hope that all of you had a restful weekend. Thank you once again to all of you for coming to this year's 4th Korea Debate Open :)

Here is the link for the full tabulation for this tournament:
https://saebompark.herokuapp.com/kdo2018/

- Tab Master of 4th KDO

The tab for KDO 2018 runs on Tabbycat, an open-source tab system for a variety of parliamentary debating formats

03/11/2018

[Socials]

If you are attending Socials this evening, please come back to the main venue as our staff will guide you to the Socials venue - 고기마니밥마니 (Gogi Mani Bab Mani). If you fall behind or are joining late, please refer to the directions below. See you soon! :)

02/11/2018

[Tournament Venue]

Hello, everyone! 🇰🇷

With only one day left until the 4th Korea Debate Open, here is the tournament venue information, directions, and the updated schedule.

We will have our staff positioned around the venue tomorrow morning for your guidance. Here are the emergency contact points:
010-7199-2858, Saebom Park
010-4157-8801, Joonbeom Kim

Registration starts at exactly 8:00 A.M. Please do not be late, and we will see all of you tomorrow!

*In addition, we will not be providing plastic water bottles throughout the tournament in order to cut down as much environmental waste of plastic bottles as possible. Instead, we will have water fountains dispatched in the hallways of the main venue, so we highly recommend the participants to bring your own reusable water bottles! Let's put our eco-friendly values from the debate chamber into real action, thank you for your understanding! 🌳💚😊

If you have any queries, feel free to contact us through our official page or at [email protected]!

31/10/2018

[D-Day, Final Registration]

As outlined in our registration policy, the registration for the 4th Korea Debate Open finally ends today at 23:59 (KST). This is your LAST CHANCE to register as a debater or independent adjudicator!

We have a stellar team of Adj Core, an extremely hard-working Organizing Committee, and a great group of IAs ready to make your first weekend of Novemver meaningful! Walk through the rest of our page for a glimpse of the details!

For one last time, click the registration below and do not hesitate to be a part of this year's Korea Debate Open! 😎🇰🇷

Date: November 3-4, 2018
Venue: Sogang University
Judge Policy: N=1 (teams are free to pay for the adjudicator registration fee if they cannot find a team adjudicator)
Registration Fee: KRW 75,000 (per debater) / KRW 55,000 KRW (adjudicator)

Registration Policy:
http://bit.do/KDO2018regipolicy

Team Registration Link:
https://goo.gl/forms/DdQ7tX8sCtgV6lFw1

Independent Adjudicator Registration Link:
https://goo.gl/forms/9syUhMMqBlaMMwJS2

If you have any queries, feel free to contact us through our official page or at [email protected]!

31/10/2018

[Invited Adjudicators]

With LESS THAN 12 HOURS left until the final deadline of the last registration phase for the 4th Korea Debate Open, we would like to introduce our Invited Adjudicators.

This year, we have been extremely fortunate to be joined by a group of very qualified and dedicated adjudicators, both from within and outside of Korea, who have taken time out of their busy schedules to help render the 4th Korea Debate Open into a success! We look forward to their superb feedback this weekend!

Please welcome Jan Galas, Hyewon Noelle Rho, Junhyeong Jeon, Nicole Dominique, Jenny Ye Bin Jeon, and Daeun IzShay Lee!

29/10/2018

[Novice League]

Hello!

We are extremely thrilled to introduce a Novice Category and would like to welcome Novice debaters to participate and be a part of this year’s Korea Debate Open! :)

Our intent behind the Novice Category is to ensure a due recognition and celebration for those that are new to the activity of debate and freshly joining our debate community, while at the same time, guaranteeing that they can still be exposed to a competitive atmosphere of debate. To this end, we would like to introduce a Novice Grand Finals (may be expanded depending on the final number of registered Novice teams) and 5 Novice Best Speaker awards!

You are a novice debater if you are a university student and qualify for BOTH of these standards:
1. Debated in collegiate-level for less than 1 year
2. Broke at NO MORE THAN two collegiate-level tournaments as a debater
- Breaks do not include Rookie Tournaments, reserved breaks, rookie breaks
- Breaks do include all competitive collegiate-level tournaments (both EFL/ESL breaks at an international tournament)

For those of you that have already registered as novice teams/debaters, the Adj Core will evaluate the qualifications and inform you on your Novice status on Day 1.

Make the beginning of your debate journey meaningful with us at this year's KDO. Click the registration link below to sign up if you haven't already!

Registration Policy:
http://bit.do/KDO2018regipolicy

Team Registration Link:
https://goo.gl/forms/DdQ7tX8sCtgV6lFw1

Independent Adjudicator Registration Link:
https://goo.gl/forms/9syUhMMqBlaMMwJS2

If you have any queries, feel free to contact us through our official page or at [email protected]!

25/10/2018

[Organizing Committee, Deputy Directors]

Introducing our Deputy Directors of this year's Organizing Committee, who have promised their dedication to render the tournament not only efficient, but also meaningful!

At the 4th KDO, we have implemented a Mentor-Mentee system in the Organizing Committee to ensure that our well-equipped team can pass down their experiences and knowledge to nurture and educate the future conveners and driving engines of our community!

Stay tuned for our stellar Invited Adjudicators as our final registration phase reopens tomorrow! :)

Click the registration link below and be a part of the 4th KDO!

Registration Policy:
http://bit.do/KDO2018regipolicy

Team Registration Link:
https://goo.gl/forms/DdQ7tX8sCtgV6lFw1

Independent Adjudicator Registration Link:
https://goo.gl/forms/9syUhMMqBlaMMwJS2

If you have any queries, feel free to contact us through our official page or at [email protected]!

19/10/2018

[Organizing Committee, Head Directors]

Uniquely at this year’s KDO, we have been extremely fortunate to secure some of the most dedicated and talented members within KIDA, equipped with ample experience in having organized both domestic and international tournaments. Here are our Head Directors! :) Stay tuned for our stellar Deputy Directors who will guarantee you a memorable experience here at KDO 2018.

Click the registration link below and be a part of the 4th KDO now!

Registration Policy:
http://bit.do/KDO2018regipolicy

Team Registration Link:
https://goo.gl/forms/DdQ7tX8sCtgV6lFw1

Independent Adjudicator Registration Link:
https://goo.gl/forms/9syUhMMqBlaMMwJS2

If you have any queries, feel free to contact us through our official page or at [email protected]!