The first stage of registration will open on the 1st of February. We'll try to make the process below as clear as possible! The main point to remember is that your team will only be fully registered upon us receiving your reg fee. With a 16 team tournament this is the only way to ensure everyone has a fair chance of entry.
- The registration fee with be €25 per debater, and €15 per judge.
- We will enforce n-1 for judges, but if institutions sending just 1 team wish to send a judge too, that is very welcome.
- Only Baltic societies may enter during the first stage of registration. For the purposes of this competition 'Baltic' will mean the three Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and then any countries with Baltic Sea coastline (eg Germany, Denmark, Sweden etc).
- Each institution will be able to register 2 teams in the first stage of registration. This will be raised to 3 teams in the event that the cap is not reached.
- The second stage of registration will be opened in Late-February, here Baltic societies may register their 3rd teams if the cap is not full.
- Registration will work as follows
1) From Feb 1st onwards, email the teams you wish to register to our Reg Officer: Anna Bessonova, at helsinkidebating@gmail.com
2) If the team cap has been reached already you will be informed at this point, and placed on a waiting list if you wish.
3) If the team cap has not been filled, you will then be sent our bank details and IBAN code so that you can transfer us the reg fee. Please try to include the name of your institution as a reference when you transfer the fee.
4) You will be pre-registered for 5 days after the initial acceptance email back from us and a space will be held for your team in this time. If in that period you transfer the full fees then your status will be upgraded to full registration, and if not, then your status will lapse to unregistered, and your reserved places will be re-opened for other teams.
- A list of registered teams, and their statuses will be posted as often as possible on this website.
- For registration issues please contact our registrations officer, Anna Bessonova at helsinkidebating@gmail.com
Friday, 25 January 2008
Thursday, 24 January 2008
Socials
We'll have fantastic socials on both the Friday and Saturday nights!
On Friday, we'll treat you to the ultimate Finnish experience, in a sauna and swimming centre reserved just for us. There's no better way to relax after a tough day of debating than to kick back in the steam room, drink a beer or two and cool down in the pool afterwards. Bring your swimsuit!
On Saturday we'll host a buffet dinner after the grand final - this will be done in the classic Scandinavian manner - lots of good food, wine, beer and drinking songs! After that you'll get entry to one of the best clubs in Helsinki so you can celebrate/reminisce about the results in style!
On Friday, we'll treat you to the ultimate Finnish experience, in a sauna and swimming centre reserved just for us. There's no better way to relax after a tough day of debating than to kick back in the steam room, drink a beer or two and cool down in the pool afterwards. Bring your swimsuit!
On Saturday we'll host a buffet dinner after the grand final - this will be done in the classic Scandinavian manner - lots of good food, wine, beer and drinking songs! After that you'll get entry to one of the best clubs in Helsinki so you can celebrate/reminisce about the results in style!
Tournament
The tournament cap is be 16 teams. This will mean the tournament breaks down into 5 Preliminary rounds, breaking to a half-semi (the top two teams on the tab will break straight to finals, whilst teams 3-6 will go to the 'semi').
Speeches in the Prelims will be 5 mins in length. The semi and final will be 7 mins.
Judging will follow worlds rules, and use the worlds scoring system. We will aim to have good sized panels in each room, and bring in adjudication from across Europe.
The Final will be held in one of the grand halls at the University of Helsinki, in front of a number of invited guests. Formal or smart-casual wear is recommended.
Speeches in the Prelims will be 5 mins in length. The semi and final will be 7 mins.
Judging will follow worlds rules, and use the worlds scoring system. We will aim to have good sized panels in each room, and bring in adjudication from across Europe.
The Final will be held in one of the grand halls at the University of Helsinki, in front of a number of invited guests. Formal or smart-casual wear is recommended.
Accommodation
For the duration of the tournament we will be providing you with crash accomodation.
As it is quite a small tournament, and we have quite a few of our own people willing to put you up, we expect you will be getting quite a nice crash. No need to worry about sharing a storage room with 12 other people.
It is recommendable that you do bring your sleeping bag nonetheless.
Breakfast will be provided by your crash person on Saturday morning.
As it is quite a small tournament, and we have quite a few of our own people willing to put you up, we expect you will be getting quite a nice crash. No need to worry about sharing a storage room with 12 other people.
It is recommendable that you do bring your sleeping bag nonetheless.
Breakfast will be provided by your crash person on Saturday morning.
Monday, 21 January 2008
Schedule
Preliminary Schedule
Friday 25th of April
11:00 - Registration Opens
13:00 - Registration Closes
13:15 - Adjudication Briefing¨
13:45 - Round 1 Announced.
14:05 - Round 1 Starts
16:00 - Round 2 Announced
16.15 - Round 2 Starts
17:30 - Travel to City Hall
18:00 - Reception Dinner at City Hall
20:00 - Travel to Sauna party
20:30 - Sauna party starts
Saturday 26th of April
9:00 - Round 1 Announced
9:20 - Round 1 Begins
11:00 - Round 2 Announced
11:20 - Round 2 Begins
12:30 - Lunch
14:00 - Round 3 Announced
14:20 - Round 3 Begins
16:00 - Announce Semi-Final Break and Motion
16:20 - Semi Final Begins
17:30 - People move to final venue
17:45 - Arrive at final venue
17:50 - Announce Finalists and Motion for the Final
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