To:
From: Robert Trapp, Willamette University
Li Qianmei, Guilin University of Electronic Technology
RE:
Invitation to participate in debate training and tournament in Guilin.
Guilin University of Electronic Technology (GUET) in partnership with Willamette University
and the China Debate Education Network invite you to the GUET—CDEN Invitational to be held
on the campus of Guilin University of Electronic Technology, March 21-23, 2014. We invite you
to come to Guilin for one day of British Parliamentary Debate training followed by two days of
competition.
Our training offers sessions for both debaters and judges. Students will learn about Worlds
Style Debating, Case Construction, Opposition Arguments, Refutation and Points of Information,
Extension and Summaries, and Research and Argument Quality. Judges will learn the basics for
judging and teaching British Parliamentary debate and have a chance to practice judging a
debate. We hope this training will bring many new students and judges to this form of debate.
Sessions will be offered for advanced and beginning debaters.
GUET along with Willamette University will offer partial subsidy for expenses associated with
travel to Guilin as well as lodging for those coming from outside of Guilin.
To make this training a success, we ask that you arrive at GUET no later than 10:00 am on
Friday March 21. Please let us know as soon as possible if you are able and willing to attend
because if you are not, we would like to be able to give your space to another deserving
university.
We sincerely hope you are able to do us the honor of being a part of this important training.
Sincerely,
Li Qianmei,
Guilin University of Electronic Technology
Tournament Host
Robert Trapp
Willamette University
Tournament Director
TRAINING AND TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
GUET—CDEN Invitational
March 21-23, 2014
You and your debaters are welcome to attend the GUET—CDEN Invitational
on March 21-23, 2014 in Guilin. Because the Chinese Debate Education Network
sponsors this tournament, we are able to provide financial assistance to many of
the teams who will want to attend. Details about the tournament follow.
ENTRY DEADLINE
Complete the entry form attached to this invitation and return it to china-debateeducation-network@willamette.edu no later than March 14, 2014. Please report
entry changes as soon as possible. It may not be possible to add entries after the
deadline. Contact the tournament director, Robert Trapp china-debateeducation-network@willamette.edu or Li Qianmei liqianmei666@guet.edu.cn,
with any questions about registration.
TOURNAMENT AND SCHOOL CAP
The tournament capacity is 40 teams. Each school is allowed an initial entry of
up to 4 teams. If space remains after the entry deadline of March 14, additional
teams may be allowed.
FEES
The GUET—CDEN will not charge any participation fee. There are no entry fees
for the training or the tournament, but there will be fees to cover extra judging.
The tournament is following an N-1 rule for judges, which means that every
school must provide judges equal to the total number of teams minus one (a
group with four debate teams must provide three judges). For teams who are
unable to provide enough judges, a charge of 300 RMB will apply for each judge
(a group with four teams and one judge would have to pay for two judges for a
total of 600 RMB). We genuinely want to provide all programs the chance to
participate. Please contact the tournament director if you want to attend the
tournament but are concerned about the fees. We may be able to waive the judge
fee or negotiate a reduced judge fee of some sort.
SUBSIDY POLICIES
Most participants are eligible for a partial subsidy for participation. Schools
wishing to apply for participation subsidies should complete the attached form
no later than March 14 and send it to china-debate-educationnetwork@willamette.edu. Questions about the amount of subsidies should be
directed to Li Qianmei. We will make final decisions about subsidies and will
communicate the results of those decisions to all applicants. (Those who quit the
training will not enjoy the subsidy.)
Schedule
Date Time
Activity
Thursday, March 20
17:00 - 19:00
Friday, March 21
9:00 - 10:00
10:30 - noon
Noon - 13:30
13:30 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 18:00
Saturday, March 22
8:00 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
10:00
10:30 - 12:00
12:00 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:30
16:30 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:30
Sunday, March 23
8:00 - 9:00
9:00 - 9:30
9:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 13:00
13:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 17:00
17:00
Early Registration
New debater training
New debater training
New debater training
Registration Continues
Experienced debater training
Lunch on your own
Experienced debater training
Break
Experienced debater training
Judge training
Judge training
Registration Continues
Opening Assembly
Debate One Briefing
Debate One
Lunch
Debate Two Briefing
Debate Two
Break
Debate Three Briefing
Debate Three
Photos
Debate Four Briefing
Debate Four
Lunch
Semifinal Debate
Final Debate
Awards and
Presentations
Lodging
The tournament hotel is Guilin Shanshui Hotel，No. 48 Qixing Road, Guilin City
（桂林山水大酒店，桂林市七星区七星路 48 号）
AWARDS
Awards will be presented to semi-finalists and finalists in both divisions. Speaker
awards will be presented to the top ten debaters in each division. Certificates
will be presented to all participants who finish the competition.
Entry Form
GUET—CDEN Invitational
NAME OF UNIVERSITY: ______________________________________________
Debate Entries:
Student
Names
Training Division
(Beginning or
Experienced)
Phone
Number
Email Address
Team One
Team Two
Team three
Team Four
Judge Entries:
Judge Name
Beginning or
Experienced
Phone
Number
Email Address
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO FILL OUT THIS FORM IN PINYIN NOT CHINESE
CHARACTERS