QatarDebate, October 31st, 2009 – Doha, Qatar: QatarDebate, the National Debating Organization for Qatar, is pleased to announce the Mini-World Schools Debating Championships and the QatarDebate Academy, taking place in Qatar from 31 October 2009 – 5 November 2009 which both come lined up with QatarDebate’s 2nd anniversary events.

QatarDebate Academy (QDA), a four day academy program providing intensive debate-trainings and workshops for the local and international delegates and debaters on debating, negotiations, argumentations and communications skills, falls under the umbrella of QatarDebate’s mission and vision in promoting Debate in the region, internationally and support new countries. The QDA Delegations with five students and two teachers have arrived from Oman, China, Sudan, Uganda, Bosnia, USA, New Zealand, UAE, and Lebanon and delegations of two teachers arrive from Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Azerbaijan, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  The intensive debate trainings and workshops are led by more than 15 renowned and specialized trainers and coaches from around the world.  Local and international students participating in these events have pledged to develop a stronger debate community both in the region and around the world. 

The final two days of the whole tournament are dedicated for the Mini-WSDC (Mini-World Schools Debate Championship).  The  Mini WSDC comes as a test event in preparation for the World Schools Debating Championships 2010 to be held in Doha in February 2010. 

Attended by renowned world debaters, the Mini-WSDC concludes with national and international school students, great debaters and students’ delegations from all across: Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Africa and Arab countries. 

As part of QatarDebate’s bid to host WSDC 2010, QatarDebate pledged to help 10 new countries join this tournament.  November’s events are one of the many ways to provide encouragement and training to these new participants.  Previously attending countries are invited to build camaraderie across borders and oceans. 

These exciting events can be followed on QatarDebate’s website at www.qatardebate.org. 

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About The WSDC
The World Schools Debating Championships have their genesis in Australia’s bicentennial year. Members of the Australian Debating Federation were aware that the world universities competition was coming to Sydney in January 1988. There was no similar event for secondary school pupils, yet the world universities championships showed the enormous potential for an international debating competition involving students from all around the world. The universities competition had only been initiated seven years earlier in Glasgow, but had proved highly successful and had rapidly expanded into a major international event. The Australian Debating Federation had long organised a national schools debating competition and determined to organise an international school ch

About the Mini-WSDC
Mini-World Schools Debate Championship

In preparation for hosting the WSDC 2010 (World Schools Debate Championship) in February, QatarDebate is running a smaller version of the same tournament.  Attending will be 10 of the new countries who have never attended the WSDC before.  They receive debate training and participate in a tournament to prepare them for February's big event as well. 

Contact
Dr. Hayat Maarafi
Executive Director
QatarDebate
M. 5052504
(e) hmaarafi@qf.org.qa

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