Basic activities
Activities during the Academy will be divided in three parts:
1. Interactive debate training during the first days of IDAS2005. This is the main and the most important part. The Academy will consist of lectures, workshops and debates. We will provide further knowledge on debating and public speaking by working with respectable debate trainers for students whose debating skills and experience vary and bring together international university students and experts to engage in discussions on the issue of international security, confronting their own views, opinions and ideas.
2. Debate tournament: we will have a real debate tournament at the end of the Academy. There will be a chance for participants with different levels of experience to debate with each other and by that learn from each other. The topic area for the tournament will be international security as well.
3. Evening activities: we will organize a kitch-party, a country exhibition (presentation of food & drinks, history, politics, etc. of every country participating - the real international cultural exchange), fun games, dancing + lots of talking and getting to know each other (maybe even a chance for a romance?) .
The focus of the training will be on international security - a very relevant, interesting topic currently discussed by many scientists and politicians. Reform of the UN, pre-emptive attack on Iraq, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, Darfur crisis - these are just some of the issues this topic covers. Participants will be provided with a research package that will provide them with basic knowledge. Even though these content will be very important, the main emphasis will still be on the debate training itself.
At the bottom of the page, find all the MOTIONS!!!
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Saturday, 19th November:
registration from 12.00 - 18.00
18.00-19.00 Dinner
19.00 Opening Ceremony
19.15 Lecture: British Parliamentary Debate Format, Roles of the Speakers, Note-taking
20. 30 Demonstration Debate
Evening activity: Adoption Game (ice-breaker)
Sunday, 20th November
8.45 Morning Assembly
9.00 - 10.30 Lecture: Public Speaking, Method
11.00 - 13.00 Small Group Exercises: Public Speaking
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 Motion Announced
15.00 - 16.45 Practice Debate and Feedback
18.00 Reception at the Mayor
19.00 – 20.00 Dinner
20.00 – 21.00 Electives
Evening activity: Countries Exhibition
Monday, 21st November
8.45 Morning Assembly
9.00 - 10.30 Lecture; Argumentation & Refutation
11.00 - 13.00 Small Groups Exercises: Argumentation & Refutation
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 Motion Announced
15.00 - 16.45 Practice Debate and Feedback
17.00 Motion Announced
17.30 – 19.00 Practice Debate and Feedback
19.00 – 20.00 Dinner
20.00 – 21.00 Open Forum
Evening activity: MacGyver Game
Tuesday, 22nd November
8.45 Morning Assembly
9.00 - 10.30 Lecture: Government Strategy
11.00 - 13.00 Small Group Exercises: Case Building & Extending
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 Motion Announced
15.00 - 16.45 Practice Debate and Feedback
17.00 Motion Announced
17.30 – 19.00 Practice Debate and Feedback
19.00 – 20.00 Dinner
20.00 - 21.30 Electives
Evening activity: Slovene Night
Wednesday, 23rd November
8.45 Morning Assembly
9.00 - 10.30 Lecture: Opposition Strategies
11.00 - 13.00 Small Group Exercises: Opposition Strategies
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 Motion Announced
15.00 - 16.45 Practice Debate and Feedback
17.00 Motion Announced
17.30 – 19.00 Practice Debate and Feedback
19.00 – 20.00 Dinner
20.00 – 21.00 Open Forum
Evening activity: Free Evening (preparation for the tournament ?)
Thursday, 24th November
8.45 Morning Assembly
9.00 - 10.30 Lecture: Points of Information & Manner
11.00 - 13.00 Small Group Exercises: Points of Information
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 Motion Announced
14.30 Tournament, Round 1
16.00 Motion Announced
16.30 Tournament, Round 2
18.00 Motion Announced
18.30 Tournament, Round 3
Evening activity: Kitsch Party
Friday, 25th November
8.30 Motion Announced
9.00 Tournament, Round 4
11.00 Motion Announced
11.30 Tournament: Round 5
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 Motion Announced
14.30 Semi – finals
16.30 Motion Announced
17.00 Finals and awards ceremony
19.00 - 20.00 Last Dinner
Evening activity: Last Party
Saturday, 26th November: Departure
MOTIONS TO BE DEBATED (research packet will be provided, begin now!)
This house believes that China is a threat to international security.
This house believes UN should replace USA in Iraq.
This house believes UN and USA should cooperate when fighting terrorism.
This house supports the admission of Turkey into the EU.
This house supports Chechnya becoming an independent state.
This house supports the 6-parties talks concerning the sitatuation in Northeast Asia.
This house supports that the EU should have an army.
This house would take military measures to stop human rights abuses in Sudan.
This house believes that the USA is the most dangerous terrorist.
This house would stop work on the nuclear enrichment program in Iran.
This house would negotiate with terrorists.
This house would solve the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
This house believes Taiwan has a right to become an independent country.
This house would stop producing nuclear weapon.
This house would destroy all the nuclear weapons in the world.
This house supports the Kurds.
This house fears Pakistan.
This house believes that UN peacekeeping troops do more harm than good.
This house would close USA military basis in Asia.
This house believes that Africa can secure itself.
This house believes that the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is a failure.
This house believes that Latin America should become a demilitarized zone.
This house believes that military participation in efforts to control illegal drugs has been a failure.
This house believes that all nations should adopt a no first use policy for nuclear weapons.
This house would develop a new generation of nuclear weapons.
This house believes that nuclear electrical power is a security danger.
This house believes that open borders can be a significant threat to international security.
This house would demilitarize space.
This house would make the United Nations responsible for outer space security and development.
This house would not allow human settlement of the moon.
This house believes that the more we venture into outer space the more secure Earth becomes.
This house believes that current security measures have not made airline travel more secure.
This house believes that those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither.