If funding for Worlds is secured, you will recieve $700 from the UWODS, to help cover the cost of attending Worlds.  For more information about worlds visit www.kocworlds2010.com.

How to Bid

The selection for debaters and judges will be conducted independently, you can bid to attend as both a judge and a debater if you wish.  The selection committee for debaters will be chaired by Fiona Simpson (logistics@uwodebate.com), and the selection commitee for judges will be chaired by Lenny Loewith (training@uwodebate.com).

Written bids are due by 11:59pm on Friday, September 25th to Fiona and Lenny as appropriate.  You also need to express your interest in bidding to them by noon on Thursday, September 24th so that they can schedule you for an interview in the afternoon of Saturday September 26th.  You will notified on Saturday night if you have been selected.

You are required to pay Steve Robins the cost of your registration ($653) by the end of the Monday, September 28th meeting.  If you do not pay on Monday, your spot will be given to the next person in line.

What's a written bid?

In your written bid you should respond to the following questions:

1) Of the fall 2009 tournaments (HH, Yale, Guindon and Chancellors) which would you be able to, and which would you be willing to attend?
2) What's your debate "resume"? i.e. competitive achievements, tournaments that you competed at/judged at?
3) What has your past contribution to the UWODS been?
4) How will attending Worlds 2010 improve you as a debater?
5) How will you take what you learned at Worlds to contribute back to the club?

Submissions are not meant to be large, and a simple 1-2 page response is more than adequate.