Bangladesh pre-Worlds tournament

Congratulations to International School Dhaka-ISD (Shabab Mirza,Shafkat Manir,V. Atawar) on winning the Bangladesh pre-Worlds Championships. See full details and a list of motions used on the World Debating blog.

WSDC Korea '07: Newsletter published

The organisers of this summer's World Championships in South Korea have released a newsletter. Details of note include:

• The registration fee (460 USD or 920 USD if you want a single hotel room) covers breakfast, almost all dinners and some lunches.
• Sponsorship: the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is a major supporter of the tournament; the National Youth Commission may have an 'increased role'; the national newspaper JoongAng Ilbo has expressed a 'strong interest' in sponsoring; and the Canadian Ambassador to Korea has offered 'facilities and assistance'.
  
• Venues: three venues have been confirmed for hosting debates.
• Hotel: the Imperial Palace Hotel, voted the best business hotel in Asia, has been confirmed as the tournament hotel.

Read the newsletter or check out the official WSDC 2007 website.