11 BIG HKSDPSC EVENTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR

 REGISTRATION FOR FIRST SENIOR SDC EVENT OUT SOON!

PUT THESE DATES IN YOUR DIARIES NOW

AND PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR ANOTHER GREAT YEAR

OF DEBATING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING WITH SDC!

SEPTEMBER 2017

1. 14^th Senior WSDC Debating Tournament (Venue: GSIS)

• Saturday September 16^th  8am- 5pm (4 rounds)
• Tuesday September 19^th 4.30pm -7.00pm (Quarters and Semis)
• Tuesday September 26^th 7pm – 9pm (GRAND FINAL)

2. WIDPSC workshop (Venue: TBC)

• HK team trial information and preparation
• Late September (Date TBC)

3. WSDC Team Trial (Venue: GSIS)

• Senior team and development squad
• Sunday September 24^th (9am – 3pm)

NOVEMBER 2017

4. 11^th WIDPSC Team Trial (Venue: TBC)

• Saturday November 4^th (8am – 5pm)

5.  2^nd BP Senior Tournament  (Venue: RC)

• Saturday November 18^th  8am- 5pm (4 rounds)
• Tuesday November 21^st 4.30pm -7.00pm (Quarters and Semis)
• Tuesday November 28^th 7pm – 9pm (GRAND FINAL)

6.  15^th Junior WSDC Debating Tournament (Venue: South Island School)

• Saturday November 25th  8am- 4pm (4 rounds)
• Tuesday November 28^th 6pm – 7pm (GRAND FINAL between two top teams after 4 power paired rounds)

DECEMBER 2017

7. Oxford Schools BP tournament

• Venue and date TBC

FEBRUARY 2018

8.  16^th Junior WSDC Debating Tournament (Venue: TBC)

• Saturday February 3rd   8am- 4pm (4 rounds)
• Saturday February 10th   8am- 4pm (Quarters, Semis and GRAND FINAL)

MARCH 2018

9.  15^th Senior WSDC Debating Tournament (Venue: TBC)

• Saturday March 3rd  8am- 5pm (4 rounds)
• Tuesday March 6th 4.30pm -7.00pm (Quarters and Semis)
• Tuesday March 13th 7pm – 9pm (GRAND FINAL)

APRIL 2018

10.   5^th Junior WIDPSC (Public Speaking) Tournament (Venue: TBC)

• Saturday April 28^th (8am -4pm)

MAY 2018

11.  3^rd WSDC (Modified) Evershed Cup for Novices (Venue: TBC)

• Saturday May 12^th 8am - 4pm (4 rounds)

Notes about the 2017-2018 programme

1. Grand Finals for the following events will be held as evening “showcase” events at a public venue to attract a wider audience and enhance the occasion

• 14^th Senior WSDC Debating Tournament (September 26^th, 2017)
• 2^nd BP Senior Tournament (November 28^th  - Double Bill with 15^th Junior)
• 15^th Junior WSDC Debating Tournament (November 28^th, 2017)
• 15^th Senior WSDC Debating Tournament (March 13^th, 2018)

2. In order to better support schools' debate programmes, there will be two Senior and two Junior SDC events, one in each term.
3. HKSDPSC events this coming academic year will not be all-weekend events or held on public holidays. They will be spread across one Saturday followed by mid-week finals contests. The Governing Council hopes this provides better balance with students needs for time to balance and manage the ever-increasing academic pressures.
4. All debating events for BP and WSDC will be power-paired
5. All motions released as pre-tournament motions will not have declared sides – students will, therefore, need to prep both sides.
6. There will be, where possible, a 50/50 split between prepared and impromptu motions at WSDC style tournaments
7. For WSDC and WIDPSC events, it will be a condition of entry that schools provide an adjudicator. For Senior events the adjudicator must be (i) a teacher, (ii) a school alumni, or (iii) an experienced university debater. For Junior events the adjudicator can additionally be a senior student debater.
8. Schools should expect to pay a registration fee of around $200 per team for the coming year. This fee is solely to cover expenses such as trophies, accounting and legal fees, website hosting and management, venue costs and equipment.
9. Venues – we need more schools to offer their sites to host our events. Please contact the Governing Council at hksdpsc@gmail.com for details.