Walk the Talk

1. Walk the Talk The Annual JPES Debate Tournament

2. Nature of the Activity • Debate tournament • Format: British Parliamentary

3. Objectives • Showcase the debating skills of the member-organizations • Foster the economic knowledge and analytical skills of the member-organizations • Promote interaction among the member-organizations

4. Date and Time • Debate Seminar • August 2, 2009 • 9:00am – 12:00nn • Debate Eliminations • August 23, 2009 • 8:00am – 6:00pm • Debate Finals • August 30, 2009 • 8:00am – 6:00pm

5. Venue • St. Raymund’s Building, University of Santo Tomas • processing

6. Committees • Logistics and Food • Promotions • Programs • Marketing

7. Logistics and Food • Head: Danica Tan • Maximum of 30 members (10 per day) • Seminar • setting-up of venue • registration • food distribution

8. Logistics and Food • Eliminations • setting-up of venue • registration • food distribution • debate kits • 2 sheets of bond paper, 1 pen, 1 envelope with JPES dry seal • timers and runners

9. Logistics and Food • Debate Finals • setting-up of venue • registration • food distribution • timers and runners

10. Logistics and Food • The Art of Timing • After 1st minute  1 clap • After 6th minute  1 clap • After 7th minute  2 claps • 7:10  3 claps • 7:20  3 claps • 8:00  don’t stop clapping • For Points of Information (POIs)  after 15 seconds: “Out of Order”

11. Logistics and Food • The Art of Running • Eliminations: Rounds 1 and 2 • Give Adjudication Feedback Sheet to each team in the room. • Give the Adjudicator’s Sheets to adjudicators. • Right after the debate, get the sheets from the adjes and bring it to the Tabs Room for encoding. • Go back to the room and wait for adjudication of debaters. After, get Feedback Sheets from each team.

12. Logistics and Food • The Art of Running • Eliminations (Round 3) and Finals • Give the Adjudicator’s Sheets to adjudicators. • Right after the debate, get the sheets from the adjes and bring it to the Tabs Room for encoding.

13. Promotions and Documentation • Head: Nin Manalo • Maximum of 15 members (5 per day) • In charge of • promotional materials • following-up on invites • media partners • documentation

14. Programs • Head: Reinier de Guzman • Maximum of 17 members (5 for seminar, 6 each for elims and finals) • Seminar • adjes’ resumes • assist adjes and debaters

15. Programs • Eliminations • assist adjes • in charge of Tabs Room • in charge of Room and Position Delegation with the help of Head Adj • ensure that program is strictly followed • timers and runners

16. Programs • Finals • assist adjes • in charge of Tabs Room • in charge of Room Delegation with the help of Head Adj • ensure that program is strictly followed • timers and runners

17. Programs • Certificates • Top Ten Best Speakers (10) • Champion (2) • Finals Best Speaker (1)

18. Marketing • Head: Jay Hermosa • ALL Junior Reps • Others may also sign-up for this committee

19. Other Details • Head Adjudicator: Gica Mangahas of the Ateneo Debate Society • Other adjudicators  member-schools’ Debate Societies • Deadline for Adjes’ resumes: July 29, 2009; 9:00pm • Deadline for list of participants: August 1, 2009; 5:00pm

20. Other Details • ALL Junior Reps are automatically part of the Marketing Committee. However, they are also required to help out in another committee of their choice, preferably in the Logistics Committee.