BIND 2011 Completes Adjudication Core With WUDC Finalist

The Binus International Debates (BIND) this year will continue its tradition to include world class judges in its adjudication core, including a finalist in the last Worlds, the chief adjudicator of the next one and the lead judge in the first ever Asian BP 2009.  Here are the details of the adjudication core of the BP competiton that will take place from September 13 to 16, 2011:

Chief Adjudicator:

• Rajkumar Narendra (Binus International/Indonesia)
• ALSA Unpad 2011 Champion, FT 2009 Finalist, AUDC 2009 EFL Best Speaker

DCA :

• Lucinda David (De La Salle/Philippines) - WUDC 2012 Co-CA, Australs 2010 Final Judge
• Tim Mooney (Sydney/Australia) - WUDC 2011 Finalist, WUDC 2012 DCA
• Thepparith Senamngern (Assumption/Thailand) - Asian BP 2009 CA, UADC 2010 CA

The tournament, which will mix high school and college students, will open its registration next week on May 24 with a team cap of 80. Earlier this year, Universitas Bina Nusantara also held a BP competition with international judges on its adjudication core that include the other co-chief adjudicator of WUDC 2012 Sam Block from Cambridge. By September, the two CAs of the coming Worlds would have engaged with the Indonesian debating scene, which should make the most out of these visits for WUDC 2012.