Asian BP Registration Opens July 5, Australs Begins July 8

Two important regional debating tournaments will kick off different phases next week.

The race to grab slots in the coming Asian British Parliamentary Debate Championships will begin July 5 at 1300 WIB or noon Dhaka time. The online registration closes July 20 but there are only 80 spots and each institution can send up to 3 pairs so the list may fill up fast. The 3rd Asian BP will take place at North South University in Dhaka, Bangladesh from December 7 to 11, 2011, making it a good warm-up for those who want to compete in the World Universities Debating Championships at the end of the year.

Half a continent away from Dhaka, the preliminary rounds of the Australasian Debating Championships will start in Seoul on July 8. Five Indonesian schools (Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Hasanuddin, Institut Teknologi Bandung and Binus International) are registered to take part in the world's largest 3-on-3 debating competition that will take place this year at Chung Ang University. Indonesian teams have excelled in the ESL category of this tournament in previous years. The break will be announced on July 10 while the finals will take place on July 13.