[CX-L] IDEA Conference - USA invited!

[Alfred C. Snider]

I want to make a special announcement about the upcoming IDEA 
Conference in November and I want to invite all American debate 
educators and students to consider attending. The dates are November 
11, 2005 - November 13, 2005.

It is the premier way to begin networking with the international 
debate community. In one weekend you can meet and interact with 
representatives of many, many countries from all over the world. The 
conference features panels, workshops, and even some debates on 
subjects relevant to our work.

I am coordinating the program and I am committed to helping Americans 
who want to participate. In another week I will be distributing a 
list of possible panels for you to consider. In the meantime, I urge 
anyone interested to get in touch with me and offer me a description 
or abstract of a presentation. We can consider it and then get back 
to you with a formal letter of acceptance so hat you can seek funds 
from your university or other sponsor. I will work to find an 
appropriate panel or workshop to involve you in. Write to me now so 
we can get started on this. Debate has gone international, and so you 
need to attend international conventions as well as the same old 
national ones.

The conference will be in Estonia, a lovely Baltic state with lots of 
debate involvement. The debate NGO in Estonia was recently named the 
top NGO in the country. It is a lovely place and while modern it has 
an intense historical charm. Find out more at 
http://www.visitestonia.com/ .

Full details can be found at the IDEA website, 
http://207.97.202.26/events/index_standalone.php?event_id=54.

Travel can be easier than you think. I just looked up NYC-London on 
the relevant dates and found tickets for as low as $268. Easyjet 
flight from London to Talinn, Estonia was 19.99 UK pounds, and the 
flight back was 9.99 UK pounds.  How about this route, fly from NYC 
to Helsinki, Finland ($655 non stop, $526 one stop) and then take the 
jet ferry from Helsinki to Estonia! If you act early this can be 
cheap! Let your department know that!

See you in Talinn!

Tuna
Conference Program Coordinator
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Alfred C. Snider, AKA Tuna
Edwin W. Lawrence Professor of Forensics, University of Vermont
475 Main, UVM, Burlington, VT 05405 USA
World Debate Institute; World Debate Organization
802-238-8345 mobile; 802-656-0097 office; 802-656-4275 fax
http://alfred.snider.name website
AIM screenname: xdoctortunax
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