[CX-L] VERMONT & SLOVENIA STAGE LIVE INTERNET DEBATE

[Alfred C. Snider]

VERMONT & SLOVENIA STAGE LIVE INTERNET DEBATE IN GLOBAL DEBATING CHAMBER

What: A live debate on the topic, Chechnya should be an independent nation,
using the American parliamentary debate format without points of information.
You will be able to see and hear both teams live.

Who: Staged between Slovenia (Pro) represented by Primoz Karnar and Samo Novak
and Vermont (Con) represented by Jake Meany and Ethan Nelson. Primoz is a very
successful debater, having been the 3rd best speaker at the 2005 International
Debate Academy, while Samo was the 1st speaker at the 2004 Academy. Jake was
the 4th speaker at the 2005 Academy, and Ethan is a former Vermont state
champion and an experienced debater.

Where: http://www.uvm.edu/debate_theater/

When: 2 PM Eastern USA time, 8 PM Central European time, Thursday, 8 December
2005, lasting for approximately one hour.

How: You will need a moderate Internet connection and both RealPlayer
(http://www.real.com/) and QuickTime (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mac.html)
must be installed on your computer. You can go to the page in advance and click
on the test feature to see if your computer is properly configured.

This debate is the inauguration of a series of Internet debates taking place in
2006, one each month, where top debate programs from around the world debate in
front of a global audience. To find out about how you can join these debates,
go to http://debate.uvm.edu/howtointernetdebate.htm.

Internet debating can easily and inexpensively dissolve the tyranny of distance
and allow all interested citizens in any part of the world to debate important
issues in a manner that allows a live visual and audio encounter. The global
debating chamber is here.

This debate is sponsored by:
University of Vermont (USA) http://www.uvm.edu
Za in Proti (Slovenia) http://www.ljudmila.org/debata/
One World Debate Blog http://debateoneworld.org
Lawrence Debate Union http://debate.uvm.edu/ldu.html
World Debate Institute http://debate.uvm.edu/wdi.html
World Debate Organization http://debate.uvm.edu/wdo.html
International Debate Academy Slovenia
http://www.ljudmila.org/debata/idas/info.html
Debate Central website http://debate.uvm.edu/