World Debate Institute: June 2009

Saturday, June 13, 2009

WDI Sponsors Webcast from NFL Nationals on 19 June

You can see the best high school speakers and debaters live on your computer.

On Friday 19 June 2009 there will be a live webcast of a number of events from the National Forensic League's national speech and debate championship tournament from the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Concert Hall in Birmingham, Alabama.

The NFL Nationals is the largest speech and debate tournament in the world, with well over 5000 people attending. Competition will last all week leading up to Friday.

The webcast can be viewed at http://www.uvm.edu/debate_theater/

Here are the times. All times are USA Central.

8 AM
Original Oratory Finals

9:30 AM
USA Extemporaneous Speaking Finals

11 AM
International Extemporaneous Speaking Finals

12:30 PM
Policy Debate Finals

2:30 PM
Public Forum Debate Finals

3:30 PM
Lincoln Douglas Debate Finals

5 PM
Awards Program

The webcast is sponsored by Debate Central, the World Debate Institute and the University of Vermont. Special thanks to the NFL for providing technical support, a three-camera shoot and fantastic events.

World Debate Institute

"A boot camp for the brain, and for free speech as well." -New York Times

For over 27 years the World Debate Institute (WDI) has been offering the best in debate and leadership instruction to an increasingly international audience.

The World Debate Institute is a program of the University of Vermont. It is directed by Alfred Snider, the Edwin Lawrence Professor of Forensics.

Our main information website is at http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wdi/Welcome.html

Each year the World Debate Institute sponsors and conducts many sessions of training in the USA throughout the world. Attendees have come from over 5o countries and sessions have been held in 35 countries.