Bill Blaikie Cup

Bill Blaikie Cup 2017

The University of Winnipeg Debate Society will be hosting the 2017 Bill Blaikie Cup on February 16th at the University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue. Registration will start at 5 and end at 5:15. Registration is open to senior debaters, with a maximum of four teams per school. Depending on registration numbers, it may be possible to send additional teams. Please contact me if you have additional teams interested. We ask that schools bring one judge per team. Registration will cost 30$ per school, with a small additional charge if schools bring more than four teams.

The tournament will be run using Canadian Parliamentary style, and will have two rounds with impromptu resolutions. Speeches will be no longer than 7 minutes with 3 minutes for final rebuttals.

Please send school name, coaches name, and number of teams competing to saghershfield@gmail.com by February 2nd.

Tournament schedule and a map of the university will be sent out closer to the date of the tournament.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me by email or by text/phone at (204)894-0666

Sincerely,

Sophie Hershfield, VP Admin UW Debate Society and Bill Blaikie Cup 2017 Coordinator