Welcome to the Monash Association of Debaters: the largest and most successful debating society in the Southern hemisphere. MAD has a rich history spanning nearly 50 years, and we are passionate about building on this legacy and entrenching our position as the most friendly and inclusive club at Monash University.
Monash University has won the World Universities Debating Championships (WUDC) for the second year in a row, beating teams from Oxford, Stanford and the University of Sydney.
The winning team, 'Monash B', comprised of Amit Golder and Kiran Iyer. Having debated extensively for MAD over several years, with many other debating successes, Amit and Kiran won the grand final in a unanimous decision. Arguing in support of nationalism from Opening Government, déjà vu was on side for the pair as Monash historically drew Opening Government the previous year, where Victor Finkel and Fiona Prowse also won.
In other success, 3 out of 4 teams sent to the tournament broke into finals, with 'Monash C' making it to the Semi Final. Chris Bisset, from 'Monash C' was also ranked as ninth best speaker at the competition.
The WUDC was hosted by De La Salle University in Manila. It ran between the 27th December 2011 and the 4th January 2012. Over 1400 students from more than 70 nations in the worlds largest British Parliamentary tournament. Next year, the WUDC will be hosted in Berlin by the Berlin Debating Union
This week's meeting will be about MAD's sponsorship and selection policies for all the major IV's in 2012. If you are a member who would like to read over these policies please email secretary@monashdebaters.com. Similarly if you have any ideas about where the money should go or how teams should be decided please feel free to email these thoughts to any member of the Executive or to come along to the meeting! If you need help getting to the meeting please don't hesitate to email.Please contact secretary@monashdebaters.com with any questions or if there is anything you would like to have discussed at a meeting. All are welcome to attend meetings.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Register at our website: madmini2012.com
When: 10th-12th of Feb 2012
What: - Rounds upon rounds of 3 on 3 debating with POIs
- Lots of alcohol
- More debating
- More alcohol
Where: Monash University Caulfield
For all other tournament information, visit the MAD Mini 2012 website directly.
Click here to download Volume 9 of the Monash Debating Review.The highlights of Volume 9 include:
A concise introduction to debates about economics by Worlds Semi-Finalist Harish Natarajan;
A feature article examining potential options for expanding the Worlds break by Eric Barnes, Andy Hume and Steven Johnson;
A fascinating look at Rwandan debating by World Champion Will Jones