Saturday, 17 November 2012

IIUM Kuantan East Coast Debating Cup 2013


Greetings and hello everyone!

    We are proudly to announce that the East Coast Debating Cup is back for the 2nd time!!!


 International Islamic University Malaysia Kuantan Campus (IIUM Kuantan) is excited to convey that we will be organizing our second debating championship, the "IIUM Kuantan East Coast Debating Cup 2013" that will be held on 10th to 12th of May 2013. This sophomore championship will be openned for participation to the public government academic institutions of the secondary and the tertiary in the East Coast region (Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan ONLY). We will begin sending invitational letters to every institutions in the East Coast region and start the registration process very soon. So mark your calendar and fortify your debate troops!

    2 categories will be opened, the Bahasa Melayu and the English categories. For the Bahasa Melayu categories, debat ala parlimen style will be followed while the English categories will follow the Asian parliamentary format (3 vs 3). Team caps for each category is 30 teams (maximum of 3 teams per institution, first come first serve basis). No composite team is allowed. Each institutional branch will be considered as exclusive and separated. It's COMPULSORY for every team to bring along one adjudicator for each team registered (but the more the merrier they say!). One reserve for each team is ALLOWED.

    Here are some additional details regarding the championship:
Registration Venue & Prelim Debate Venues : Kuliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia Kuantan Campus, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur.

Rego fees : RM100 per debater which include food (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and participation merchandise. No fees applied to ONE accompanying officer. But an additional fee RM 30 per observers and adjudicators is charged. You are reminded that accommodation (hotel rooms around Kuantan) and transportation (from accommodation to debating venue) is NOT PROVIDED. However, we'd be happy to provide you with hotel quotations and transportation services for your convenience.

      Other details are yet to be determined, but we will update it soon.So please do join us and support us in this remarkable event!!! We will keep you updated when the registration process begin through this blog and our official Facebook event page (https://www.facebook.com/events/511711895552348/).

    Do not hesitate to contact us through our email at iiumeastcoastcup@gmail.com or the Facebook page should you have any inquiries. See you soon!