Thapar University MUN and NLS MUN

Following is the facebook page of the Thapar MUN and the invite to the NLS MUN 2009.

Both should be a cracker of an MUN.

Cheers

Roshan

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http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143953692903&ref=nf

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INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE  NLS MUN, 2009

The Law and Society Committee and the Organizing Committee of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore, one of the foremost legal educational institutions in South Asia, is proud to bring to you its first edition of the National Law School Model United Nations 2009 (‘NLS MUN 2009’). The MUN will be held from 5th December to 7th December, 2009.

ABOUT THE MUN: The NLS MUN – the first of its kind in Bangalore promises to set the bar high in terms of sheer MUN quality in its first edition itself. The new agendas with interesting topics will ensure a high level of debate with extensive qualitative and substantive support from secretariat staff in form of well researched study guides which will also cater to first time MUN participants. The focus of the NLS MUN 2009 is on intense and solid debate with a view to generating real solutions.

WHY NLS MUN?: The quality of the MUN aside, this MUN comes with prize money of Rs. 1 Lakh and great socials such as an MUN night at a reputed club in Bangalore and the MUN opening and closing dinner.

The NLS MUN promises to be the best collegiate MUN in India in terms of background preparation, committee sessions and quality of debate as well as the social events and prize money.

COMMITTEES: The NLS MUN 2009 shall have 4 committees in its first edition. The 4 committees shall be the United Nation Secretary Council (UNSC), the United Nations General Assembly, the International Criminal Court and the Joint Crisis Cabinet Committee.

CHAIRS: There shall be a national selection process for the appointment of Chairs for the NLS MUN. The selection process will have no reservations and will be solely on the basis of MUN experience, the criteria and format for which have been sent with this invitation. There is a prize for the Best Chair for the Chair who conducts best committee sessions and stimulates engaging debate and runs their committee well. All applicants are requested to mail their applications to nlsmun2009@gmail.com with the subject line being “Chair Application – name of Individual/Institute.”

REGISTRATION: The NLS MUN has a reserved cap of about 120 delegates that it will accommodate in its first year. Thus, institutions are requested to book their slots immediately.

However, please note, that delegates will be selected on basis of their applications based solely on MUM experience, the criteria for which has been attached to this invitation letter. Thus, an institution can combine the applications of all its applications and send us a compilation of applications or individual candidates can mail us in their applications at nlsmun2009@gmail.com with the subject of the mail being “Delegate Application – Name of Individual/Institute.”

A nominal registration amount will be charged for accommodation and food for the delegates for the duration of 5th-7th December, 2009.

Hoping to see you at the NLS MUN 2009!

Swayam Arun

Director General, NLS MUN 2009

(+91-9845673128)

Leeneshwari Makhijani

Under Secretary General, NLS MUN 2009

(+91-9986312413)

 

Abhimanyu George Jain

Additional Secretary General, NLS MUN 2009

(+91-9901307542)

 

Tasneem Deo

Secretary General, NLS MUN 2009

(+91-9902020013)

 

Invites Director, NLS MUN 2009

Mallika Abidi

(+91-9916783720)

(Please mail us your applications for Chairs or Registration or anyqueries to nlsmun2009@gmail.com).

LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION- 30^th October, 2009.

LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION FOR POSITION PAPER- 30^th November, 2009.

NLS Debate 2009

Following is the text of the invite of the NLS Debate 2009.

Do go if possible.

Cheers

Roshan

Hello Debaters!

This is to inform you that the NLS Debate 2009 is slated to be held from
28th November to 3rd December, 2009.

The debate will be a 3-on-3 Asians style parliamentary debate with a main
as well as a Novices break. This year we are looking to make this a bigger
event that last year's edition and in furtherance of the same we have a
stunning CA panel consisting of:
1. Sharmila Parmanand (Chief Adjudiactor AUDC 2009,  Adjudicator Semi-finals WUDC and finals of the Australian debate at Monash 2009)
2. Bhavya Khanna (WUDC Breaking Team 2006)
3. Yaman Verma (All-Asians Winner, 2008, broke at AUDC 2009)
4. Prabhat Kiran Mukherjea (13th Best-Speaker at All-Asians, 2008; broke
at AUDC 2009)
5. Kalrav Mishra (Winner of several national debates including MukMem at.
St. Stephens, 2009)

We also have Vipul Nanda (DCA of St. Xaviers Debate 2009) as our DCA
Oberver for this tournament.

We intend to give out prizes worth Rs. 1,00,000/- including prizes in the
Novices break and multiple adjudicator prizes, so hurry and register now!

Registration opens NOW and each institution can register a maximum of 2
team (3 speakers each) with an n=1 adjudicator registration by sending a
mail to debate@nls.ac.in or invites.nlsd@gmail.com. The registration will
be open for the first 80 teams that register.

Please find attached a detailed Invite and Tournament Package which
provides detailed information about the debate, registration process and
the fees and contact numbers.

The registration is closing on 30th October! Register quickly!

We hope to see you soon!

Maanav Kumar
Tournament Director, NLS Debate 2009
Convenor, Literary & Debating Society
NLSIU, Bangalore - 560072 (India)

The IIT Literary things

Literary events at IIT Delhi will commence as part of their cultural festival,Rendezvous starting 24th to 27th September 2009.

Find the details at http://www.rendezvous09.com/home.php

Also I have been repeatedly mailed by IIT Kanpur people for Antaragini people for their events. Antaragni was a really good experience last year especially the cash being distributed immediately :)

http://www.antaragni.in/competitions/english-lits/

Cheers

Roshan

NLSIU Bangalore

The invite for Le Gala is attached below. It is one of India's toughest places to compete but the learning I believe is something of the sort of a Multiplier effect. Ping me at roshankar@gmail.com if you need the invite

Cheers

Roshan

Hello All!

 

The National Law School of India University are proud to present, once again, the annual Literary and Cultural Fest, Le’Gala as well as our ever popular rock show, Strawberry Fields.

 

Le’Gala includes several cultural events such as choreography, eastern music, western music, street play, movie spoof and fine arts events such as painting and sketching to name a few. The literary segment included fun-filled quizzes such as What’s the Good Word, 20 questions, JAM and our crowd-pullers such as Open Quiz and Entertainment Quiz. The 3 day event with stunning prize-money also has other attractions such as our Informal events with funky prizes such as dinner coupons to some of the best eateries in Bangalore, gift-vouchers from stores across the country and ofcourse, our ever reliable food stalls with many cuisines to choose from!

 

Strawberry Fields, our prestigious and acclaimed rock show, now in its 13^th edition has launched many a popular bands such as Antaragini (now a Raghu Dixit project), Mojo, Kryptos, Rainbow Bridge, Zero, Junkyard Groove, Bhayanak Maut. Thus, this promises to be the best outing for all rock fans!

 

Le’Gala and Strawberry Fields will be held together from 20^th-22^nd November, 2009.

 

Kindly go through our invite and overview of Le’Gala and register with us to participate or revert back to us with any queries.

 

We hope to see you soon!

 

Thanking You

Yours sincerely

 

Srinivasan Gowrishanka (+91-9916783729)

Convenor, Event Management Committee

National Law School of India University, Bangalore

 

Shivam Singh (+91-9886503275)

Joint Convenor, Event Management Committee

National Law School of India University, Bangalore

 

Showjhanya Shankaran (+91-9945469905)

Joint Convenor, Literary & Debating Society

National Law School of India University, Bangalore

JMI-Encomium

Jamia Milia is having their Techfest/IEEE thing. It has a debate as well.

Link and details are posted below

Try and participate

Cheers 

Roshan

http://encomium.ieeejmi.com/events/technical-events/encopinion.html

ENCOPINION

ENCOPINION or ‘The Debating Competition’ provides a platform to sublimate your thought in the most explicit manner and speak your mind comprehensively on the topics at hand. This event not only shows the thought process of the participants but more than that tests the oratorical skills of the speakers!

But over the past years we have realized that debating competitions becomes a bit boring after a certain duration of time so this time instead of the normal form of the competition we present Encopinion in the exciting PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE form!

Rules and Regulations are as follows:

1. The competition this time is the exciting parliamentary form of debate.
2. The debate is based on the 2 on 2 format that is each team will consist of 2 participants.
3. The teams registering for the event will be divided into different pools.
4. There will be a preliminary round wherein the teams in each pool will have to face each other and will have to debate on a given motion.
5. 1 speaker from each team will be invited to present his/her views on the given motion and his speech is open to interjections from the opposition teams.
6. At the end of the preliminary round the names of the top 5 teams qualifying for the finals will be declared and the same procedure will be repeated in the final round but this time both the speakers will have the opportunity to speak.
7. The time limit for each speaker will be 6 minutes which will include the time taken for the reply speech.
8. The topics/motions will be given on the spot and a time of 15 minutes will be provided to the teams to concatenate their ideas and speak either in support or against the motion.
9. At the end of the final round the name of the winning team will be announced by the judge/moderator.
10. The decision of the judges or the moderators will be final and binding.

Interested persons please register HERE. For more information, contact the coordinators:

Prateek Bagga (9958583372)
Aman Khandelwal (9811258791)
Shivani Karol (9968283306)

Gargi Freshers Debate 2009

The Gargi college Annual Freshers Debate to be held on the 27th of august 2009 is on the motion -


“This house believes the chutes too narrow.”


Please note:

* There shall be a cap of two teams per institution.
* Speaking time is 3+1 minutes.
* There is a prize for best interjector.
* Registration on the day will be from 9:30am-10:30am.
* The debate shall commence at 10:30am sharp.
* The motion is open to interpretation.



Please register by email by 25 august. We also will be glad to address any queries you might have.

We look forward to your participation..



Q.E..D
Gargi Debating Society

Convenors
Pallavi Gurtoo Saudamini Jain
9717956015 9717956023

Co-Convenor
Nikita Nagrani
9971281908

IP College For Women

Hi guys

Here is the invite for Manovriti 2008 for the Debate and Jam Session.

Do try and participate.

Regards

Roshan

Hello

 

As you all must be aware that Manovriti-2008, the Annual Psychology Festival is being organised by the Psychology Association, Indraprastha College on the 17th and 18th November'2008, please find enclosed the invite with the schedule and the rules and regulations for your kind reference.

 

We are positive that you will enthusiastically participate in the Festival, especially in the Debate and the Just-A-Minute on the 18th of November.

 

Kindly register for the Debate by the 17th of November either to Surbhi Kumar (M: 9811997250) or mail us onippsychologyassociation@gmail.com.

 

For further details, you may refer to the enclosed invite or to our blog ippsychologyassociation.blogspot.com

 

Hoping to hear from you.

 

Thanking you,

 

Psychology Association

Indraprastha College

Delhi University