DURHAM EUDC 2014

THE BID DOCUMENT

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Dear European debating community,

It is our pleasure to present Durhams bid for the European Universities Debating
Championships in 2014. Durham is a fantastic city, full of heritage and culture, famous for its
cathedral and castle, which together form a UNESCO world heritage site. With
approximately one third of the population being students, the city also has a friendly, warm
and welcoming atmosphere. We can think of no better place to hold EUDC.
The competition would make full use of Durhams long and illustrious history, with both
finals of the Championships being held in the cathedral itself. But Durham has more to offer
than its heritage; with all accommodation, debating venues and social venues being within
walking distance of each other, Durham is a very practical and convenient location for
EUDC.
Our co-Chief Adjudicators for the competition are Fred Cowell (top speaker at Amsterdam
EUDC in 2010) and Danique van Koppenhagen (top ESL speaker at Belgrade EUDC in 2012).
Following the resolution of EUDC council in Belgrade, we have also decided to hold, for the
first time ever, an application process to appoint the Deputy Chief Adjudicators. We are sure
that this system will ensure an Adjudication team that is both extremely experienced and
very representative of the entire European debating circuit.
We very much hope to welcome you to Durham for EUDC in 2014.
Kind regards,
Benjamin Dory, Ellie Naismith, Simon Tunnicliffe & Tom Moran
Convening Team, Durham EUDC 2014

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CONTENTS
Summary

Introduction

The Durham Union Society

The City of Durham

Travelling to Durham

Registration

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Accommodation

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Debating

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Socials

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Personnel

Organisation

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Adjudication

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Tabulation

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Finance

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Further Details

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Appendix I Organisation Committee Structure

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Appendix II Budget

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Summary of Main Strengths of Durham EUDC:

Experience: The DUS hosts three large tournaments per year, including the worlds
largest residential schools competition. On top of this the bid is being worked on
extensively by professional events managers at Event Durham, as well as the
professionally experienced trustees of the society and chief adjudication team.
Unparalleled university support, including free debate rooms, and accommodation
and catering at cost price
Location: Durham is a fairy-tale city, full of history, beauty and resources, where
everything is in walking distance. We are providing a rare opportunity to debate in a
Norman castle and cathedral, on a world heritage site. Weather in summer is warm,
but moderate.
Organisation: An unprecedented organising committee size of other 40, and a fulltime convener. Durham EUDC has been planned for over a year already, and as a
result 80% of the venues for have already been provisionally booked, and the vast
majority of logistical planning has already taken place.
Adjudication: an extremely generous 20,000 judge funding budget, which will mean
a fully funded judge for every room, with approximately 108.63 for each of these
judges in travel funding. Fred Cowell and Danique van Koppenhagen form the
beginning of an experienced and extremely strong adjudication team.
Tabbing: three world-renowned tabmasters
Sponsorship: A safe and realistic sponsorship requirement, from a society which
annually attracts 20,000 of corporate sponsorship
If ever drinks are not provided for free, a beer in Durham costs around 1.50!

Overall, we know that EUDC is not something that you want to take risks on. It is too
important for that. Durham is offering a bid that is safe, organised and fun.

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Introduction

The Durham Union Society, backed by Durham University, is bidding to host the 2014
European Universities Debating Championships. The Championships would commence on
Sunday 10 August 2014 and finish on Saturday 16 August 2014, and would be hosted in the
City of Durham, using the facilities of Durham University. The Championships would take
the format of previous editions of EUDC, with nine preliminary rounds followed by a break
to both Open Quarter-Finals and English as a Second Language Quarter-Finals.

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THE DURHAM UNION SOCIETY
The Durham Union Society was established in 1842, and is one of the oldest student societies
in the world, and the oldest society at Durham University. Since its foundation, it has been
recognised as a place of engaging, vibrant and thought-provoking debate. The Union Society
is also the largest society in Durham, with approximately 3000
student members. It also hires 8 professional members of staff.
Today we act as focus for social events, weekly debates and
addresses. Prominent speakers from a variety of different
backgrounds (everybody from politicians to sporting personalities
and reality TV stars) frequently visit the Union to take part in
debates or to address our members. We also host several socials
throughout the year, in our own famous bar, 24, as well as at larger
venues in the area.
The Union also seeks to promote debating within the Durham
student body, and we are proud to represent Durham University at
both national and international competitions. We also host three competitions each year: the
Durham Intervarsity, the Durham Open, and the Durham Schools competition. Our schools
competition is the largest residential schools competition in the world: 128 teams took part
in the 2012 competition.
The Durham Union Society hosted the European Universities Debating Championships in
2004. We would be proud to bring the Championships back to Durham in 2014.

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THE CITY OF DURHAM

Durham is a spectacular cathedral city with an amazing heritage. Narrow cobbled streets
wind their way around the rocky peninsula leading up to the majestic Norman cathedral and
castle. The cathedral and castle dominate the skyline; they are also a designated UNESCO
World Heritage Site.
The city is small and compact; everything is within easy walking distance. Just minutes from
the bustling centre, you can enjoy the tranquillity of leafy riverside footpaths along the banks
of the River Wear, or the changing seasonal displays at the Botanic Garden.
The university is central to the life of the city, with its students making up approximately
one third of the citys population. While Durham is without doubt an ancient university,
with a large proportion of academic departments and colleges still located around the old
heart of the city, it also boasts ultra-modern, state-of-the-art facilities for both learning and
extra-curricular activities.
We will plan excursions of the city, the surrounding towns and areas of special interest, with
details to be announced later.

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TRAVELLING TO DURHAM

By air
Durham is 30 minutes' drive from Newcastle Airport, and about 40 minutes from Durham
Tees Valley Airport. Both have regular domestic and international flights. Durham is linked
to Newcastle Airport by rail and metro services, and to Durham Tees Valley Airport by a free
bus service to Darlington, which is less than 20 minutes train ride away from Durham. See
the maps below for more details regarding the locations of these airports. Flights from
Newcastle to many locations in mainland Europe cost around 60 return with low cost
airlines.
The railway station links Durham to many of the UKs major cities (see below), making
transfers from other UK airports possible.
By rail
60 intercity trains from most major centres in the country call at Durham daily including 14
trains from London. The high speed East Coast service takes under 3 hours from London
King's Cross on one of the UKs two major north-south lines. First TransPennine Express
offers frequent links to Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds, while Cross Country links Durham
directly with Scotland, the Midlands, and the South West. Durham is just over 3 hours from
Birmingham, 2 hours from Manchester, 2 hours from Glasgow and 1 hours from
Edinburgh.
The train station is less than 10 minutes walk from the city centre.
By road
Durham city centre is only two miles from the A1(M). On leaving the motorway at Junction
62, the A690 Durham to Sunderland road leads directly to the city. Durham is 264 miles from
London, 187 miles from Birmingham, 125 miles from Edinburgh and 67 miles from York.
There are several express coach services daily from most major UK cities. Durham is well
served by both regional express services and the local bus network. The city bus station is a
short walk from the railway station, and is also within easy reach of the city centre.

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By sea
Scheduled ferry services link the River Tyne (in Newcastle/Gateshead) to The Netherlands.
Map showing location of Newcastle Airport:

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Map showing location of Durham Tees Valley Airport:

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REGISTRATION
The Organisation Committee will be at your service from the moment that you register. We
will appoint specific members of the Adjudication Team and a senior member of the
Organisation Committee to assist you from the very start of the registration process all the
way until you are fully registered. We will be happy to answer all questions that you have to
ensure that your registration process is smooth and hassle-free. We guarantee a swift and
accurate reply to all emails and other correspondence before, during and after the
registration process.
At Durham EUDC we plan to follow EUDC councils decision on registration for policy to be
made in August 2013. We recognise that this is a complicated time for international
tournaments and that there will be further difficult decisions to be made by EUDC council
on how to optimise this process. After receiving direction from Council we will adopt an
appropriate registration policy. We are committed to being as open and transparent as
possible about this process and will be publishing regular updates on our blog about the
process.
Our team cap would be 220 teams and follow a minimum n-1 judge policy.

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ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation for all participants (both speakers and adjudicators) for Durham EUDC
would be in colleges of the university. These would be Collingwood College, Grey College
and St. Aidans College. On arrival in Durham you will be guided to the college that your
delegation will be staying in.
All three colleges offer a full range of modern amenities, and are also set in a peaceful
woodland environment, with Collingwood and Grey being in close proximity to the
universitys beautiful botanic gardens. A range of single and twin bedrooms are available in
all colleges.

Food will be provided in each of the colleges throughout the competition, for breakfast,
lunch and dinner unless specified otherwise. The university catering staff is used to
providing for a variety of different dietary requirements, meaning that there will food options
to suit everybody. Durham has a number of Jewish and Muslim students and the catering
services at halls are used to fully catering for individuals with Halal and Kosher dietary
requirements. Vegetarian, vegan and celiac diets are also regularly catered for by the
experienced staff at halls.
All Durham University colleges have their own bars, and the Collingwood, Grey and St.
Aidans bars will be open on most evenings of the competition; perfect for those who might
prefer a quieter environment than the main socials.
A great advantage of the colleges that will be used to host EUDC participants is that they are
all within 10 minutes walking distance (in some cases, even less than that!) from the Science
Site, which is where the in-rounds of the competition will be held (see below). This will be
perfect for the moment that you leave something that you need in your room!
We consider that the proximity of the locations that would be used at a Durham EUDC a
great strength of our bid. One of our main priorities is to make the competition as smooth
running and hassle-free for competitors so that they can focus solely on the debating. We
hope that participants will appreciate the convenience of the accommodation being so close
to debating venues. You can see a map of Durham city centre, with all colleges used for
accommodation and debating venues marked, on the next page.

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Map of Durham City Centre:

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DEBATING
In-round Venues
All in-rounds will take place in university buildings, and will all be on just one site. The
Science Site contains various academic departments, all with classrooms suitable for
hosting debates. The announce venues will be right in the heart of the site, in the Calman
Learning Centre, which contains several lecture theatres. The two largest are capable of
holding 500 and 260 people respectively, meaning that all participants will be able to fit with
comfort.
The Science Site is within easy reach of participants accommodation, meaning that
competitors will be able to return to colleges for lunch during the preliminary rounds of the
Championships. Additionally, all venues are accessible friendly for all participants.

Out-round Venues
It is our intention to take full advantage of Durham as a superb cultural and historical centre
during the competition. As a consequence, the locations for the out-rounds will be fitting for
the occasion, and we hope that they will be very memorable experiences for both debaters
and audience alike.
We will be based on Palace Green, the historic centre of the city, for both days of out-rounds.
This means that both Open and ESL Quarter-Finals will take place in four venues situated on
four different sides of a UNESCO World Heritage site!

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North Side:
The Great Hall of Durham Castle, the centre
of a castle whose origins date back to the 11th
century.

South Side:
The Cathedral Chapter House, part of the
original cathedral monastery (and, more
recently, used for filming Snapes dungeon
classroom in the Harry Potter movies!).

East Side:
The Music School, a venue for
recitals and concerts, located in a
picturesque building in front of
the Cathedral

The West Side:

The Debating Chamber, the present day
home of the Durham Union Society, which
hosts the finals of all three competitions
that we currently run.
Both Open and ESL Semi-Finals will also take place in two of these venues (most likely to be
the Debating Chamber and Castle Great Hall).

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On the finals day of the competition, an even more impressive venue will be used: both Open
and ESL finals will be held in the Cathedral itself. The Cathedral was built in the 11th and 12th
centuries, and its stone-vaulted ceiling is generally considered to be an incredible feat of
architecture. It is not only a centre of religion, but is also arguably the heart of culture in the
North-East of England. We feel that this venue will provide a fantastic and fitting venue for
the EUDC finals.

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Schedule
Sunday 10 August 2014

Arrivals

Monday 11 August 2014

Rounds 1, 2 & 3

Tuesday 12 August 2014

Rounds 4, 5 & 6

Wednesday 13 August 2014

Rounds 7, 8 & 9

Thursday 14 August 2014

Open & ESL Quarter-Finals, Open & ESL Semi-Finals

Friday 15 August 2014

Open & ESL Finals

Saturday 16 August 2014

Departures

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SOCIALS
We believe that EUDC should be about more than just debating. We see the competition as
an opportunity for the continents finest student minds to come together and establish
friendships and connections that go deeper than your participation in the Championships.
We hope that our social events will make the competition an enjoyable and memorable
overall experience.
Sunday
Sunday is arrivals day and thus to suit everyone arriving we will be hosting a barbecue in the
grounds of Collingwood College (where a proportion of the competition will be staying and
is approximately 2 minutes walk away from the other colleges). The social will be a chance
for debaters to arrive and relax with friends, and the competition will be introduced by the
main hosts (Convenor team, CA team etc.).
Monday
Mondays social will be held at several college bars in the centre of the town on the Bailey
(no more than a 10 minute walk from accommodation colleges). The Bailey Colleges are the
oldest colleges in Durham and are located in a very scenic location with the River and
Cathedral either side. Drinks (as in all of Durham) are very cheap with some pints costing
1.50. For those that seek further entertainment after the social at the college bars, we will
direct you to Durham city centre.

Tuesday
Tuesdays social will be held at the bars of the colleges being used for accommodation. With
Wednesday being an incredibly important day for most people at the competition we will to
provide a very relaxed environment in which people can talk easily to their friends and some
chilled entertainment such as a pub quiz will be provided. The proximity of the social to
participants accommodation ensures people can spend as little or as much time as they want
at the social.
Wednesday
A number of venues are still under consideration for the Break Night party in Durham.
However, in recognising the importance of Wednesdays social we promise to provide a few
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key things. Firstly, there will be access to alcohol for the entire competition so
that participants can commiserate or celebrate the results of the in-rounds of the
competition. Secondly, the venue will provide a room large enough that the break can be
announced audibly and visibly to the entire competition. Thirdly, transport to and from the
venue will be provided throughout the night so that those who wish to return early after the
break is announced have the ability to do so and those who wish to stay out late into the
night also can do so.
Thursday
Thursday night offers a chance for the participants
to experience Durhams unique nightlife. After
announcing those teams breaking to the final at
Palace Green (location of out-round venues) we
will make the short walk to the riverside. There are
4 venues within a 10 metre radius all of which will
be available to participants of Durham EUDC. The
venues differ sufficiently that those who simply
seek quiet drinks with friends will have an option
to opt-out of the loud clubs. However, for those
who are partial to clubbing there will be the
opportunity to visit Durhams infamous Klute
nightclub
Friday
The Championship Ball will be held
at Rainton Meadows Arena, a
regional conference centre just
outside Durham (participants will
get on coaches after the final held in
the Cathedral). In line with
tradition, the event will be a formal
affair, with a black-tie dress code.
This venue is accustomed to
holding large events for Durham
University (such as the Freshers
and Graduation Balls) and will
provide a perfect setting for the last
night of the competition.

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ORGANISATION
Convenor Team
Tom Moran (Convenor)
Tom was the Durham Union Society Debate Competitions
Secretary during 2012. He has convened Durham Schools twice (in
2011 & 2012), as well as the Durham Open in 2012, and the Durham
IV in 2012, all of which were resounding successes; having
convened 10 competitions in total, he is an extremely experienced
convenor. He also has sat on the Debates Selection Committee and
the General Committees of the Durham Union Society. He is a
WUDC breaking judge (Berlin 2013).
Ben Dory (Deputy Convenor)
Ben was the Durham Union Society Debate Training Secretary. He
co-convened the Durham IV in 2011. In the past, he has held the
role of Sponsorship Secretary within the Union, and sat on various
different committees throughout his time here. He is also an EUDC
finalist (in Galway 2011), and is a twice WUDC octo-finalist (in
Manila 2012 and Berlin 2013).
Ellie Naismith (Deputy Convenor)
Ellie is a former Durham Schools co-convenor, having taken on the
role as a first year in 2011. She is actively involved in all areas of the
Union Society, and has sat on the General Committee of the Union
since she first arrived in Durham. She is a member of the Durham
advanced debating squad.

Simon Tunnicliffe (Deputy Convenor)

Simon is a former Director of Debating at the Durham Union Society, a
role that oversees all competitive debating within Durham, and that
required him to sit on the executive committee of the Society. He
convened Bogwall (the Scottish Novices competition) in 2012, and coconvened the Durham Open in 2011. He is a twice WUDC octo-finalist
(Manila 2012 and Berlin 2013).

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Tom Moran is staying in Durham to spend his year convening the bid full-time. The rest of
the convening team are either studying in Durham or will be there regularly. Whilst all the
convenors will be responsible for all aspects of the competition nominal responsibility of
different aspects will be divided. Tom Moran will be in charge of liaising with Durham
University and Event Durham in addition to taking responsibility over publicity,
accommodation and logistics planning. Ellie Naismith will be in charge of socials planning in
addition to having joint responsibility over accommodation and logistics planning. Benjamin
Dory will be responsible for registration and sponsorship of the competition. Simon
Tunnicliffe will be jointly responsible for sponsorship whilst also taking responsibility for
the finances of the competition.
Durham EUDC has a very strong organisation committee including 40 other members in
addition to the convenor team (their names are included in Appendix I). They have been
sorted into teams with areas for specialisation depending on their talent and experience
although their responsibilities will also adapt throughout the year. Further volunteers will
be recruited for the week of the competition itself from March 2014. 83% of the organisation
committee will be based in Durham for the academic year of 2013/2014.

Past and present Durham debaters at Belgrade EUDC 2012.

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ADJUDICATION
Co-Chief Adjudicators
Frederick Cowell
Fred was top speaker at Amsterdam EUDC in 2010. He has also
broken at WUDC and EUDC multiple times as a speaker. Fred has
twice been a judge of the EUDC Grand Final. He is the winner of 12
IVs, and top speaker of numerous others.

Danique van Koppenhagen

Danique was top ESL speaker at Belgrade EUDC in 2012. She was also
third ESL speaker at Manila WUDC in 2012. Danique is 2012 Dutch
National Champion, winner of three IVs and has also been the top
ESL speaker of 6 IVs.

As Co-Chief Adjudicators of Durham EUDC 2014 we are delighted to have the opportunity to lead
an expanded adjudication team to deliver what we hope will be some of the best judging EUDC
participants have experienced. As EUDC has become bigger and more complex we hope to rise to
these challenges and we are working hard on a number of initiatives to streamline the adjudication
process.
We are honoured to be Co- CAs of such a well-run bid and look forward to the next year.
Fred & Danique
The CA team will also be running training workshops at both IONA and Continental
competitions before EUDC, including the Imperial Summer IV and Durham Open. Attending
competitions across Europe and being open to helping on a good number of the CA teams
which they are invited to be on will be a mandatory requirement of CAs and DCAs.

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Appointment of Deputy Chief Adjudicators
In response to Councils decision at Belgrade in 2012, to only allow EUDC bid teams to
announce two members of the adjudication team for the European Universitys Debating
Championship (EUDC) in advance of winning the right to host EUDC, we decided that we
would run the first ever application process for the Deputy Chief Adjudicator posts at
EUDC. We held an extensive consultation process during which we spoke to debaters in a
number of different countries and with members of past EUDC and WUDC adjudication
teams. We announced our policy a few weeks ago and have opened the application process
so we can get the best possible DCA candidates. We will have a team consisting of four
DCAs appointed through the application process and one DCA appointed will be a member
of the Durham Union Society. Two DCAs will be from an ESL background.
More details about the application process are available online. We would encourage
everyone to look at the details and apply. The full team will be announced on the 28th of
September.
Independent adjudicators
The CA team want to encourage as diverse and experienced as judging pool as possible to
come to Durham EUDC. To this end we want to recruit 50 funded independent adjudicators
from across Europe. They will have a full reg waiver and our travel budget is 11,407. We
would aim to be as inclusive as possible and recruit a large number of qualified adjudicators
from ESL backgrounds. We are interested in attracting judges from across the experience
spectrum for our pool of independent adjudicators and want individuals who have only been
debating a short period of time but show excellent judging ability as well as old hands at
judging.
To achieve these aims we will be asking our DCAs to conduct a detailed inventory of the
active judges on the different national circuits by visiting competitions across Europe during
the autumn term of 2013 and the spring term of 2014. On March 1 st 2014 we will open
applications for independent adjudicators. The application will ask for information about the
applicant, including their judging CV, and will also contain a short judging aptitude test.
The test will be designed to take no longer than 30 minutes to complete and will contain a
short video extract of a debate. The process will remain open for around month and a DCA
will be assigned to specifically manage the process. We will be collectively blind marking the
received tests over the course April 2014. The test component will be used to assess judging
aptitude and the information component will be used to assess experience. We will use the
results of the test and factor in the different considerations described above to shape our
final offers which will be released in early May 2014.
Language and Equity
We intend to take language and equity requirements extremely seriously. We want the
tournament to be as fair and open as possible. Sam Block and an individual to be announced
individual will form our language and equity team. A comprehensive language & equity
policy will be published in advance of the tournament.

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TABULATION
Debating & Tabulation Director
Michael Plygawko
Michael is currently studying for an MPhil in English Studies at
the University of Cambridge, but spent his undergraduate years
in Durham, where he became an innovative, efficient and
experienced tabmaster. He has tabbed numerous competitions,
including the Durham IV, Durham Open and Durham Schools
(which had 128 teams in 2012), the SOAS IV, and the Warwick
and Leeds IVs. As an undergraduate, Michael was instrumental
in driving tabulation forward, making changes to the Tabbie
programme in order to maximise efficiency. He also has an
extensive judging record, with judging breaks at multiple
competitions over the past three years.
Deputy Tabulation Directors
Bob Nimmo
Bob is one of the most experienced tabmasters in the
world of debating. He has tabbed both WUDC and
EUDC, including at Belgrade in 2012, as well as multiple
IV and open competitions. Bob was also DCA of
Newcastle EUDC in 2009, and was the winner
(speaking for Durham) of Cork EUDC in 2005.
Richard Coates
Richard is also an extremely experienced and efficient tabmaster,
and a superb addition to the team. He too has tabbed numerous
competitions, including the Cambridge IV and the English Mace.
Richard is also a distinguished speaker and judge, with multiple
breaks at IVs and Opens.

The Tabulation Team will be using electronic ballots as part of the tabulation process as a
system of checking the accuracy of the paper ballots that will still be used for every room.
Bob, Richard and Michael have all been part of successful experiences of this already (at the
Cambridge IV 2012, for example). Specifically, e-ballots were used very successfully at
Durham Schools 2013 (where Bob and Richard made up the tabulation team) where the team
cap was 104. E-ballots will be usable from any internet-enabled device, including the
networked computer in every debate room.

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FINANCE
Durham EUDC is in a position of financial strength due to our close working relationship
with the university and in particular the events management organisation Event Durham.
The support the university has afforded to the bid has meant that the price of core
components of the competition have been driven down accordingly. The rooms for the inrounds have been awarded to us free of charge by the university whilst all accommodation
and catering costs are being charged at cost price. Our well placed locations means that we
only need to pay for transport on two occasions. Whilst we are very confident in our ability
to acquire sponsorship for the competition, we have a workable contingency budget based
on zero sponsorship.
Sponsorship
The Durham Union Society is a very well established society and maintains good links with
sponsors both in competitive debating and in other debating events. Firms such as RBS,
Clifford Chance and KPMG have sponsored competitive debating events at Durham and the
Durham squad. Moreover, The Durham Union Society receives around 20,000 of
sponsorship annually and currently has a sponsorship contract with 17 firms. Our estimation
of 15,525.30 for Durham EUDC is deliberately low. We are working at full speed to get as
much sponsorship as we can, but in this financial climate we would rather be pleasantly
surprised than caught out by over-estimation.
Teach First and IDEA will be sponsoring the tournament. We have also received an intention
to sponsor from the Durham University International Office and a significant offer from
international law firm Jones Day, although price negotiations are still ongoing.
Expected Budget Scenario
All budget scenarios are based upon having 700 paying participants (based upon our team
cap and likely institutional judge registration). However, the majority of the costs incurred
are scalable insofar as they are charged per person (for example accommodation and catering
costs). Therefore, the budget is flexible to both an increase and a decrease in the number of
participants should it need to be. The registration fee we will seek to charge will be 255 per
participant, which will decrease with more sponsorship.

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MORE INFORMATION
More details about the bid (and, if it is successful, about the competition itself) can be found
in the following places:
Website:

www.durhameudc.com

Live Blog:

durhameudc.wordpress.com

Facebook:

facebook.com/durhameudc

Twitter:

@DurhamEUDC

If you have any questions, please email us and a member of the organisation committee or
adjudication team will be able to assist you:
Email:

durhameudc@gmail.com (co-conveners)
durhameudcca@gmail.com (ca team)

Alternatively, feel free to write to or telephone us.

Address:

The Durham Union Society

Pemberton Buildings
Palace Green
Durham
United Kingdom
DH1 3EP

Telephone:

(+44) 191 334 3724

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APPENDIX I ORGANISATION COMMITTEE STRUCTURE

Accommodation Team
Jack Williams
Taranjit Rai
Rebecca Livesey
Thomas Smith
Joe Mayes
Michael Trigatzis

Socials Team
James Simpson
Amal Vaidya
Luci Whiteman
Roisin Brittany Craig
Will Vick
Sasha Storey
Lucy Pickering

Finance Team
Jordan Hall
Joseph Lewis

Sponsorship Team

Logistics Team

Anna England-Kerr
Arundhati Kelkar
Joe Hill
Jack Daniel Felton
Julian Davey
Lauren Draper
Oliver Templeman
Sarah-Louise Marsden
Harriet Tooze

Andrew Hill
Catherine Wyatt
Laura Kho
Mariam Hayat
Naomi Harland-Smith
Emily Graham
Publicity Team

Technology Team

Katie Ling
Alexander Jeffrey

Steven Davies
Stuart Flegg

Registration Team
Webmaster & Logistics Co-ordinator

Elise Trewick
Jessica Redmond

Benjamin Lewis

Volunteer Co-ordinator

Special Advisor

Nick Cooper

Pam Cohn

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APPENDIX II BUDGET
Costs in purple are confirmed figures; other figures are estimates we have been given.
Overview
Accommodation & Catering

128,009

Social events

28,880.96

Hire of debating venues

4,643.28

Competition adjudication

22,500

Miscellaneous costs

5,000

Cancellation and Indemnity Insurance

5,000
194033.24

Total Expenditure
No of Delegates

700

Cost per delegate

273.62

Total Income from Registration Fees

178,500

Necessary sponsorship to charge 255

15,535.28

Cost Breakdown
Accommodation & Catering
College Catering (Per individual)

115.31

Accommodation (Per individual)

67.56

Total Costs (Per individual)

182.87

No of Delegates

700

Total Accommodation & Catering Costs

128,009

Socials
Rainton Meadows Arena

15,520.96

Coaches (Rainton Meadows)

2,100

Coaches (Break Night)

3,710

Klute/Boathouse/Whiskey River

1,600

BBQ-Sunday Night Food

700

Break Night Social

5,250

College Bars

Free

Total Social Costs

28,880.96

Debating Venues
Hire of Cathedral

2,130.64

Hire of Chapter House

432.64

Marquee

2,000

Music Room Rehersal Theatre

80

Hire of all university venues

Free

Total Debating Costs

4,643.28

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