【Invitation for the 24th ICU Tournament 2015】 Dear Korean Debating Community, 안녕하세요! It is our pleasure to invite you all to the 24th ICU Tournament held in Tokyo, Japan from 11th to 13th of March 2015. ICU Tournament is the biggest and only international tournament held annually in Japan, which has continuously gathered debaters from various regions . We expect to see over 300 participants from varying nations competing in high quality debates throughout the tournament. Not only will debaters be able to enjoy debate itself, but will also get a chance to do sightseeing in Tokyo, one of the most attractive cities in the world. We are very proud to announce that this year, our Adjudication Core will be composed of Asias top debaters and adjudicators. With Kohei Arakawa from ICU(International Christian University) heading, we have Jesus Falcis from Philippines, and Prarthana Manohar from Singapore, Rafiq Saladdin from Malaysia, and one more adj core member is going to be welcomed soon. All adjudicators have extensive experiences in creating excellent tournaments of very high quality, and we promise you that this one would be too. ＊＊＊＊＊ Details are as follows, Venue: Day 1-2, Day 3 Grand Final: International Christian University Day 3 Octo Finals-Semi Finals: Mitaka Kokaido (20minutes from ICU by bus&walk) Date: 11th(Wed.) - 13th(Fri.) of March 2015 *For International Participants: the check-in date for the hotel is March 10th(Tue.) and check-out date is March 14th(Sat). Tournament Cap: 70 teams Institutional Cap: None Debating Format: Asian Parliamentary Style (Gov.3 / Opp. 3) Qualification: University students, graduate school students, and graduates (High school students is not allowed to participate in ICU Tournament) Breaking System: Day 1, Day 2: 6 Preliminary Rounds Day 3: Break Rounds Number of breaking team:16 Adjudication Rule: N=1 Rule -You need to send 1 judge per 1 team. For example, if you send 3 teams, you need to send 3 judges. -This rule applies to both institutional teams and composite teams. Registration Fee: JPY31,000 per person (both debater and adjudicator) This includes: -4 nights accommodation *The check-in date is March 10th and check-out date is March 14th. -Breakfast of March 11th to 14th -Lunch of March 11th and 12th *Breaking debaters, breaking adjudicators will be offered 13th’s lunch in addition. -Transportation fee between the venue and hotel in Japan - Participation fee of casual dinner (with break announcement) There has been a raise in the registration fee. This is firstly because tax in Japan was raised in last April, and the price for accomodation went higher. In addition, we introduce subsidized adjudicator system for the first time in this tournament in order to improve the quality of adjudication pool. We appreciate your understanding. JPY 8,000 per person (both debater and adjudicator) This includes: -Lunch of March 11th and 12th *Breaking debaters, breaking adjudicators will be offered 13th’s lunch in addition. - Participation fee of casual dinner (with break announcement) ＊＊＊＊＊ How to Register Phase 1: Registration Registration Period: Nov 1 2014 - Nov 15 2014 The link for registration will be uploaded on our official website and facebook page on 0:00 Japan time (GMT+9) of November 1st. During the registration period, all institutional teams, composite teams, and independent adjudicators are allowed to register. After the registration period closed, all of the registered institutions or individuals will get the email from us notifying that whether you got slot or are in the waiting list. Phase 2: Payment Once receiving the notice of slot confirmation from us, all participants must pay the full fee (International: JPY31,000 /Domestic: JPY8,000) for the tournament in Nov 23 to Dec 6 2014. Since bank transfer fee is not included in the registration fee, please make sure to add bank transfer fee to your payment. Failure to do so will result in the teams/adjudicators losing their slots. [Mode of Payment] ＜International Participants＞ THE BENEFICIARY：ICU-Tournament Daihyo Sumire Kambayashi BANK NAME：THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ,LTD. MUSASHISAKAI BRANCH BANK ADDRESS：2-2-3 Kyonan-Cyo Musashino City, Tokyo JAPAN ACCOUNT NUMBER：1719412 SWIFT CODE：BOTKJPJT Banks TEL： 0422-32-5121 (If necessary) REMARKS： 【participants number from your instituion (if registering as an institution) ＋ your institution name or your full name (for independent adjudicators)】 e.g. 4INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY ＜Domestic Participants＞ 振込先口座銀行（BANK NAME)：三菱東京UFJ銀行 支店（BRANCH）：武蔵境支店 店番（BRANCH CODE)：464 口座番号（ACCOUNT NUMBER)：1719412 口座名（THE BENEFICIARY)：アイシーユートーナメント ダイヒョウ カンバヤシスミレ 振込者名(REMARKS)：【参加者数 ＋ 大学の正式名称(ジョイントチームの場合は代表者様氏名)】 例：4コクサイキリストキョウダイガク ＊＊＊＊＊ Important Notes: 1. Make sure you note “your institution name/ your full name (for independent adjudicators)” in the REMARKS section of your transfer slip. 2. Transfer the fees based on institutions rather than individuals (except for independent adjudicators). 3. After you finish the payment, please send us a scanned copy of your transfer slip to 24thicut@gmail. The subject of the email should read (NAME OF INSTITUTION) PAYMENT SLIP. Specify your date of transfer and total amount. We will not be able to confirm your payment without the copy of your transfer slip, as it will serve as payment evidence. 4. Only Bank Transfers will be accepted. 5. Any withdrawal after the payment period will not be accepted. This means that once you pay the registration fee, we cannot pay you the fee back even if you would like to cancel the participation for ICU Tournament. 6. All transaction/conversion charges must be accepted by the payee. Upon receiving your Registration Fees and the above document, we will send you an e-mail confirmation. ＊＊＊＊＊ Phase 3: Participants Details Upon receiving your Registration Fees and the payment proof, we will send you the form of Participants Details. Please enter this form by Dec 15 2014. We will ask for information of each participant. Please note that you must decide who is participating by this deadline. ＊＊＊＊＊ If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at any time.We are looking forward to seeing you all in the next March at the 24th ICUT. Contact:Email: 24thicut@gmail Website: 24thicut.wix/24thicut Facebook: https://facebook/24thICUT Best regards, Ei Miyauchi, Convenor Marimo Karaki, Chief Director of International Affais Chiaki Hagimoto, Yuka Hamanaka, and Reina Nagase, Director of International Affair Shiori Kontani, Chief Director of Domestic Affair Chizuru Yamazaki and Yui Tamitani, Director of Domestic Affair
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:25:30 +0000