Debaters Needed

The debating club has received the following request for debaters:

My name is Rhonda McEwen, and I am a 3rd year PhD at U of T. I am currently recruiting 1st year undergrad participants for my doctoral thesis on mobile phones and social networks, supervised by Dr. Nadia Caidi at the Faculty of Information Studies.

My study uses a half-hour questionnaire, and the prizes for participating are fabulous - iPhones, music, Blackberry's, iPod nanos, cash, etc. To sign up, participants send an email to mobilesociety@yahoo.ca, with the subject line: 'sign me up for the study'.

CBC TV: Canada's Next Great Prime Minister

CALLING ALL FUTURE PRIME MINISTERS.CBC TELEVISION WANTS YOU!

If you think you are prime ministerial material and are between the ages of 18 to 25, CBC Television is offering the opportunity of a lifetime. Beginning today, candidates are invited to apply for a chance to win a $50,000 cash prize and the honour of becoming CANADA'S NEXT GREAT PRIME MINISTER by sharing their ideas for making Canada a better, stronger and more prosperous country.

Interested? Go to cbc.ca/nextprimeminister to review contest requirements and to check eligibility. Visitors will be directed to the YouTube site at youtube.com/nextprimeminister and encouraged to upload their submissions by presenting their one great idea!

This is a golden opportunity for anyone considering a future in politics, world affairs or social policy. Last year's telecast attracted close to one million viewers and the four finalists shared the stage with former Canadian prime ministers: The Right Hon. Paul Martin, The Right Hon. Brian Mulroney, The Right Hon. Kim Campbell and The Right Hon. Joe Clark.

CANADA'S NEXT GREAT PRIME MINISTER is based on a popular nationwide competition originated in 1995 by Frank Stronach, founder and chairman of Magna International, in his quest to search for Canada's best and brightest future leaders. It was launched to engage young Canadians in the political process and to encourage them to think about ways to improve the country.

Don't miss your chance!

Request For Guest Speakers

Hi, my name is Carina Fung a student placement for the youth and volunteer programs at the Cross-Cultural Community Services Association. TCCSA is an organization that focuses on assisting new immigrants in adapting to Canadian life by providing them with support and resources. Under our youth and volunteer program we hope to encourage more young Canadians to take-part in community involvement. This year we have organized our first ever Youth Ambassador Competition. The purpose of the competition is to reward excellence and to find an outstanding Youth Ambassador to represent metro Toronto and vicinity, and to promote Canadian diversity and multiculturalism. We are currently looking for guest speakers to engage our participants on topics such as public speaking, debating and social awareness.

This is a great opportunity to encourage youths to speak out, get involved and discover their communities. Guest speakers are required to only do one session between 1-3 hours long at there convince. Sessions will take place on Saturdays.

If you or anyone else you know are interested, please contact me at fung(dot)carina(at)gmail(dot)com



Sincerely,

Carina Fung

Carina Fung
Student Placement
Youth and Volunteer
The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association
310 Spadina Ave., Suite 301
Toronto , ON. M5T 2E8
Email: fung(dot)carina(at)gmail(dot)com
Web site: www.tccsa.org
Always looking for volunteers!
Contact me for more information

2007-08 WUDC Judging Applications

Application to Judge

Hart House anticipates sending 2 people to judge at the Worlds University Debating Championship at Assumption University in Bangkok, Thailand from December 25/26, 2006 to January 4/5, 2007. (Exact dates are dependant upon available flights)

To be eligible to apply for one of these positions, individuals must:

• be U of T students
• be a current travelling member of the Hart House Debating Club
• meet the requirements laid in out in section III of the Worlds Transfer Document (performing service to the club, fundraising for Worlds – please note that new members who may not have been available over the summer to fundraise, may be exempted from the fundraising requirements)

Anyone wishing to represent Hart House as a judge must submit an application. The judge selection subcommittee will review all applications and select representatives. The criteria used shall include (but is not limited to):

• judging experience/ability
• debating experience/ability
• British parliamentary experience/ability
• quality of club/committee participation and service MSOffice
• potential future contributions to the club/committee

Applications must be made by email, and submitted to Jenifer Newcombe at jenifer.newcombe@utoronto.ca by midnight Monday October 8, 2007. All submissions will be kept confidential to the judge selection subcommittee.

Please include the following information in your application: Name, Email Address, Phone Number, HH Debating Club Membership Number, College and Year

In addition, briefly describe:

• your ability and experience in university-level competitive debates
• your ability and experience with judging inter-university competitive debates
• your familiarity / experience with British Parliamentary style debating
• your commitment to debating and any service to the HH Debating Club and HH Debates Committee
• why you want to attend Worlds and what you hope to get out of it

Questions may be directed to Jenifer Newcombe jenifer.newcombe@utoronto.ca or 416.946.8391