National Final 2009/10 -- 02 Jul 2010
Join us for the National Final 2009/10 on Friday 2 July to Sunday 4 July.
We are delighted that the Royal Society of Medicine have again agreed to host the Debating Matters National Final at their prestigious venue in central London. The Royal Society of Medicine, set up over 200 years ago to promote an exchange of information and ideas on the science, practice and organisation of medicine, is an ideal home for the Debating Matters National Final and we would like to thank all involved for agreeing to be our host this year.
We would also like to thank the competition’s prize sponsor Hodder Education for their continued and generous support of Debating Matters.
13:00-14:00 REGISTRATION & COFFEE
ONE WIMPOLE STREET
14:00-14:15 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
THE WIMPOLE ROOM
14:15-15:00 PREPARATION SEMINARS 1 & 2
LOWER ATRIUM THEATRE -- SEMINAR 1: TRIAL BY JURY
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AGAINST
CHAIR
MAX RAYNE AUDITORIUM -- SEMINAR 2: CLINICAL TRIALS
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AGAINST
CHAIR
15:00-15:15 BREAK
15:15-16:00 PREPARATION SEMINARS 3 & 4
MAX RAYNE AUDITORIUM -- SEMINAR 3: SECULARISM
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AGAINST
CHAIR
LOWER ATRIUM THEATRE -- SEMINAR 4: CULTURAL ARTEFACTS
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AGAINST
CHAIR
16:00-16:30 COFFEE
EVENTS DINING ROOM
16:30-18:00 INSPIRATION EVENT
MAX RAYNE AUDITORIUM
09:30-10:00 COFFEE
EVENTS DINING ROOM
10:00-10:30 WELCOME
MAX RAYNE AUDITORIUM
10:40-12:00 ROUND 1
"Trial by jury is the best guarantor of justice"
Max Rayne Auditorium
ROUND 1A
FOR:
AGAINST:
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School
CHAIR
JUDGES
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
The Wimpole Room
ROUND 1B
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
12:00-13:00 LUNCH
EVENTS DINING ROOM
13:10-14:30 R0UND 2
"Clinical trials in developing countries are exploitative"
Max Rayne Auditorium
ROUND 2A
FOR:
AGAINST:
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
CHAIR
JUDGES
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
The Wimpole Room
ROUND 2B
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
18:00-18:30 DRINKS RECEPTION
THE ATRIUM
18:30-20:00 DEBATING MATTERS QUESTION TIME
SPEAKERS
CHAIR
10:00-10:30 COFFEE
THE ATRIUM
10:30-11:50 SEMI-FINAL 1
"A secular society should not prevent people from acting on their religious beliefs"
Main Lecture Theatre
FOR:
WINNER OF ROUND 1A
AGAINST:
WINNER OF ROUND 1B
CHAIR
JUDGES
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
ALL INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
11:50-12:00 CHANGEOVER
12:00-13:20 SEMI-FINAL 2
"Western museums should agree to requests to repatriate cultural artefacts"
Main Lecture Theatre
FOR:
WINNER OF ROUND 2A
AGAINST:
WINNER OF ROUND 2B
CHAIR
JUDGES
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
ALL INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
13:20-14:20 LUNCH
14:20-14:30 PROF. JOHN BETTERIDGE, ASSOCIATE DEAN, RSM
14:30-16:00 FINAL
"Genetic screening of embryos should be celebrated, not feared"
Main Lecture Theatre
FOR:
WINNER OF SEMI-FINAL 1
AGAINST:
WINNER OF SEMI-FINAL 2
CHAIR
JUDGES
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
ALL INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
16:00-17:00 PRESENTATIONS & FINAL WORDS
MAIN LECTURE THEATRE
17:00-18:00 DRINKS RECEPTION
THE ATRIUM
