Dear Debaters,
One year ago, IUB’s young Debating Society ventured to stem its largest project to date in organizing IUB Open 2005. Sources disagree on whether it was ignorance or lunacy that made us aim for setting new standards in Germany’s prestigious ZEITDebatten series. While the campus’ cosy setting speaks for the former reason, our epic bashes are a clear indicator of the latter. May we be forgiven, our five-star youth hostel was within crawling distance.
So who didn’t love our our tour of historic Bremen in original Bremen weather? Yes, we understand our debaters’ needs, from our world-class wake-up service to tea-time with butter cake and red bull. And kingly all-you-ever-cared-to-eat.
Enough of the snug stuff, the competition was hard as bone. And the Grand Final fulfilled eight ambitious debaters’ childhood dreams, putting them on Bremen’s state parliament’s platform in front of three hundred souls cheering for their final speeches.
As last year’s convenor, I made damn sure everybody was having a hell of a time. Axel’s IUB Open 2006 promises to be even better, as the team is now equipped with all the experience and twice the lunacy from last time. I don’t mind skipping a week of class in order to come to Bremen, for another round of “Debates, Beck’s & Rock’ n’Roll”. See you there, y’all!
Cheers,
Bastian Laubner
Convenor IUB Open 2005
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[08-06-01] Jacobs Open 2009 Convenor Elected
The Jacobs University Bremen Debating Society elected a new Convenor to lead the organizational efforts toward the Jacobs Open 2009. In a non-competitive election, candidate and Society President Oliver Haardt was reassured the trust of the Society to make Jacobs Open 2009 a success.
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Jens Fischer
Jens Fischer is one of the most well reputed debaters and adjudicators on the German and European circuits. A Chief Adjudicator of the IUB Open 2006 and Deputy Chief Adjudicator of the IUB Open 2005, he is a founding member of the Berlin Debating Union, and was their CA from 2002 to 2005. Most famously, Jens also was the CA of Euros 2006 in the German capital.
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Jacobs University Bremen Debating Society
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E-Mail: info@jacobs-debating.org