The International University Bremen Debating Society wishes to extend the most sincere congratulations to the winners of the IUB Open 2007.
Winning Team: London/Leeds (Keir Howie & Zaynab Al Nasser)
Best Speaker of the Final: Aurora Simionescu, DCM Blue, Society alumna '05
Darling of the Audience: Daniel Grotzky, DCM Blue
Best Speaker of the Tab: Daniel Grotzky, DCM Blue
Last Man at the Bar: Derek Lande, Chief Adjudicator, UCC
Last Country at the Bar: Slovenia
Last Bunnies at the Bar: Kira Grabner & Anna R. Sukkau, Competence Center Coordinators, IUB Open 2007
Florian Wichelmann Memorial Award for the Biggest Screwballs at the Tournament: Daniel Hinkeldein, Florian Wichelmann, Matthias Winkelmann, Patrick Ehmann
Please click here for a full version of the team and speaker tab.
The motions can be found below - slides will follow:
Round I:
This House would privatize all universities.
- Video
Round II:
This House would allow having sex with animals.
- Slides
Round III:
This House would compel football clubs to field a minimum number of domestic players.
- Slides
Round IV:
This House believes NATO should intervene in Sudan.
- Slides
Round V:
This House opposes the use of nuclear power in the developing world.
- Slides
Semifinals:
This House would allow denying the holocaust.
- Slides
Grand Final:
This House would put children of long-term unemployed parents up for adoption.
- Slides
Media Materials:
Videos:
- "Friday Night Uncensored"
- Grand Final, etc. - coming soon.
Photos (rar-archives):
- "Preparation" - includes documentation of the "external marketing effort" (13.4 MB)
- Friday 1 - includes the dinner, opening ceremony, and debates. (1.32 GB)
- Friday 2 - includes debates, and the social. (1.14 GB)
- Saturday - includes debates, the entertainment program, and the "Supreme Debauchery: Reloaded" party. (542 MB)
- Sunday - includes the semi-finals, Grand Final, and champagne reception. (348 MB)
The images will additionally be published either in a separate gallery or on Facebook - we will keep you posted.
Additional slides:
- "Last Round" - Thank you to all staff
News Announcements
[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.
Faces of IUB Open
Isabelle Loewe
Isabelle Loewe is the Chief Adjudicator of Jacobs Open 2009. She won the ESL competition at Berlin Euros 2006, is a former president of the VDCH and won our Best Speaker award in 2005. We expect her coming and yet another fierce competition for the title 'last (wo)man at the bar' (which she, together with Convenor Henrik Maedler, has attained before, at the 2006 DDG Masters' Cup).
Contact Information
Jacobs University Bremen Debating Society
College Ring 4
D-28759 Bremen
E-Mail: info@jacobs-debating.org