All of the papers that have been submitted to the CEDA Topic Selection Committee are now available to be viewed at the ceda topic website www.cedatopic.com
There are also open threads for each topic at the topic blog http://blog.cedatopic.com/ Based on the volume of comments that took place last summer, it would be a tremendous help to the committee if comments could be left on that site. I will open new threads as specific conversations warrant, so feel free to provide your input. You may also subscribe to the topic blog by following the links at the bottom of the page and thus stay in regular contact with blog traffic. There will also be an open meeting at CEDA Nationals to facilitate the conversation. The process now moves to the creation of a ballot for community vote. As specified by the CEDA constitution, "/Within two weeks of the national tournament the committee will report to the Executive Secretary no fewer than three problem areas to be voted upon by the general membership."/ The committee will now begin reviewing the papers and your questions and comments are much appreciated. Finally, I would like to take an opportunity to thank all of these volunteers who gave of their own time and energy to help the community. I would note that every paper that was submitted appears on the site. It is important to note that two of these ideas (genetic technology and nonproliferation) were not on the original list last summer, but instead the work of members of the community. I hope their work encourages others to review the guidelines for controversy papers at http://www.cedatopic.com/controversy.html to consider submitting a paper in the future. Thanks. Gordon Chair-CEDA Topic Selection Committee -- Gordon Stables, Ph.D. Director of Debate Annenberg School for Communication University of Southern California Office: 213 740 2759 Fax: 213 740 3913 http://usctrojandebate.com <http://usctrojandebate.com> _______________________________________________ CEDA-L mailing list [email protected] http://www.ndtceda.com/mailman/listinfo/ceda-l
