GSD Schedule Updated

Hi everyone,

The GSD Schedule has just been updated and finalised. Do checked it out at the pages. We’ll keep everyone updated from time to time.

Convener

We welcome our DCAs

Good news to all,

On behalf of the GSDC committee, I would like to annouce that our DCAs for this year’s tourney will be Sarfaraz Ahmed a.k.a Surfi and Shoaib Rahim a.k.a Kandahar. We are very proud to have Surfi and Kandahar in our adjudication core this year. With their adjudication experience and reputable background, I am sure GSDC this year will be a blast. And with Sharmila leading the core, we now have a strong adjudication core which I am proud to say the strongest ever in GSDC’s history.

We are looking forward to see everyone soon.

Convenor

GSDC’s Chief Adjudicator

The GSDC 2009  committee is proud to announce that Miss Sharmila A.Parmanand from Ateneo de Manila University, Philippine as our  Chief Adjudicator this year. On behalf of the committee members, I would like to welcome Miss Sharmila to our adjudication core. With Sharmila leading the adjudication core this year in December, I am sure GSDC 2009’s expectations will go beyond excitement.

Currently, we are looking for interested individuals to join our adjudication core as DCA and independent adjudicators. We shall announce our DCAs names once we have confirmation. Interested ex-debaters or individuals who have experience in debating and adjudicating tournaments, our invitation is open to you all. For further information, do feel free to contact us via email.

Convenor

GSD date CONFIRMED

Greetings to all warrior of words,

We have just received our green light from our Students Affairs Department recently and as from now on, GSDs new confirmed date will be from 4th – 7th December 2009. We will be faxing out our notification letter regarding the change of date to your institution very soon.

Due to this change of dates, we would like to kindly ask every institutions who have confirmed joining us in reference to the previous date, to send us the registration form as confirmation of participation again. At the moment, GSD will still be in BP format.

 We really hope to hear from you soon and that you guys can make it to join us here in UPM.

Convenor

Wishing all a Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Hi everyone,

I would like to take this opportunity to wish my committee members and to all debaters out there Selamat Hari Raya. May you guys have a blessed Raya with your love ones and family. To my dearest committee members, may you guys have a great Raya this year, do take good care and enjoy the holiday break.

As for everyone out there, GSD is progressing positively. We will update everyone once we are back from our holiday break.

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI…

Convenor

GSD will happen in December

Hi everyone,

First and foremost, on behalf of the committee we would like to apologize for the long delay in updating everyone. There has been a lot of clash of date in our effort to organize GSD, and for the past few weeks, much discussion and consideration have been done in order to have GSD to happen. In my previous post which I have suggested the date on 20-23 November 2009 is unlikely to happen. This is due to the 1st Asian BP which will take place in Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

So we have decided that it is not the right date to have GSD on the same date because we are planning to bring one or two adjudicators who are going to Chula to join GSD adjudication core. Therefore, we have come out with another suggested date for GSD which is 4-7 December 2009. Now we are waiting for a green light from our Students’ Affair Department for the December date and we will update with everyone once we get the ‘go’ from them.

By the way, I’ve asked around in the debate group and I’ve received lots of response, and most debaters love the idea to have it in December compared to November as exams are over.  We on our side is in favour of the December date too as 4-7 December will be on a weekend. We do hope that all you ‘warriors’ will come to join GSD in December.

Once again, we would like to apologize for the long delay and we will update with everyone via email as soon as we get good news from the Students’ Affair Department.

Convenor

GSD suggested postponement date: 20 – 23 November 2009

Dear all,

We have consulted with our Student Affairs’ Division and the GSD committee has decided to postpone GSD  to November 2009. This is because due to the recent H1N1 situation we have here Malaysia, some institutions and universities are having their holidays forwarded as we speak now and some institutions are closed to control the spread of the virus among students. If we were to continue on 17-20 August, we do not know what and how the situation will be by then. So we were advised that it is best we lay low for awhile for safety precaution.  We apologize for the inconvenience and we hope you guys understand the circumstances.

We still hope that you guys will be able to join us on the new date of GSD which is to fall on November, and the proposed date will be on 20 – 23 November 2009. We are trying to make it on weekend so that you guys are available to join us.  For any inquiries, do feel free to keep in touch with us. Let’s all pray together that this H1N1 wave will cease and everything will be okay once again.

Do take care everyone. God bless.

Convenor

GSD 2009 new date to be announced soon…

Dear all,

University Putra Malaysia is having its mid semester break from 29th July – 4th August now as we speak. So due to the change of mid semester break, we probably might move GSD date which is to be schedule from 17th – 20th August to a date which we will announce soon. We’ll keep you guys in contact as soon as we seek our Student Affairs’ Division advice regarding the changing of dates. We’ll keep everyone posted via email and phone calls.

In the meantime, for those who will be joining us from Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Sabah and Sarawak we hope you guys put on hold on booking  flight tickets as for now. Please hold on to that first. We apologize for the inconvenience. But no worries, GSD 2009 will run its show for sure. Please keep in touch with us via email or phone calls for any inquiries.

Convenor

Deposit Deadline Extended

Dear all,

GSD 2009 has extended the registration payment of deposit to 3rd August 2009 as of now. To all institutions and universities who have been in contact with us and are sending teams to join GSD 2009, we hope that you guys can do the payment of deposit to us ASAP as confirmation of participation. Apart from that, we would like to ask for your kind cooperation to fax or email to us the completed registration form to us so that we can carry out our arrangements such as food, accommodation and usage of wireless in UPM for all of you.

As for institution / universities who opt to pay on the day of registration, we hope to receive the completed registration form ASAP as well. International universities who will be joining us such as National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and University of Indonesia as well as those who will be flying to Semenanjung Malaysia from Sabah and Sarawak, please be inform that we will need you guys to email a copy of your flight itinerary to us, so that we can arrange transport to pick you guys at the airport.

Convenor

Encouraging Response

Good news for all,

Due to an encouraging response from a few institutions, the GSD committee has decided to increase the numbers of cap per institution to 5 teams. Previously, we set the number of caps of 3 teams per institution. So as from now, I open GSD’s invitation to all institution who wish to send 5 teams, you are allowed to do so and I am more than happy to see more Warrior of Words coming down here to join GSD 2009.

To the teams/institutions who have registered with us, you may add to the number of teams you have registered with us. Any inquiries regarding the registration and payment will be the same. (refer to the Registration Policy)

In the meantime, we are still getting feedbacks from other local universities here as well as from Universitas Indonesia, NTU Singapore and Chulalongkorn University who are interested to join us. We are  now working in sending out invitation letter and registration forms to you guys. Interested institutions, please do drop us an email and we will get back to you guys soonest.

Convenor