Constructive Points<br><br>1) Welcome to CUDS<br>2) First Meeting and Show Debate<br>3) Novice Training Day<br>4) Novice Tournament<br>5) CUDS on the internet<br><br>1) Welcome<br><br>Welcome to all new members of the Carleton University Debating Society. It was great to meet all of you at the Prelude Table on Wednesday and we hope that you can make it out to our first meeting this coming Wednesday. We have an exciting year planned this year which includes Carleton hosting the North American Championships in January. As well, there will be tournaments in Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, Kingston, Halifax and many other places. Carleton is currently home to the top speaker in North America and we are looking to build off of our success last year to make this the best year for CUDS ever!
<br><br>2) First Meeting and Show Debate<br><br>The first meeting of the year will take place on Wednesday September 12th at 7pm. The location is still to be determined as room booking is delayed due to the strike. However we will send out an e-mail once we have a location. It also will be posted on the website and CUSIDnet. We hope to see as many people as possible out at our first meeting which will include a show debate and a brief introduction to debating. 
<br><br>In conjunction with RRRA, CUDS will be hosting a show debating in Residence on the evening of September 16th (That is a Sunday). There will also be a guest speaker speaking on transit issues facing Ottawa and other cities. This is a great opportunity to see some world class debaters go at it and we hope that as many people as possible can come out to this event. 
<br><br>3) Novice Training Day<br><br>Our annual novice training day will be held this year at Carleton on Saturday, September the 22nd in conjunction with the English Debating Society from . We will be having two world champions as well as other highly qualified debaters there to teach the basics of debating. Lunch will also be provided. In the afternoon there will be a chance for all new debaters to debate with experienced debaters. If all experienced debaters could come out for at least the afternoon that would be greatly appreciated. 
<br><br>4) Novice Tournament<br><br>The annual Central Novice Championships will be held this year on the weekend of September 28th to 30th at York University in Toronto. This tournament is for all debaters new to debating. It is a fantastic weekend where you get to travel to Toronto and meet other debaters from all over Ontario and Quebec.&nbsp; More details will be given at our first meeting and at Novice Training Day but remember to keep that weekend open. 
<br><br>5) CUDS on the Internet<br><br>We at the Carleton Univeristy Debating Society have our very own website located at <a href="http://www.carletondebate.org">www.carletondebate.org</a>. Check the website for updates regarding tournaments, room locations and upcoming&nbsp; events.&nbsp; We also have our own online forum called CUSIDnet. It is a great place to find out info about and sign up for tournaments, discuss
current events and get to know other debaters.&nbsp; To sign up, go to <a href="http://www.cusid.ca/community" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">www.cusid.ca/community</a>, create an account, and send a PM to &quot;Adam Coombs&quot; or &quot;
A.Law&quot; to get access to our forum. We really encourage all debaters to sign up for a CUSIDnet account as it is the primary means of communication for CUDS. <br><br>***Please do not reply directly to this email. &nbsp;If you have any questions or comments, please direct them to 
vpcom@carletondebate.org***<br><br>