*Constructive Points*
/The official newsletter of the Carleton University Debating Society
/*http://www.carletondebate.org*/
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*In this Issue:
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* Call for Judges
* Membership Dues
* Notice of Constitutional Amendment
* Upcoming Tournaments
* Executive Positions Open
*Call for Novice Championship Judges*
If you are a senior member and would like to judge at the CUSID
Central Canadian Novice Championships (October 1-3), please e-mail
me at vpcom(a)carletondebate.org. We will be sending 3 judges and
will make our decision on who is to go by Wednesday.
*Membership Dues*
As per CUSA regulations, all CUDS members must pay a $5 (five)
membership fee. Those who pay the fee, and only those, will be
considered Members in Good Standing and will be able to:
* Vote at all Business Meetings and Executive elections.
* Attend Society events, seminars, and other activities.
(Those attending the Novice Championships next week may pay the
membership dues the following week).
You may submit your dues, along with your name and e-mail address,
to any club Executive during our regular meetings.
*Notice of Constitutional Amendment*
A Constitutional Amendment has been proposed and will be voted on at
our regular meeting on Wednesday, October 6, 2004. The amendment
will require all those who wish to attend external CUSID tournaments
to pay a $20 annual membership fee ($5 base membership fee, plus an
additional $15 membership fee). It will take effect after the
Novice Tournament.
This vote is open to all members of the Society and must pass with a
two-thirds majority of all members present. To vote, you must pay
the $5 membership fee prior to the vote (you can pay the day of).
The full amendment may be found here:
http://www.cusid.ca/community/viewtopic.php?p=57517
*Upcoming Tournaments*
The following are tournaments we are considering attending in the
Fall semester. If you are interested in going, contact
vpdebate(a)carletondebate.org <mailto:vpdebate@carletondebate.org>.
*October 15 - 17*
*Guindon Cup (University of Ottawa)*
British Parliamentary Style
/Participant selection to occur October 6, 2004./
*October 29-31*
*Chancellor's Cup (Queen's University)*
Canadian Parliamentary Style & French Language Division
/Participant selection to occur October 20, 2004./
/Please note that we reserve the right to change this list as we see
fit./ <
http://www.cusid.ca/community/viewtopic.php?p=57517>
*Positions Open on the Executive*
The following positions are vacant in the Society:
* *Vice President, Debate* - Responsible for organizing
internal Society debating activities and for external
tournament registration.
* *Novice Representative* - Represents the views of novice
members and acts as a liaison between novices and the senior
members of the club and Executive. Recommended for those
wishing to be on the Executive in future years.
The VP Debate and Novice Representative positions will be elected
the Wednesday, October 6, 2004. (Members in good standing who
cannot attend will be able to submit a proxy vote). If you would
like to run, contact the executive at exec(a)carletondebate.org
<mailto:exec@carletondebate.org> with your name and position(s) you
would like to run for.
Candidates will asked to speak for a few minutes and entertain
questions. Voting will then commence, immediately followed by the
vote count. Results will be released immediately.
If you have any questions regarding the positions, do not hesitate
to ask.
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http://www.carletondebate.org
Discuss at
http://www.cusid.ca/community*