Womens 2007
Every year, this debating tournament runs near the start of Semester 2, sometime near the Grand Final weekend!
This is a British Parliamentary style tournament, aimed at increasing female involvement in the debating scene, and provide a forum where women can discuss issues dealing with women in a comforatble environment. Please note that this tournament is only for women, although men are welcome to attend the Grand Final.
This year the Tournament is being jointly hosted by MUDS in conjunction with MAD (Monash Association of Debaters) and hence looks set to be the best Womens ever! The organising committee is as follows:
Chief Adjudicator: Liz Sheargold
Deputy Chief Adjudicator: Claire Lindsey & Felicity McMahon
Convenors: Fiona Prowse & Laura Bellamy
Tournament Director: Nicole Lynch
Treasurer: Simin Ngan
Social Officers: Jen Ames & Sienna Merope
Accomodation Officer: Melissa Birch
Logistics Officer: Rosheena Dutta
Sponsorship Officer: Meg O'Brian & another TBA
Participant Liason Officer: Rachael Meager
IT Officer: Natalie Devitsakis
Women's Officer: Georgia Boukas
General Representatives: Clara Pagone, Der-Wei Su, Laura Ostojic
More information to follow. Please direct all enquiries to awdc2007@gmail.com.
Womens 2006
Hosted by the University of Sydney from the 29th September to the 2nd October. MUDS sent 5 and half teams to compete against some of Australia's strongest debaters in this annual women-only tournament. The contingent returned great results with one team featuring in the Grand Final and two making the semi-finals. Strong performances meant MUDS also occupied the 3rd, 5th and 9th places on the individual speaker tab.
For more results, please see Contingents or the official Womens 2006 website at
http://www.usuonline.com/AWDC
This year, the Women's tournament will be held in Canberra and hosted by the Australian National University from September 30th to October 3rd. The Society strongly encourages attendance by all its female members.
Visit the official Women's 2005 website here.
2005 Contingent:
Melbourne One: Liz Sheargold and Liz Ames
Adjudicator: Sheridan Ingram
Last year, all Society teams fared exceptionally well, with a composite Melbourne/Monash University team taking first place.
| Team | Members | Result |
| Melbourne One | Nicole Lynch Alice Muhlebach | Runners-Up |
| Melbourne Two | Tamar Heath Lauren Knight | Runners-Up |
| Melbourne Three | Sarah Kemeny Thea Chesterfield | Semi-Finalists |
| Melbourne Four | Kathryn James Victoria Murphy | Semi-Finalists |
| Team | Members | Result |
| UMMU 1 | Sherria (MUDS) Jasmine (MAD) | |
| UMMU 2 | Jess Moir (MUDS) Sam Gash (MAD) | |
| UMMU 3 | Liz Sheargold (MUDS) Chloe McCardel (MAD) | Grand-Final Winners |
UMMU 1 & 2 both did very well in the rounds, but were unlucky to just miss the finals. UMMU 3 were the winners of the grand final.
Speaker Rankings:
Alice Muhlebach - 2nd Best Speaker
Liz Sheargold- 4th Best Speaker
Nicole Lynch - 5th Best Speaker
Sarah Kemeny - 6th Best Speaker
Lauren Knight - 8th Best Speaker
Kathryn James - 9th Best Speaker
Jess Moir - 10th Best Speaker
Tamar Heath - 11th Best Speaker
The full team and speaker tables are available at the official Womens' website.