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Norwich Mini is a small BP tournament meant for small and medium debating societies, some of whom haven't been to a debate competition since the pandemic. Examples of small societies include London Met's debating society and the Norwich Debating Union. A medium societies include the Southampton Debating Union. It is designed to give these institutions and their members an introductory experience to intervarsity British Parliamentary debating. This is a novice tournament i.e., all speakers must be novices. Novice criteria:
- Less than 1 year since first university/school debating competition
- Fewer than 3 open breaks
Format: BP (5 minutes)
Venue: University of East Anglia
CA Team: Asher Jayson, TBA
Tab: Soumyajit Saha
Equity: TBA
Convenor: Soumyajit Saha
Judge policy: N-1
Reg fee: £20/team
Registration deadline: 08/11/2025
Team reg: https://forms.gle/VS8yUJqVRXnQNQcPA
IA Applications: TBA
Schedule (UTC):
Saturday, 15th November 2025 —
09:00 - 09:30 — Registration
09:30 - 10:15 — Announcements
10:15 - 12:00 — Round 1
12:00 - 12:45 — Lunch
12:45 - 14:30 — Round 2
14:30 - 16:15 — Round 3
16:15 - 17:45 — Round 4 (Closed)
18:00 - 1815 — Break Announcements
18:15 - 20:00 — Finals
20:00 - 20:15 — Closing Ceremony
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
University of East Anglia (UEA), The LCR, University Drive, Norwich, NR4 7TQ, United Kingdom
