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Parliamentary Debate

The goal of the Parliamentary Debate category is to encourage undergraduate engineering students to present a well-reasoned viewpoint with a minimum of preparation time.

Engineers are often required to evaluate and argue for or against a proposal on short notice. In this category, competitors defend or refute a previously undisclosed resolution using the format of parliamentary style debate.

The rules document is now available.

Awards

First Place: $1500 and the Silver Tongue Award
Second Place: $1000
Third Place (both teams eliminated in the semi-final round): $500