The 5th PDA High School Parliamentary Debate
World Congress 2020
PDA High School Parliamentary Debate World Congress (PDAWC) is an
event for high school students held in Japan. It is a unique occasion for highschoolers from all around the world to debate in English and have cultural
exchanges with each other. The first World Congress was held in January 2016.
The upcoming 2020 World Congress will be the fifth.
Participants come from many countries. The four past events’ participant countries
were Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Cambodia,Canada,Chili, China, Denmark,Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jamaica,Malaysia,Mexico,Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand,Nigeria, Norway, SouthAfrica,South Korea, Philippines, Romania,Russia, Spain, Sweden,Thailand, the United
Kingdom, the United States of America and Vietnam,

LOCATION:

Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport
Address: 1 Senshukukokita, Izumisano-shi, Osaka Prefecture 549-0001
Tel: (81) 72-455-1111
DATES:The 2020 event will be held from Friday, January 17th to Sunday, January 19th,
2020. (2 nights and 3 days)

SCHEDULE (temporary*):•DAY 1 (Friday):- Day: Mixed Countries Debates (Each participant will be in a different teamcomposed with different countries members.)- Night: Welcome Party•

DAY 2 (Saturday):- Day: Main Debate Tournament Preliminary Rounds, Recreation- Night: Banquet
DAY 3 (Sunday):- Day: Main Debate Tournament Semi-Final and Final- End of the Day: Awards Ceremony•*The detailed schedule will be sent to the participants afterwards.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:➢PDAWC is open to high school students (at the time of the competition).

➢One team per country composed of 3 high school students accompanied by1 faculty member.

➢This year, the registration fee for oversea teams is 35,000yen per person.
transportation expenses (airplane tickets and other fees) and any other fees
outside the dates of PDAWC (hotel expenses before and after the event, etc.)
are at the participants’ own expense.

➢The accommodations (2 nights at Hotel Nikko), including breakfast lunch
and dinner, for overseas teams (up to 12 teams) are provided. The rooms
provided are the sexes separated and the room might be shared withparticipants from other countries.

➢Accommodations: Triple bedroom by default at the Congress location, HotelNikko Kansai Airport from Friday, January 17 to Sunday, January 19, 2020
(2 nights and 3 days). Please note that the hotel room will be assigned by
the PDAWC committee and the room might be shared with participants fromother countries. Additional charges may apply for changes made to any othertype of room.)
HOW TO REGISTER:

Register one team, per country, composed of 3 high school students
accompanied by 1 faculty member.
Please note that only one team per country will be eligible and chosen on a firstcome basis. Please contact us early if you plan to participate. Register atpdawc2020@pdpda.org using the following form (Page 3).
ORGANIZER:
General Incorporated Association
Parliamentary Debate Personnel Development Association (PDA)
http://www.pdpda.org/
For more information, please feel free to contact us at pdawc2020@pdpda.org

Terms and Conditions:•Only one team per country will be eligible and chosen on a first-come, firstserved basis.

•All travel expenses (including airplane ticket, accommodation before andafter the event, etc.) are at each participant’s own expenses.

•A personal travel insurance policy to cover theft, loss and medical problems
is highly recommended. The organizers will not be held liable for illness,injury, accidents or thefts suffered by participants.

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In case of cancellation, cancellation fees might be charged. For more
information, please contact the organizers at PDA’s office.

•The information in this form will be used for the following purposes: tomake contact, hotel reservations, printed materials such as PDAWC’sprogram and name badges, website contents, etc.

•Pictures and videos taken during the world congress and also the results ofthe tournament can be published or commercially used in journals,magazines, on the Internet and other media. Private information will not be
used under any other circumstances.

Registration Form

Please copy and fill the following form. Send it by mail at
pdawc2020@pdpda.org.

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1. Country Name:.

2. High School Name:.

3. Name of the participants:● Faculty member (Gender) Passport number, Room type:
Smoking/Non-Smoking● Student 1 (Gender) Passport number● Student 2 (Gender) Passport number● Student 3 (Gender) Passport number.

4. Participating faculty member’s address:.

5. Participating faculty member’s phone number:.

6. Participating faculty member’s email address:.

7. Do you agree with the terms and conditions above? Yes/No

If you have any food allergy or food you can not eat ( religious reason
vegetarian, vegan etc.) please let us know.
*Please note that all the team members need to agree to the following
conditions to be able to participate.