{"id":8,"date":"2014-05-21T06:49:07","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T05:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wsdc.wpengine.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2015-01-01T18:09:55","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T18:09:55","slug":"organisation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/v2.schoolsdebate.com\/organisation\/","title":{"rendered":"The organisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The WSDC community\u00a0is made up of a number of separate but overlapping parts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a title=\"Hosts\" href=\"https:\/\/v2.schoolsdebate.com\/organisation\/hosts\/\">individual tournament<\/a>s, each of which has its own Convenor, organising committee, legal status and financing, although it may be closely linked to the debating association in the host country.<\/li>\n<li>The <a title=\"Tournament Committee\" href=\"https:\/\/v2.schoolsdebate.com\/organisation\/tournament-committee\/\">Tournament Committee<\/a>: representatives of participating countries, with one voting delegate per country; this meets once a year in person on the last day of a tournament, and also conducts online discussions and votes on debating matters<\/li>\n<li>The <a title=\"Executive\" href=\"https:\/\/v2.schoolsdebate.com\/organisation\/executive\/\">Executive<\/a>, which is elected by members of the Tournament Committee to lead on debating matters and organise volunteer working groups<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"WSDC Ltd\" href=\"https:\/\/v2.schoolsdebate.com\/organisation\/wsdc-ltd\/\">WSDC Ltd<\/a>, a company and membership association registered in the United Kingdom,\u00a0which seeks to connect alumni, raise funds, and ensure quality standards across tournaments<\/li>\n<li>The <a title=\"Board of Directors\" href=\"https:\/\/v2.schoolsdebate.com\/organisation\/board-of-directors\/\">Board of Directors<\/a> which is elected by the membership to oversee the company<\/li>\n<li>The <a title=\"Chief Ajudicators\" href=\"https:\/\/v2.schoolsdebate.com\/organisation\/chief-ajudicators\/\">Chief Adjudicators<\/a> and members of the Motions Committee, experienced members of the community who\u00a0are elected or ratified by the Tournament Committee for each competition and may come from outside the host country.<\/li>\n<li>And of course the participants: \u00a0the debates, coaches, judges and team managers who take part in the competitions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WSDC community\u00a0is made up of a number of separate but overlapping parts. 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