Directeur de commission : Audrey Blair et Leila Chiha (commission Internationale)
Objectif : This event is the first collaboration between the Junior Economic Chamber of Monaco (JCEM), the British Association of Monaco (BAM) and the Association of Young Monegasques (AJM). The three associations have joined forces to organise the first debating competition in English in the Principality.
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The Competition

The Big Debate will take place on 24 November in the evening in the offices of the AJM and will be open to the public. 

English is the international language and mastering it has become essential in today’s world. Working knowledge of English is a requirement in many fields of activity. For this reason, the JCEM, the BAM and the AJM have chosen to host an event that provides the opportunity for people whose mother tongue is not English to hone their language skills in a stimulating exercise: a debate.

The competition is organised with the support of the Hudson Foundation and the BAM which will provide a bursary for the winners.

Participation to The Big Debate is entirely free of charge.

Eligibility

There will be two separate competitions:

• The BAM/Hudson Foundation debating competition for: 
  • Monegasque nationals aged 15+
  • OR, Monaco residents of over 10 years, aged 15+
    JCEM and AJM members fulfilling these criteria are also encouraged to participate.
• The BAM/JCEM/AJM debating competition for employees of Monaco-based companies. 

Please note that BOTH competitions are for candidates whose mother tongue is NOT English.

Prizes

The Jury will be composed of the presidents of the three associations organising the event: BAM, JCEM and AJM.

• The winning and runner-up teams of the BAM/Hudson Foundation debating competition will be awarded a substantial cash prize. 
• The winning team of the BAM/JCEM/AJM debating competition will be awarded the Presidents’ trophy and receive commemorative medals.   

Training courses

Participants will need to attend training courses in preparation for the competition. The courses will go over the competition debating rules in detail, provide practise debate sessions and will help candidates maximize their chance for success.

Courses will take place at the JCEM offices (nacks and refreshments will be provided during the courses) and will be run by Mrs. Anne Batt:

• All sessions will start at 6pm.
• Please wait for Anne at the JCEM offices, entrance H, Stade Louis II, 4th floor. 

There will be a total of 4 training sessions, all free of charge. Dates will be as follows:

• 13 October
• 20 October
• 10 November
• 17 November

The Final:

• 24 October

Registration

Please send completed registrations forms to Mrs. Nathalie COTTINI, Cette adresse email est protégée contre les robots des spammeurs, vous devez activer Javascript pour la voir. .

Venues

Training courses will take place at:
Jeune Chambre Economique de Monaco,
1, avenue des Castelans
(Stade Louis II - entrée H) 
98000 Monaco
Tel: +377 92 05 20 19 

The Big Debate will take place at:
Association des Jeunes Monégasques,
Centre Commercial le Métropole n°118,
Avenue des Spélugues,
98000 Monaco
Tel: +377 93 15 99 00