World Schools Debating Championships
 

WSDC 2009: Athens, Greece
Schedule

  Monday 9 February
  Arrivals: teams will be met at Athens International Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos)
Organisers available all day for enquiries
  Tuesday 10 February
 
Orientation day
10:00 Meeting with Coaches- Team Managers (Hotel)
11:00 Briefing for adjudicators (Hotel)
11:00 Debaters visit the National Archaeological Museum
18:00 Buses depart for the Opening Ceremony
19:00 Opening Ceremony (Formal or Traditional Dress)
20:30 Welcome Party
22:30 Buses depart for Hotel
  Wednesday 11 February
 
8:30- 9:00 Buses depart for venues
Debating round 1 (Athens schools)
Lunch
  Debating round 2 (Athens schools)
  Buses depart for Hotel
  Thursday 12 February
 
8:30- 9:00 Buses depart for venues
Debating round 3 (Athens schools)
Lunch
  Debating round 4 (Athens schools)
  Buses depart for Hotel
  Friday 13 February
 
8:30- 9:00 Buses depart for venues
Debating round 5 (Athens schools)
Lunch
  Debating round 6 (Athens schools)Buses depart for Hotel
  Saturday 14 February
 
Day off
Optional organised visit to the Acropolis
Debating round 0 (Hotel)
  Sunday 15 February
 
9:00 - 9:30 Buses depart for venues
Debating round 7 (Athens schools)
Lunch
  Debating round 8 (Athens schools)
  Buses depart for Hotel
 
18:00 Buses Depart for Break Night Party
19:00 Break Night Party
10:00 Buses depart for Hotel
  Monday 16 February
 
7:30- 8:00 Buses depart for Delphi
10:00- 11:30 Visit to the Archaeological Site
12:00- 12:30 Welcoming Ceremony
Octo- Final Round
16:00 Late Lunch
18:00 Buses depart for Athens
  Free evening
  Tuesday 17 February
 
9:00- 12:00 Quarter-Finals
12:30- 15:30 Semi-Finals
   
  Wednesday 18 February
 
10:00 World Schools Debating Council meeting (free morning for those not involved)
16:00 Buses depart for venue
17:00 Grand Final / Closing Ceremony (Formal/ Traditional Dress)
20:00 Dinner
  Thursday 19 February
  Departures
 
 

 

 

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