Formation 2015 Region served México | Location México City | |
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Founders Ariel de la Garza, David Alatorre López, Mark Webber, Montserrat Legorreta, Nicholas Ferezin, Patricio Dávila, Rodolfo Flores, Sergio Luna, Víctor López Martínez Type National debating organization President David Alatorre López (Alumn of Tec de Monterrey Campus Estado de México and Yale University) | ||
The Asociación Mexicana de Debate (Mexican Debate Association) (AMD) is the regulating body for debate in México, formed by students, former students and debate coaches with experience at the most important debating competitions in the world, such as the World Universities Debating Championship, the World Universities Debating Championship in Spanish and the World Schools Debating Championship, and it is the only body that organizes British Parliamentary, Karl Popper and World Schools debate competitions in the country, including two national championships (one in Spanish and one in English). AMD has the objective of spreading debate all around the country.
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They will host the 38th World Universities Debating Championship.
History
AMD became the first body that grouped representatives from all the universities in México that practiced British Parliamentary debate. In the absence of intervarsity debating tournaments in México, the first three teams (Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Estado de México and Campus Santa Fe, and Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México) used to only compete at the World Championships in English and Spanish, as well as two tournaments that were organized during the first years (2011–2013). During the 2013 Spanish Worlds (held in Madrid), a team from the Universidad Iberoamericana Campus León became the first non-México City metropolitan area team to be formed and compete, joining Tec CEM.
Later, more teams were started in México, particularly after the Tec de Monterrey Campus Estado de México team hosted the 2014 World Championships in Spanish. By the 2015 edition in Colombia, México already had the largest delegation competing at the championship and the 2015 national ranking included over 20 institutions.
In 2015, the Association was formed to sponsor tournaments nationally, the first ones being the two National Championships: The Spanish-speaking Campeonato Nacional de Debate (CND) and the English-Speaking Mexican Universities Debating Championship (MUDC), as well as a Metropolitan Debate League and three more tournaments in the Valley of México and Morelia. That same year, the Association organized practices among the Mexican teams that would compete at the 2016 WUDC.
During early 2016, the Association officially announced its plans to host the 2018 World Universities Debating Championship, in México City, and in April they were voted as hosts on a near-unanimous decision, with what they have labeled as what would be the largest debating tournament ever made.
During March 2016, Tec de Monterrey Campus Estado de México became the first Mexican team to win a British Parliamentary tournament abroad, by winning the Spanish Division of the Pan American Universities Debating Championship Jamaica 2016.
Tournaments
AMD nationally and internationally sanctions several official championship tournaments, including:
The National Championships also include a public speaking competition and a Masters tournament, open to judges and the adjudication team, as well as Novice Awards. The Masters tournament can be held on a different format
All of these universities use the British Parliamentary debate format. AMD has also sponsored tournaments such as the Tec de Monterrey Campus Estado de México, Campus Santa Fe, and Campus Morelia, as well as a Metropolitan Debate League, contested by the teams from the México City Metropolitan area, which is pits various teams from each debate society to debate against each other each week, with the amount of "match" victories determining the championship, followed by "debate wins" and "debate points".
In addition, AMD has a National ranking that crowns the overall national university champion.