Hi all, We posted a suggestion for a new defcon event on the defcon forums -- a debate tournament!
https://forum.defcon.org/showthread.php?p=103437 If you think this is a good idea, support us on the forum. :) We'd also be happy to answer any question in email. To avoid list clutter, off-list replied are requested. Organizers: Gadi Evron Dan Kaminsky Steve Llano Highlights from proposal: British Parliamentary Debate is a style of debating based on the how the British conduct business at their Parliament. Two teams consisting of two members each, face off against each other trying to defend or attack a certain proposition. Then another two teams pick up where they left. This is done in an organized fashion as detailed below. Example propositions: This house will ban the use of firewalls This house will make hacking illegal This house will legalize mandatory full disclosure This house believes the source of evil in this world is Windows This house will support giving guns to hackers This house believes script kiddies should be shot Hacking saves lives Ninjas are better than Pirates Family guy is better than The Simpsons Kids who play video games kill people Star Trek is better than Star Wars Pluto is a planet Beer should be free Coke is better than Pepsi RFID will put the economy in recession Parliamentary debate has become increasingly popular in recent years. It differs from the regular college Policy Debate in that the participants have only 15 minutes prep time after learning of what motion (resolution) they are going to work with. It requires thinking on your feet and agile minds. Rules: 1. Be professional. 2. Follow parliamentary procedure. 3. No swearing. 4. Have fun! 5. [Optional] Defcon rule addition: drink alcohol. (judging team my enforce drinking when buzzwords, empty slogans and logical fallacies are used) _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/