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By-Laws of the Carleton University Debating Society

Past Tournament Results By-Law

The Society shall maintain an accurate and accessible record of past tournament results dating back no less than 2 (two) academic terms prior to the current date.
Participants who attend subsidized tournaments shall report his or her results to the Vice-President Administration within two weeks of the date of the tournament.

Monetary Awards By-Law

Should a Society-subsidized team win a monetary award exceeding C$500 for its performance at a tournament, the team shall be required to reimburse the Society for transportation expenses incurred to attend said tournament, up to, but not exceeding 50% of the award. Registration and accommodation costs shall remain club subsidized. The remaining value of the award shall be split equally between the two team members.

Equity Committee Bylaw

The executive will appoint a three person committee each academic year, chaired by the
President, to investigate equity issues in the club. It will report to the AGM and make
recommendations as needed.

Tournament Fee Bylaw

If a debater or judge reneges on participating in a subsidized tournaments within the 92
hours before the start of the tournament, (s)he is responsible for refunding the club the cost of
the deposit, and may appeal to the executive’s discretion in case of unique circumstances. The
debater will not be eligible for future tournament subsidization consideration until the fee is
passed

Carleton CUSIDnet Forum Policy

All Society members and alumni and are allowed access to the Carleton Forum on CUSIDnet. In addition, others may be admitted to the forum, based on a request to the moderator. The request shall be posted in the forum, and the person shall be admitted only in the absence of opposition from any Carleton member.
Users of the Society forum shall be expected to maintain a level of decorum in keeping with the nature of a common message board. For guidelines on what this means please refer to some of the following:
Should a post go outside reasonable limits as outlined above, the forum moderator shall temporarily remove the offending post, keeping a copy. The offending post shall be kept offline pending a review of the Executive. Should the executive determine the post to not be offensive, it shall be returned to the forum.

Voting rights Bylaw

One week prior to the AGM, members of the club are required to confirm their membership to the executive to retain voting rights at the AGM. Two weeks prior to the AGM, the executive is responsible for informing all club members of this regulation.

Equity Committee Bylaw

The executive will appoint a three person committee each academic year, chaired by the
President, to investigate equity issues in the club. It will report to the AGM and make
recommendations as needed.

Tournament Fee Bylaw

If a debater or judge reneges on participating in a subsidized tournaments within the 92 hours before the start of the tournament, (s)he is responsible for refunding the club the cost of the deposit, and may appeal to the executive’s discretion in case of unique circumstances. The debater will not be eligible for future tournament subsidization consideration until the fee is passed

High-cost Tournament Debriefing Bylaw

When members are subsidized to attend tournaments of particularly high cost, as deemed by the executive, they shall, individually or as a group:

(1) Debrief the club, at a debate meeting or scheduled time, on their experience at said tournament, including but not limited to:

(a) round-by-round analysis including opponents, judges, motions, tactics, and reasons for decision
(b) the same for all out-rounds, regardless of whether the members were in said rounds
(c) any salient differences in tournament organization
(d) particularly insightful comments from judges, especially those from a different national debating background
(e) what factors contributed to competitive success, or lack thereof
(f) increases or decreases over the course of the weekend
(g) a holistic summary of the tournament experience

(2) In the case of the WUDC, hold one training seminar per semester, at a debate meeting or other scheduled time; in the case of all other tournaments, hold one training seminar during the semester of said tournament, in the appropriate style.

Outstanding Debts Bylaw
Members of the Society must inform the VP Administration of the value of any outstanding
debts no less than 3 days prior to the AGM.

Honourary Members

Ryan Androsoff, B.P.A.P.M./2003
Co-Founder, Past-President
2002 CUSID Nationals Quarter-Finalist
Granted Honourary Membership in 2003

Andrew Christie, B.P.A.P.M./2005

Past-President, Past-VP Fundraising
Granted Honourary Memberhip in 2005

Mike Powell, History/2004
Past-President
Granted Honourary Membership in 2006

Wayne Chu, Computer Sciences/2005
Past-VP Communications
Granted Honourary Membership in 2006

Ben Piper, History/2006
Past-President
Granted Honourary Membership in 2006
Padraic Ryan, Political Science/2007
“Yes” Committee Chair, 2005 Levy Campaign
Granted Honourary Membership in 2007