What is Otaku Parliamentary Debate?
Otaku Parliamentary Debate, OPD for short, is a debate contest at AX that will run from Day One (July 3, 2008) to Day Three (July 5, 2008) of the con. Day One is the first round of debates with four debates in total. Day two will consist of the semifinals of those who won on the previous day. Day three will consist of the Finals where two teams will face off to find out whose debate skills rein supreme. It runs similar to Parliamentary debate, where there are two teams arguing either favor or oppose on the topic. The only difference between a regular Parliamentary Debate and OPD is that all the topics will be Anime, Manga, and Video Games! When and where is Otaku Parliamentary Debate? Round 1 – Thursday, July 2, 2009 from 2:30pm to 4:20pm in LP 3 Round 2 – Friday, July 3, 2009 from 3:00pm to 4:50pm in LP 3 SemiFinals – Saturday, July 4, 2009 from 12:15pm to 2:05pm in LP 2 Finals – Saturday, July 4, 2009 from 2:30 to 3:50pm in LP 2 Who may compete in OPD? Anyone with a full four-day pas
