Harry Potter Open [Debate]

A friend posted this on Facebook, which got many of us geeks very excited -- The Harry Potter Open.

From the Facebook event page:

"Yes, really.
Saturday 31 July 2010 is Harry Potter's birthday. Celebrate it in style, in Birmingham, in debate form.

Reg is £30 a team, or £25 if you come in a suitable magical costume.

There will be food, there will be drink, and of course, there will be Harry Potter motions."

This sounds like fun, I wonder what the motions will be. Too bad that the "Is Snape evil?" question has been answered in the last book.

This is the event calendar page on British Debate:
http://www.britishdebate.com/calendar/event.asp?e=744

For the geeks among us I'd also like to remind of AnimeExpo's Otaku Parliamentary Debate.

AnimeExpo Otaku Parliamentary Debate

AnimeExpo, the anime convention, is running a now regular event of parliamentary debate. They ask for teams to notify of their interest ahead of the con, and use interesting geek motions.

This is one of the most fun links I came across when it comes to debate.

I couldn't get it done last year, but Dan Kaminsky, Steve Llano and myself plan an event such as this at Defcon. Hopefully we will have the time to get it done this year. Naturally, all help is appreciated, and people who understand debate are more than welcome to join in the effort.