University of Vermont

In the first-ever demonstration of the ability to use low-cost cameras and streaming video, the University of Vermont' Lawrence Debate Union and CIT are proud to announce a debate between Cornell University on the Affirmative and the University of Vermont on the Negative, debating the resolution: The United States should lift all economic sanctions on Cuba. The debate will take place on Tuesday morning 12/21/99, at 10:30 AM Eastern Time at http://quicktime.uvm.edu/. You will be able to hear the audio of the speeches and see full motion video of the speakers, one team in Burlington, Vermont, and the other team in Ithaca, New York. The debate will last under 60 minutes, with six minute constructives (four of them) and four minute rebuttals (four of them). The debate will occur in a "public" format but evidence will be allowed. It will be designed to appeal to a global audience. Because of the 8-10 second buffering delay there will be no cross examination or points of information. In order to watch the debate on either a Mac or PC you will need a sound card and QuickTime 4.0 http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ ] installed. Aim your browser at http://quicktime.uvm.edu for connection and instructions that morning. We urge everyone to log on by 10:15 AM because you might have to do some adjustments. The test Monday morning went very well, but one never knows. After all, this is a first-time demonstration of this fascinating technology. Anyone with a 56K modem connection or higher should be able to watch this debate. The coaches are Jethro Hayman of Cornell and Alfred Snider of Vermont. The debaters will be introduced at the beginning of the debate. The coaches have been responsible for most of the technical arrangements, but this event would not be possible without the generous assistance of Wes Wright of UVM CIT and Deb Tufts and Eric Zelman of Apple Computing. We are especially thankful to Apple Computing for donating a Mac OSX server to offer the streaming feeds to those watching. QuickTime is a smooth system. We welcome your comments and reactions after the debate. Best wishes, Alfred Charles Snider -- Lawrence Professor of Forensics, University of Vermont Mail: 475 Main Street, UVM, Burlington, VT 05405-4225, Phone: 802-238-8345 mobile, 802-656-0097 office, Fax: 802-656-4275; DEBATE CENTRAL: http://debate.uvm.edu/; WORLD DEBATE INSTITUTE 2000 - make plans now - http://debate.uvm.edu/wdi.html; Proud member of http://www.whosim.org - "Don't just observe it, experience it!"