The+Town+Hall+Debate

Step Six: The Town Hall Debate! Be in the Cafeteria ON TIME and at your table for this part of the programme.

Debate Terms and Rules

**__Debate Format__**

** 13:30 – 13:40 Introduction by the Chair**

** 13:40 - 14:10 Mouthpiece Policy Statements**

**Each group will have NO LONGER THAN one minute to make their group’s initial policy statement. Time depending, the chair will allow other groups to make “acknowledgment statements” (for or against) this statement. The speaker is NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOWED TO REPLY TO THESE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENTS .**

** 13:45 TO 13:53 **

**13:45 TO 13:53 GROUPS 1 – 4 ** Anti-Nuclear Collective Pro-Nuclear Power Group UN IAEA Da Lat Local Community Group

**13:53 TO 14:01 GROUPS 5 – 8 ** Ninh Tuan Local Community Group Survivors of Chernobyl Advocacy Grp Against Mercury Poisoning The Fukushima 50 **14:01 TO 14:09 GROUPS 9 -13 ** Solar Power Group Wind Power Group Hydro Power Group Tourism Board of Vietnam Business Interest Group

** 14:05 – 14:25 Lobbying & Social Session II**

**In the first lobbying session before the debate you were looking for friends to work with but you could not commit to anything. Now you have to hammer out the details __and make a commitment with at least one group__. This could be done by the lobbyists alone or by the whole group together.**

**You have now heard the MOST RECENT positions by all of the groups. You need to start looking for friends and foes. Circulate the room and:** **1)** **Start conversations with other groups you think might want to work with you.** **2)** **Eavesdrop on conversations that will help you gather information.** **3)** **Chat with others who know things that could be useful to you.** **4)** **Find at least one other group that is willing to propose a compromise solution so that you can join the Forum Debate at 14:25.**

**Each group should find one or two partner groups that agree with them in order to make an argument for a solution. The goal is to be able to make a case in the debate coming up next. YOU CANNOT SPEAK IN THE DEBATE UNLESS YOU HAVE AT LEAST ONE PARTNER GROUP TO JOIN YOU. This is why you need to lobby well!**

** 14:25 – 15:00 Forum Debate** Resolved: **Each partner group will send speakers (NOT THE MOUTHPIECES) to talk about why they are in favor of the solution they have lobbied for. They should also mention the compromises that they are willing to agree to and why. Each partnership will get one minute to speak __for each person participating__ (for example a partnership of 2 people gets 2 minutes to speak and a partnership of 4 people gets 4 minutes).**

**The chair will allow up to 3 questions from the floor after each partner group has finished. The questioners (ALSO NOT THE MOUTHPIECES) must go to a microphone and BE RECOGNIZED by the chair. Anyone speaking without being recognized will not be allowed to ask a question. Shouting from your chairs during speeches or during questions and answers will lose your group the right to ask questions and COULD lose your group the right to speak in the debate, so be careful!**

**14:30 to 14:35 Group 1 : Solar, Hydro, Wind, Tourism, Chernobyl, Anti Nuclear, UN IAEA, Ninh Tuan:**

**We think that we should combine solar, hydro and wind energy, becase in the long run it is cheaper, more sustainable and more relaiable and safe.**
**14:35 to 14:40 Group 2 ** : Dalat, Buisness Interest, Pro-nuclear, AGIMP, Fukushima 50

Using nuclear energy until renewable energy is built up and ready to go
** 15:00 – 15:10 Social BREAK**

**During this time the CEO’s from each group that want to propose final solutions for a vote must bring these solutions to the chair for approval. Again at least two groups must be cosigners on the solution. ONLY CEO’S ARE ALLOWED TO APPROCH THE CHAIR AT THIS TIME! **

** 15:10 – 15: 35 Concluding Comments & Final Vote**

**Each mouthpiece for each group will have ONE FINAL MINUTE to argue for the solution he or she thinks is the best for Vietnam. If several groups agree for one solution, they may choose to have one speaker use all of the time to speak for everyone. The Chair will ask the CEO’s if they agree to this.**

**The FINAL VOTE**

**The chair will ask the groups to vote for the solution that they feel is best. The counters will tally the votes and the chair will announce which solution will be recommended to the Vietnamese government.**

**We all applaud for the winner and call it a day!**