This competition field serves as a platform for participants' personal development, the cultivation of their language skills and creativity without the use of any tangible props. 

• Main achievement  : Champion, 1st Runner Up, 2nd Runner Up
• Location : Online Submission
• Registration Fee : IDR 500.000/team
• Registration Deadline : January 17, 2024

Rounds:

1. Preliminary Round (Prepared Audio Drama)

• Eligible for 25 teams (4-5 people)
• The committee will provide a (one) theme for the participants on the website, and participants as a team are asked to create an audio story based on the provided theme.
• Duration: maximum 15 minutes video.
• The video may not be edited in any way.
• Participants are allowed to use supporting sound effects except from editing software for the video.
• The audio must be clear and without echo, static, or other excessive noise during the performance. If there is any excessive noise during the performance that overpowers the participant’s audio, the judges may misheard your performance, thus there will be a deduction of 2 points. 
• Participants who passed the preliminary round will be notified via email.
• The opening story for The 2024 AEO:
  Effort will not betray the results:
  At times, we feel stuck in our activities and goals we aspire to achieve. Nevertheless, as long as we breathe, we must persist in instilling the values and beliefs that the outcome of our effort will align with our endeavors. Confidence propels individuals to work hard and practice daily to pursue their dreams and never give up.

2. Final Round (Audio Drama)

• Eligible for 5 teams (4-5 people)
• Duration: maximum 15 minutes video.
• The video may not be edited in any way.
• Participants are allowed to use supporting sound effects for the video.
• Elimination: eliminate participants into 3 teams for the winners.
• The audio must be clear and without echo, static, or other excessive noise during the performance. If there is any excessive noise during the performance that overpowers the participant’s audio, the judges may misheard your performance, thus there will be a deduction of 2 points. 

Rules:

The submitted audio drama for Preliminary and Final Round must comply to the following conditions and format requirements: 

• Each team will consist of 4-5 people.
• Files (video, audio, and script) must be submitted in a folder and be renamed as:

THE 2024 AEO - [FULL NAME] - [INSTITUTION], with the name format of each video and script as following:

• Video: THE 2024 AEO - Radio Drama Video - [FULL NAME] - [INSTITUTION]
• Audio: THE 2024 AEO - Radio Drama Audio - [FULL NAME] - [INSTITUTION]
• Script: THE 2024 AEO - Radio Drama Script - [FULL NAME] - [INSTITUTION]
• Video must be submitted in English language and in .mp4 format with maximum length of 15 minutes. The video will be used as proof of authentication.
• Audio must be submitted in English language and in .mp3 format with maximum length of 15 minutes.
• Script must be submitted in the following format : 
• Must be in english 
• Format file must be .doc or .docx 
• Font size :  12 pt
• Font : Times New Roman
• Line spacing  : 1,15
• Margins Requirement
  • Top  : 2.54 cm
  • Right  : 2.54 cm
  • Left  : 2.54 cm
  • Bottom : 2.54 cm
• Script submitted must consist of a cover page with the following information:
• Drama title.
• Team members and roles.
• Institution name.
• All works must be original from the creator and have not been previously published anywhere, nor have they been winners in other competitions. If the committee found out otherwise, the participant will be disqualified.
• Any topics with violence, pornography, and racism content will get 3 deducted points or may be subject for disqualification for every violation of rules. 
• Participants may only submit the file once only.
• Identities of participants will be kept completely anonymous before the judges assess the file (video and script) submitted so that the scoring will be fully objective.
• Announcement of winners will be posted on the AEO website.

A platform for improving one's imagination, creativity, public speaking, and mental agility is provided by the storytelling competition.

• Main achievement  : Champion, 1st Runner Up, 2nd Runner Up
• Side achievement  : Best Prepared Story (will be scored based on the preliminary round), Best Three Points (will be scored based on the semi final round)
• Registration Fee : IDR 700.000/person
• Extended Registration Deadline : January 25, 2024

Rounds : 

1. Preliminary Round I (Prepared Story) - 30 January 2024

The participant has to prepare a performance where they have to tell a story based on the given theme which is the 2024 Asian English Olympics theme “Ascend Your Olympus” that will be stated in the website. 

• The story can be originally made from the participant or they can retell someone else's story (myth, movie, cartoon, book, etc.) with a twist so any form of plagiarism won’t be allowed.
• If the committee or the judges found that the story was fully the same as any myth, movie, cartoon, or book stories, then the participants will be considered to have done plagiarism and the participant will be disqualified. Hence, we emphasize the participant to use their creativity to create a magnificent story. 
• The participants are allowed to use their own properties. 
• The participants will be given 5 minutes to prepare themselves.
• The maximum performing duration is 5 minutes.
•  Eligible for all participants which are 70 participants.
• Manuscript is not mandatory to submit.

2. Preliminary Round II (Magic Props) - 31 January 2024

In this round, the participants will have to use their creativity to prepare a performance with only specific props. The committee will project the opening narrative for everyone to see and the participants are required to choose at least 3 props and perform the story with at least 3 of the chosen 3 props. The props will be provided by the committee in the preparation room.

•  Eligible for all participants which are 70 participants.
• The participants will choose at least 3 props from 15 props that the committee provides.
• The participants are required to use at least 3 props when performing. 
• The participants will be given 5 minutes to prepare themselves.
• The participants will be given 5 minutes to perform.
• 15 participants will move on to the next round.

3. Quarter Final (Tall Tales) - 1 February 2024

The participant is required to exaggerate on the story that was provided by the committee in the preparation room. The committee will project the opening narrative for everyone to see.

•  Eligible for 15 participants.
• The participants are allowed to use properties. 
• There will be a plot twist given by the committee in the middle of the story along with one noun or adjective word that the participants have to mention in their story. There will be a bell sound to indicate a plot twist from the committee
• The participants will be given 5 minutes to prepare themselves.
• The participants will be given 7 minutes to perform.

4. Semi Final (Three Points) - 1 February 2024

In this round, the judges will tell the participants an introduction story and the participants are required to continue the story spontaneously. The participants must continue the story until the performance is done, while correlating it with the slides (consist of images), words, and noises that are provided.

• The participant will be given three things to include in their story: which are one verb or adjective word they must include, slides with pictures they must add, and sound they have to mention in their story.
• There will be no preparation room in this round, so the judges will tell the opening story in the performing room.
• After the judges tell the opening story, the participants will get 30 seconds to prepare themselves and for the next 30 seconds they have to start. 
• The next 30 seconds they have to continue the story with the given slides, sounds, and words. 
• The performing time will be 6 minutes.
• Eligible for 5 participants.

5. Final Round (Duel) - 2 February 2024

In the final round, the finalist will have to continue the given story by passing it to each other. 

• Consist of two finalists.
• The participants are not allowed to use properties. 
• In this round the finalist will take turns in continuing the story based on the story given in the beginning of the round. 
• The participant will be given 30 seconds to continue the story before passing the story to the other opponent.
• For some turns during the round, the participant will be given a plot twist. 
• The participants will be given 12 minutes to perform.

Rules:

• In each of the rounds (except quarter final) the participants are prohibited to make any notes in the preparation room. 
• The participant has to be alone and cannot receive any guidance from someone else (coaching, friend, teacher, etc). 
• 3 points will be deducted for each of violations, such as containing and discriminating/insulting explicitly or implicitly any ethnicity, nation, and religion. 
• 3 points will be deducted for explicit content as well like pornography (for example mentioning about two people having an intercourse or describing some sensitive body part exaggeratedly) 
• If the participants have already been given a topic, they are prohibited from leaving the preparation room to prevent any form of cheating.

Content IA

This field of competition offers a forum for contestants to develop their abilities to convey ideas on particular issues.

• Main achievement  : Champion, 1st Runner Up, 2nd Runner Up
• Side achievement  : Best Prepared Speech (will be scored based on preliminary round I) , Best Table Topic Speech (will be scored based on quarter-final round) 
• Registration Fee : IDR 700.000/person
• Extended Registration Deadline : January 25, 2024

Rounds:

1. Preliminary Round I (Prepared speech) - 30 January 2024

The 2024 AEO theme “Ascend Your Olympus” must be used by the participants as the base of their speech. To make a memorable speech, they must exercise their own imagination.

• The speech may include references from other sources as long as it’s not plagiarized.
• Participants are allowed to bring notes to the preparation room.
• Participants are prohibited from bringing any script/notes while performing.
• Each participant is given 5 minutes to perform the speech. If there are some performances that are exceeding 5 minutes, they will get deduction points. For each 30 second it will be deducted 2 points.
• Eligible for 70 participants. There won’t be any elimination in this 1st preliminary round.

2. Preliminary Round II (Table Topics) - 31 January 2024

The contestants are asked to make an unscripted statement on a subject that the committee has chosen.

• The topic will be given on each participant’s turn by the committee in the performing room.
• The participants are given 30 seconds to prepare their speech after the topics have been given.
• The participants must deliver their speech within 2 minutes.
• Eligible for 70 participants.

3. Quarter-Final (Oratorical Speech) - 1 February 2024

Based on a subject chosen at random, the participants must compose a speech. Participants must present their speech as effectively and professionally as an orator would on the subject matter.

• Participants will be given the topic that will be decided prior to the competition, in the preparation room.
• Participants are allowed to make notes in the preparation room.
• Participants are allowed to bring notes/script when performing.
• Each participant is given 10 minutes to prepare the speech.
• Each participant is given 5 minutes to perform the speech.
• Eligible for 30 participants.

4. Semi-Final (Humorous Speech) - 1 February 2024

In this round, participants must compose a humorous speech by telling experience or other things that can bring laughter to the audience and also inspire them with your point of view.

• Participants are free to choose any kind of humor topic.
• The speech must be structured that contains the opening, body, and closing part (not a monologue).
• The participants will be given 7 minutes to deliver their speech.
• Eligible for 10 participants.

5. Final Round (Inspiring Speech) - 2 February 2024

Participants are expected to make a speech that simultaneously moves, inspires, and motivates the audience, which are the three qualities that a professional speaker looks for most in a speech.

• All participants will be given the same topic that will be decided prior to the competition.
• The topic will be given one day before the final round starts (after the finalist announcement).
• The participants will be given 7 minutes to deliver their speech.
• Eligible for 5 participants.

Rules:

• Participants are not allowed to bring any notes/scripts throughout their performances, except in the quarter final  round ( Quartal round  - oratorical speech).
• The participant has to be alone and cannot receive any guidance from someone else (coach. friend, teacher, etc).
• 3 points will be deducted for each of violations, such as discriminating/insulting explicitly or implicitly any ethnicity, nation, and religion. 
• 3 points will be deducted for explicit content as well like pornography. (for example mentioning about two people having an intercourse or describing some sensitive body part exaggeratedly)
• If the participants have already been given a topic, they are prohibited from leaving the preparation room to prevent any form of cheating. (Only apply for Preliminary 2 - Table Topic and Quarter final round - Oratorical)

This area of competition aims to improve the participant's English vocabulary, agility in responding to questions, and practice their English knowledge.

• Main achievement  : Champion, 1st Runner Up, 2nd Runner Up
• Side achievement : Highest Score Total Score in Preliminary (Preliminary 1 & Preliminary 2) 
• Registration Fee : IDR 650.000/person
• Extended Registration Deadline : January 25, 2024

Rounds:

1.Preliminary I (Written & Oral Test) - 30 January 2024

In this round, participants will undergo Written and Oral Tests. For the Written Test, the pronouncer will pronounce word by word, and the participants will write the pronounced words on a paper with the correct spelling. For the Oral Test, participants are expected to re-pronounce the word -> spell the word -> re-pronounce the word pronounced by the pronouncers, and try to spell as many correct words as possible. Participants will be provided with a word list at the technical meeting. The word will be based on Merriam-Webster’s Third New International Dictionary.

• Eligible for all 60 participants

For the written test:

• Participants are encouraged to bring their stationery.
• There will be a total of 50 words pronounced by the pronouncer.
• Participants are required to write words pronounced by the pronouncer with the correct spelling.
• The participant with the most correct answer will go to the next phase.
• Performing time will be 60 minutes.
• There is no point deduction in this round.
• There won’t be elimination in this round.

For the oral test:

• Pronouncers will pronounce the word; then, participants will have to re-pronounce the word -> spell the word -> re-pronounce the word.
• The pronouncer will only pronounce 2 (two) times with the words’ definition, and participants can request re-stating the words to the pronouncer.
• There will be 10 (ten) words, and participants will be given 5 minutes to spell the words.
• During the oral rounds, participants will have access to the word information slides consisting of the words’ definitions and language(s) of origin.
• There is no point deduction in this round.
• There won’t be elimination in this round.

2. Preliminary Round II (Game Rounds) - 31 January 2024

In this round, the participants will play 3 (three) sets of games: Gambling, Etymology Mix and Match, and Tic-Tac-Toe.

• Eligible for all 60 participants

Gambling:

• This game will be played individually.
• Each participant will be given a starting point of 1000.
• There will be 10 (ten) rounds in total.
• Three clues will be provided in each round.
• The first clue will be the definition and the number of letters of the words. The maximum bid that is allowed in the first clue is 100 points.
• The second clue will be 3-letter hints, in addition to the first clue. The maximum bid that is allowed in the second clue is 50 points.
• The third clue will be the pronunciation of the word, in addition to the first and second clues. The maximum bid that is allowed on the third clue is 25 points.
• For each correct answer, participants will get points as much as they bid.
• For each incorrect answer, participants will lose points as much as they bid.
• The accumulated points will be used to calculate the score.
• The live scores will be shown and updated in real-time.
• There’s no elimination in this game.

Etymology Mix and Match: 

• This is a group game. Participants will be randomly divided into several teams.
• Participants from the same institution cannot be on the same team. 
• Each team will be given flashcards of two colors: orange for the ‘words’ and black for the ‘word origins’.
• Each team will be given ten (10) word flashcards to match the languages of origin flashcards.
• For each correct word-origin match, the group will earn 100 points.
• For each correct word-origin match + order, they will earn an extra 100 points.
• The words used in this round should only have a maximum of 3 (three) languages of origin following Merriam-Webster’s Third New International Dictionary.
• For example, the word given is ‘croissant’. According to Merriam-Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, the word is derived from 1) Latin to 2) French before becoming English. In this case: 
  • If the group can match the word ‘croissant’ with either Latin or French, they will earn 100 points.
  • If the group can match the word ‘croissant’ with both Latin and French, they will earn 200 points in total.
  • If the group can match the word ‘croissant’ with both Latin and French in the correct order (Latin first, then French), they will earn 300 points in total. If they put French first, then Latin, they should get only 200 points.
  • Additional information: If the languages of origin share roots marked with similar terms, they will be considered one. For example, Old French, Middle French, and Modern French will be treated as ‘French’. In this context, the word ‘croissant’ is considered to be derived from only 1) Latin and 2) French, despite undergoing alterations in Middle French in between. (Source: https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/croissant)
• The flashcards will be placed face down in the specified place while ensuring they’re all separated and not overlapping.
• There’s no point deduction and elimination in this game.

Tic Tac Toe:

• This is also a group game. Participants will be on the same team as the Etymology Mix and Match game.
• Each team will duel against another team. 
• Each team can either be an X team or an O team.
• Every team member will have a chance to try and spell the asked word.
• The performance order of each speller will be decided by the team.
• If the word is successfully spelled, the speller will get 100 individual points and a chance to put an X / O on the tic-tac-toe board.
• The team who got bingo will gain an extra 100 team points.
• There’s no point deduction and elimination in this game.

3. Quarter Final (Find and Cross) - 1 February 2024

Participants are expected to search and find hidden words in a collection of random alphabets and cross them. The participants must also find and cross as many words as possible within the given time limit of 60 minutes.

• Thirty (30) participants will be competing in this round, and ten (10) participants will be chosen to continue in the next round. 
• Participants are provided with a paper that includes a collection of random alphabets.
• Participants are to search for hidden words and cross them.
• The words can be vertical, horizontal, diagonal, forward, or backward.
• Clues will be given in the form of the number of letters and phonetic symbols. The phonetic symbols will be based on Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary.
• There will be 50 words total, and participants must find as many words as possible within 60 minutes.
• The participants are also required to match the words found with their definitions.
• For each word found, participants will be awarded 100 points.
• For each word matched correctly with its definition, the participants will be awarded an extra 100 points.

4. Semi Final (Word Attack) - 1 February 2024

In this round, the pronouncer will pronounce the words, and the participants are expected to spell as many correct words as possible within 15 minutes. Face against time to spell as many words as possible.

• Ten (10) participants will compete in this round, and five (5) will be chosen to continue to the Final Round. 
• In the performing room, the pronouncers will spell the word 2 (two) times, and participants are allowed to request to re-state the words to the pronouncers as many times as they wish should the time still remain.
• Participants will have access to the word information slides consisting of the words’ definitions and language(s) of origin.
• Participants are to spell as many words as possible in 15 minutes. There are a maximum of 60 words to be spelled in this round.
• The participant can decide whether to pass or answer the words pronounced by the pronouncer. If there is time left, the pronouncer will revisit the past words.
• There is no point deduction in this round.

5. Final (Last Man Standing) - 2 February 2024

In the final round, finalists will face an exhilarating challenge in which they have to spell the words given correctly. Three lives will be given. For each word misspelled, one life will be lost. So, can you be the last survivor and win the tournament?

• The 5 participants advancing from the semifinal will contest in this round.
• The participant will randomly choose ballots to determine their order to spell.     
• The participant will be given words by the pronouncer based on the order.
• Each participant will start with three lives, and if the participant fails to answer within 1.5 minutes, one life will be deducted.
• Participants are allowed to request for the repetition of the word and/or the word information but the time will not be paused.  
• The participant who runs out of lives will be eliminated.
• There will be 5 participants competing in the final round and the round will end with only one person standing. 
• The last participant standing should spell the anticipated championship word (ACW) to win the competition. ACW is a single round dedicated to the last participant standing in competition to spell their one last word. 
  • If successful, the participant will be declared the champion. 
  • If the participant misspells the word, the other participant(s) eliminated just in the previous round shall return to the stage and be given 1 (one) life. The final round will then proceed as usual. 
• There will be tie-breaker round(s) shall several participants anticipated to be the 2nd and 3rd winners get eliminated in the same round. 
• The words might come from outside the study guide given earlier in the technical meeting.

Rules:

• Participants are not allowed to bring any notes/scripts throughout their performances.

Tie breaker regulation:

• If participants have the same score among them and it is required to choose one of them who can continue to the next round, tie breaker conditions can be applied.
• Option one: participants who have the same score will be doing an extra round which acts as the tie breaker.
• Option two: if the condition is not possible for a tie breaker round to be conducted, we can consider their score in the previous round to determine who will be continuing to the next round.
• To ensure tie breaker’s transparency, participant’s results will be published.

This field of competition offers a platform for developing one's capacity and potential to work as a professional news anchor.

• Main achievement  : Champion, 1st Runner Up, 2nd Runner Up
• Side achievement  : Best News Reading (will be scored based on preliminary round I) 
• Registration Fee : IDR 700.000/person
• Extended Registration Deadline : January 25, 2024

Rounds:

1. Preliminary Round I (News Reading) - 30 January 2024

Delivering one hard news (refer to topics such as political, economic, and international affairs, and business news) and one soft news (refer to topics such as entertainment, celebrity, and lifestyle) is required. They must reassemble the items into a polished script. Perform the news like an influential news anchor after that. 

• The participants will be given 3 minutes to prepare themselves, including microphone, camera and sound tests.
• When preparing, participants are allowed to make any notes/script and bring it to the performing room.
• The maximum performance duration is 3 minutes.
• Eligible for 70 participants.

The news can be accessed through the link: https://bit.ly/THE2024AEO-PreliminaryNews

2. Preliminary Round II (Team player) - 31 January 2024

A news anchor often will have to work with other news anchors to deliver news. So in this round the participants will have to work together

• The participants will be divided into 2 person per team
• Each team will receive 2 articles that will be decided prior to the competition.
• The participants will have to re-compose the article
• The participants will be taking turns while delivering the news. The first person will deliver the first article and then the other person will deliver the second article.
• When preparing, participants are allowed to make any notes/script and bring it to the performing room.
• The participants will be given 10 minutes to prepare themselves.
• The performance duration is 5 minutes.
• 20 participants will move on to the next round.

3. Quarter Final (News Flash) - 1 February 2024

A news anchor must be ready to report any situation in the fields. So, in this round the participants will have to deliver a news flash. Based on the oxford dictionary a news flash is a single item of important news that is broadcast separately and often interrupts other programs. 

• There will be two articles (a main news article and a breaking news article) that will be shown to the participants in the preparation room. Later on, in the performing room, the committee will present a video about the main news. Then, the participants have to change the focus into the breaking news video. 
• Participants should deliver the main news article then continue to deliver the breaking news for a total of 5 minutes. But the participants don’t know the specific time of the main event and breaking news is separated.
• When preparing, participants are allowed to make any notes/script and bring it to the performing room.
• Each participant is given 7 minutes to prepare for the quarter final round.
• Each participant is given 5 minutes to perform with the breaking news in the middle.
• Eligible for 20 participants.

4. Semi Final (Talk Show) - 1 February 2024

In this round, participants will be given the challenge to do a conversation with a special guest with the objective to explore and get information from them. Meanwhile, they should also build a comfortable and conducive atmosphere in the talk show.

• Participants will be given a CV and Resume of the special guest at the preparation room.
• Participants are expected to create a talk show based on the guest’s CV and Resume.
• When preparing, participants are allowed to make any notes/script and bring it to the performing room.
• Each participant is given 8 minutes to prepare for the talk show.
• Each participant is given 8 minutes to conduct the talk show.
• Eligible for 10 participants.

5. Final Round (Live Report) - 2 February 2024

The best news anchor must be exceptionally skilled at covering breaking news live on camera. Participants will have to do a live report about The 2024 Asian English Olympics. They will do their live report in the hall and there will be a camera following them in order to broadcast it to the judges in the performing room. Additionally, a guest will be on hand for an interview. While interviewing the guest, they must improvise and think quickly.

• Briefing for the round including and the details about the interviewee will be held in the preparation room.
• Participants will have to report the news (regarding The 2024 AEO) in the main hall and it will be broadcasted to the judges. In the performing room, the judges will see the broadcast of the live report that the participants are doing downstairs. The shooting will be supported by BinusTV
• After that, participants will be given an interviewee to be interviewed for gathering more information regarding the situation. 
• Each participant is given 10 minutes to prepare for the live reports.
• Each participant is given 10 minutes for the live report.
• Eligible for 5 finalists.
• The interviewee will be provided by committee.

Rules:

• The participants are allowed to make notes in the preparation room and are allowed to bring their notes when performing.
• The participant has to be alone and cannot receive any guidance from someone else (coaching, friend, teacher, etc). 
• If the participants have already been given news, they are prohibited from leaving the preparation room to prevent any form of cheating.
• 3 points will be deducted for each of violations, such as discriminating/insulting explicitly or implicitly any ethnicity, nation, and religion. 
• 3 points will be deducted for explicit content as well like pornography (for example mentioning about two people having an intercourse or describing some sensitive body part exaggeratedly)

This area of competition attempts to develop the participant's communication, opinion, and solution-expressing abilities as well as their ability to rely on facts when making arguments and negotiating.

• Main achievement : Champion, 1st Runner Up, 2nd Runner Up
• Side achievement : Best Speaker (Main), Champion (Novice), Best Speaker (Novice)
• Registration Fee : IDR 900.000/team  
• Extended Registration Deadline : January 25, 2024

Competition Format:

• Parliamentary Format: British Parliamentary
• Team Format: Each team consist of 2 people
• Adjudicator System: N-1 Adjudicator (each institution must register an adjudicator based on how many teams they register to the competition with formula N-1, which N is the total of registered teams. For instance, 3 teams must register (3-1) = 2 adjudicator)

Category: Main and Novice

Rounds:

General Rules for Debate :

• The motion will be released exactly 10 minutes after the draw release.
• Debaters will be given 15 minutes for case building (in the debate room) after the motion is released.
• When the motion is released, the debate room will be open. Then, participants will be assigned to their predetermined debate room. 
• If debaters are not present when the debate starts, all debaters in the room will wait for the missing debater for 2 minutes while the committee is contacting the missing debaters in the WhatsApp group. If the missing debaters are still not present after 2 minutes, the committee will send a swing team (replacement team for debaters that are not present during the competition) to the room. The missing debaters will be dropped for that round and allocated to the next round.
• POI (Point Of Information) can be offered in the debate room, or debaters can quickly say “POI.” 
• After the debate round is finished, Debaters need to stay in their debate room while the adjudicators are deliberating to give debaters OA (Original Advocacy)/Verbal.
• After the OA/Verbal is delivered to debaters, all teams are encouraged to give adjudicators’ feedback scores based on the OA/Verbal given by the debater's chair. The adjudicators’ feedback can be given via the tab page.
• After the debate, adjudicators will move to another room for deliberation. During deliberation, all debaters have to stay in the performing Room.
• After deliberation, adjudicators will be back to their performing room before and give a conclusion.

Notes:

• Octo-final round is tentative based on the amount of the total participants.
• Feedback will be provided by the adjudicator in all rounds except in round 3 and 5 in preliminary.
• If the swing team is unavailable, the committee can be the swing team.
• In each round, all 8 roles have to be present in order for the round to start.
• If there are no team/member of team during their performance time and the waiting duration is up, their order will be considered invalid and there will be no replacement

This competition field provides a platform for participants to express their creativity, enhance and gain confidence in their English writing skills and English proficiency.

• Main achievement  : Champion, 1st Runner Up, 2nd Runner Up
• Location : Online Submission & ZOOM (Final Round)
• Registration Fee : IDR 450.000/person 
• Registration Deadline : January 17, 2024

Rounds:

1. Preliminary Round (Prepared Story)

• Eligible for 80 Participants
• The committee will provide an (one) opening story for the participants on the website, and participants are asked to write a story based on the provided opening story. 
• Participants who passed the preliminary round will be notified via email.
• The opening story for The 2024 AEO:
  Extreme hot weather has occurred for approximately a year in Indonesia. It caused disasters and hardship for all of humanity there; they experienced hunger and thirst, and many people even died because they could not withstand the extreme increase in temperature. As a scientist, Professor Mira felt concerned and sad. She tried to find a solution to this problem, but she discovered many oddities in the process.
  
  Genres: 
• Adventure
• Drama
• Fantasy
• Mystery

     2. Final Round (Live Story Writing)

• Eligible for 10 Participants
• The duration for the final competition is 3 hours.
• The topic given will be decided on the day of the final competition, and there will be only one topic for all finalists.
• There will be breakout rooms with one PIC each for the finalists.
• Finalists are not allowed to use the internet other than zoom during the competition.
• Finalists must share their whole screen in Zoom.
• Finalists must open their cameras and are not allowed to use a virtual background.
• If the time is up, the finalists will not be able to edit their stories anymore.
• Finalists must stop typing when the performance time has ended. Otherwise, points will be deducted, unless the participants are trying to finish a sentence.
• Late submissions will not be tolerated and will not be accepted.

Rules:

The submitted story for Preliminary and Final Round must comply to the following conditions and format requirements: 

• Submitted stories must be in English.
• Submitted stories must not have been published, self-published, published on a website, broadcast, or featured among the winners in another competition.
• Font  : Times New Roman
• Font Size  : 12 pt
• Line Spacing : 1.15 
• Margins Requirement
  • Top              : 2.54cm
  • Right            : 2.54cm
  • Left              : 2.54cm
  • Bottom        : 2.54cm
• Contains a minimum of 1500–5000 words (exclude title).
• Any plagiarized work will be disqualified along with any other work submitted by the participants.
• The story and synopsis must be submitted together in a folder with the name format: 

THE 2024 AEO - [FULL NAME] - [INSTITUTION]

• The format of the files are as follows:
  • Synopsis: 
    THE 2024 AEO - Synopsis - [FULL NAME] - [INSTITUTION]
  • Story: 
    THE 2024 AEO - Story - [FULL NAME] - [INSTITUTION]
    • Participants are required to submit the synopsis of the story and the story itself in the format of (.doc), (.docx).
    • The story must include a cover page with the following information: 
    • Title of the story.
    • Author's name.
    • Institution name.
    • Participants’ identities will not be exposed to the judges before they assess the story to make sure of the objectivity in the judging process.
    • Announcement of winners will be posted on the AEO website.
    • The submission will be allowed one time only.

This competition field provides a platform for participants to challenge themselves to score as many points as possible by creating as many words as possible

• Main achievement : Champion, 1st Runner Up, 2nd Runner Up
• Side achievement : Highest Rating Change, Highest Rating Gain
• Registration Fee : IDR 650.000/person 
• Extended Registration Deadline : January 25, 2024

Rounds:

• Day 1 (January 30, 2024): Round 1-6

Pairing system for round 1 will be randomized. Round 2-6 will be conducted using Australian Draw, in which players’ opponents are decided on their current standings with no repetition. The 1st player will play against the 2nd player, the 3rd player will play against the 4th player, and so on.

• Day 2 (January 31, 2024): Round 7-12

Pairing system for round 7-12 will be conducted using Australian Draw again, but the pairing is refreshed, so players could play against opponents they had met on the first day.

• Day 3 (February 1, 2024): Round 13-18

Pairing system for round 13-18 will be conducted using King of The Hill, in which players’ opponents are decided on their current standings (similar to Australian Draw), but repetitions are allowed, so players could play against opponents they had met in the previous round(s).

• Day 4 (February 2, 2024): Semifinal & Final
  • The top 4 players will play in the semifinal round.
  • The 1st-ranked player will play against the 4th-ranked player, and the 2nd-ranked player will play against the 3rd-ranked player.
  • Both winners from the semifinal round will proceed to the final round.
  • The semifinal and final round will be conducted using Best-of-3 system.

Rules:

• The Scrabble dictionary used is CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Wordlist 21).
• The playing time is 25 minutes with a maximum overtime of 5 minutes for each player.
• Players will have their points deducted by 10 points per minute of overtime.
• If any of the players use up all their overtime, the game ends and the opponent will automatically earns a win. 
• There is no tolerance or additional time for lateness. Players who come late will have their playing time deducted by their lateness time.
• After finishing a game, result will be written and signed by both players on the result slip. Once signed, the written result is final and cannot be altered.
• If a player overdraws their tiles, then the opponent must:
  • Take N+2 from the rack, where N is the number of the overdrawn tiles.
  • Put the tiles taken facing down.
  • Pick N tiles and return it to the sack, while the remaining 2 tiles will be put back to the rack
• Players may challenge their opponent’s word under these conditions.
  • The opponent has not put any replacement tiles. 
  • The player considering a challenge must call ‘Hold’ to prevent the opponent from placing any replacement tiles.
  • Player who holds the play is using his/her playing time. 
  • If you accept your opponent’s word arrangement then you must say ‘Okay’ or ‘Accept’ to release hold.
  • Player must wait until the opponent presses the timer before challenging.
  • Once a player stops the opponent's timer, the player cannot withdraw a challenge.
  • If the opponent starts to take new tiles without pressing the timer, the player may then challenge.
  • Players should clearly say the word “Challenge”, stop the timer, and say which words are being challenged.
  • Both players walk to the challenge computer and the challenger types in all words to be challenged. 
  • After a challenge, the timer may not be restarted until both players are seated and incorrectly-played tiles returned to racks.
• Players are allowed to challenge any number of words played in that turn by their opponent.
• If the opponent’s word turns out to be acceptable/valid, the opponent will gain 5 additional points for each word. If the opponent’s word turns out to be unacceptable/invalid, the opponent will take back their tiles and lose a turn.
• The game ends when:
  • All tiles have been drawn and one of the players has used all the tiles in their rack.
  • One of the players uses up all of their overtime. 
  • Both players score zero in six consecutive turns (successful challenge / exchange / pass)
• If the final margin is 20 points or less, either player may request a recount at the end of the game, before the result slip is signed.