Competition Field

Radio Drama's Field

Price : IDR 450000 / team(s)

Radio drama is a competition that performs entirely acoustically and presents a tale without the use of any physical objects. Participants in this competition field are required to be able to emotionally and aesthetically compel the spectators to feel the performance they are delivering.

• Main achievement : Champion, 1st Runner Up, 2nd Runner Up
• Place : Online Submission & Zoom Meeting

Rounds :

1. Preliminary (Prepared Audio Drama)
   In this round participants are required to create an audio story based on the theme provided.
   • 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. 
   • Eligible for 25 teams.
      
2.  Final (Audio Drama)
   In this round participants are required to create an audio story based on the theme provided. 
   • 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. 
   • Eligible for 5 teams.

Rules :

• Each team will consist of 4-5 people.
• Files (video, audio, and script) must be submitted in a folder and be renamed as THE 2023 AEO - [FULL NAME] - [INSTITUTION], with the name format of each video and script as following:
  • Video: THE 2023 AEO - Radio Drama Video - [FULL NAME] - [INSTITUTION]
  • Audio: THE 2023 AEO - Radio Drama Audio - [FULL NAME] - [INSTITUTION]
  • Script: THE 2023 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 must be 12
  • Font name Times New Roman
  • Line spacing : 1,15
  • Must contain margins 
    Normal Margins : 
    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.
• Participants who passed the preliminary round will be notified via email.
• Announcement of winners will be posted on the AEO website.

Topic:

Failure is a part of success

Sometimes failure can be devastating. You feel all your effort has become nothing but a waste of time. It became a stressful experience. But it is important to heed the lessons of failure to improve yourself to become better than before. Failure can teach you something new. A new lesson that gives you a new opportunity to try again and avoid the same mistakes. Just because you fail once, doesn’t mean that you are going to fail at everything. don’t be afraid to fail and never give up trying your best until you succeed

Competition Field

Storytelling's Field

Price : IDR 650000 / person(s)

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)
• Place : BINUS University Jakarta, Indonesia

Rounds :

1. Preliminary Round (Prepared Story)
   The participant has to prepare a performance where they have to tell a story based on the given theme which is the 2023 Asian English Olympics theme “Unveil your spark”.
   • 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 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.
      
2. Preliminary Round II (Magic Props)
   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 will be given 3 props and perform the story with only those 3 props. The props will be provided by the committee in the preparation room.
   • The participants will be given 3 props.
   • The participants are required to use all 3 props when performing. 
   • The participants will be given 5 minutes to prepare themselves
   • The participants will be given 5 minutes to perform.
   • 30 participants will move on to the next round.
      
3. Quarter Final (Tall Tales)
   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.
   • 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 15 minutes to prepare themselves.
   • The participants will be given 7 minutes to perform.
   • Eligible for 30 participants.
      
4. Semi Final (Three Points)
   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.
   • The participants are allowed to use properties. 
   • 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 10 participants.
      
5. Final Round (Duel)
   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.
   • The participants will have to say conjunction words 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 5 minutes to prepare themselves.
   • 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.

Competition Field

Independent Adjudicator's Field

Price : IDR 400000 / person(s)

Content IA

Competition Field

Speech's Field

Price : IDR 650000 / person(s)

The fields of this competition offer 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 Topics Speech (will be scored based on quarter-final round) 
• Place : BINUS University, Jakarta, Indonesia

Rounds : 

1. Preliminary Round I (Prepared speech)
   The 2023 Asian English Olympics theme “Unveil your spark” 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.
   • The participants will be given 5 minutes to prepare themselves.
   • 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 (Oratorical Speech)
   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 pick the topic that will be decided prior to the competition from a lottery system 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 15 minutes to prepare the speech.
   • Each participant is given 5 minutes to perform the speech.
   • 30 Participants will move on to the next round.
      
3. Quarter-Final (Table Topics)
   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 30 participants.
      
4. Semi-Final (Humorous Speech)
   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 of opening, body, and closing part (not a monologue)
   • The participants will be given 5 minutes to prepare themselves.
   • The participants will be given 7 minutes to deliver their speech.
   • Eligible for 10 participants.
      
5. Final Round (Inspiring Speech)
   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.
   • The topic will be given one day before the final round starts (after the finalist announcement).
   • Participants will pick the topic that will be decided prior to the competition from a lottery.
   • The participants will be given 5 minutes to prepare themselves.
   • 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 second preliminary round (oratorical speech).
• In each of the rounds the participants are prohibited to make any notes in the preparation room, except in the second preliminary 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.

Competition Field

Spelling Bee's Field

Price : IDR 650000 / person(s)

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
• Place : BINUS University, Jakarta, Indonesia

Rounds :

1. Preliminary Round I (Writing test)
   In this round, the participants will be doing a written test. The pronouncer will pronounce a word and the participant will write the pronounced word in the paper with the correct spelling.
   • Participants are encouraged to bring their own stationary.
   • There will be a total of 40 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 30 minutes
   • 60 participants will be competing in this round and 30 participants will be chosen to continue in the next round.
      
2. Preliminary Round II (Spelling test) 
   Participants are expected to re-pronounce the word -> spell the word -> re-pronounce the word that will be pronounced by the pronouncers, challenge your memory skill, and try to pronounce as many correct words as possible.
   • 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 times, and participants are allowed to request re-stating the words to the pronouncer.
   • In the preparation room, the participants will be shown a list of words that will be spelled by the pronouncers and will have 4 minutes to memorize the words. The list of words will be shown via one of the committee’s laptop. 
   • There will be 10 words to be spelled by the pronouncers, and participants are given 5 minutes to spell the words.
   • There won’t be elimination in this round
      
3. Quarter Final (Find and Circle)
   Participants are expected to search and find hidden words in a collection of alphabets and circle them. The participants are also required to find and circle as many words as they can within the time limit.
   • Participants are provided with a paper that includes a collection of alphabets.
   • Participants need to search for hidden words and circle them.
   • The words can be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal.
   • The committee will provide the definition of a word and then the participants can look for the word according to the definition.
   • There will be 50 words in total and participants are required to find as many words as they can within 30 minutes.
   • 30 participants will be competing in this round and 10 participants will be chosen to continue in the next round. 
      
4. Semi Final (Words Attack)
   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.
   • The participants will have 10 minutes to prepare for this round, and during this preparation time, participants will be given a word list.
   • In the performing room, the pronouncers will spell the word 2 times, and participants are allowed to request definitions and re-stating the words to the pronouncers.
   • After the pronouncer pronounces the word, the participants need to spell back the word that was previously pronounced.
   • The participant can decide whether to pass or answer the words pronounced by the pronouncer. If there is any time left, the pronouncer will revisit the past words.
   • There were 60 words in total, and participants were required to spell as many words as possible within 15 minutes. 
   • 10 participants will be competing in this round and 5 participants will be chosen to continue in the next round. 
      
5. Final (Last Man Standing)
   In the final round, finalists will be facing an exhilarating challenge, in which finalists have to spell the words given correctly. Three lives will be given, and if the speller misspells, then their life will be lost. So, can you be the last survivor and win the tournament?
   • Eligible for 5 participants
   • 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 failed to answer correctly within 2 minutes, one life will be deducted.
   • Participants are allowed to request for re-stating words, definition, alternate pronunciation, and origin of words during 1 minutes and 30 seconds. The remaining 30 seconds have to be used to spell the words.
   • The participant will have 20 minutes of preparation time. 
   • There will be 5 participants competing in the final round and the round will end when there is only one person standing.

Rules :

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

Tie breaker regulation:

1. 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.
2. Option one: participants who have the same score will be doing an extra round which acts as the tie breaker.
3. 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.
4. To ensure tie breaker’s transparency, participant’s results will be published.

Competition Field

Newscasting's Field

Price : IDR 650000 / person(s)

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) 
• Place : BINUS University, Jakarta, Indonesia

Rounds :

1. Preliminary Round I (News Reading)
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 must deliver 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) that is provided below. 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.
• 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.
   

Soft News : 

Max Verstappen claims fifth-straight victory by winning Italian Grand Prix 

Max Verstappen tightened his grip on the Formula One drivers’ championship with victory ahead of Charles Leclerc at the Italian Grand Prix. It was Verstappen’s fifth-straight victory and his first at the Italian Grand Prix – much to the displeasure of the Ferrari fans who packed out Monza and were hoping for a Leclerc win. The Dutchman now leads the driver standings by 116 points and could mathematically wrap up the title at the next race in Singapore. Boos rang out around Monza as Sunday’s race finished behind a safety car after Daniel Ricciardo had stopped on the track with five laps remaining. It meant Leclerc, who trailed Verstappen having taken an extra pit stop, was unable to mount a challenge on his rival in the closing stages. 

Throughout the race, however, it became apparent that Verstappen had the superior speed having climbed from seventh on the grid. “It was just controlling the gap at the end when the safety car came out,” Verstappen said in his post-race interview. “Unfortunately, we didn’t get a restart, but overall we had again a really good day.” The Red Bull driver had to serve a five-place grid penalty after taking a new power unit component, but he quickly made light work of the drivers between him and pole-sitter Leclerc. He had moved into second place ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell by the fifth lap and then took the lead as Leclerc pitted when a virtual safety car was deployed on lap 12. 

Verstappen swapped tires himself on Lap 26 to hand the lead back to Leclerc, who pitted for a second time seven laps later. That gave Verstappen a lead of around 20 seconds, and his victory was eventually confirmed as the race finished behind the safety car. “The start was very good, I had a clean chicane,” Verstappen added. “Then I could quickly get back into my rhythm and get into second. “It was really good on the tires, it was really enjoyable to drive today even though it was quite hot out there. A great day for us.” A solid race for Russell saw him complete the podium behind Leclerc, while Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Mercedes Lewis Hamilton, both having started at the back of the grid following power unit penalties, surged through the field to finish fourth and fifth. 

Despite his gutsy performances, Hamilton is now mathematically unable to win the F1 title as he sits an unassailable 167 points behind Verstappen in the standings. Williams’ Nyck de Vries, a late replacement for Alexander Albon who is undergoing treatment for appendicitis, finished ninth on his F1 debut and was awarded the Driver of the Day accolade. 

CNN. (2022, 9 11). Max Verstappen claims fifth-straight victory by winning Italian Grand Prix. pp.

Max Verstappen claims fifth-straight victory by winning Italian Grand Prix | CNN

Hard News : 

Japan’s economy shrinks for the first time in a year

Japan’s economy unexpectedly shrank for the first time in a year in the third quarter, stoking further uncertainty about the outlook as global recession risks, a weak yen and higher import costs took a toll on household consumption and businesses. The world’s third-biggest economy has struggled to motor on despite the recent lifting of Covid curbs and has faced intensifying pressure from red-hot global inflation, sweeping interest rate increases worldwide and the Ukraine war.

Gross domestic product fell an annualized 1.2% in July-September, official data showed, compared with economists’ median estimate for a 1.1% expansion and a revised 4.6% rise in the second quarter. It translated into a quarterly decline of 0.3%, versus a forecast 0.3% growth. On top of being squeezed by a global slowdown and soaring inflation, Japan has been dealing with the challenge of the yen’s slide to 32-year lows against the dollar, which has magnified cost-of-living strains by further lifting the price of everything from fuel to food items. “The contraction was unexpected,” said Atsushi Takeda, chief economist at Itochu Economic Research Institute, adding that the biggest aberration were the larger-than-expected imports. “But the three key pillars of demand - consumption, capital expenditure and exports - remained in positive territory, if not robust, so demand is not as weak as the headline figure shows.”However, the risks to Japan’s outlook have risen as the global economy teeters on the brink of recession.

Economy Minister Shigeyuki Goto said a global recession could hit households and businesses. At home, policymakers and citizens are bracing for a potential eighth wave of the Covid pandemic, adding to the gloom for private consumption which makes up more than half of the Japanese economy. In the third quarter, private consumption grew 0.3%, a touch above consensus estimate for 0.2% growth but slowing sharply from the second quarter’s 1.2% gain. “Growth should turn positive in Q4, amid a rebound in inbound tourism and a smaller trade deficit, but the eighth virus wave and rising inflation will limit the recovery,” said Darren Tay, Japan Economist at Capital Economics.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government is stepping up support for households to try to ease the effects of inflation, with 29 trillion yen ($206.45 billion) in extra spending in the budget. The Bank of Japan has also maintained its ultra-loose monetary stimulus program to help revive the economy. Capital Economics’ Tay sees a tough 2023 for Japan. “As for 2023, Japan will be dragged into a mild recession in H1 by a global downturn that will weigh on exports and business investment.”

CNN. (2022, 11 14). Japan’s economy shrinks for the first time in a year . pp. 

Japan's economy shrinks for first time in a year | CNN Business

2. Preliminary Round II (Team player)
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.
• 30 participants will move on to the next round.

3. Quarter Final (News Flash)
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 30 participants.

4. Semi Final (Talk Show)
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 10 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)
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 2023 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 2023 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 a topic, 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)

Competition Field

Debate's Field

Price : IDR 850000 / team(s)

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)
• Place : BINUS University, Jakarta, Indonesia
• 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:

Main	Novice
Preliminary 1 (Round 1, 2, 3) Preliminary 2 (Round 4, 5) Round 4 & 5 (Silent Round)
Pre-Quarter Final	-
Quarter-Final
Semi-Final
Final

 

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  :
  • Pre-Quarter 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 4 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.

Competition Field

Spectator's Field

Price : IDR 300000 / person(s)

content OBS

Competition Field

Short Story Writing's Field

Price : IDR 450000 / person(s)

This area of competition attempts to exercise contestants' creativity, imagination, and writing abilities.

• Main achievement : Champion, 1st Runner Up, 2nd Runner Up
• Place : Online Submission & Zoom Meeting

Rounds :

1. Preliminary Round (Prepared Story)
   Participants are asked to write a magnificent story based on the given story opening (the committee will provide an opening story for the participants in the website). The story must be with the given format name file and conditions: 
   • The story must be in English
   • Stories must not have been published, self-published, published on a website, broadcast, or featured amongst the winners in another competition.
   • Font size must be 12 pt
   • Font name: Times New Roman
   • Line spacing : 1.15 
   • Must contain margins
     Normal Margins :
     Top              : 2.54cm
     Right            : 2.54cm
     Left              : 2.54cm
     Bottom        : 2.54cm
   • Contains minimum 2000-5000 words 
   • 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 2023 AEO - [FULL NAME] - [INSTITUTION]
   • The format of the files are as follows:
     • Synopsis: THE 2023 AEO - Synopsis - [FULL NAME] - [INSTITUTION]
     • Story: THE 2023 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.
   • Participants who passed the preliminary round will be notified via email.
   • Announcement of winners will be posted on the AEO website.
   • The submission will be allowed one time only.
   • Eligible for all participants 80 participants.
      
2. Final (Live Story Writing)
   In this round, the participants must write a short story live in an online meeting. 
   • The topic given will be decided on the D-day of the competition and it will be random through a lottery system to give each participant one topic.
   • Participants are not allowed to search for words in google. 
   • Participants must share their whole screen in Zoom.
   • Participants must open their camera and are not allowed to use a virtual background.
   • The duration will be 3 hours.
   • Participants will have 5 minutes to prepare themselves before writing their story.
   • Late submission will not be tolerated.
   • If the time is up the participants will not be able to edit their story anymore.
   • Each person will get different topics. 
   • Participants must stop typing when the performing time has ended. Otherwise, points will be deducted, unless the participants are trying to finish a sentence.
   • Eligible for 10 participants
   • There won’t be any papers or notes. 

Introduction Story:

The light flickered as I tip-toed down the stairs. I knew this wasn’t a good plan. Sneaking out will never be a good plan when you have strict parents. I, imprudently, did anyway. As if I have nine lives to live. And tonight, me and my cousin Erin are ready to risk all of those nine for a stupid wondrous party thrown by our High School’s diva— who despises me. As silly as it sounds to anyone, we are going no matter what.