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The Institute of Policy Debate
The Institute of Policy Debate implements the Educational Layer of the Congress of Policy Debate. The Institute provides educational services to all who wish to become advanced members. It conducts virtual classes, seminars, conferences, workshops, retreats, camps and field trips concerning public policy issues, and provides educational information, training materials, instruction,and tests on the factual basis and viewpoints of public policy.
Members may become qualified as Advanced Members by examination in a subject area, and are expected to exercise self-discipline to respect and explore all other viewpoints, and to observe the rules of diplomatic interaction to continue in good standing. Advanced Members may become Moderators by training and examination.
The Institute also organizes and conducts dramatized in-person debates on public policy issues which may hold the attention of a broader audience than textual debates.
The Institute of Policy Debate is also known as the Institute of Debate, informally "the Institute."
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