The World Cup of Diplomacy is soliciting bids for organizations willing
to host the First World Cup of Diplomacy. Towards that end the bid
document attached has been prepared to aid prospective tournament
directors in preparing for the potential issues of running the event.

This is a great opportunity for a group with sufficient man power and
interest to draw quality players from around the world as the World Cup
Council will be working with the successful bidder to promote the
tournament.

Chris Babcock

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The World Cup of Diplomacy Bid Document

1) Preamble

Most sports have a premier event in which national teams contest to see
which is the best in the World. Be it the Test Match in cricket, the
Rugby International, the Soccer World Cup. There are many face to face
and Internet tournaments in Diplomacy. There is a World Championships,
but this is a face to face tournament, and many cannot make the journey.
There are Internet tournaments which involve players from around the
world, and many of these are team events, but there is no single
tournament in which nation takes on nation. The Redscape Patriot Games
tournament is based on geography, it is true, but not solely on nationality.

The dream behind the World Cup of Diplomacy is an Internet tournament
based on national teams.

2) The Diplomacy World Cup Council

At the end of 2005 discussions started around the question of how to
promote such a tournament. A Listserver was set up at:

WorldCupDiplomacy@yahoogroups.com

and a Charter was adopted which can be read at:

http://www.embassysa.co.za/worldcup/worldcup.php

The Charter makes provision for a tournament to be staged by different
host communities, based on approval of a bid to organize such a
tournament. No limitation on the type of event is set, save that bids
need to be approved by a World Cup Council, consisting of nine members.

Many ideas were exchanged, and a World Cup Council elected for the
purpose of approving a bid to host the World Cup of Diplomacy. This bid
document sets out the parameters that any potential host will need to
meet in order to successfully bid to stage the World Cup of Diplomacy.

The World Cup Council therefore takes pleasure in calling for all
Diplomacy communities to bid to stage the inaugural World Cup of
Diplomacy in 2007.

3) The Bid

Any bid will need to address the following issues:

(3.1) Inclusivity and Eligibility to enter: Who will be eligible to
play? How will the host ensure that all are welcome to participate, and
none are excluded?

(3.2) Nationality: How will the tournament ensure that the focus of
the tournament is on the contest between nation and nation?

(3.3) The Scoring System: What type of play will be rewarded?

(3.4) The Rules for the tournament: What rules will be used governing
issues such as:

(3.4.1) How will teams be selected? How many teams will be allowed
from each country? Will composite teams or regional teams be allowed?

(3.4.2) How many rounds will be played?

(3.4.3) What criteria, if any, will be used to determine progression
through the tournament? Is there a cut? Is there a Top Board?

(3.4.4) What Interface will be used? Judges, Hand adjudication,
Other? How will the interface be mediated to ensure inclusiveness?

(3.4.5) How will consistency of adjudication be ensured?

(3.4.6) What appeal panel will be available to settle disputes?


Should you wish to make a bid, you need to forward to the World Cup
Council c/o Chris Babcock, Chairman of the WCC, a notification of intent
to bid, and a Bid document which deals with as many of the above issues
as possible, by 1 October 2006.

Dorian Love