Its current president is Danielle Verney-O'Gorman, Director of Debate at the United States Naval Academy.
It was formed in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States, in Virginia, Maryland, DC and Pennsylvania.
Debate is a controlled discussion which analyzes the substantive issues raised by a particular policy proposition.
Coaches and judges are educators whose job it is to effectively prepare students to debate, to objectively and fairy evaluate rounds of competition to which they are assigned, and to behave in an ethical and professional fashion.
Debate is an educational activity to be engaged in by undergraduates who are officially enrolled full-time students in good academic standing at the colleges and universities they represent in competition.