Ateneo YES 2013 Primer

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NOVEMBER 22-23, 2013

ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

- PRIMER -


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contentsWealth o Nations?.............................................. 3About Ateneo Economics Association............... 4

About Ateneo Youth Economics

Summit 2013........................................................ 5

YES 101................................................................. 6Application Procedure........................................ 12

Payment Process..................................................13

Important Reminders/Contact us..................... 15

Accommodations................................................ 16

Appendix: Contest Mechanics........................... 17


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In 1776, there was this man named Adam Smith who wrote a treatise

entitled An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes o the Wealth o

Nations. Cited as the Father o Modern Economics, Smith ushered anera ultimately leading to the development o modern economics and

ree markets, coming rom a reection o what was going on during the

Industrial Revolution. With his concepts such as the invisible hand,

political economy, and what would become classical economics, Wealth

o Nations as Smiths magnum opus revolutionized the way people saw

societyand the way we buy, sell and what really happens in the process.

So, what have all o these got to do with the Ateneo Youth Economics

Summit 2013? Apart rom the economics reerence, honestly, everything is

just a pun. But or us, its more than that. We believe that today, the same

title applies to our generation: the youth. We believe that the youth is thewealth o nations: and with this knowledge, our teams most heartelt goal

is to raise up a generation in nation-building, economic consciousness and

literacy, and a heart to serve ones nationraising up a generation one

student at a time

Thus we invite you to take part in this years biggest youth summit on

economicsWealth o Nations: Ateneo Youth Economics Summit 2013.

Please do take time to read the rest o the primer and join us in making this

summit a success.

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam!

Wealth o Nations?


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The Ateneo Economics Association (AEA) is the premier economics

organization o the Ateneo de Manila University. For over hal a

century now, AEA has been the champion in promoting economics as

a tool or socio-economic development both inside and outside the

university, as well as organizing activities such as competitions and

ora to allow students and proessionals alike to engage in discourse

and learn to love the subject o economics even more.

While AEA is the home organization o AB Economics and AB

Economics-Honors students, the organization is still very diverse.

With more than 250 members, AEA is a melting pot o students romdierent degrees ranging rom, BS Chemistry to AB Social Sciences

and BS Management Engineering, the AEA population is well-

represented.

The Ateneo Economics Association through the years has worked

with big names and institutions. Recently, AEA has been graced withthe participation o ormer President Fidel Ramos, President Benigno

Simeon Aquino III and many experts in the feld o economics. And

or this years Youth Economics Summit, Senator Teofsto Guingona III

and Gawad Kalinga Founder Antonio Meloto shall be gracing us with

their presence.

about the ateneo

economics association


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Wealth o Nations: Ateneo Youth Economics Summit 2013 is an

annual two-day conerence o high school students which aims

to ignite the interest o the youth in the feld o economics and to

stimulate economic literacy and consciousness through un and

engaging talks, group dynamics, orums and contests. Ateneo YES

2013 will be held on November 22-23, 2013 at the Ateneo de Manila

University campus in Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

This years Ateneo YES to ocus on the youth as the wealth o nations

with emphasis on their role in economics-related avenues or nation

building. As such, we intend to:

(a) introduce basic yet relevant economic concepts concerning

current aairs through a series o talks, orums, group

dynamics and workshops; and

(b) promote economic consciousness and awareness throughcompetitions such as a quiz bee, an extemporaneous speaking

contest and a poster making contest.

about the ateneo youth

economics summit 2013


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What can you expect from this yearsAteneo YES? Well here are a few of the

things we have in store for you!


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TG is a champion o good governance who listens to people,

understands their problems, and strives to fnd and innovate

methods to address them. This is what the Ateneo Economics (and

Law) Alumnuss website says about the good senator. Learn more

rom him and his advocacy as he discusses Economics and Good

Governance in Ateneo YES 2013!

Founder o Gawad Kalinga Foundation: This dreamers one dream

is simple: to end poverty and see no man a squatter in his own

homeland. Equipped with a heart or God and or others and with an

Ateneo Economics diploma rom 71, Tony set out to establish Gawad

Kalinga, and he will talk more about this in his keynote speech on in

Ateneo YES 2013.

We have invited an amazing bunch o Ateneo alumnus who will be

discussing the dierent current realities and the youths roles to

play in the near uture.

About the speakers:

Senator Teofisto TG Guingona III

Antonio Tony Meloto


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Former Chairperson o the Ateneo Department o Economics: One

o The Ateneo Economics Departments top calibre proessors, in

his talk Why Bother With Economics? will engage high school

students with the act that Economics IS important and vital or a

successul society (and yes, even or a successul individual). Comingwith a doctorate degree rom the Jesuits Fordham University in the

United States, Dr. de Guzman, who also authored Ateneos General

Economics textbook entitled Economics and Society, will surely

ignite ones interest and understanding o economics. Catch him in

Ateneo YES 2013!

The speakers arent the only ones who will be talking. We highly

encourage you guys as well (this is or you!) to voice out your

thoughts, opinions, and suggestions regarding the dierent topics

that will be discussed.

Dr. Noel de Guzman, PhD


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One o the main events o YES will be the

Economics Quiz Bee or the teams rom dierent

schools to battle it out in dierent rounds, to fnd

out who has the E(conomic) Factor over the other

schools.

This is an opportunity or your schools best

speaker to show everyone your excellence

in expressing ones understanding on

current events and general economic ideas

and deliver on-the-spot speeches regarding

dierent economic principles. What do you

know, you can be the top orator!


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The poster-making contest encourages

artistic expression on what it means or the

youth to be the wealth o nations.

Think were all theory? Think again! Well have a market simulation

wherein you will be aced with the dierent scenarios that happen in

the real world and deal with it as it aects not only you, but the whole

economy as well!

FOR ALL CONTESTS, THERE WILL

ALSO BE CASH PRIZES FOR THE WINNERS!


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Take a stroll around Ateneo, and see the studying (and relaxing)

environment o the students.

O course, YES isnt just about learning. We want you to have un as well!

You will participate in dierent games and activities that will expand your

network and help you orm unorgettable bonds with other people.

Wealth o Nations: Ateneo Youth Economics Summit 2013will truly teach us a lot, make us understand the worldwere living in today and do both things in the best andmost un way possible!

See you on November 22-23!


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Application for Ateneo Youth Economics Summit is easy as 1, 2, 3 4!

Download the registration kit at

bit.ly/AteneoYES2013

Fill up all the necessary inormation in the registration orm

ound in the registration kit. The application kit contains one

(1) application orm. Please do not leave any feld blank or

incomplete orms will not be processed. E-mail all necessary

documents at [email protected].

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS ON NOVEMBER 6, 2013 11:59PM.

Kindly wait or a confrmation e-mail that will

be sent by the team giving you the ofcial list oyour delegates.

Payment procedure is ound on page 13 o this primer. Registration

ee is P500 to be paid beore November 8, 2013. The registration ee

is inclusive o two lunch meals, snacks, conerence kit and summit

materials. For more details, please reer to the next pages!

High School Students accompanied by at least one (1) duly authorized school

personnel (teacher, principal, etc.) ote: School personnel are consideredparticipants and must pay the registration ee.

WHO CAN JOIN?


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In order to acilitate a systematic method o payment, the ollowing

guidelines are to be strictly implemented.

For over the counter payments, the steps are as ollow:

1. Go to the nearest or most convenient Metrobank Trust Co. (MBTC)

Branch.

2. Secure a copy o Metrobanks Payment Slip and feld the required

inormation/details;

a. Company Name: Ateneo De Manila University

b. Subscriber Name: Name o Paying CLIENT/s (includes

participants, coach, observers)

c. Reerence Number: Ateneo YES application ee

d. Subscriber Number: 115

e. Mode o Payment: Choose rom the ollowing: Cash/Check/Debit

Account

. Amount o Payment: PhP xxx.xxImportant Note: Slips are to be accomplished in duplicate copies

(1st copy: Banks copy and 2nd copy: Clients copy)

3. Present the duly accomplished payment slips to MBTC tellers together

with the attached cash or check.


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4. Once validated, the MBTC teller will give Ateneo De Manila Universityclient or client representative a validated copy.

5. Beore leaving the bank premises, check and veriy the clients copy, as

this payment slip will serve as proo o payment;

a. I the payment slip was validated.

b. And, i the copy was the one accomplished and presented to the

MBTC bank teller.

6. Send a text to 09178911414 or an email to [email protected]

inorming that the payment has been made. The email or SMS message

should contain the ollowing inormation:a. Paid via over the counter method

b. Name o the high school

c. Name o the contact coach/principal

d. Contact number

e. Total number o participants (including the students, coach/es

and observers)

. Total amount paid (number o participants * 500)

7. On the frst day o the summit (November 22, 2013), present the

validated copy o payment slip to a representative rom AEA or issuance

o the ofcial receipt.

Important Note: All payments should be made no later than November 8,

2013.

I unable to pay via over the counter method, the ollowing steps are as

ollow:


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1. Send an email to: [email protected] or an SMS message to:09178911414, declaring incapacity to do payment via over the counter

method. The email or SMS message should contain the ollowing

inormation:

a. Unable to make payment via over the counter method

b. Name o the high school

c. Name o the contact coach/principal

d. Contact number

e. Total number o participants (including the students, coach/

es, and observers)

. Total amount to be paid (number o participants * PhP 500.00)

2. On the frst day o Ateneo YES, we will have people in the registration

booth where you can make the said payments.

Important Note: Declaration o incapacity to pay via over the counter

method should be made no later than November 8, 2013. Any declaration

ater the specifed date will be no longer accommodated. As or the proo

o payment, the ofcial receipt will be given to the respective coaches on

the second day o the summit (November 23, 2013).

Important Reminders/Contact Details:

For any queries regarding Ateneo Youth Economics 2013, please send them

through [email protected] or through text to Dana Bayani

(09178911414) or Yesu Hernandez (09328694082). We are more than

willing to answer your questions!


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For delegates coming rom distant provinces, the Ateneo Youth

Economics Summit 2013 Core Team suggests the ollowing

options or accommodations near the Ateneo/Katipunan area:

Inside the university & less than P500 a night: Institute or

Social Order (ISO)

For reservation or or more details, contact them at

[email protected] or call them at (02) 426-61-34.

Inside the university & less than P1000 a night: John G. Pollock

Center


[email protected] or call them at (02) 426-6069 (direct

line) local 40714049.

Across Katipunan Ave. & around P1000 a night: MyPlace

Residence Hall (www.myplace.com.ph)


[email protected] or call them at (02) 433-0667

Across Katipunan Ave. & more than P3000 a night: Oracle Hotel

and Residences (www.oraclehotel.com.ph)

For Oracle Hotel, you can make your reservations online.


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seconds and lastly, or the difcult round, they will be given 60 seconds.

4. Any member at any given point in time can write on the whiteboard.5. At the expiration o the set time limits, the teams must raise their

whiteboards to be acknowledged by the score keepers.

6. I a team puts down its whiteboard beore the score can be

acknowledged by the monitors and the score keepers, they oreit that/

those point/s.

7. Each correct answer during the easy round will merit them 1 point, 2

points in the intermediate round and 3 in the difcult round.

8. Contestants are not allowed to consult books, gadgets or members o

the audience while the contest is on-going. Teams or those that contain

students that break this rule will be disqualifed.

9. Ater all the rounds, the teams will be ranked rom highest to lowest interms o score. The top hal will advance to the fnals.

10. In the case o a tie or the last rank to advance, there will be a sudden

death round which will last or one minute.

Third Round: Finals (Final Jeopardy style)

1. All teams start out with 10,000 pesos as points.

2. There will be 100 clues o various categories.

3. The category o the next clue is shown on screen.

4. Teams write down their wager (i.e. price they think the clue will be

worth) on a sheet o bond paper and give it to the monitor assigned to

them.5.. The clue will then be ashed and they will be given 30 seconds to write

down their answer in the orm o a question. Once the time is up, they

must reveal their answers.

6. I they put down the correct question, the amount they wagered is

added to their money. I they are wrong, the amount they wagered is

deducted rom their money.

7. Whoever has the most money ater all the clues wins.


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EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH

MECHANICS

First round: Eliminations

1. The student going next will take a topic rom the strips o paper.

2. The student will then be given 5 minutes to prepare.

3. The student can choose his/her side - or or against the topic.

4. The student must deliver a 4-minute speech on the topic and

chosen side.

5. The judges will score the student based on criteria given below.

6. While the student is delivering his/her speech, the next student

will be given his/her topic. Procedure repeats until all students havespoken.

7. Once all the students have delivered their speeches, the students

will then be ranked based on the average o the scores they were

given by the judges. The top fve will advance.

Second round: Finals

1. The student going next will take a topic rom the strips o paper.

2. The student will then take another strip o paper that will signiy

his/her side.

3. The student will be given 5 minutes to prepare

4. The student must deliver a 4-minute speech on the topic and givenside.

5. The judges will score the student based on criteria given below.

7. While the student is delivering his/her speech, the next student

will be given his/her topic. Procedure repeats until all students have

spoken.


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8. Once all the students have delivered their speeches, the students will

then be ranked based on the average o scores they were given by thejudges. The one with the highest score will be the winner.

Criteria or judging:

Manner - 25%

- Maintains eye-contact

- Varies pitch and volume as well as pace and speed depending on

emphasis in the speech

- Minimal to no stuttering - only has appropriate pauses

Matter/Content - 50%- The stance given is clear

- Provides points o argumentation and substantiates them ully.

- Gives appropriate examples and analyzes them.

- Does not use vague language.

Method - 25%

- Points o argumentation are clearly outlined

- There is a good logical ow within each point o argumentation

- There is a good logical ow in the speech as a whole.


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POSTER MAKING MECHANICS

1. Students will be given the theme a week beore the Youth

Economics Summit.

2. Students will make their posters during their own time during the

week.

3. The specifcations will be as ollows:- Size: illustration board

- Can be landscape or portrait

- Any material can be used to color the poster.

- Poster cannot be 3-D (i.e. no paper mache, not allowed to

stick fgures onto the poster)

- Poster cannot be computerized - completely or partially.

That is to say, all must be hand-drawn or painted on.

- No obscenities - nudity, inappropriate language, etc.

- Quotes, and other such borrowed inormation must be

credited to its original source on a separate sheet that will

be mounted with the poster.4. These posters will be submitted upon the start o the Youth

Economics Summit and will be posted on the walls.

5. Specifed judges will go around examining the posters and scoring

based on the criteria given below.

6. The institutions will be ranked based on the average o the judges

scores. The one that receives the highest score will be declared the

winner.

Criteria or judging:

Visual appeal - 50%

Relevance to the Theme and Clarity o Message - 50%

Documents

Ateneo YES 2013 Primer