Albion College Model United Nations

Forum on Human SecurityFriday, 23 October 2009

4:30pm-5:30pmNorris 104

What is Model United Nations? Saving the world in 96 hours or less

“In Model UN, students step into the shoes of ambassadors from UN member states to debate current issues on the organization's agenda. Students make speeches, prepare draft resolutions, negotiate with allies and adversaries, resolve conflicts, and navigate the conference rules of procedure - all in the interest of mobilizing "international cooperation" to resolve problems that affect countries all over the world.” (UNA-USA)

www.unausa.org/Page.aspx?ipd=508

Preparing for the ACMUN SimulationPlease make sure you do some actual research!Now that you have a better grounding on what

human security actually is, hopefully you’ll have a better idea as to the scope of this topic.

Your “position papers” (for this simulation) will merely be stated and will not be collected by the Secretariat. Rather, we expect that your research prior to the simulation will guide your point of view as you debate with your country’s policy in mind.

At the national level, position papers will certainly be more in-depth!

What to wearWesternBusinessAttire

WBA

LunchFor lunch: You will have a half-hour lunch

break. However, just like at nationals, we will not be providing food. With that said, you’ll have enough time to grab a quick bite at Baldwin (for those on board), go to the Eat Shop, bring your own food and eat in the room, etc.

Awards and the National TeamThe top three delegates of ACMUN ‘09 will receive an

award:Distinction of Major SpeakerDistinction of Minor SpeakerDistinction of Honorable Mention OR

Distinction of Director’s ChoiceAlong with this distinction comes the automatic invitation

for these awardees to join the national team at HNMUN ’10 (which will be held 11-14 February in Boston).

For everyone else, you will be receiving the paper application at the end of the workshop/simulation. This same application will be made available via the ACMUN website on Monday, giving you two extra days to fill it out.

What are we looking for at ACMUN ‘09?We will be looking at each delegate on an

individual basis and, among other things, taking into account:AttendanceWestern Business AttireResearch and consistencyApplication of workshop to simulationQuality of responses, as well as frequency

(participation)How you work with each other

Selection of Invitations6 Major Criteria:

Availability for HNMUNAttendance

Human Security forum ACMUN 2009

Participation in previous conferencesPast/Current researchPublic speaking experienceResponse to short essay question

Questions?

Albion College Model United Nations

MUN Workshop/SimulationSaturday, 24 October 2009

10:30am-2pmNorris 102