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MODEL UNITED NATIONS

MODEL UNITED NATIONS. Executive Board:. President: Katie Taylor Vice President: Valerie Brankovic Secretary General: Allie Gecas Treasurer: Eric Ortega Secretary: Kevin Daliva. What is Model United Nations?.

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MODEL UNITED NATIONS

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  1. MODEL UNITED NATIONS

  2. Executive Board: • President: Katie Taylor • Vice President: Valerie Brankovic • Secretary General: Allie Gecas • Treasurer: Eric Ortega • Secretary: Kevin Daliva

  3. What is Model United Nations? • Model UN is an opportunity for you debate and solve prevalent global issues, while expanding your knowledge of the UN. • As a member you will conduct research, write resolutions, master parliamentary procedure, and use your skills in diplomacy and debate to compete with other MUN participants at MUN conferences. • It is an exciting combination of role playing and debate!

  4. Why Join Model UN? • Improve your speaking skills • Enhance your ability to debate • Hone your research and writing skills • Travel to amazing cities around the country • Meet people from around the world

  5. What is expected of our members? • Attend weekly meetings • Participate in lessons and mock-debates • Do research • Write Position Papers • Have FUN!!!

  6. Meeting Information • Every Tuesday • 8:30-9:30pm • Wohler's Hall rm. 245 • EXCEPTION: Next week’s meeting will be in DKH RM: 317

  7. Questions?

  8. Conferences We Attend • American Model United Nations (AMUN) • Chicago Model United Nations (ChoMUN) • 1 Traveling Conference

  9. 2013 Traveling Conference • McGill University Model UN (McMUN) • January 24-27th, 2013 • A few of the McMUN committees… World Intellectual Property Organisation, Wall Street 2008, BRICS Summit, Joint Crisis – Frost/Nixon

  10. How We Select Who Attends Conferences: • Regular attendance and participation • Seniority of club members • Number of applicants for conferences • When we receive your application

  11. Questions About Conferences?

  12. MUNI: What it is? • Model United Nations Illinois • Annual high school conference • Club fundraiser • April 5th-7th, 2013 • General Assembly and Simulations • Up to 500 delegates from schools across the country

  13. MUNI: How you can participate • USG positions • Chief of Staff, Logistics, General Assembly, Publications / Public Relations, Simulations Director, and Operations • Applications at first meeting! • Interviews • Chairs • Support Staff

  14. Questions About MUNI?

  15. Social Events & Social Chairs • Make 50 New Friends • Network with people in a variety of majors • Examples: • Curtis Orchards • Ice Skating • Cookouts • Bar Crawls • & MANY MORE!

  16. PAY YOUR DUES! • $20.00 Membership Fee • Everyone Must Pay Dues (even returning members) • Good for the entire academic year! • If you don’t pay dues, you will not be able to participate in conferences = PAY ASAP!

  17. Other Info • Check out our website: www.uiucmodelun.org • If you need to contact us email: club@uiucmodelun.org • Find us in the RSO Complex (second floor, quad side of the union): Cube #36 • REMEMBER: Next week’s meeting is in DKH 317 at 8:30pm

  18. Any Final Questions?

  19. Thanks for Coming & Enjoy the Pizza!

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