Delegates are now assigned by committees first then countries. This allows students to be assigned to an area based on their topic interest and less priority to the country assignment. In other words a student will be assigned to the Legal committee because of their interest in the topics and then be assigned to a country.
Please use “Delegation Enrollment Form” to identify which committees your delegates would like to be assigned. As you complete the form, please make sure your delegates are disbursed proportionately across the various committees. Once we receive the “Delegation Enrollment From” along with the appropriate amount of ‘Credentials” and deposits ($100 per participant), the program staff will send your assigned committees & countries to distribute to your delegates.
“Envoys” replace the page corps. With our use of Google docs, the page corps became obsolete and their numbers have been declining over the past few years. Now we have a special committee designed just for 7th & 8th grade students that will introduce them to the various elements of the program. These students will represent countries through a modified committee structure that emulates the debate & problem solving of the high school student’s experience. Through working with our alumni staff and select advisors, the envoys will be well prepared to become successful delegates when they return in 9th grade. Therefore we strongly encourage high school delegations to bring students from their middle schools to participate in this new aspect of the program.
Mock Session in its previous format has been replaced with multiple options to prepare delegates. The purpose is to limit travel time & associated expenses while providing the necessary information & preparation to the students. These options include:
Video segments added to the website
Lesson plans for delegation meetings
Local training with program alumni, officers & staff
“Conference Practice Session” Regional trainings (partnerships between delegations to practice resolution writing & debate)
Secretary General Candidates must submit their forms by November 1st along with a 2 minute video speech (to be posted on the website by Nov. 8th along with their candidate profile). By December 10th, each advisor will to submit the official delegation ballot listing the number of votes each candidate has received from the delegation.
The Delegation Roster & Hotel Form are combined into one excel file.
The conference fee for the 2009 Conference will be $250 per student (roomed in quads as much as possible). The adult advisor rate is $275 for double occupancy or $305 for single occupancy. The deposit amount is $100.
