Models of the United Nations

In model United Nations simulations, student delegates research and then represent a country in international committees and plenary legislative forums.  They take positions on legal and moral issues, form coalitions, engage in parliamentary manoevers, conduct diplomacy and pass resolutions.  Debates are based on the issues topical to each year.

Emily White established a new Facebook page in April 2008 for the Model United Nations Team at Huntingdon.   The team enjoyed a successful trip to New York, staying ain a hotel in Times square, and commuting between committees and panels in the hotel and across midtown at the actual United Nations on the east river. 

The hardest task was not in fact the preparation to represent Turkmenistan -- but the fundraising for the flights and hotel.  They were grateful for donations from many individual members of AWAC, in addition to Dean Fedler and others from the Huntingdon community. 

Several previous Huntingdon College students in the early 2000s who had high school MUN experience and were interested in establishing Model UN were Samantha Mosier, James Robinson. and Margaret Enfinger.  Samantha proceeded to an MA program at AUM, then a PhD program in public policy at Colorado State.  James went on to medical school, and Margaret went on to a Master's degree at the Diplomatic School of Spain, then a law degree at Alabama.   MUN seems to be compatible with brain power!  It is hoped others will wish to maintain the team now that it is created. 

Links and details below are, of course, subject to constant change.

National Model United Nations, in New York City.
E-mail Secretary-General.
Web: http://www.nmun.org
Phone: (888) 224-NMUN
runs Tuesday - Saturday, in April annually.
Fees $75 per school plus $65 per delegate & $65 per faculty adviser.
High quality hotel, e.g. Hyatt, room nights cost $110 - 140.
 

Southern Regional Model United Nations, in Atlanta, Georgia.
E-mail Secretary-General.
Web: http://www.srmun.org/
Phone: (888) 42-SRMUN
Runs Thursday - Saturday, in November annually.
Fees: $100 per delegation + $75 per delegate
Held in Sheraton Colony Square, midtown Atlanta; room nights cost around $100.
 

Florida Model United Nations, Gainesville, FL
http://temp.fmunorg.officelive.com/default.aspx
Oct 2-3, 2009
$15 per person
 

Midwest Model United Nations, St. Louis, Missouri
http://www.mmun.org/
Feb 2010
1st Delegation - $120 base delegation fee + $20 per student fee (minimum of 4 students per delegation with a maximum of 2 per committee).

Southeast Invitational Model United Nations 
at Auburn University, Alabama.
The conference takes place from April 23-26, 2003. The conference web-site can 
be accessed by navigating to http://www.auburn.edu/simun/ . There, any visitors 
can find a registration packet, as well as conference information, such as: 
Schedule, Contact information for Chairs, committee topics, etc. 
Jeff Evans
Under-Secretary-General, SIMUN 2003
evansje@auburn.edu334-549-3162
[Note: SIMUN, although active in the early 2000s, seems dormant in late 2000s.]
 

Far West Model United Nations, in San Francisco, CA.
E-mail Secretary-General.
Web: http://www.munfw.org
Phone: (909) 737-6247
Fax: (909) 549-9142
Runs Friday - Monday in April, annually.
April 2010: Registration already open.  Team fee due December 31.
Registration Fee- $200 per school, $80 per delegate, advisor is free
Held at Hilton Hotel.  Room nights cost $115 + tax. 
 

NMUN-Latin America in Quito, Ecuador, January 2010
More details at: http://www.nmun.org/participating_latinamerica..htm
WHO: 150  delegates from round the world
WHAT: NMUN-Latin America, cultural visits, and new friendships
WHEN: 10-17 January 2010
WHERE: Quito, Ecuador in cooperation with the Universidad San Francisco de Quito
FEATURES: An outstanding Model UN, including Summit of Americas (NMUN’s first committee in Spanish), visits to colonial Quito (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), a chance to stand on the earth’s equator and experience two hemispheres at once, and options for visits to the cloud forest and/or indigenous markets.
Visit www.nmun.org for more details and to register.  We hope to see you at our first ever NMUN-Latin America!
-The National Model United Nations Team