SMUN Orientation 2010

SMUN Orientation 2010 will be held on 2 dates, October 4th and October 7th.
The timings on both dates will be 12:30 to 2:30, and venue the Sophia Auditorium.

Sophia delegates, please note that you will be required to attend the Orientation on the 4th. It will be held in the Auditorium at 12:30 sharp and we request that you do not loiter after Lunch Break, but move swiftly to take your seats so we may begin.

Delegates from other schools, may choose one of the Orientations to attend as at has been brought to our notice that some schools have exams on the first date.

All delegations are required to bring in their Delegate Fees in a single envelope with the name of the country to be represented, the names of delegates and and total amount of money enclosed on Oct 4th itself. They must also hand in a sheet of paper confirming the full names of all delegates, their classes, email ids, school if not Sophia High School(and contact information of the Teacher Coordinator) and the committees they intend on attending.
*Contact information for Press members must be provided as well.

Each delegation will be given a Delegate Handbook which will also be posted on this blog and procedure will be explained in detail at the Orientation. We request the attendance of even experienced MUNners as the introduction of external Press members and Shadow delegations have raised a number of queries that can be addressed in person.

Position Papers must be sent in to individual committee email ids ON OR BEFORE October 7th and late entries will be penalised.

SMUN 2010 Details

September 8, 2010
Calling All MUN-ners!

Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.”
This year on October 24th, 25th and 26th we, The Sophia Model United Nations Organisation Committee invite you to join our small effort to initiate the discovery of World Peace through the academic simulation of The United Nations.

Sophia Model United Nations started by Dipti Ramesh, Aditi Verma and Ajooni S. Chinha with humble beginnings has steadily grown in strength and, this year, encompasses a majority of the problems we face presently on the global front. Ranging from international trafficking to territorial disputes, and from energy harvesting programmes to sovereignty, we hope to bring forward feasible solutions that can be implemented in the real world through education and empowerment. After all, we are the Future Leaders of this World we live in.

We believe that this year, SMUN will be an inspiration and act as a catalyst to bring forth politically correct diplomats into our fast-paced, morally deteriorating world. We urge delegates to integrate themselves with their choice of Countries and Councils and enrich the spirit of the United Nations.
Ban Ki Moon has said, “There is a shared sense of urgency to act now. It is not too late, but we are running out of time.” With this in mind, the SMUN Organisation Committee invites you to yet another mind stimulating adventure that will leave you with galvanized spirits. So MUNners, we wish you the very best, and welcome you to a whirlwind crash-course in diplomacy. Welcome to Sophia Model United Nations, 2010.

Yours Diplomatically,
The SMUN Organisation Committee. =)


Dates :
October 24, 25, 26

Councils :
General Assembly (Plenary)
ECOSOC
IAEA
Security Council

Qualifications :
Sophia Model United Nations is open to all students from Class IX to Class XII. While we have placed a tentative limit of 2 delegations per school, a request to send a larger number can be sent to our email id- sophiasmun@gmail.com.
Every delegation will consist of between 1 and 5 delelgates depending on its membership in the ECOSOC and IAEA and whether or not it is to be accompanied by a member of the World Press. Some delegations will represent, not countries, but agencies such as the:
African Union,
Amnesty International,
European Union,
International Monetary Fund,
Organisation of Petrol Exporting Countries,
World Trade Organisation and
South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation.

Please check the Country Matrix enclosed within your invite while selecting the country/agency to represent.


To register, please send the names of the delegates, their classes and email ids and 3 country preferences along with the contact details of your Teacher Coordinator to Naomi Raphael (for external teams) or to Aishwarya Kirit (for Sophiates).
Any queries can be sent to the email id.

Agendae:
1] GA-
- Resource Sharing in Disputed/Unclaimed Territories.
- Rethinking Kyoto, Montreal and Copenhagen: a Follow up to major environmental treaties.

2] ECOSOC-
- Maintaining economic stability in a globalised world with special reference to the Euro-zone and devaluation of currency in China.
- Measures taken by member nations to crack and combat illegal drug trade and human trafficking.

3]IAEA-
- Elimination of rogue nuclear programmes.
- Future of nuclear technology and missile defense.

4]Security Council-
- The Economic Sources and the Social Consequences of terrorism.
- Economic, Social, Religious and Regional conflicts of affecting the world at large with special reference to Congo, Afghanistan, Iran and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.