The North American Invitational Model United Nations (NAIMUN) is one of the oldest UN simulations for high school students in North America and the world. Since 1963, the conference has been a forum in which a dynamic range of young students come from around the world to seek, through discussion, negotiation and debate, solutions to the various problems of the world. The 3,000+ participants convene for four days, simulating their role as delegates to the United Nations from a particular nation and serving as representatives of that country's policies.
The Forty-Seventh annual NAIMUN will run over 35 simulations, including standard committees from the UN General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Security Council, as well as crisis simulations of various regional organizations, national cabinets and political organizations. Students are pushed to heighten their understanding of the international system from both political and legal perspectives, while also testing their negotiation, judgment, and problem-solving skills. The conference and the corporation are staffed and managed by over 200 undergraduate students with keen interest and substantial understanding of international relations from Georgetown University.
At NAIMUN XLVII, we will continue to uphold the high standards of the Western Hemisphere’s largest and preeminent Model United Nations conference and introduce new initiatives befitting our time. The conference endeavors to be more accessible to delegates and teams of all backgrounds through a new and expanded financial aid and scholarship program. Through robust partnerships developing with corporate sponsors such as The Economist magazine, our team is empowered to consolidate the gains of past initiatives, such as by strengthening out-of-committee programming unique to the delegate experience at NAIMUN.
Furthermore, NAIMUN XLVII distinguishes itself through its utilization of information technology in making the conference more visible, specifically through promotional and instructional videos that showcase conference features and explain the registration process. The Secretariat has also increased its staff development initiatives to help the conference team grow more cohesive and prepared.
The forty-seventh session of the North American Invitational Model United Nations will be held this February 11-14, 2010 in Washington, D.C. Please find out more about the conference by visiting our website at http://naimun.modelun.org.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Ena Dekanic
Secretary-General
naimunsg@modelun.org
Matthew Shapiro
Executive Director
naimuned@modelun.org
