Georgia Tech Model United Nations Conference

IAEA and GA 4 Position Papers

Position Paper Reminder

As a reminder, all delegates – UNMIL delegates included – are required to submit a position paper for each topic online by 3 October.

Double Delegations

In response to questions about double delegations, an introduction and list has been included on the Documents page. Please contact the Secretary General with any questions.

Registration Now Closed

Registration for the 2011 conference is now closed. Thank you to all of the schools who signed up for what looks to be our largest conference to date!

To those schools who will not be able to join us this year, we look forward to you joining us for the 2012 Conference!

Final Date to Register

Due to the large demand for delegations this year, we will not be accepting late registration this year. Instead registration will close this Friday, 16 September at 11:59 pm. This time was originally set as the closure for priority registration but will now function as the closure for all registration.

Thank you to all who have registered – we are excited to see the large numbers of participants at what looks to be our largest conference to date!

Background Guides

Background guides will be uploaded to the website throughout the next several days. If you do not currently see your committee’s guides, please continue to check.

Thank you for your patience.

Position Papers Due Date

Position papers will be due online by 3 October. Please address any questions to the the Secretary General.

Crisis Committee Registration

Registration for UNMIL – GTMUN’s crisis committee – will open on 1 August. Please follow this link to fill out the registration form: GTMUN 2011 UNMIL Registration Form. (Please note that we will be forced to disregard any requests submitted prior to 1 August.)

Delegate fee for UNMIL is $8 per delegate.

Please email secgen@gtmun.org with any questions.

Schools wishing to request additional delegations may do so starting 1 August.

Country Assignments Announced!

The first round of country delegation assignments have been posted! All subsequent registrations will be assigned delegations on a weekly basis. If you have any questions please contact our Secretary General Kristin Meagher at secgen@gtmun.org.

Country Assignments Posted 15 May

The first round of country delegation assignments will be posted by noon EST on 16 May. All subsequent registrations will be assigned delegations on a weekly basis. If you have any questions please contact our Secretary General Kristin Meagher at secgen@gtmun.org.

Please note that we are experiencing some minor technical difficulties with the website. If you click “submit” and receive an error page or notice, please do not resubmit. We have received your submission even if the acknowledgement page doesn’t appear. Please note that not every submission will encounter this issue. We apologize for this inconvenience and are working to fix the problem. Thank you.

Registration Open

Registration is now open for the 2011 GTMUN Conference! Registration information for the crisis committee will be posted soon with registration for the committee to begin soon after.

Information Packets Mailed

The packets containing the 2011 conference brochure and other information were mailed out 16 April. Should you not receive one within the next two weeks and desire and information packet, please contact secgen@gtmun.org.

Crisis Committee Structure Announced!

The structure for the inaugural GTMUN Crisis Committee has been announced as the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). Delegates will represent official positions (e.g., Special Representative of the Secretary General or Force Commissioner) and will address the crisis situation in Liberia based upon their positions as agents of the international community.

For more information, please contact info@gtmun.org.

GTMUN on Facebook and Twitter!

Please check out the new Georgia Tech Model United Nations (GTMUN) page on Facebook and Twitter feed (@GTMUN). We will be systematically updating these social networking pages to keep those interested informed on the exciting new opportunities being offered at the GTMUN conference!

2011 Conference Dates Announced!

The Georgia Tech Model United Nations is pleased to announce the dates of the 14th annual conference are 17-18 October 2011.

GTMUN is a two day conference for high school students that takes place on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology, located in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. Created in 1998, this conference has worked to bring international affairs to the high schools of the Southeast. The conference has grown in size over the years and now attracts schools from the entire Southeast and beyond. Run by Georgia Tech students from a variety of disciplines, GTMUN offers a large range of committees discussing today’s pressing issues for high school students to enjoy.

The committees being offered this year are GA1, GA2, GA3, GA4, GA6, GA Plen, SC, UNDP, UNEP, UNHCR, CSTD, IAEA, AU, and a Crisis Committee. Please check back soon for topics and background guides.

Registration for the conference will open at noon on 1 May 2011.

We are excited to welcome back old friends and greet new participants to our conference. Please contact the 2011 Secretariat with any questions!

Kristin Meagher, Secretary General (secgen@gtmun.org) [Contact for high schools]

Sapphire Liu, Director General (dirgen@gtmun.org) [Contact for potential staff]

Graham Sweeney, Conference Director (condir@gtmun.org) [Contact for the GT and Atlanta community at large]

For general information and inquiries, please contact info@gtmun.org.