Information
Registration Opens March 24, 2008
Conference Fees
Delegations will be assigned by the GTMUN staff following the completion and submission of the online registration form. All registration must be submitted by filling out the online application. Because GTMUN has to be financially self-sustaining, delegation fees are necessary to offset conference expenses. Schools that do not pay in full will not be allowed to participate in the conference. The way that fees are assessed has changed significantly from previous years. GTMUN 2008 delegation fees are as follows:
8 dollars ($8) per delegate possible in each delegation
Registration due date: September 1st, 2008
Registration fees due: September 1st, 2008
Registration received after this date will require an additional $30 per school
For example: If your school is granted Uruguay then the cost for the delegation will be $72.00 dollars. There are a maximum of 9 delegates for Uruguay and each delegate is $8 dollars. The fees are based upon the maximum number of delegates the delegation can bring, and NOT on the number of delegates brought.
Please make checks payable to “Georgia Tech Model United Nations” and mail to:
Georgia Tech Model United Nations
The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
781 Marietta St., NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
Country Assignment
Countries will be assigned on a first come, first served basis starting March 24, 2008. When possible, allied delegations will not be assigned to the same school and there will only be one Security Council nation assigned per school. There will be a limit of 4 delegations per school. Additional delegations may be requested after August 1st, 2008 and will be honored on a first come, first serve based on availability.
Delegations and Delegation Sizes
Please review the enclosed supplement containing a list of country delegations available, and take careful note of the restricting number of delegates for each delegation before completing the registration form online. All delegations will be represented in the General Assembly committees. Most delegations will be represented by one delegate in each committee. However, some committees will be allowed to bring two delegates per country. These are Security Council, Historic Security Council, GA Plenary, ASEAN, the ICJ advocate countries.
Refund Policy
A full refund will be granted if the school gives notice to the Secretary General of its intent to withdraw from the conference before September 1, 2008. If the school withdraws after registration closes there will be no refund.
Lodging and Transportation
Since GTMUN 2008 is a full-day conference, we are encouraging delegations to stay at a nearby hotel. The hotels that we will be recommending will be within walking distance from the conference location. Schools are responsible for arranging their own lodging, we will be happy to provide advice, but we are unable to assist in making reservations.
Committees Being Offered
Following is a list of the committees being offered at GTMUN 2008. We have provided a brief description of each committee for your use as an aid in selecting your delegations. Please pay careful attention to which delegations have delegates in which committees.
General Assembly Committees
There are five General Assembly (GA) Committees at our conference in addition to Plenary. These are GA 1st (DISARM), GA 2nd (ECOFIN), GA 3rd (SOCHUM), GA 4th (SPECPOL), and GA 6th (Legal). These committees are the main organs of the United Nations and each operates in its own area. Every country is represented in these committees.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
The GTMUN staff will offer the committee of the United Nations Development Programme in this year’s conference. UNDP will focus on the issues that help countries work together to encourage development in an increasingly globalized world.
Security Councils
GTMUN 2008 will feature two Security Council simulations. We will continue to offer a current Security Council which features all members of the upcoming 2008 meeting of the UN Security Council, but, in addition to that, we are going to be having a historic Security Council as well. This body will simulate the 1981 meeting of the UN Security Council. Since the topics being offered in the historic council are actual occurences that year, the research onus is not as difficult for this committee, and we are recommending that the Historic Security Council would be a good place for new and inexperienced delegates to learn about the Model UN process.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
GTMUN 2008 is happy to bring back the IAEA as a committee. This committee is the only UN body which is dedicated solely to the promotion peaceful use of nuclear energy.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
This year we will also be simulating the UN High Commissioner on Refugees. UNHCR will focus on protecting refugees, defining their rights, and working to resolve issues concerning refugees worldwide.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will focus on issues that affect the Southeast Asian region of the world. It is important that students open their minds and explore other view points around the world. ASEAN is designed to provide an educational experience that encourages students to study this organization and issues that do not get discussed in the United States. This committee will allow 2 delegates per delegation.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ)
The International Court of Justice will focus on topics and cases dealing with issues between different countries. Delegates should be prepared to argue their stance and also decide what the best plan of action will be under given situations. Several delegates will be required to argue their cases before a panel of justices, most of whom will also be delegates. The International Court of Justice will be debating two cases during GTMUN 2008. Each case will have two teams (a team consists of two delegates) to represent each of the respective countries in that case. On the judge bench, the President and Vice President positions will be held by the two GTMUN Directors, while the other thirteen judge spots will be filled with the eleven justice positions and the two advocates from the case not currently being debated. Advocate countries for each case will be assigned based on a first come, first serve basis.
ICJ Registration Information
There will be 11 permanent justices and 4 rotating justices on the Court. As a justice, you would adjudicate on both of the cases. The other component of the ICJ are the advocates. There are 4 advocate countries total, which are allowed to bring double delegates. This year, the advocate countries are France, Djibouti, Chile, and Peru. If you are assigned one of these countries, you are also expected to prepare a team of advocated for the ICJ case. While one team presents their case before the court, the other team of advocates will serve as justices.
There will be a limit of 1 advocate position and 2 justices per school. Additional delegations may be requested after August 1st, 2008 and will be honored on a first come, first serve based on availability.
There are 11 slots for individuals as justices. Each of these slots cost $8.
There are 4 team slots (eight individuals) available for advocates. These slots are $16 each ($8 per delegate).