Secondary Schools' United Nations Symposium 2008

Chair/Vice-Chair/Crisis Director Applications


17 February 2008

Dear Potential Chair/Vice-Chair/Crisis Director,

Thank you for your interest in joining the SSUNS 2008 team!

Running a committee at the Secondary Schools' United N ations Symposium is a very rewarding experience. It's an opportunity to facilitate an engaging and exciting learning experience for high school delegates from all over Canada and the United States. At SSUNS, delegates will learn about and attempt to resolve the global issues that confront our world today.

SSUNS has a well-earned reputation for high-quality, innovative committees, due primarily to our staff. Without the creativity, hard work and dedication of IRSAM members, SSUNS would not be possible. I have no doubt that this year's SSUNS staff will continue to build upon the SSUNS' tradition of originality and excellence.

Below you will find a suggested list of committees, many of which we have not attempted at SSUNS for some time or ever before. However, please feel free to suggest your own ideas, as we are always looking for new committees. Please take a look at the list and see which of the committees most appeal to you. Once you have chosen the three committees that interest you, please fill in the Chair Application form and outline three topics, if applicable, for each committee you would like to simulate.

The deadline for submitting Chair/Vice-Chair/Crisis Director Applications is Tuesday, March 4th at 6 pm. You may leave them in the IRSAM Mailbox, Box 101 on the 4th floor of the Shatner Building, e-mail them to me at committees@ssuns.org, or hand them to me directly at any IRSAM meeting between now and the deadline.

Once again, thank you for your application! Please feel free to contact me with questions, comments, or concerns. I look forward to working with you in the near future.

Sincerely,

Allison McNeely
Undersecretary-General, Committee Affairs
Secondary Schools' United Nations Synposium, 2008
committees@ssuns.org

  
 




Suggested Committee List

SSUNS 2008 will be simulating 19 committees, which span the myriad of inernational institutions that exist today.

General Assemblies are large bodies that tend to have universal membership. Economic and Social Councils are traditionally smaller than GAs, but are similar gatherings of nations. Specialised Agencies are even smaller and tend to be non-United Nations bodies. Crisis Committees are intimate gatherings where delegates react to real-time events.

This is not a final list. Please feel free to make any suggestions for committees.

General Assemblies (GAs) http://www.un.org/ga/maincommittees.shtml
First Committee: Disarmament and International Security (DISEC) http://www.un.org/ga/first/index.shtml
Third Committee: Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (SOCHUM) http://www.un.org/ga/third/index.shtml

Economic and Social Councils (ECOSOCs) http://www.un.org/ecosoc/
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) http://www.uneca.org/
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/
World Health Organization (WHO) http://www.who.int/en/
Governing Council of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) http://www.unep.org/
The Group of 77 (G77) http://www.g77.org/

Specialised Agencies (SAs)
Quebec Cabinet (Bilingual) http://www.premier-ministre.gouv.qc.ca/equipe/conseil-des-ministres-en.shtml
Latin American Parliament http://www.parlatino.org/capa.php?lg=en
East-West Germany Reunification Talks http://www.germany.info/relaunch/culture/history/unification.html
East Asia Summit http://www.aseansec.org/18098.htm
Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) http://www.oic-oci.org/oicnew/home.asp

Crisis Committees
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/
Algerian War http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-46535/Algeria
Kargil War http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/kargil-99.htm

 
 



Part I: Personal Information

First Name:

 Last Name:

Program

Year:

Phone Number:

E-mail:


Part II: Committee Choices/Suggestions

Committee Choice #1

Committee:
Position:

Topic Suggestions:
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Why are you interested in this committee and these topics?


Committee Choice #2

Committee:
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Topic Suggestions:
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Why are you interested in this committee and these topics?


Committee Choice #3

Committee:
Position:

Topic Suggestions:
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Why are you interested in this committee and these topics?
 
Are there any other committees that should be simulated at SSUNS 2008?
 
Are you willing to write a background guide? Yes No
Are you able to attend following training and meeting dates? Yes No
 

Chair/Vice-Chair/Crisis Director Meeting - Saturday, March 29th 2008
Formatting Draft Resolution Training - Saturday, October 4th 2008
Rules of Procedure Training - Saturday, October 4th 2008
Crisis Training (Crisis Directors and Chairs) - Sunday, October 5th 2008
In-House Committee Simulation - Tuesday, October 14th 2008
Advanced Chair/Vice-Chair Training - Saturday, October 25th 2008
Crisis Simulation - Sunday, October 26th 2008
In-House Committee Simulation - Tuesday, October 28th 2008
SSUNS Stuffing - Tuesday, November 4th 2008

 
Part III: Experience/Miscellaneous Questions
 
1) What is your Model United Nations experience? Do you have any other experience that might be relevant for a particular committee you would like to chair/vice-chair/crisis direct?
 
2) If you have previously been a committee staffer at SSUNS, what suggestions do you have for improving committee dynamics?
 
3) Why are you an ideal person to chair/vice-chair/crisis direct at SSUNS? How do you feel about your leadership skills in managing both delegates and committee staff?
 
4) Are there any other considerations that we should take into account when reviewing your application?