SMCHS Model United Nations Freshman Conference

Saturday, September 28, 2002 (9am - 3pm)

What is the SMCHS MUN Freshman Conference?

We like to call the SMCHS Freshman Conference a "learning conference". Delegates need little to no preparation for the conference. The purpose is to introduce Freshmen to the MUN experience in a relaxed environment. It is designed for student delegates who have absolutely no idea what MUN is, but want to find out. At SMCHS, delegates will simulate the General Assembly or different specialized agencies of the United Nations. Listed below are the committees and topics we will be simulating. As you research your topics remember that you are not researching the problem or issue within your country. Rather, you are researching the problem or issue worldwide. You will then be representing your country at a simulated UN meeting to discuss this global issue. The cost of the conference is $10 per delegate/student advisor.

Freshman ONLY Committees - The committees listed below are for novice Freshman ONLY!

Committees (click on link to go to the real committee's homepage)	Topic (click on link for topic paper)	Research Help
General Assembly 1st Committee - Disarmament and International Security	Chemical and Biological Weapons	Help!
General Assembly 2nd Committee - Economic and Financial	Trade and Development	Help!
General Assembly 3rd Committee - Social Cultural and Humanitarian	Capital Punishment	Help!
General Assembly 4th Committee - Special Political and Decolonization	Jammu and Kashmir	Help!
General Assembly 5th Committee - Administration & Budget	Improving the Financial Situation of the UN	Help!
General Assembly 6th Committee - Legal	State Sponsored Terrorism	Help!
United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)	Deforestation	Help!
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)	Child Labor	Help!
Internation Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)	Nuclear Proliferation	Help!
United Nations Drug Control Programme (UNDCP)	Drug Trafficking	Help!
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS)	Peaceful Uses of Outer Space	Help!
World Health Organization (WHO)	HIV/AIDS	Help!

NOT Freshman Committees - The committees listed below are for novice Sophomores and Juniors ONLY!

General Assembly 1st Committee - Disarmament and International Security	Chemical and Biological Weapons	Help!
General Assembly 2nd Committee - Economic and Financial	Trade and Development	Help!

United Nations Homepage - go here to research your topic

Country Assignments

All countries will be represented in all committees

SMCHS	Century	Los Alamitos	Tustin	Mission Viejo	Hawthorne	St. Margaret's
Indonesia	USA	Russia	UK	China	France	Italy
Costa Rica	Turkey	Canada	Germany	Brazil	Pakistan	Malaysia
Togo	Japan		Mexico	India
Botswana	South Africa		Cuba	N. Korea
Israel	Libya		Iran	Iraq
Ukraine

Dana Hills	Currie Middle School	Milken	Kosovo, SYA
TBA	Australia	Angola	Albania
	Philippines

CIA World Factbook - go here to start research for your country!

Schedule

9:00 Check - in
9:30 Opening Ceremonies
10:00 Icebreakers
10:30 Committee Instructions
11:00 Committee Session Begins
12:00 Lunch
12:45 Committee Session Continues
2:30 Closing Ceremonies
3:00 Delegates Dismissed (this time is approximate)

Directions to SMCHS:

From the North:
Take the 5 Freeway, Exit Oso Parkway and take a left onto Oso
Follow Oso until Antonio Parkway and take a left on Antonio
Follow Antonio until you see the school on your right and enter the parking lot

From the South:
Take the 5 Freeway, Exit Oso Parkway and take a right onto Oso
Follow Oso until Antonio Parkway and take a left on Antonio
Follow Antonio until you see the school on your right and enter the parking lot

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