More powerful than Belgium
First of all, congratulations to all those students who received their A-Level results last Thursday!
SOAS Model United Nations Society will be at this year’s SOAS Freshers Fair on Saturday 2nd of October 2010 from 10am to 4pm
This will be one of your first chances to join the society, ask any questions you may have and find out more information about our conferences, international trips and community programme work with Global Classrooms.
We look forward to meeting everyone!
Global Classrooms 2010 is scheduled for the 8th and July 9th 2010 (Thursday from 1pm and Friday all day) and that for a second time, SOAS Model UN aims to provide conference directors. Global Classrooms a programme established by the United Nations Association of the United States of America dedicated to bringing the MUN experience at the school level to state school and is London’s foremost Model United Nations for Secondary Schoolers. They have hosted a series of excellent conferences serving inner-city students, on topics ranging from Climate Change, to Violence Against Women, to Nuclear Proliferation. The role of the Committee Director is that you will provide support to the student chair and provide guidance to the committee. It’s highly rewarding and if anyone is interested please do send an email. We promise you will greatly value this experience and this will further cement SOAS’s role as a partner university for Global Classrooms.
Some links: http://mun.soasunion.org/globalclassrooms/and www.mmun.org.uk
Second of all, the society has been approached by BPRI which is a leading UK based research company that is part of WPP Group and specialises in providing research across a variety of sectors in helping to influence key decisions. We have been asked if we can get about a half dozen students to help provide feedback on the issue of sustainable energy development. Essentially, this a unique opportunity in which you can have an impact to provide opinions that will help shape national and international energy policy. If interested, do email us
The Society would like to announce it’s congratulations to Gavin Patti on his election as President of the SOAS Model United Nations Society; he will succeed Ikramul K. Choudhury as President in the coming academic year 2010-2011, we look forward to his upcoming leadership.
Furthermore, Friederike Stiller moves from International Conferences Officer to Treasurer on the Executive Committee 2010-2011.
Secretary-General & Society President: Gavin Patti
Treasurer: Friederike Stiller
National Conferences Officer: VACANT
International Conferences Officer: VACANT
Fundraising and Sponsorships Officer: VACANT
Publicity and Events Officers: VACANT
Secretary to the Executive Committee: VACANT
The last practise meeting of the SOAS Model United Nations Society for 2009-2010 will take place on Wednesday 24th at 7pm in room V122 (Vernon Square).
As a special treat, we will be organising a Crisis simulation and certain members of the society committee have been working on this for more than a week, so it will be a highly stimulating and engaging experience. We would encourage you all to attend, as this will be very much worthwhile.
Also, after the crisis simulation, we will be holding elections for the Executive Committee 2010-2011 and all positions are open for election. (information on each position is on this website)
After the easter break, in the first or second week back (probably first) we will be holding our annual society dinner, we hope many of you can attend as its’s an enjoyable and relaxing evening as we reflect on the year that has gone by and for those not graduating, looking forward to the year ahead.
Global Classrooms:
As you are all aware SOAS Model United Nations has been involved with Global Classrooms an international charity sponsored by the United Nations Association of the United States that brings the MUN experience and opportunities to the state (government funded) school sector. Global Classrooms London is a highly successful programme which has the support of Merryl Lynch (indeed Bank of America Merryl Lynch provided their facilities for the Global Classrooms teaching training day that members attended a couple of weeks ago). Anyway, Global Classrooms London will be having their next conference in July and thus will need Committee Directors, the role of director is that of a support role to the student chairs and is highly rewarding. So if you are interested or want more information do email us.
Society Elections-The Executive Committee:
We will be holding elections for the Executive Committee 2010-2011 in the last week of term 2, all positions for will be up for election. Each role is highly rewarding and If interested do send an email stating interest or you can announce your nomination on day of election. Details of the positions are as below
Society President and Secretary-General: You will have overall responsibility for the society, this includes that each society officer does their tasks required, being the main contact with the union and in public. Also alongside with the Secretary you will be responsible for room bookings, emails, budgets, sponsorships, website etc
Treasurer: Be responsible for the budget and submitting claims, this will also entail making sure the budget proposal for 2010-2011 is submitted and keeping eye on spending for the SOAS MUN conference.
National Conferences Officer: Organising delegations to MUN conferences within the United Kingdom
International Conferences Officer: Organising delegations to international MUN conferences
Fundraising and Sponsorships Officer: Responsible for raising funds, seeking sponsorship or sustainable funding methods
Publicity and Events Officer: Raising awareness of the society and organising events like talks, visits, the society dinner and updating the website & twitter feed.
Secretary to the Executive Committee: Keeping minutes of the committee meetings, doing bookings and sending emails and help organise with the PEO the society dinner and also updating the website & twitter feed.
(From 2010-2011, the position of Society Vice-President and Deputy Secretary General will be merged into that of Treasurer and the Secretary to the Executive Committee)
For one week only, we are meeting on Thursday 4th March at 7pm in room 116. As well as our regular debate, we will be discussing an amazing new opportunity with Global Classrooms this July
Topics for debate:
1) Greek financial crisis
2) Falkland Islands
Our next meeting is on Wednesday 24th February at 7pm in V122 on the Vernon Square campus
The topic of debate, shall be the Niger coup and will sit as a session of the Security Council
The society would like to say thank you to all our delegates to the London International Model United Nations 2010 and a further congratulations to Shea Dougherty and Samuel Bowman for winning a Best Delegate Award and to Maddy Radcliff for receiving a Honourable Mention; as they have made the entire society proud of their achievements.
A reminder to all those on the SOAS delegation that they must submit their respective position papers by Monday 15th February 2010
The society, still has a few spare places on the delegations but they are going fast, if interested, please do email the National Conferences Officer directly or contact us via the society email to arrange payment of the £22 delegation fee or for more information
A reminder that our last meeting before meeting week will be on Tuesday 9th February 2010 in room VGO1 (Vernon Square Campus) and is very easy to find, it’s literally the first room on the right as you enter the Vernon Square campus
Also, a reminder for LIMUN, we have three places free; if interested, do drop us an email!
For the meeting, we will have a debate and a talk about position papers (as those attended LIMUN will need to submit one)
Also, do check out the ‘Delegations’ section which has been updated with a list of available conferences