Learn Model UN

Student delegate path

Before you apply

1. 1What is Model UN?You can explain what Model UN is, how a conference runs and what it costs8 min
2. 2What Model UN costsYou can work out the full cost of a conference and find a way to pay less8 min

Applying

3. 3How to joinYou can pick a conference, rank your preferences and write a letter only you could write9 min
4. 4Choose your countryYou can rank committee and country preferences with a fair chance of getting them8 min
5. 5After you applyYou can read your application status and see your next step8 min

Getting ready

6. 6Your first conferenceYou can prepare for your first conference and get through day one12 min
7. 7Rules of procedureYou can follow a session from roll call to the vote and make your first motion13 min
8. 8Research your countryYou can find your country's votes and fill in a one-page profile11 min
9. 9Your position paperYou can turn your research into three paragraphs per topic and check every fact11 min

In the room

10. 10Your first speechYou can write a one-minute speech, give it from a card and answer a question11 min
11. 11Write a resolutionYou can format a draft resolution and write paragraphs that say who acts12 min
12. 12Clause phrasesYou can pick the right opening phrase for every paragraph of your resolution12 min
13. 13Crisis committeesYou can write a directive and your first crisis note15 min

After the conference

14. 14How awards workYou can name the six things chairs judge when they give awards14 min

Chair path

Becoming a chair

1. 1Become a chairYou can write a chair application and prepare for the interview14 min

Running the room

2. 2Chair a committeeYou can run a session from roll call to vote15 min
3. 3Rules of procedureYou can follow a session from roll call to the vote and make your first motion13 min

Judging

4. 4How awards workYou can name the six things chairs judge when they give awards14 min

Teacher or advisor path

Starting out

1. 1Prepare your studentsYou can run weekly practice sessions and check who is ready15 min
2. 2Start a clubYou can run your club's first meeting and plan its first term15 min

Teaching it

3. 3A Model UN class unitYou can teach and grade a six-week Model UN unit15 min

Taking them

4. 4Take students to a conferenceYou can plan the trip and the paperwork11 min
5. 5Advise a university teamYou can set up how your team trains and travels13 min

Organizer path

Plan

1. 1Organize a conferenceYou can plan your conference month by month, with an owner for every task13 min
2. 2Budget and feesYou can budget your conference and set a fee that covers your costs12 min

Build

3. 3Committees and countriesYou can build your country matrix and allocate seats fairly13 min

Run registration

4. 4Registration and paymentsYou can move every applicant from application to a confirmed seat9 min