<p>i found it on some people's stats and it sounds interesting. i just wanna kno what do u do.</p>
<p>It's an organization in a school where people meet and bicker and waste time, sort of like the real UN.</p>
<p>Read:
<a href="http://www.unausa.org/site/pp.asp?c=fvKRI8MPJpF&b=482843%5B/url%5D">http://www.unausa.org/site/pp.asp?c=fvKRI8MPJpF&b=482843</a>
<a href="http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/modelun/index.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/modelun/index.asp</a></p>
<p>It's actually a really great club.</p>
<p>The degree of participation in Model UN varies from school to school. For example, most schools have a regular club with marginal self-prepared research for conferences. My school actually has a Model UN class for Honors credit, and we have to write two extensive research papers for each conference.</p>
<p>Model UN is an amazing club. My school doesn't really prepare us for it -- just teaches the procedural stuff -- so it's a bit of self-preparation in research and practice. You have a country assigned to you, and you participate in UN debate and try to pass resolutions that you write or support or whatnot. It's really a lot of fun.</p>
<p>Yesterday, actually, I was at the UNA USA competition (ESCAP -- Republic of Korea). I'm kinda miffed that they give out smaller gavels than in SHUMUN, but I had a wonderful time. The level of intelligence you are around, the humor, the people in general, and the bonds you form with people you work with who you've just met -- I can't get enough of it.</p>
<p>It's basically a student conference that mirrors the UN in that you represent a country and debate specific issues with a variety of other students with the purpose of coming up with a resolution to the problem. Personally, I highly recommend it. It really helps with people skills and speaking skills and is quite enjoyable (as long as the topics you have are relatively interesting). It's also an excellent way to learn more about international relations and the way politics work on a global scale.</p>
<p>is it possible to start a model UN club at one's school?</p>
<p>Yes, it is possible. You'd need to get a faculty advisor first, I'd imagine. Then it would be up to applying to attend various conferences. To get you started you could try HMUNC and ILMUNC... those are the two my school goes to at Harvard and Penn each year. There's lots of other conferences too which you could look into too if you want to attend one in a different location....</p>
<p>The Ivy League Model United Nations Conference Site: <a href="http://www.ilmunc.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ilmunc.com/</a></p>
<p>The Harvard Model United Nations Conference Site:
<a href="http://www.hnmun.org/2007/websys.exe?file=index.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.hnmun.org/2007/websys.exe?file=index.html</a></p>
<p>i really wouldn't suggest first going to a big, elite conference first. maybe this is just my experience, but you might just get lost in the herd.</p>
<p>Yeah, try to go to a small conference of less than 300 people. That way you are more personally involved. Do not make some 2000-person conference your first one. You'll get to speak once if you're lucky.</p>