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PREPARATIONPreparation Checklist We will be handing out delegate guides with procedures in them, so there is no need to bring your own copies, unless you have notes on them. SUPPLIES -Paper -Laptop if desired (Note however that they use of laptops within the committee room is prohibited) -Props for Coffee House -Two or three changes of formal clothing for committee sessions and Saturday’s banquet -Snacks And most importantly, a sense of adventure and a smile!
What you will learn from this event (and the amount of fun you will have!) is a direct function of how you prepare for it. The JPHMUN Secretariat is providing you with a number of documents to facilitate this preparation. The following checklist will help you organize your efforts in this respect. 1. Learn About Your Issue The committee you participate in will be examining one single issue. The first thing you need to do is learn about the issue in general. Our official Background Papers will be a good introduction. Do what you can to follow up on the leads it provides to other good sources of information and the stakes of the major players involved. 2. Learn About Your Country's Foreign Policy When your committee discusses its topic, your task is not to express your personal opinion on the matter, but to articulate and defend the position taken by the country you are representing. You must therefore learn about your country's foreign policy in general, but especially about its policy on this specific issue. The tips contained in our official Research Guide will help you in this respect. 3. Learn About Other Countries' Foreign Policy Your main objective in the committee is to ensure that the resolution it adopts is as favorable to your country's position as possible. To achieve that objective, you will have to work with the other countries that share your views (and against those countries that oppose them!) It will therefore help you to have some sense of what other countries think about the issue so that you will know who your potential allies and adversaries are. 4. Learn the Rules or Procedure The rules of procedure are available from your teacher and from our website. It is important to be familiar with these rules so that you can participate effectively in committee sessions. Typically, most countries will deliver a brief speech at the opening of the session in which they outline their position on the issue. You should come prepared with a speech that is no longer than two minutes so that you can read it from the podium at the beginning of the session. The committee's goal is to adopt a resolution concerning the issue on its agenda. That resolution will be composed by you, the committee members. The best way to get the committee to adopt a resolution that is favorable to your country is to come prepared with a draft text for a resolution, or perhaps one or two clauses that you would like to see included in the resolution. You can then propose that the committee vote on your resolution (or the clause you would like to add to someone else's resolution) during the discussions. For guidance on the preparation of resolutions, see the official document titled Resolutions at JPHMUN. MY EXPERIENCEE AS A DELEGATE AT JPHMUN Hello Delegates! This is Elsa writing! As a former Model UN delegate myself, I know what you’re probably all thinking: “I have no idea what to expect at Model UN!” While the detailed proceedings are listed above, I am going to give you a quick overview of how things play out and some pointers that will help you immensely as you work your way through the intrigue and difficulty associated with diplomatic negotiation. A Month Before JPHMUN: It helps a lot if you can get together with your school delegation during the noon hours or after school and run a mock committee. Your teacher-supervisor would make a perfect moderator. To facilitate discussion, you can debate simple questions, such as “should vanilla ice cream be outlawed?” or “should astronauts have ice cream in space?” Run the debate with the rules specified by JPHMUN. It’s not the debate question that you are focusing on; it’s the rules and procedures you’re practicing. This will help you with committee sessions and they are worth doing at least five times before you come to JHPMUN. Also, write your opening speech beforehand and practice delivering it. There have been numerous times people are writing their speeches as others are presenting. This is a bad idea, so save yourself the stress and write it before you come! Be sure to pack your guitar or any other musical instrument you play for the coffee house! If you are interested in bringing some sort of game, such as board games, please do so as there will be a break between sessions and time for relaxation on Saturday evening. Night 1: This is the night that you arrive on our lovely STU campus. Your teacher-advisor will help you get registered and you will be given your room keys by the JPHMUN staff. It is very important that you do not lose your keys as there will be a replacement fee if you do. Do not forget to sign up for the coffee house on Saturday evening! This has been a tradition for several years and it is so amazingly funny. After registration, we are having supper in the Rigby Ballroom before proceeding to the opening ceremonies in the Kinsella Auditorium. After the ceremony we are starting directly with committee sessions so have your opening speeches printed and ready. The rooms for your committee sessions will be set up with placards with country names on them in alphabetical order. You will sit where your placard is. The committee will be called to order. The director, moderator, and page are at the front. They are here to help, so if you have any trouble just ask them! The director will do a roll call. After this, the moderator will open the Speakers List and invite delegates to add their name. Raise your placard and your name will be added. You will be giving your opening speech, in which you will outline your country’s position on the topic. During this time, you should be keeping brief notes on every country’s position to see who your allies are. This will come in handy later. Once those end, you will be heading back to the dorm. Lights out will be at midnight and there will be room checks, so please, be in your own room at 12:00 am sharp. We will send the hounds after you if you are not. Morning, Day 2: After a refreshing sleep, we’ll have breakfast at Rigby. I recommend getting up around 6:45 so that you will have time to get dressed and eat. Be sure to have something filling to eat because the committee sessions are long. In your second committee session, after the opening speeches, you can add your name once more to the Speakers List by signaling to the page or passing the page a note. If this list runs out, you automatically go into voting procedure, which is bad if you do not have anything, such as a draft resolution, to vote on. After the opening speeches, the moderator will entertain motions for a moderated/unmoderated caucus. In order to do this, you can raise your placard and say, “I motion for a(n) (un)moderated caucus of [insert time limit here] to discuss the topic of [insert topic here].” If you make a motion for a moderated caucus, the speaking time should also be indicated (this is usually less than a minute, either 30 or 45 seconds) before you finish stating your motion. You will vote on the motion(s). During the unmoderated caucus, seek out those countries that share the same view as yours. Start writing down a list of ideas or things that you would like to see done on the subject, or see which countries want to discuss subtopics similar to your country. When the caucus is over, you can motion for a moderated caucus to discuss a certain topic that may be relevant to the topics discussed in the unmoderated caucuses. You will begin to see fault lines between countries. It is your job to bring as many countries as you can into your line of thinking to get your resolution passed. Some countries will have strong opinions that you may need to sway. Don’t stay away from these people; engage them in conversation in an unmoderated caucus. This is diplomacy at its finest!
We will have lunch within out committee buildings. Again, remember to fill up because we go back to committee session for another long session after this. In the afternoon committee sessions, you should be forming working papers, which are an amalgamation of ideas on what should be done. By the end of the day, you should refine these into draft resolutions in order to amend and vote on them during the committee session on the next morning. The director of your committee can look over your working papers and draft resolutions to help you on your way. Evening, Day 2: Congratulations! You made it through a very long day of committee sessions! Now it is time to relax for the evening. Under no circumstances will students be allowed off the Rigby grounds, whether you are going somewhere with your teacher supervisor or not unless the Secretary-General is notified. Dinner will be served also in the Rigby Ballroom, so please dress up! During the dinner, we will also be enjoying the presentation by our guest-speaker. There will be a short break before we start the coffee house, which will take place in the Rigby Ballroom. This is probably my favorite part of JPHMUN, aside from committee sessions, of course! The coffee house lasts for about two hours. There will be board games available to play. Again, lights out at 12:00 am and room checks will be done by our volunteers.
Good morning Delegates! After a well-deserved sleep, we will have breakfast at Rigby, located directly next to the dorm. The committee sessions will resume and you will start discussing draft resolutions. It is important that you are discussing draft resolutions within the first hour and a half of the session. In your bloc, delegate someone to type up the draft resolution if they have not typed up already. Computers will be available, or if you have laptops, bring them along, and submit the draft resolution to the director for approval. Before committee sessions adjourn, you will move into voting procedure on the resolutions. There are a bunch of rules on this, and you can find them in the delegate guide. As well, the moderator will help to guide you through this process. After the resolutions are voted on, we will go to the Kinsella Auditorium for a final farewell. The committees’ moderators and/or directors will present the delegate awards for each committee. These are based on your overall performance in committee sessions. After this you can go to your dorms and start packing. There will be a key drop-off area at Rigby. It is easier if everyone in your school delegation gives your keys to your teacher-supervisor, then they can give it to us all in one go. Also, if you have any questions at all about St. Thomas (courses, life in Fredericton, learning environment, degree programs, etc.) do not be afraid to ask us! All of us are very involved in student and academic life at STU. We would love to have you join us in the future!
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