Realistic International Crisis Simulation
In today’s ever-changing world, the international community is often called upon to respond to unique and quickly evolving crises across the globe. The dedicated and knowledgeable crisis staff of UMassMUN works to make simulations as exciting and realistic as possible for conference attendees. Our hope is to create a memorable experience that will allow delegates to more fully understand the delicate nature of the international system. These crisis simulations will take place in the committees designated as crisis committees.
Outstanding Value
The $65.00 delegate registration fee includes dinner served before Friday’s opening ceremonies as well as breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings. These meals provide an excellent opportunity for delegates to meet and engage with their counterparts from other delegations, and they present an alternative to excursions into the town of Amherst for food. The school registration fee of $70.00 covers various administrative costs associated with registering a delegation and is comparable to the fee charged for other conferences (additionally, this fee is waived for attendance in consecutive years). The UMassMUN staff has a tradition of providing the highest quality conference to attending delegates, a tradition that will continue with UMassMUNXI.
A Learning Experience for All
UMassMUN welcomes schools and organizations with all levels of skill and experience. Whether your school has an established Model UN club or your interested students are Model UN novices, UMassMUN is for you. UMassMUN always welcomes new schools wishing to attend our conference.
Challenging and Innovative Committees
The committees at UMassMUNXI represent a wide variety of international bodies, within and outside of the United Nations system. Traditional general assemblies such as SOCHUM and UNEP will take place along with committees such as the United Nations Security Council.
Professional, Experienced Staff
All UMassMUN staff members are active members of the UMass International Relations Club, a campus organization dedicated to international politics and interstate relations. Members of the International Relations Club attend annual collegiate conferences hosted by several prestigious east coast universities such as Columbia, Princeton, Georgetown University, and McGill.
Dear Prospective Delegates and Advisers,
It is with great excitement and pleasure that I welcome you to join us at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Secondary School Model United Nations Conference! UMASSMUN XIII will take place March 14th to March 16th in Amherst, MA at the UMass Hotel and Conference Center, located in the center of the commonwealth’s flagship campus.
Held and staffed by UMass International Relations Club, our goal is to bring delegates together into an environment that fosters creative thinking and open-mindedness in debate. We strive to provide a unique, exciting, and challenging experience with each conference in order to foster communication skills, test critical thinking and reasoning, and proliferate knowledge of international relations. Our committees are designed to present delegates with multi-faceted international issues ranging from economic instability and global cyber security, to immigration and health epidemics, and keep them in touch with the state of our globalized world.
Our theme for this year’s conference will be ‘The Tipping Point’. Defined as ‘the critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place’, ‘The Tipping Point’ will put delegates at some of the most critical moments of the past and present and allow them to set precedents for public policy, the economy, and even nuclear war. This is no deterministic history at UMassMUN–the decisions that our delegates will make will have profound impacts on the evolution of their committee. Whether they deal with international cybersecurity, an influx of refugees, or the first bilateral nuclear engagement, ‘The Tipping Point’ will educate, engage and entertain our delegates in ways they never have been before.
UMASSMUN XIII also strives to provide its delegates and advisers with a professional and enjoyable conference setting. An opening reception is provided for both delegates and their advisers, and numerous social events including a dance and trivia take place on Saturday evening. Together, the experiences in and out of committee make UMassMUN one of the premier high school Model United Nations conferences in the Northeast.
We look forward to seeing you in March!
Sincerely,
Erika Walsh, Secretary General
James Fahey, Director General