With the close of WAMUNC XIV, we would like to congratulate all the delegates on their outstanding performance this year. A special congratulations goes to the following delegates for their award-winning performances in their respective committees. You can download the full award list here:
WAMUNC XIV Awards List (259)Mar
26
Mar
19
Registration Time and Location
The registration table will be in Marvin Center (800 21st Street, N.W.) on the 4th floor from 12pm-6pm.
Feb
06
Background Guides Available (Complete List)
Here, you will be able to find the master list of all background guides. As a reminder, position papers are due at the first committee session unless otherwise noted.
Update Notes:
3/07:
-JCC Arab Fall Saudi NSC background guide posted.
3/06:
-JCC Korea UN Command and United Nations Security Council background guides posted.
3/03:
-JCC Arab Fall Iran NSC Background guide posted.
2/29:
-JCC North Korea DPRK and NGO Background guides posted.
2/27:
-NATO background guide posted.
2/26:
-DISEC, IAEA, UNESCO and International Olympic Committee Background guides posted.
2/25:
-LAS and EAS Background guides updated. Please check to make sure your preparation is based off the most recent version.
-EU Background guide posted.
International Bodies:
DISEC BGG (545)
IAEA BGG (381)
UNESCO BGG (401)
UNHCR Background Guide (732)
UNDP Background Guide (733)
UNSC BGG (123)
ICJ Background Guide (258)
Regional Bodies:
EU BGG (247)
NATO BGG (208)
African Union Background Guide (388)
LAS BGG (303)
EAS BGG (264)
OAS Background Guide (306)
Historic and Specialized Bodies:
Press Corps BGG (144)
NGO BGG (173)
Novice BGG (290)
IOC BGG (327)
CCPCJ BGG (341)
N. Ireland BGG (232)
Joint Crisis Committees:
JCC- Arab Fall Saudi NSC (157)
JCC- Arab Fall Iran NSC (203)
JCC- Arab Fall Middle East Stability BGG (268)
JCC- Arab Fall World Petroleum Summit BGG (334)
JCC- North Korea DPRK BGG (230)
JCC- North Korea UN Command BGG (173)
Oct
25
First WAMUNC Staff Meeting
The first staff meeting for WAMUNC XIV will immediately follow the IAS GMM on Tuesday November 1. The mandatory meeting will begin at 8PM, and address background guides, deadlines, and other important staff duties. Feel free to contact WamuncStaff@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. If you are still interested in staffing WAMUNC XIV, positions are still available. Please submit an application as soon as possible!
Oct
20
WAMUNC Hotel Arrangements
The WAMUNC XIV Secretariat is proud to announce that we have partnered with the following hotels to provide affordable accommodations in convenient locations to WAMUNC and the George Washington University.
The following two hotels have set aside room blocks at the reduced rate of 184.00 USD/ night for those attending WAMUNC. They are:
The Renaissance, DuPont Circle- (202) 775-0800
1143 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20037
And
The Washington Marriott- (202) 872-1500
1221 22nd St NW
Washington, DC 20037
When booking rooms, please mention that you are a part of WAMUNC and request our room block. If you have any questions or concerns about hotels or accommodations, please contact WAMUNC XIV Faculty Liaison Daniel Hennessey at faculty@wamunc.com.
Jul
28
Recent Downtime
As you may have noticed, the WAMUNC website was down from July 26th until July 28th. During this downtime, WAMUNC was transferred to a new server cluster. We would like to apologize about this downtime. While most functions of the website have returned to normal, certain features as well as downloadable files such as registration forms will not be available until July 30th at the latest. If you notice any pages that are not available, please notify us at webmaster@gwias.com. If you have any questions regarding WAMUNC itself, please contact secretary general Bryce Jarvis at secretarygeneral@wamunc.com Again, we apologize for the inconvenience.
-The WAMUNC Web Team
Jun
30
Registration Open
Registration for WAMUNC XIV is now open. Held from March 22nd-25th on the George Washington University’s Foggy Bottom Campus in the middle of Washington D.C., WAMUNC is an excellent opportunity for high school students to learn and discuss international affairs with other students and explore our nation’s capital. Forms and check must be postmarked and dated by February 26th, 2012 . The liability form can be hand delivered at the conference. You can find registration forms here.
Jun
30
Outreach at WAMUNC XIV- Universal Clean Water
UN Photo/Kibae Park
Outreach at WAMUNC XIV
WAMUNC XIV has selected its outreach goal for 2012. Universal access to clean water was declared a basic human right in July 2010 by the United Nations General Assemby and WAMUNC has taken on this challenge and will endevour to help provide universal sustainable clean water. Working with both the organization Charity Water and delegates at WAMUNC XIV, we hope to make our mark on this immense campaign. You can read more on our outreach program here.