The preliminary UPMUNC conference schedule:

Thursday, November 12, 2009

11:00 am - 8:00 pm
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Conference Registration
Model UN 101
Opening Ceremonies
Committee Session I

Friday, November 13, 2009

9:00 am - 1:00 pm
10:30 am - 11:30 am
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Free Time
Model UN 101
Committee Session II
Dinner Break
Committee Session III

Saturday, November 14, 2009

9:30 am - 12:30 pm
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
10:00 pm - 2:00 am

Committee Session IV
Lunch Break
Committee Session V
DelegateFest

Sunday, November 15, 2009

9:30 am - 11:30 am
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Committee Session VI
Closing Ceremonies

BMCMUN NEWS!

Update:
 Harvard Conference money is due DECEMBER 9th, that is next Wednesday at our debate !

DEBATE:

where: Dalton 300
when: Wednesday December 9th at 8 pm
what:
Topic Area B: Ending World Hunger

As one of the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations made a commitment to halving, between 1990 and 2015, the number of people suffering from world hunger. The issue of world hunger has long been on the top of the agenda of the United Nations, yet the problem seems to continue without any proposed solutions having a huge impact on the number of people suffering from this terrible problem. Whether as a result of conflict, poverty, or lack of resources, it is estimated that 15 million children die from hunger every year, and that 3 billion people around the world struggle to survive on a mere $2 US dollars a day. Part of achieving a solution to this problem will include ensuring that governments take a firm responsibility in providing for the well being of its citizens. This committee will also need to explore important potential solutions such as genetically modified foods, sharing of agricultural technologies, and training farmers to achieve a better crop efficiency. The problem of hunger also relates significantly to the problem of poverty, unemployment and stable government. The issue of world hunger is vast and important, yet the concept of a single solution to this problem is still very highly debated. Especially in this current economy, food prices are rising significantly, only making this problem worse.

What direction should the United Nations take to achieving a lasting and effective solution to world hunger? What sorts of standards will national government be held to by international decree to ensure that they are caring for and providing proper nourishment for their citizens? How effective can food aid be from developed countries to developing countries, and does how long do the benefits of this strategy actually last? Even though the emphasis about world hunger focuses upon Africa and Latin America, what sorts of measures need to be done in some of the world most developed countries which still have hunger as a prevalent problem? Will a solution to this problem be financial, technological, or agriculture, or all of the above? The solutions have all been presented and highly debated, but which solution will prove to be the most sustainable and the most effective?

BMCMUN in action!

UPMUNC

Thursday, November 12, 2009

11:00 am - 8:00 pm Conference Registration

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Model UN 101

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Opening Ceremonies

9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Committee Session I

Friday, November 13, 2009

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Free Time

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Model UN 101

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Committee Session II

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Dinner Break

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Committee Session III

Saturday, November 14, 2009

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Committee Session IV

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch Break

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Committee Session V

10:00 pm - 2:00 am

DelegateFest

Sunday, November 15, 2009

9:30 am - 11:30 am

Committee Session VI

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Closing Ceremonies

Hi UPMUNCERs

follow this to find the background guides for CONFERENCE

again the user name is: UPMUNC
password: REDANDBLUE

Position Papers are due by November 1st, if you don't hand them in on time, this has dire consequences for my academic life, as my ECON thesis is taking a toll and in addition I will have to pen your position paper!

Please hand them in on time! Ample warning time has been given.

Country Assignments :

Hope --Disarmament Committee--Morocco
Yulia--Disarmament Comittee--Morocco
Kristel--Security Council--Morocco
Ellen--World Health Organization--Monaco
Kay--Security Council--Monaco
Muna--World Health Organization--Monaco
Jess--Special Political and Decolonization--Morocco
Victoria--ECOSOC--UN education, scientific, and cultural fund--Morocco
Johanna-Wold Health Organization--Morocco
Alex G.--World Health Organization--Morocco
Maggie--Special Political and Decolonization--Monaco
Melanie--Disarmament--Monaco
Sarah--Disarmament--Monaco
Ghita--Social, Cultural, Humanitarian--Morocco
Naznen--ECOSOC--UN children's fund--Morocco

NEXT DEBATE:

Where: Dalton 300

When: Wednesday, October 21st

Topic: The Illicit Transnational Small Arms Trade In Africa