Harvard World Model United Nations

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The World Model United Nations (WorldMUN) is an annual traveling Model United Nations conference for college students run by Harvard undergraduates and a team from a local university from the host city. Dubbed the "Olympics of Model UN", WorldMUN moves to a new international city each year and attracts 2,000 college and graduate students from more than 60 countries, making it the largest traveling collegiate-level Model UN conference in the world.

Founded in 1991, WorldMUN has traveled to 22 cities in five continents, including The Hague in the Netherlands; Puebla, Mexico; Geneva, Switzerland; Beijing, China; Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt; Heidelberg, Germany; and Belo Horizonte, Brazil. WorldMUN 2011 was held between March 14-18, 2011 in Singapore. The conference lasts one week in March and combines committee sessions during the day with nightly social events.

For 2012, Vancouver, Canada has won the bid to host the 21st Harvard WorldMUN. The conference will be held from March 11-15, 2012.

Activities

• Committee sessions

Participants are assigned to represent countries, organizations, or leaders in order to debate pressing international issues in a simulated session of an intergovernmental organization (IGO).

• In-conference activities
• Social events

WorldMUN's social events are pivotal to the WordMUN experience.

1. Global Village: Every year, WorldMUN starts off its social agenda with Global Village. This is the first opportunity for delegates to meet each other in a social setting. Delegations will be able to host a booth, where they can share traditions, delicacies, and more from their home countries.
2. Featured night: Designed by the Host Team of the year for participants to experience the host city's local culture.
3. Cabaret: Also a WorldMUN tradition, delegates will showcase their talents on stage in Cabaret on the third night.
4. Featured night: Designed by the Host Team of the year for participants to experience the host city's local culture.
5. Farewell Party: Traditionally, WorldMUN closes with the craziest social event of all five, the Farewell Party.

WorldMUN Locations

Session	Year	Location
		City	Country	Local Host Team	Conference Venue
1	1992	Miedzyzdroje	Poland
2	1993	Prague	Czech Republic
3	1994	Luxembourg	Luxembourg
4	1995	Geneva	Switzerland
5	1996	Amsterdam	Netherlands
6	1997	Budapest	Hungary	Budapest University of Economic Sciences
7	1998	Brussels	Belgium	Vrije Universiteit Brussel
8	1999	Cambridge	United Kingdom	University of Cambridge
9	2000	Athens	Greece
10	2001	Istanbul	Turkey	Koç University
11	2002	Belo Horizonte	Brazil
12	2003	Heidelberg	Germany	University of Heidelberg	University of Heidelberg - Old Town Campus
13	2004	Sharm El-Sheikh	Egypt	Modern Sciences and Arts University
14	2005	Edinburgh	United Kingdom	University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh
15	2006	Beijing	China	Peking University	Peking University
16	2007	Geneva	Switzerland	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	Centre international de conférences de Genève (CICG)
17	2008	Puebla	Mexico	Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla	Convention Center of Puebla
18	2009	The Hague	Netherlands	United Netherlands	World Forum Convention Center and the International Criminal Court
19	2010	Taipei	Taiwan	National Taiwan University	Taipei International Convention Center
20	2011	Singapore	Singapore	National University of Singapore	Suntec Singapore International Convention Centre
21	2012	Vancouver	Canada	University of British Columbia	Vancouver Convention Centre

See also

Model United Nations