YSU-LEIMUN Conference Brochure

In support of the region’s growing number of high
school students, the Youngstown State University
High School Model United Nations program has
joined with the LEIMUN (Lake Erie International
Model United Nations Corporation) in offering
over a combined sixty years of experience in hosting high school Model United Nations.
The high school Model United Nations program
previously hosted by LEIMUN recognizes thirtysix years of challenging young minds originally
for Ashtabula area high schools. Held in prior
years on the Ashtabula Campus of Kent State
University, Dr. John Hammond started the high
school program utilizing smaller committee sizes
to enhance participation and increase the educational opportunities of the delegates.
With YSU and LEIMUN working together, the
opportunity is now presented for an exceptional
learning experience with simulations designed
to reflect contemporary international issues. We
hope you and your high school or academy can
take advantage of this opportunity to join us this
March for a growing conference that is exciting,
innovative, and intellectual. Discover Northern
Ohio’s premier Model United Nations program!
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Awards
Students and schools vie for awards based upon
point values assigned in three categories:
Portrayal of Country
Caucusing and Resolution Writing
Debate and Parliamentary Procedure
Delegations receive Superior, Excellent, Good,
Fair or Poor ratings. Those students who earn
Superior or Excellent ratings receive awards and
are recognized in the closing ceremony. Top
schools also receive team trophies.
Lake Erie International
Model United Nations Corporation
Mission Statement
To promote and encourage awareness, understanding, tolerance, and acceptance of the world’s
people, cultures, beliefs, values, and attitudes by
modeling the UN and other international organizations. Students are encouraged to research, use
analytical reasoning skills, problem solve, and
negotiate. Our conferences provide a forum to
explore all of these ideas on an international stage.
Present
the second annual
Lake Erie International Model United Nations
13940 Cedar Road #161
University Heights, Ohio 44118 USA
For twenty-six years Youngstown State had hosted
a Model UN program every April on its campus
under the combined sponsorship of the Global
Education Program and UNA-USA-YSU. This is
its second year now united with LEIMUN. Dr. David Porter expanded the YSU program to continue
to meet the educational needs of local area high
school students and to further a combined reach
to offer a distinguished simulation in a collegiate
atmosphere.
High School
Model United Nations
Conference
Hosted in
Youngstown, Ohio
on the campus of
Youngstown State University
March 27 & 28, 2015
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United Nations. It’s Your World.
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Lake Erie International Model United Nations
The Lake Erie International Model United Nations Corporation (LEIMUN) is the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation created to
maintain and administer the program previously known as the Kent State Ashtabula Model United Nations Program and what later
became the Northcoast conference. The program ran for thirty-five years before joining with Youngstown State University which was
in its twenty-fifth year. LEIMUN and Youngstown State University will host their second combined high school conference in 2015.
Security Council (1 Committee)
Open Agenda
Simulations Featured
Mystery Security Council (1 Committee)
Same membership and agenda as a regular Security Council, but delegates will not know which countries
they represent until they arrive at the conference
Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
Agenda: Women’s access to productive resources; Challenges and achievements in the implementation of
the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls; Access and participation of women and girls to
education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full
employment and decent work; Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Agenda: Status of Stateless Persons; Improving Asylum Procedures; Coordination and Partnerships; Voluntary Repatriation
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Agenda: Debt and Development Finance; Gender and Development; Trade and Development Implications
of Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Development
African Union (AU)
Agenda: Desertification; The Situation in the Central African Republic; Implementation of the 2014-2024
“Madiba Nelson Mandela Decade of Reconciliation in Africa”; Operationalisation of the African Capacity
for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC)
Delegate Press Cops
Delegates will act as Journalists for the conference and should have experience in print journalism. They
will write articles for distribution in a newsletter based on current proceedings in the various committees.
Delegates will have a set amount of time to research assignments working with equal deadlines. Four
types of assignments will require different styles and approaches: Lead story, Feature story, Photo assignment, and News briefs. Delegates will be evaluated on writing style, accuracy and professional ethics
Registration FEES AND DATES
School Registration Fee us$50.00
Individual Delegate Fees us$50.00
LEIMUN Tax ID #34-1938810
Payment and Information Due Dates
Early Registration begins Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014.
Open Registration will begin on January 5th, 2015, on
a first come, first served basis. Please send any special
requests or other inquiries via e-mail to the Registrar at
[email protected]. More specific instructions
and documents can be found on our website at www.
leimun.com.
Schedule
Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. Friday, March 27th,
2015, with the Opening Ceremonies following at 9:00 a.m.
Closing Ceremonies will end on Saturday, March 28th,
at roughly 4:00 p.m. The Secretariat will host a delegate
social activity on Friday night. At least one meal will be
provided.
INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
Please direct registration forms to:
Sam Drew - Registrar
The Lake Erie International Model
United Nations Corporation
13940 Cedar Road #161
University Heights, Ohio 44118 USA
[email protected]
Visit our web site for forms and schedules:
www.leimun.com
REGISTER FOR LEIMUN ON-LINE
We accept any high school/academy level delegation
of any size. All participants are subject to the published
fees and are to be paid in us$. International Delegations
should contact the Registrar for other arrangements. All
fees should be included in one single cheque or certified
money order payable to the Lake Erie International Model
United Nations Corporation. All fees are due by March
13th, 2015. Final rosters are due March 20th, 2015. Any
school requesting additional time to pay fees should contact the Registrar prior to this date. Additional information, e.g. schedule and research guidance, can be found
on our conference website: www.leimun.com.