Haarlem Model United Nations Organisation

Haarlem Model United Nations
Abbreviation HMUN
Type NGO
Purpose Education
Location
  • Haarlem, Netherlands
Official language
 English
Affiliations United Nations, Department of Public Information

The Haarlem Model United Nations Organisation is a nonprofit organization that promotes awareness of international relations. The organisation organises the Haarlem Model United Nations conference, which is attended by approximately 600 delegates. The conference is held at Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem in the Netherlands and is run entirely by students from that school.

General Information

Haarlem Model United Nations Conference

Cofounded by Benjamin Bilski (currently Executive Director of the Pericles Foundation)[1] in 1998,[2] the Haarlem Model United Nations (HMUN) conference is one of the biggest Model United Nations simulations in Europe. Every year, students from around the world[3] attend the Haarlem Model United Nations conference, which is held at the Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem in Haarlem. HMUN is a three-day conference[4] and the next session will be held from the 27th until the 29th of March 2015.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (BOD) consists of several teachers of the Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem. Their main role is to supervise the organisation of the conference and to have a strong say in the making of decisions that have more long term effects. The Board of Directors is also the only part of the organisation of the conference that does not change every year and its members hardly change.

Secretariat

The Secretariat consists of the top-level officers of Haarlem Model United Nations who oversee all branches and activities of the conference, these are always students of the Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem who are active and usually the most experienced Model UN participants. The Secretariat always consists of a Secretary-General and his or hers Deputy Secretaries-General. The Secretary-General is elected annually in June by the Board of Directors out of the Secretariat of last year. The Deputy Secretaries-General are elected annually at the same time by the Board of Directors out of students of the Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem who have applied for these positions, these are respectively the Deputy Secretary-General of Information and the Deputy Secretary-General of Organisation.

Executive Staff

The members of the Executive Staff are appointed by the Secretary-General in coordination with his or her Deputies and the Board of Directors. Next year's members are chosen out of students of the Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem who have applied specifically for a position and are active and experienced Model UN participants.[5] The Executive Staff consists of the following managements, each consisting of one or two staff members: -Financial Management (FM) -Conference Management (CM) -Information Management (IM) -Information and Technology Management (ITM) -Sponsoring Management (SPM) -Housing Management (HM) -Administrative Assistants Management (HoA) -Location Management (LM) -Public Relations Management (PRM)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Pericles Foundation | Executives". periclesfoundation.org. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
  2. ↑ "Benjamin Bilski | Universiteit Leiden - Academia.edu". leidenuniv.academia.edu. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
  3. ↑ Kadıköy Anadolu Lisesi. "Kadıköy Anadolu Lisesi-HMUN - Haarlem Model United Nations KonferansıGÖRME ENGELLİ". mebk12.meb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
  4. ↑ "Event: Opening Haarlem Model United Nations". marietjeschaake.eu. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
  5. ↑ "Conference Staff | Haarlem Model United Nations". web.hmun.nl. Retrieved 2015-03-03.

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