Apply now to the Nordic Model United Nations Climate Change Conference 2012!
Nordic MUN is a joint Model United Nations project of the UN Associations in Finland, Sweden and Norway. The first Nordic MUN was held in Kalmar, Sweden in March 2011 and proved to be a great success. Now is your chance to join us for the next Nordic MUN, which will be held in Nurmijärvi, Finland on the 23rd-26th of April, 2012. The theme of the conference will be climate change, and the conference language will be English. The scenic Kiljavanranta will provide the venue for the conference.
We are looking for upper secondary school students and students in tertiary education (university or equivalent) aged 17-25 from the Nordic and Baltic countries to participate in Nordic MUN 2012 as General Assembly delegates. You should apply as a delegation consisting of three people. At least one person in each delegation should have previous Model United Nations experience from a school-specific, local, regional, national or international conference.
We are also looking for six General Assembly Chairpersons aged 17-29 with previous chairing experience from an English-speaking MUN conference. Chairpersons are exempt from the conference participation fee.
The Security Council part of the Nordic MUN conference will be organized by the Finnish Model United Nations Society (FinMUN). In order to apply to the Security Council, you must be a student in tertiary education (university or equivalent), under 30 years of age and come from one of the Nordic or Baltic countries. You should apply as an individual delegate the organizers will then team you up with two other delegates to form a country delegation of three people. Prior MUN experience is not obligatory.
FinMUN is also organizing a separate Post Nordic MUN event in Helsinki on 26th and 27th of April. The program will include sightseeing in Helsinki, lectures related to the UN and a festive dinner. The Post Nordic MUN event is open to all delegates of the Security Council. Accommodation will at least be self-funded, but the FinMUN team will assist the delegates in finding affordable accommodation. When applying as a delegate to the Security Council, please state in the application form whether you will be attending the Post Nordic MUN event as well.
The invitations to the General Assembly and Security Council are attached in this message. More information about Nordic MUN and the application forms can be found online at www.nordicmun.com
Please submit your application as soon as possible, at the latest on the 10th of December.