Background Guides & Committees

To be considered for awards, delegates are required to submit position papers in every committee except for Ad Hoc.

Position paper deadline is February 1st. For specific instructions, check the “Position Papers and Awards.” If you have any questions, contact your dais! Contact information is listed in your respective background guide.

Background Guides have been released and are linked below!

Committees

UNEP – Beginner Committee 

Chairs: Ananya Rajagopalan Debmita Roy

Topic: Combatting Ocean Acidification through International Marine Policies

**Note – this committee is designed to help beginners learn about MUN. Advanced delegates, do not register simply for less competition**

Background Guide


SPECPOL – Intermediate Committee

Chairs: Thilo Kalbarga & Amaan Syed

Topic: Mitigating the Effects of Discriminatory Socioeconomic Structures in a Post-Colonial Era 

Background Guide

Crisis – Advanced Committee

Topic: The World of 2100

Staff: Chase Fournier, Shaurya Singh, Edward Kim, Shachi Deo, Nidhi Pakulath

Background Guide

Historical Ad Hoc – Advanced Committee

Topic: Wait and see! You’ll find out the exact topic once you arrive at WMUNC II day of.

Staff: Fiona Peterson, Kaden Rodgers, Aditya Khanollkar, Eric Le, Mythili Shah

What is Ad Hoc?