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Study Guide [N.] Definition: A written document to facilitate learning and work preparation. The goal of a MUN conference is to produce a document to solve the selected issue in your committee. Study Guides on the committee topics are released...

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Roll Call [N.] Definition: The reading aloud of a list of names of people, as in a classroom or military post, to determine who is present or absent; a voting process, esp. in the U.S. Congress, in which legislators are called on by name and...

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What the Americans have to say about the MUN reputation! (Excerpt from the United Nations Association of the USAhttp://www.unausa.org/Page.aspx?pid=512) Five Things You Should Know About Model UN 1) Model UN is a simulation of the UN General...

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Page [N.] Definition: An attendant or employee, usually in uniform, who carries messages, ushers guests, runs errands, etc.; a person employed by a legislature to carry messages and run errands for the members, as in the U.S. Congress. During...

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Dais [N.] Definition: A stage, especially at one end of a room, on which people stand to make speeches to an audience；the group of people, usually high school or college students, in charge of a Model UN committee. Officially, the Dais is...

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Meet the Division of Design：This division is comprised of an Art Director, two Deputy Directors, one website manager and four staffs. A team small in size, yet brimmed with passion. Though each of us come from a different department at school,...

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Placard[N.] Definition: A large written or printed notice that is put in a public place or carried on a stick in a march. In MUN, rather than representing their homeland, delegates are assigned to represent a random country on the given issue....

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Gavel [N.] Definition: A small hammer used by a person in charge of a meeting or an auction, or by a judge in a court of law, in order to get people's attention. A gavel is a respected tool in a MUN conference. The little hammer, either...

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Floor [N.] Definition: The part of a legislative chamber, meeting room, etc., where the members sit, and from which they speak; the right of one member to speak from such a place in preference to other members The common meaning of the word...

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Rules of Procedures (ROP) [N.] Definition： Set of rules adopted by a meeting to govern the work and decision making of its formal settings. Every conference has its rules. MUN conferences that focus on international issues are no exception....

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Social Event [N.](photo of WorldMUN2009, The Hague, link here)(photo of WorldMUN2007, Switzerland)Definition：An event of social entertainment, mostly at night; exciting activities where people gather and meet, often accompanied by music and...

Definition:A title for the outstanding delegates of a MUN conference.The Diplomacy Award is awarded at the end of the MUN conference to outstanding delegates who have either contributed tremendously to conference documents or demonstrated a...

Session [N.]Definition：A period of time that is spent doing a particular actctivity; a formal meeting or series of meetings of a court of law, a parliament, etc.; a period of time when such meetings are held.MUN conferences are time consuming....

Chair [N.]Definition:The presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee or event.Different voices easily heats up debate. Opinions in a MUN conference can be as diverse and piercing. Let alone by themselves, delegates representing...

Impromptu [Adj.]Definition:Done without preparation or planning.Though delegates prepare hard before a MUN conference, you never know what is about to happen. You might have a good guess of what others have in mind on the issue, still the flow...

Dear reader:Thank you for your faithful support. Preparation for WorldMUN2010 in Taipei is gathering momentum and speed.Want to learn more about MUN? Have a question in mind?Share them with us! The NTU Host Team would like to offer a special...

Agenda [N.]Definition: A list of items to be discussed at a meeting.There are many topics and subtopics to be discussed during a MUN conference. It is important to organize items into a list at the beginning. That is, we set the agenda for...

Bloc [N.]Definition:A group of countries that work closely together because they have similar political interests.Delegates often form blocs in a MUN conference. After everyone's general statement is heard, those with a similar interest will...

IssueDefinition:[N.] An important topic that people are discussing or arguing about.[V.] To make something known formally (officially)What do MUN delegates gather for? All of these country representatives assemble to discuss on international...

DelegateDefinition:[N.] A person who is chosen or elected to represent the views of a group of people and vote and make decisions for them.[V.] To give part of your work, power or authority to somebody in a lower position than you.Students...

Perspective [N.]Definition:A particular attitude towards something; a way of thinking of something;The ability to think about problems and decisions in a reasonable way without exaggeration.This word is one of the basic elements of MUN. Have...

MUN = Model United Nations [N.]Definition: A simulation of the United Nations Conferences. Model United Nations is commonly known as "Model UN" or simply "MUN." It gives students a chance to step into the shoes of diplomats and discuss on hotly...

http://www.ntu.edu.tw/english/Proud no doubt, yet we must be cautious and constantly aware.Be cautious, because the harvest we reap today was seeded, soiled and tended by numerous hands; be constantly aware of the unknown future, for danger...

http://www.ntu.edu.tw/english/index.htmlNational Taiwan University Model United Nations (NTUMUN) won the bid to host the 2010 World Model United Nations Conference (a.k.a. WorldMUN) in Taipei in March 2010May 2009, the National Taiwan University...

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Designer: Chia-Wei Yang The designed logo for WorldMUN 2010 in Taipei is a butterfly. It is an important figure in our story: The Butterfly Adventure. The inspiration was from the island of Taiwan herself. In the 1960s, Taiwan was...

www.ChinaPost.com.tw Taipei to host WorldMUN 2010Sunday, July 12, 2009By Paul Nieman, Special to The China Post TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Harvard World Model United Nations team's newly elected secretary general, Ami Nash,...