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 skill in directing the conference, establishing trust and prompting communication. A delegate as such is entitled "Best Delegate", or simply BD.

Examples:
Among the near 2,000 delegates, the two Taiwanese delegates shown in the picture above are on the list of Best Delegates in the WorldMUN2008, Puebla.

The ultimate goal of many delegates in a MUN conference is to become a BD.

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. Often the topic area of discussion is complicated and hard to solve or reach an agreement. For delegates to keep their minds sharp and clear, a MUN conference is divided into several sessions, each taking about three hours. One session can be seen as a time unit for a conference period. After continual sessions of discussion on the committee topic, delegates will have heard from all viewpoints the different dimensions of the issue. WorldMUN usually holds six sessions in each committee.

Derivatives:
rap session [N.] [Slang.] An informal discussion held especially by a group of people with similar concerns.
summer session [N.] a summer course/program
plenary session [N.] A meeting attended by everyone who has the right to attend.

Examples：
The next session will start at 14:00. If we want to have further discussion on the security problem before the session starts, we will have to finish our lunch before 13:00.

The COMEMUN program I participated in was made up of 4 three-hour sessions.

The MUN conference is now in session. / When will the conference be in session?

The Security Council met in closed session.

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 different countries is very likely to yell at one another for different aspects of the issue, letting the conference out of control. Therefore, a Chairperson (Chair), along with one or more Assistant Chairs sits in front and take full control of MUN conferences. The Chair is authorized to keep the whole committee in order, with help from Assistant Chairs.

Examples：
"Honorable Chair and my distinguished fellow delegates, the delegate of Mexico believes that the proposal made by delegate of Burkina Faso is reasonable enough and worth discussing. Thank you, Chair" the delegate stated at the beginning of his speech.

"The Chair now announces the floor officially open" is a common statement a Chair uses to begin the MUN conference.

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 of discussion steers away easily to an unforeseen zone. Facing unexpected questions and situations, MUNers must react on the spot. Impromptu speech takes place most of the time and is a challenging yet rewarding skill. Distinguished delegates are often those apt in giving impromptu responses.

Examples:
He is a master at the craft of impromptu speeches.

Obama gave an impromptu press conference.

Dear reader:

Thank you for your faithful support. Preparation for WorldMUN2010 in Taipei is gathering momentum and speed.

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