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 Assembly and other multilateral bodies where student roleplay the ambassadors debating topics as diverse as maternal health and landmines to promoting literacy.

2) Model UN is student-centered.
Often led by students, Model UN programs, started at universities over sixty years ago, soon grew to schools and colleges all over the world. From public speaking to critical thinking and in-depth research, student delegates draw a wealth of knowledge from the Model UN experience.

3) Model UN is flexible.
Since the 1940s,

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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 a MUN conference, pages(some call them "ushers") help pass messages between delegates within a committee, as well as send messages to delegates in other committees. As introduced in the previous word, delegates may ask pages to help pass notes to the dais to be put on the speaker's list. In the United Nations, this is especially helpful when a delegate in a committee wants to get information to their ambassador in the General Assembly regarding

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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 the table upfront behind which the Chair sits. Practically,

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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, we share a common interest in art and design. Equipped with a peculiar passion and creativity, the Division of Design aims at creating a lively outfit for WorldMUN2010, Taipei.

I've been to the WorldMUN2008, Puebla(Mexico) and WorldMUN2009, The Hague(Netherlands). Their logos were impressive: The Mexico logo gives the impression of the rich Aztec culture

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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. Everyone could be about just any country on the list. The placard is a piece of card with the assigned country's name on it that a delegate raises in the air to signal to the Chair that he or she wishes to speak.

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