Delegates!
Obviously, I'm far too excited to be sleeping right now; the day of the conference has arrived! Thrilling, isn't it? Just wait. It gets better.
Delegates, we thank you (well, at least, those of you who did) for your position paper submissions. I've read on other blogs of some other dais staff responding personally to each submission; that will not be the case in our committe (sorry, but then, I guess you would have guessed that by now), but we do appreciate your work, and, in case there was any doubt, they do all get read.
Well, what else can I counsel you on? Not much, in this, the eleventh hour. I would imagine your pens are neatly arranged by your notebooks, your neckties carefully chosen, your piles and piles of statistics all colour-coded and ready to go in your backpack (right?).
Just one thing left. Here's Part Three of the BBMUN Guide, for your last-minute reading pleasure. I've tried to round out the description of the conference, sort of picking up where I left of in Part One, filling in the missing details. My goal, in all this, has been to familiarize you (particularly those of who who need familiarizing, to sound redundant) with just what the conference entails. Enjoy! I'll see you later today.
The Big, Bad MUN Guide, Part Three (Microsoft Word File)
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
The Big, Bad MUN Guide II: "All Those In Favour Of Passing Draft Resolution 1.0 Will Please Raise Their Placards!"
Delegates!
I expect many of you will pass out with excitement at this announcement:
PART TWO OF THE BIG, BAD MUN GUIDE IS UP! Click the link below NOW to read it!
The Big, Bad MUN Guide, Part Two (Microsoft Word File)
This instalment is (hopefully) a little more interesting to read than the previous; at the very least, you should read it for the lame attempt at making pop culture references.
And... I guess that's it. Enjoy! Man, I am so excited to see you people on THURSDAY!
I expect many of you will pass out with excitement at this announcement:
PART TWO OF THE BIG, BAD MUN GUIDE IS UP! Click the link below NOW to read it!
The Big, Bad MUN Guide, Part Two (Microsoft Word File)
This instalment is (hopefully) a little more interesting to read than the previous; at the very least, you should read it for the lame attempt at making pop culture references.
And... I guess that's it. Enjoy! Man, I am so excited to see you people on THURSDAY!
WE'RE ALMOST THERE!
Delegates!!!
I hope you noticed the additional exclamation marks after the salutation; we have reached a very exciting time! It is THE WEEK OF THE CONFERENCE! Only a few short days left until the causcusing, resolution-writing, politicking festivities begin! Celebrate!
(Or get on researching, if you haven't done that yet. But I would submit that this is rather last minute.)
Well, having reached this point, I've realized that I probably never will find the time to finish the full version of the Big Bad MUN Guide. And so, I have decided that you will get the abbreviated version, which I will be posting later tonight. And hopefully still that third part coming just before the conference.
Two things for you to visit:
First, the UNEP 2010 Foreign Policy Index site, which I've mentioned before (link to the right, under "Resources"). It was updated today with a number of articles, which covered a number of different areas of foreign policy. I've tried to make the site as useful a resource as possible for as many nation-states as possible.
Second, visit www.un.org/en/members- it will prove immensely useful. Here you can find links to the websites of all the missions to the UN of the UN Member States, often with articles outlining foreign policy. A must in preparing for debate.
Enjoy, delegates! I'll see you in a few days! I'll be the one wearing the toga!*
*That is a joke.
I hope you noticed the additional exclamation marks after the salutation; we have reached a very exciting time! It is THE WEEK OF THE CONFERENCE! Only a few short days left until the causcusing, resolution-writing, politicking festivities begin! Celebrate!
(Or get on researching, if you haven't done that yet. But I would submit that this is rather last minute.)
Well, having reached this point, I've realized that I probably never will find the time to finish the full version of the Big Bad MUN Guide. And so, I have decided that you will get the abbreviated version, which I will be posting later tonight. And hopefully still that third part coming just before the conference.
Two things for you to visit:
First, the UNEP 2010 Foreign Policy Index site, which I've mentioned before (link to the right, under "Resources"). It was updated today with a number of articles, which covered a number of different areas of foreign policy. I've tried to make the site as useful a resource as possible for as many nation-states as possible.
Second, visit www.un.org/en/members- it will prove immensely useful. Here you can find links to the websites of all the missions to the UN of the UN Member States, often with articles outlining foreign policy. A must in preparing for debate.
Enjoy, delegates! I'll see you in a few days! I'll be the one wearing the toga!*
*That is a joke.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Happy February! Happy I-Week!
Delegates!
Do you know what this week is? It's International Week at the University of Alberta! If you have some free time, come on over to campus- there'll be a variety of free-and-open-to-the-public events every day this week, including speakers and film presentations. Don't miss this opportunity to get a glimpse of the 'big picture'! You can find a schedule by following the link below:
U of A I-Week.
Do you know what this week is? It's International Week at the University of Alberta! If you have some free time, come on over to campus- there'll be a variety of free-and-open-to-the-public events every day this week, including speakers and film presentations. Don't miss this opportunity to get a glimpse of the 'big picture'! You can find a schedule by following the link below:
U of A I-Week.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
NMUN background paper
NMUN is a highly respected model UN conference for university students and generally puts together a number of fabulous background papers for their delegates. This one discusses chemical management and contains a number of links to sources which might be useful when putting together your position paper on the topic of toxic and biohazardous wastes.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Background Papers!
Just a reminder that background papers are an excellent resource:
Impact of Climate Change on Marine Life
The Handling of Toxic and Biohazardous Wastes
Good luck with your research Delegates!
Impact of Climate Change on Marine Life
The Handling of Toxic and Biohazardous Wastes
Good luck with your research Delegates!
Monday, January 18, 2010
Site O' Resource-iness
Delegates!
(I get all tingly every time I write that.) It has been taking me longer than I'd thought to get up part 2 (of 3, or at least, that's the plan- this might end up having an Adams-ian series twist) of the Big, Bad MUN Guide, but have no fear! It's underway and should be hitting this blog... 'shortly'
So, until that gets here, here's a website I've found to tide you over. It looks like a very promising resource (for discussing the effects of climate change on marine life); I admit that I haven't reviewed everything on it yet- there are many pages and hours' worth of video clips-, but I think you'll find it useful. So click on over!
Marine Bio: Marine Conservation
On a different note, has anyone else been as put off as I have by the absence, so it seems, of recent periodical articles that help to give good 'political bearings' as far as foreign policy goes? I know I sure have. But, of course, up-to-date information relating to nation states' stance on current events on the world stage is critical to effective debate. So my suggestion to you today is to work with other delegates openly. Share what resources you've found and network efficiently (I was about to create a message board so that delegates from different schools could already be developing their 'presentations' of certain talking points, but then I realized that there was probably a Facebook group for that. There is. Go join it.). There are no winners in this game- you either have a great conference or a REALLY great conference.
All right, that's enough chatter. I'm headed back to work.
(I get all tingly every time I write that.) It has been taking me longer than I'd thought to get up part 2 (of 3, or at least, that's the plan- this might end up having an Adams-ian series twist) of the Big, Bad MUN Guide, but have no fear! It's underway and should be hitting this blog... 'shortly'
So, until that gets here, here's a website I've found to tide you over. It looks like a very promising resource (for discussing the effects of climate change on marine life); I admit that I haven't reviewed everything on it yet- there are many pages and hours' worth of video clips-, but I think you'll find it useful. So click on over!
Marine Bio: Marine Conservation
On a different note, has anyone else been as put off as I have by the absence, so it seems, of recent periodical articles that help to give good 'political bearings' as far as foreign policy goes? I know I sure have. But, of course, up-to-date information relating to nation states' stance on current events on the world stage is critical to effective debate. So my suggestion to you today is to work with other delegates openly. Share what resources you've found and network efficiently (I was about to create a message board so that delegates from different schools could already be developing their 'presentations' of certain talking points, but then I realized that there was probably a Facebook group for that. There is. Go join it.). There are no winners in this game- you either have a great conference or a REALLY great conference.
All right, that's enough chatter. I'm headed back to work.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
What's to be Done?
Delegates!
It's taken me a little longer than I'd thought to search out this 'scattering' of information related to climate change I present to you now. And, still, it isn't quite what I've been looking for: although (particularly in the first video below) important issues (like the "so what?" moment, and the highly-touted role of technology in finding solutions for climate change) are addressed, it's hard to find potential solutions for the environmental challenges we face that are explicit, credible, and doable. (In my travails o'er the vast expanse of the net, I have found proposed the idea that we reduce the effect of human activity on the umwelt by 'eliminating' all those 'useless surplus humans'- please, nobody suggest this at HSMUN.)
At any rate, here's what I have for you:
It's taken me a little longer than I'd thought to search out this 'scattering' of information related to climate change I present to you now. And, still, it isn't quite what I've been looking for: although (particularly in the first video below) important issues (like the "so what?" moment, and the highly-touted role of technology in finding solutions for climate change) are addressed, it's hard to find potential solutions for the environmental challenges we face that are explicit, credible, and doable. (In my travails o'er the vast expanse of the net, I have found proposed the idea that we reduce the effect of human activity on the umwelt by 'eliminating' all those 'useless surplus humans'- please, nobody suggest this at HSMUN.)
At any rate, here's what I have for you:
The UNEP's continual plea: Invest in the Green Economy.
Greenhouse Gases: What's the Problem?
I've got this melody in my head that I can't get out- got me singing like, na na na na everyday. It's like my ipod stuck on replay, replay.
Delegates!
Taking a break for a moment from the transboundary movement facet of toxic waste handling, here are a couple of videos that share a common theme: getting rid of harmful pollutants by feeding them to something else. Take a few minutes to watch them- they may raise (and I hope they do) a number of questions in your head about the viability, use, and concerns of these methods.
When Bacteria Attack.
When Good Worms Go Bad.
You might be thinking that this isn't relevant, seeing's as these videos feature reactive 'clean-up' methods, rather than proactive treatment of hazardous wastes. It's worth noting (and doing some further research) that, as I've read, these methods are being considered for application in a waste-treatment context, a little tweaking to the technical details being needed, of course.
In other news, the background papers went up a short time ago. There're links under "Resources" on the right that you can click on to get to them. In a little more than a month, the Conference will be upon us! Get excited!
(Apologies for the post title; as you might have realized by now, this post has nothing to do with that. It's just a statement of truth for the day.)
Taking a break for a moment from the transboundary movement facet of toxic waste handling, here are a couple of videos that share a common theme: getting rid of harmful pollutants by feeding them to something else. Take a few minutes to watch them- they may raise (and I hope they do) a number of questions in your head about the viability, use, and concerns of these methods.
When Bacteria Attack.
When Good Worms Go Bad.
You might be thinking that this isn't relevant, seeing's as these videos feature reactive 'clean-up' methods, rather than proactive treatment of hazardous wastes. It's worth noting (and doing some further research) that, as I've read, these methods are being considered for application in a waste-treatment context, a little tweaking to the technical details being needed, of course.
In other news, the background papers went up a short time ago. There're links under "Resources" on the right that you can click on to get to them. In a little more than a month, the Conference will be upon us! Get excited!
(Apologies for the post title; as you might have realized by now, this post has nothing to do with that. It's just a statement of truth for the day.)
Saturday, January 2, 2010
"People Sometimes Do Need to See to Learn a Story"
I found a video that ties in with that Reader's Digest article I linked to the other day; it's just one of many that you can find on the interwebs on the problem of improper e-waste disposal. Here it is for y'alls:
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