Posted on 03/03/2002 6:24:59 PM PST by ATOMIC_PUNK
Invitation Dear Delegates and Faculty Advisors: On behalf of the United Nations Associations of the United States of America (UNA-USA), I am pleased to invite you to attend the United Nations Association of the United States of Americas Annual High School Model United Nations Conference. This year the conference will be held at Columbia University and United Nations Headquarters on May 3-4, 2002. Formerly known as the Metropolitan Model United Nations, this conference hosts over 600 students from the United States and abroad each year. Despite the name change, the 2002 UNA-USA High School Model U.N. Conference will live up to the quality of other UNA-USA programs by providing both novice and experienced delegates with a realistic and lively Model U.N. simulation. This years conference will be extra special with our unique committees including a simulation of the Earth Summit 2002. In this committee the delegates will meet separately in regional working groups on the first day and will convene together as an assembly on the second day. Please look over our registration materials and feel free to contact me with questions between now and the conference. We look forward to seeing you in May, Yours, Rates Location This years conference will be held at Columbia University and the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. On May 3, 2002, students will open their debate at Columbia University. Delegates will have the opportunity to view Columbias beautiful campus and take advantage of its resources. On May 4, the conference will continue at U.N. Headquarters, where students will work in the actual meeting rooms that U.N. diplomats use to create their resolutions and decisions. Secretariat The UNA-USA Model U.N. Conference is supported by a 30 member secretariat composed of college students from all over the United States. The committees are directed by undergraduate and graduate students who are attaining their degrees from some of the most renowned universities in the country. The conference staff works year-round to ensure a realistic and rewarding educational simulation! Delegate Resources Prior to the conference date, the secretariat will mail committee and conference guides to registered schools. These guides will help students understand the structure of the committee, background information on the agenda, rules of procedure and include reference materials for future research. During the conference, students will have access to a delegate resource room which is equipped with computers to type resolutions and conduct additional research. Faculty Support The UNA-USA High School Model U.N. Conference prides itself upon offering support to every advisor who attends our conference. Each school will be provided with an advisors guide and preparation materials to assist in preparing the students. During the conference, teachers will have the opportunity to participate in workshops and lectures on current Model U.N. and international education issues. Earth Summit 2002 Commission on Human Rights Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice More topics will be announced in January 2002
Melissa Yahre
Model U.N. Program Adminstrator
Education and Model U.N.
For those who need accommodations, special rates have been arranged at the Hotel Belleclaire, 250 west 77th Street, New York, NY 10024. The hotel is near Columbia University and right next to the subway for easy access to the United Nations.
$110.00 for single/doubles and $120.00 triple/quads. You can contact the hotel directly at (212) 362-1004 or through their web site www.hotelbelleclaire.com/
Committees and Topics
The Ten-Year Review of the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development
Children in Armed Conflict
Trafficking of Women
Organized Crime
Bioterrorism
Conference Timeline
Registration forms due to UNA-USA |
January 15, 2002 |
Country assignments mailed to schools |
January 18, 2002 |
Preparations materials mailed to schools |
February 18, 2002 |
Administrative forms due to UNA-USA |
April 15, 2002 |
Delegate forms due to UNA-USA |
April 15, 2002 |
Withdrawal deadline |
April 15, 2002 |
Position papers due to UNA-USA |
April 15, 2002 |
Fees
School Fee (includes advisor fees): |
$50.00 |
Delegate Fee: |
$25.00 |
For more information contact:
Melissa Yahre, Model U.N. Program Administrator
UNA-USA
801 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 907-1334
Fax: (212) 682-9185
Myahre@unausa.org
www.unausa.org
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US Policy embraces State-Planned economy
Federal law forms a new governance structure that opposes both free enterprise and representative government. Instead, government centrally plans and manages the economy.
The scaffolding for a centrally-planned economy was passed piecemeal under President Clinton and is currently being reassembled at the state level by combining the following federal laws into a three-way "public/private partnership:"
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School-to-Work
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