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Hey delegates! My name is Annalise Fox and I am so excited to be one of your vice chairs for BMUN 66. I am currently a freshman at Berkeley majoring in Global Peace and Conflict with a concentration on the Middle East. Outside of school, I love reading, hiking, movies, and watching ice hockey. I did MUN all throughout high school even attending BMUN last year as a delegate. I absolutely love the different insights and perspectives which MUN can give you on such interesting issues! It has really opened my eyes to numerous troubles the world faces, many of which I was not aware of before attending conferences. I truly hope with these topics our committee can impact you in the same way it has impacted me!

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Last Minute Conference Tips :)

Hey guys! I am super excited for tomorrow and I hope you all are too! :) I just wanted to give you some last minute tips before conference as far as what we are looking for in committee. Speeches/moderated: It is important that you are bringing something new to debate. We are looking for interesting and original content that contributes to committee. Back up what you say with research to really stand out from others. Most of committee we will be in substantive debate, meaning that you will be presenting solutions. Explain and convince others why the solutions which your delegation proposes will solve the problem at hand. With this convincing comes the necessity of delivery. Try to put you ideas in a way understandable to delegates. We will be in a big room so project as much as possible and use your inflection to emphasize the important parts of your speech. Also, remember quality is greater than quantity. We will be trying to keep the speaking even the whole time so only raise ...

Egyptian Bread Riots

One important aspect of sustainable agriculture that often remains overlooked is the negative effect which it can have on the stability of governments. Although these may seem unrelated, governments have been hit hard by food shortages due to climate related natural disasters, which without sustainable agriculture, can proceed to wipe out entire food supplies. The Middle East has been hit particularly hard by these food shortages due to the nature of their governments subsidy system. In the mid to late 1900s, many governments attempted to launch plans of food subsidies in an attempt to maintain power and favor of the people. Suddenly, citizens were receiving more aid than ever before and put much trust in the previously unstable relationship with the government. However, although good in principle, the citizens soon became reliant on these subsidies and expected them from their government. Many nations have attempted to receive aid for the debt that these subsidies have placed them in...

[IMPORTANT] Technology Policy, General BMUN Policy, Position Paper Grades

Hi delegates, only one more week until BMUN LXVI!! I hope you are all as excited as I am for conference to begin this Friday. With this in mind, I wanted to give a quick update regarding various BMUN policies, and the technology policy in particular. BMUN has traditionally been a non-technology conference, but in recent years, changes have been made regarding this policy. This year, we will have three different types of committees in regards to technology, that have been decided by each individual committee. As you may or may not have seen on the UNESCO page, UNESCO will be a "unmod tech" committee, where technology is only allowed for the purposes of resolution writing during unmoderated caucus. We do encourage you to bring your laptops and tablets to conference if you can, but if you can't, don't worry! There will still be plenty of ways for you to be involved. With this being said however, only laptops and/or tablets will be permitted in committee - other electr...

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