GatorMUN XIV Delegate Handbook
Here is a PDF copy of the delegate handbook for GatorMUN XIV! We apologize for any issues in getting it out to you. For Friday night room assignments please see the post on the official Facebook page.
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GatorMUN XIV Registration is Now Closed
GatorMUN has seen a lot of interest this year and we have reached capacity. Thus, we are closing registration early.
That being said, there are still schools wanting to register. If you know that you will be dropping delegates, or not bringing the number of delegates you registered for, please let us know at info@gatormun.org with the subject line "Drops from [your school]" as soon as possible! Refunds will be issued for any drops made before January 6th, and you will be able to select which positions are dropped. Additionally, if you have not paid or made arrangements with us to pay by January 6th, you will likely not get your positions until the week before the conference, so please get your payments in as soon as possible!
We apologize if you were still planning to register. We hope you can attend next year! If you have any questions or would like to be placed on the GatorMUN XIV waitlist, please contact the Secretariat through email at info@gatormun.org
That being said, there are still schools wanting to register. If you know that you will be dropping delegates, or not bringing the number of delegates you registered for, please let us know at info@gatormun.org with the subject line "Drops from [your school]" as soon as possible! Refunds will be issued for any drops made before January 6th, and you will be able to select which positions are dropped. Additionally, if you have not paid or made arrangements with us to pay by January 6th, you will likely not get your positions until the week before the conference, so please get your payments in as soon as possible!
We apologize if you were still planning to register. We hope you can attend next year! If you have any questions or would like to be placed on the GatorMUN XIV waitlist, please contact the Secretariat through email at info@gatormun.org
GatorMUN Updated Policies Announcement
Registration InvoicesDue to complications with our automatic invoice system in the past, we are returning to manually created invoices. Thus, you should expect a maximum of a two day delay on receiving your invoice after registering your team for GatorMUN XIV.
We apologize for any inconvenience this creates, but this will make the entire process smoother and easier for both you as advisors and our team here. |
Delegations Award CategoriesWith the growth of the conference, and our continued wish to encourage everybody to attend we will be introducing a Medium Delegation category to delegation awards. This will allow all teams to remain competitive regardless of their delegation size.
Based on previous years' numbers the following is the projected break down of the three categories:
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GatorMUN XIV New School Referral PolicySchools attending GatorMUN for the first time will receive a $100 discount
The $50 delegation fee will be waived for schools that refer new schools to attend GatorMUN XIV Priority Registration Deadline: November 14th, 2016 Drop Refund Deadline: January 6th, 2017 Fees and Pricing |
Split Delegations
We are changing our policy on splitting delegations to ensure that the conference remains fair for every delegation attending. This year, we will allow you to split your delegation into two teams (varsity and novice) under the following conditions:
We hope that these changes will allow delegations that are vastly larger than the rest to have a fighting chance at placing as well as keep the conference's integrity for the smaller delegations.
- Your delegation falls into the Large Delegation Category before AND after the split. In other words, your total delegate number must be at least 50.
- So long as your delegation is greater than 51 delegates, you will be allowed to split your delegation into two teams.
- If you have between 50 and 74 delegates, you will be allowed to do a 1:1 split for your delegation. So a delegation of 50 will have a varsity team of 25 and a novice team of 25.
- If you have greater than 75 delegates, you will be allowed to do a 1:2 split for your delegation. So a delegation of 75 will have a varsity team of 25 and a novice team of 50.
- You must email us well in advance of the conference to notify us of your decision to split your team into two smaller delegations, preferably at the time of registration.
We hope that these changes will allow delegations that are vastly larger than the rest to have a fighting chance at placing as well as keep the conference's integrity for the smaller delegations.
Catered Meals
This year GatorMUN is offering catered lunches for delegates and advisors! Lunches include a sandwich or wrap, fruit, potato chips, and a jumbo cookie. They are $9 per meal on Saturday and $9.50 per meal on Sunday. They will be served in the Reitz Union. If you are interested please fill out this form! The deadline for ordering catered meals is Monday, January 9th.
Greetings from the Secretary General
Dear Advisors and Delegates, It is my absolute pleasure as Secretary-General to formally invite you all to the fourteenth annual Gator Model United Nations conference, which will be held on January 20th through January 22nd of 2017. GatorMUN is one of the largest and most competitive Model United Nations conferences in the South East region, offering new and innovative committees that push boundaries and challenge delegates to think on their feet about the issues facing the world today. In every committee, delegates will have to exercise critical thinking skills, cooperate with other delegates, and ultimately influence their committees to move in the most efficient direction to solve the problems at hand. They will hone their public speaking, writing, diplomacy, and problem solving skills while maintaining a central focus on international issues. While the competition aspect of GatorMUN is central to Model United Nations as a whole, it is our utmost goal to educate delegates on a variety of current, historical, national, and international topics so that every delegate leaves the weekend with a better understanding of the world around us. The theme of this year’s conference is “Changing Roles,” something that I took considerable time contemplating and am excited to share with you. As I took a look at GatorMUN’s previous themes, such as “Growing People, Shrinking World,” “Power,” and “The Changing International System” I noticed a focus on masculine forms of international relations theory. In general, they implied . . . read more |
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