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KFSAC INFO AND PREPARATION PACKET

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The Conference will be held November 34d after school and November 4th and 5th

(1) Tuesday 1530-1800 will be student check in and formal lobbying and merging of delegations.

Approval panel will look at merged resolutions for form and logic

(2) Tuesday 1800-2000 opening ceremonies. Everyone goes home except ASK admin staff.

ISSUES ON THE AGENDA

Security Council:

Disarmament

Human Rights

Environment

Political

Countries Attending

US, China, Russia, France, UK

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Countries possibly attending

MUN director Len Fink: fink@ask.edu.kw; KFSAC UPDATED INFORMATION

Conference schedule

Tuesday after school:

a. Delegates check in lobby, and merge resolutions. Specific areas will be designated for various commissions. All delegates must have their resolutions saved in Word '97 format. (Note: They agreed that we can use Word 2.0 since it is older).

- Once students have merged resolutions, they will have access to the computer room to print the merged resolutions.

b. 1530-1600: Teachers are invited for coffee and snacks in the Directors' room.

c. 1600-1745. Teachers will sit on the approval panel. Duties include obtaining the co-submitter sheet. Each student will receive this in the envelope when they check in. Teacher must also check for resolution format, grammar, and usage. Teachers will not comment on content. Once the teacher has approved the resolution, it will be taken by security to the photocopy room. Teachers will be asked to sit on the approval panel on Wednesday morning 730-830 to complete approval.

d. Opening ceremonies 1800-2000.

- welcome by director

- welcome by secretary general, present of GA, Head of Security, and Chairs.

- Welcoming by Secretary General and introduction of the guest speaker.

- Musical performance by Music Directors

- Policy statements by Ambassadors.

B. Other Matters worth noting:

1. All delegations will be required to use official note paper indicating their delegation and commission.

a. There will be recycling bins for each forum.

2. Delegation roster sheet:

a. Must be faxed by October 14.

3. Refer to attached documents.

4. There will be a CRISIS situation

a. ambassadors (if involved) are asked NOT to make up information as to the crisis, but to rely on what is supplied.

b. Ambassadors can, however, adapt to those details.

C. Student discipline (those in BOLD were noted by BBS last year).

1. Moves to "overthrow the chair" will NOT be entertained.

KFSAC MUN Countries

ASK AIS NEW BSK GEngS KES

Student Officers

Secretary General Head of Admin Pres of GA President of Security C

Deputy President

Chair of Human Rights Chair of Political Chair of Environment Chair of Disarmament

Vice Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair

Parliamentary Procedure.

1. Point of Personal Privilege: This is stated when you are having difficulty understanding the speaker. This motion may be made when a speaker is speaking if he cannot be understood. When interruption to state a Point, do so politely yet in a manner audible to the chair. The Chair will then recognize your Point and ask the speaker to speak louder.

2. Point of Information: This Point can only be stated after the Chair has asked for Points of Information (and cannot interrupt a speaker). A Point of Information is a question, not a comment. Some notes:

a. The delegate to who the point is directed must be directed with respect. An example "Most honorable

delegate of Libya. What are Libya's sentiments on American bomb strikes?"

b. A Point of Information is that: A point, only question per point.

c. Delegates should not raise their placards to state Points unless it's after the delegate has yielded to Points of Information and the Chair has specifically asked for Points.

d. Delegates should refrain from standing up to state their Point after being recognized UNTIL the

Chair has finished officially recognizing them. This means the Chair will say something like "Afghanistan,

you have been recognized, please rise and state your Point of Information." THEN, you rise.

e. If a delegate wishes to make a comment, he or she must use a Point to do so. In general, the delegate

would have to phrase the comment as a question. CF, "Honored Delegate of China, wouldn't you agree

that....." or "Honored delegate of Bahrain, are you unaware that..."

3. Point of Order: This may be stated when a delegate wants to draw attention to a breach of procedure. Delegates may NOT interrupt the speaker to state a Point of Order. To raise a Point of Order, a delegate should raise his or her placard and state "Point of Order." The Chair, if he or she opts to recognize this Point, will then ask the delegate to rise and state the Point of Order. For example, "Is it in order for the honorable delegate from Micronesia to refer to himself as 'I' when in facts he is supposedly conveying the sentiments of his entire nation?"

4. Point of Parliamentary Inquiry: The Point is a Point of Information directed to the Chair regarding the Rules of Parliamentary Procedure. Delegates may not interrupt the speaker to make such a point. For example: "Honored Chair: Is it not an order for the speaker of the failed amendment to retain the floor?"

General Guidelines for Formal Debate:

5. Eating, drinking, talking, and laughing are out of order.

6. Remember you are in the UN: The use of slang and irrelevant contributions to debate will not be tolerated, and adherence to the rules of procedure are expected.

7. Always address the Chair and your fellow delegates with RESPECT before you start to speak. Say something like, "Honorable Chair, fellow delegates..."

8. Refrain from using personal pronouns. Instead of "I" refer to yourself as though you are, in fact, the country you represent, Henry VIIIth style. "Honorable Chairman, India feels..." not "I feel that...."

9. If you have something to say that is relevant but outside of debate, write it down!

PROTOCOLS FOR MAKING AMENDMENTS TO RESOLUTIONS

1. To make an amendment, a delegate must obtain an Amendment Sheet from the Admin Staff and fill it out, citing the old and new versions of the clauses. Then the completed sheet must be sent to the Chair via the Admin Staff.

2. I time for or against the resolution, the delegate must raise his or her placard when the Chair opens the floor. If the delegate is recognized, he or she must take the floor and state that his or her delegation has submitted an amendment.

3. The Chair will then recognize this point, and he'll proceed to read the amendment slowly and clearly so all delegates can write it down.

4. After all delegates have copies, the Chair will then set time for the amendments and ask the delegates submitting for speech in favor of it. After this time is spent, the Chair will sent time against the amendments, and delegates will speak against it.

5. When time against the amendment has lapsed, the Assembly will then be asked to vote. All delegates must vote. There are no abstention voltes on amendments.

OFFICIAL Amendment Sheet KFSAC MUN '98

Delegation: ________________

Commission: ______________

Amendment: ______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Chair, check if passed by forum ____

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OFFICIAL Amendment Sheet KFSAC MUN '98

Delegation: ________________

Commission: ______________

Amendment: ______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

Chair, check if passed by forum ____

Phrased for Introducing Clauses

Perambulatory Phrases

(1) Simply Noticing<---- calling attention

Affirming Aware of Believing

Bearing in Mind Contemplating

(2) Noting But Concerned About About<--- Use these when referring to addition information

Fulfilling Further Recalling Guided By

Having Adopted Having Considered Having Consider Further

Having Devoted AttentionHaving Studied Having Heard

Having Received Keeping in Mind Noting Further

Observing Realizing Recalling

Recognizing Referring Seeking

Taking Into Account Taking Into ConsiderationTaking Note

(3) Noting With Particular Reference to Documents<--- Use then when about to quote something

Fulfilling Guided By Having Adopted

Having Studied Keeping in Mind Referring

Taking Into Account Taking Into Consideration Taking Note

(4) Noticing But Worried About<---- Use this to note bad things

Alarmed By Deeply Concerned Deeply Conscious

Deeply Disturbed Deeply Regretting Fully Alarmed

Fully Deploring Noting With Regret Noting With Deep Concern

(5) Noting And Positive<-------Use this to note good things

Approving Expressing Its Appreciation Expressing Its Satisfaction

Viewing With Appreciation Welcoming

(6) Noting With a High Degree of Confidence<------ These are used to recognize some strong principle

Confident Declaring Fully Believing

Reaffirming

(7) Noting and Wanting Action<----These will typically lead to action phrase operative clauses.

Desiring Emphasizing Expecting

Notes: (1)Put introductory clauses in some form of writing to make them stand out.

(2) Do not use perambulatory clauses as operative clauses.

(3) The preamble should be NO LONGER THAN 1/2 a page.

(4) Choose operative clauses carefully.

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Operative Clauses

(1)Simply Notices: <--- something is happening, and the UN wants to call attention

Accepts Affirms Confirms Declares

Designates Draws the Attention Takes Note of

Notes

(2) Wants Someone to Notice<--- something is happening, and the UN should already have noticed

Emphasizes Further Proclaims

(3) Considers Bad (But Doesn't Necessarily Act Upon)<--- the "action" will be a strong statement

Condemns Deplores Proclaims

Regrets Strongly Condemns

(4) Considers Good (But Doesn't Necessarily Do Anything)<--- the "action" will, again, be only a statement

Congratulates Endorses Expresses Its Appreciation

Proclaims Supports

(5) Wants Someone To Do Something<---- the UN can't do something but wishes it could

Calls Upon Encourages Further Recommends

Further Requests Expresses Its Hope

(6) Really Wants Something Done<-----the UN wishes it could act really badly

Further Invites Further Reminds Further Recommends

Further Requests Requests Trusts

Urges

(7) Will Actually Do Something<----- the most serious phrases. This will lead to action

Further Resolves Have Resolved

SAMPLE KFSAC RESOLUTION: Note no line numbers

QUESTION OF: The Role of Model United Nations Programs and Conferences in the Promotion and

Development of Global Awareness and International Cooperation.

THE SPECIAL CONFERENCE,

Emphasizing that over 170 Model United Nations (MUN) conferences are held annually around the world and over 60,000 students participate in these conferences,

Take note that MUN experience provides people of all ages with a chance to discover how international decisions are made, how multilateral diplomacy works, and how the UN operates,

Taking into consideration....
Recognizing.
Keeping in mind that....

1. Encourages schools to develop a curriculum involving the issues before the United Nations, which would

emphasize the goals of MUN, which are:

a) solving problems dealing with human rights, protection of the environment

b) learning all member states' positions on the above mentioned goals,

c) ......

2. Encourages the establishment of MUN courses within schools and the adoption of the above mentioned

curriculum;

(etc.)

KFSAC MUN '98

Co-submitter Sheet

To have their resolution debated, students should have at least 10 signatures of different countries in their forum including support for the resolution. Delegates should sign on to one and only one resolution per topic. It is assumed that delegates can be trusted to be honest in signing on co-submitters to their resolutions.

Delegation: _______________________________

Forum: ___________________________________

Topic: _________________________________

1.__________________________ 11. __________________________________

2. __________________________ 12. __________________________________

3. __________________________ 13. __________________________________

4.__________________________ 14. __________________________________

5. __________________________ 15. __________________________________

6. __________________________ 16. __________________________________

7.__________________________ 17. __________________________________

8. __________________________ 18. __________________________________

9. __________________________ 19. __________________________________

10._________________________ 20. __________________________________