Day 1
After heavy rains postponing the event, the IIMUN Conference finally began one day later at Gateway - The Complete School. Several performances including dances, singing and speeches occurred before conference finally commenced. After seeing a few familiar faces, my I was assigned to the International Council Women (ICW) as the delegate of Qatar. The two chairpersons of the Executive Board were jovial and easy going people, but once the floor was in formal debate, they meant business.
The agenda to be discussed was steps to ensure an empowered adolescent girl by 2030. As the board entered parliamentary discussion, I found myself horrendously outmatched and under-prepared. Some of my fellow delegates had been preparing for months together, whereas I had studied for a mere two weeks.
Once I had finally understood everything, I began to slowly open my mouth and speak. After listening and listening, I felt I had learnt quite a lot from the peers surrounding me. By the end of the day I realised that the key to flourishing in a MUN is not the duration of your preparation, but the depth of it, and how clearly and confidently you can convey it to the listeners. Though there was a social night happening after the day's events, I found myself in a rush to leave due to the distance of the venue from my home.
Day 2
Having completed most of the discussion and debate yesterday itself, all that was left today was to prepare and finalise a resolution. As we are a council, the resolution must be a unanimous decision that everyone agrees on. Due to difference in cultural and social scenarios between countries, there were a few amendments to be made, but not so many that a new paper had to be constructed.
By the end of lunch, the resolution was finalised and officially passed by the Executive Board of the International Council of Women. Cheers were heard as everyone celebrated the success of the council. Shortly after this, lots of games were held and lots of fun was had. Soon the day closed to an end, as select delegates were handed the 'Best Speaker' Award. The IIMUN Conference of Gateway - The Complete School, drew to an end.
By the end of the conference I learnt that in order to convey your opinion across to others, it was vital to be confident in yourself and what you say (even if what you're saying is factually incorrect!)
After heavy rains postponing the event, the IIMUN Conference finally began one day later at Gateway - The Complete School. Several performances including dances, singing and speeches occurred before conference finally commenced. After seeing a few familiar faces, my I was assigned to the International Council Women (ICW) as the delegate of Qatar. The two chairpersons of the Executive Board were jovial and easy going people, but once the floor was in formal debate, they meant business.
The agenda to be discussed was steps to ensure an empowered adolescent girl by 2030. As the board entered parliamentary discussion, I found myself horrendously outmatched and under-prepared. Some of my fellow delegates had been preparing for months together, whereas I had studied for a mere two weeks.
Once I had finally understood everything, I began to slowly open my mouth and speak. After listening and listening, I felt I had learnt quite a lot from the peers surrounding me. By the end of the day I realised that the key to flourishing in a MUN is not the duration of your preparation, but the depth of it, and how clearly and confidently you can convey it to the listeners. Though there was a social night happening after the day's events, I found myself in a rush to leave due to the distance of the venue from my home.
Day 2
Having completed most of the discussion and debate yesterday itself, all that was left today was to prepare and finalise a resolution. As we are a council, the resolution must be a unanimous decision that everyone agrees on. Due to difference in cultural and social scenarios between countries, there were a few amendments to be made, but not so many that a new paper had to be constructed.
By the end of lunch, the resolution was finalised and officially passed by the Executive Board of the International Council of Women. Cheers were heard as everyone celebrated the success of the council. Shortly after this, lots of games were held and lots of fun was had. Soon the day closed to an end, as select delegates were handed the 'Best Speaker' Award. The IIMUN Conference of Gateway - The Complete School, drew to an end.
By the end of the conference I learnt that in order to convey your opinion across to others, it was vital to be confident in yourself and what you say (even if what you're saying is factually incorrect!)
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