Welcome to Crisis Simulations
Dear Delegates,
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the twenty-ninth session of the Ivy League Model United Nations Conference. I am thrilled to serve as your Under-Secretary-General for Crisis Simulations and am excited to witness the innovative solutions you devise to solve the crises your committee staff has tirelessly been working to develop over this past year.
Let me introduce myself: Originally from Long Island, New York, I’m currently a freshman studying Electrical Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. I participated in Model UN for two years in high school before joining Penn’s International Affairs Association as an Assistant-Secretary-General for ILMUNC XXVIII. In my free time, I can be found hanging out with friends, watching the Yankees game, or out of the golf course.
This year’s committees are guaranteed to exceed all expectations of what you have come to expect out of a crisis committee. From futuristic alliances to the Russian Revolution, the creativity put into devising this year’s diverse range of committees ensures that your time spent at ILMUNC will be nothing short of amazing. Rest assured that the committee staff and I are dedicated to making sure that ILMUNC XXIX is an experience you will never forget.
Additionally, ILMUNC offers the unique opportunity to interact with delegates from across the globe both in committee and during our vast array of social events. I urge you to take advantage of this in order to make the most of your ILMUNC experience. Furthermore, I would love to get to know all of you individually, so please don’t hesitate to contact me at any point with questions, concerns, or just to introduce yourself. I look forward to meeting all of you this January!
Sincerely,
Mark Vessalico
Under-Secretary-General, Crisis Simulations
Ivy League Model United Nations Conference XXIX
usg-crisis@ilmunc.com
Dear Delegates,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the twenty-ninth Ivy League Model United Nations Conference. As a delegate, I always enjoyed the level of debate and excitement crisis committees create. Now, as an Under-Secretary-General, I am honored to have the opportunity to provide this same quality of debate to you and your fellow delegates.
Before I was one of our Under-Secretary-Generals for Crisis Simulations, I attended high school in the Pocono Mountains, where I lived with my family. Currently, I’m a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, with plans to pursue a degree in Philosophy. I’m considering a minor in International Relations, English, or Cinema Studies. In addition to working on ILMUNC, I am on the staff of The Pennsylvania Punchbowl, a humor magazine in the Penn community. I am also an avid reader and music enthusiast.
The committees we are constructing cover a diverse range of topics and time periods, from the American Civil War joint crisis to the new-age International Internet Security Consortium. Each committee will surely provide an engaging and exciting experience, in addition to being a highly rewarding adventure into the world of crisis committees.
Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns you might have, or if you just want to introduce yourself. I hope to get to meet you in January, and I hope you are just as excited for ILMUNC as I am.
Sincerely,
Tarek Elsayed
Under-Secretary-General, Crisis Simulations
Ivy League Model United Nations Conference XXIX
usg-crisis2@ilmunc.com
Committee Overview
Ad-Hoc Committee of the Secretary-General
United Nations Security Council
Pakistani Cabinet
Pan-Arab Security Alliance (2030)
Joint Crisis Committee: Confederacy
Joint Crisis Committee: Union
Russian Revolutionary Council
International Internet Security Consortium
Each year, ILMUNC offers a range of crisis committees, and this year is no different. All of our committees have a dedicated senior staff along with a junior staff of Vice Chairs, Deputy Crisis Directors and Crisis Analysts.
Similarly to last year, the Ad-Hoc Committee of the Secretary-General will be application based, and the exact nature of the committee will not be revealed until the weeks before the conference.
This year, we will be offering a special historical committee: The Russian Revolutionary Council. The committee is set in October of 1917, and delegates will be required to seize control of Russia while fending off the other nations of Europe.
We are happy to once again offer a Joint Crisis Committee at this ILMUNC, and we are sure that it will provide a unique experience. This year, the JCC will be a simulation of the Revolutionary War, pitting the Confederacy against the Union. Throughout the conference, the two committees will be working against (or possibly even with) each other in a coordinated simulation, challenging delegates to adapt and effectively respond to the actions of the opposing committee.
In addition to these historical committees, we will be offering several committees set in the near future. The first is the International Internet Security Consortium. Members of the Consortium will consider issues of security and property rights in today’s world, where the Internet allows near unfettered access to copyrighted material while also allowing small groups to threaten entire nations.
Second, we will have PASA: the Pan-Arab Security Alliance (2030). In this futuristic committee, delegates will have the unique opportunity to represent members of Islamic paramilitary organizations who have come together out of necessity due to the military and political dynamics of the time.
We will also be offering the Pakistani Cabinet, a present-day council working towards the stabilization of Pakistan. This committee will deal with a wide range of current issues, with a focus on ensuring security and government unity within Pakistan balanced with the need to deal with social and cultural dissatisfaction.
We recommend that more experienced delegates select the United Nations Security Council, which has consistently been one of our most popular committees in years past. In accordance with its UN mandate to maintain international peace and security, the Security Council will address the most relevant and challenging issues facing the international community.