Welcome to CMUNCE! January 15-18, 2009
Update: November 17, 2008
Background guides are now online!
Any problems accessing the guides please e-mail info@cmunce.org
Update: October 7, 2008
CMUNCE 2009 Registration Closed
Thanks to all the schools that registered. Committee assignments and additional information will be available October 10. Please visit the Registration page for details on payment.
**CMUNCE 2009 Registration ** now open!
Visit the Registration Page for more details.
Update: September 29, 2008
**REGISTRATION STARTS OCTOBER 1, 2008 AT 8AM**
The registration document will be posted tomorrow: September 30, 2008, however please note that we will NOT accept any registration materials before 8AM October 1st, 2008. The registration document will be posted here on this page as well as under the "Registration" tab.
Please note a clarification on Hotel Accommodations: Schools are strongly encouraged to make reservations with either the Hotel Belleclaire or the Hotel Newton as these are the official conference hotels and special accommodations will be made during the conference for schools staying at these two hotels such as escorts to and from Columbia and participation in Midnight Crises.
CMUNCE 2009 Midnight Crisis PolicyDue to the success of the first full midnight crisis during CMUNCE 2008, CMUNCE 2009 will be featuring the possibility of more full blown committee sessions at night! For your own safety and information, please review the following information as it pertains to participation in the midnight crisis committee.
A midnight crisis essentially is a committee session during non-traditional hours. The full dais and crisis staff will be present for that committee. Delegates are usually contacted either by phone or through door-to-door wake up calls and asked to present themselves to a room in either conference hotel reserved for CMUNCE use to solve an imminent problem.
This is a purely OPTIONAL committee session and delegates cannot be penalized for not participating for any reason. Only those delegates staying at a conference hotel will be permitted to participate for safety reasons. A chaperone service will be provided between the two conference hotels. If a delegate is not staying at a conference hotel, CMUNCE regrets that we cannot accommodate those students for the midnight crisis due to safety reasons for both the delegates and our staff. Those delegates will be notified of the emergency session and be allowed to participate to the best of ability via phone. For those delegates at the conference hotel but wishing to abstain from the midnight session, this is perfectly allowable as well. No penalties will be made in the consideration of your overall performance as a delegate.
Not all committees will have midnight crises, but those that do reserve the right to notify delegates of an emergency session of their committee outside of conference hours on any day of the conference. In an effort to best simulate real situations, delegates will not have advance notice of these emergency sessions. However, if such a session does occur, an equivalent committee time will be canceled to allow delegates adequate rest. Those delegates not present at the session will be notified of the scheduling change as early as possible so that they may adjust their plans accordingly.
Note: A chaperone service can be provided from the two conference hotels by request for those delegates arriving at the conference later due to the midnight crisis session.
Update: July 28, 2008For accommodation information, please visit our Accommodations page.
About CMUNCE:The Columbia Model United Nations Conference and Exposition is an annual four-day international affairs conference for high school students. Held in the greatest city in the world, at one of the most prestigious universities in the world, CMUNCE has quickly grown into one of the most successful and unique Model UN experiences in the country. CMUNCE is known for its original committees, intense crisis simulations, extraordinarily dedicated staff, and focus on introducing its delegates to both Columbia and to New York City. Check out the rest of the website for additional information on what makes CMUNCE so special.