Haarlem model united nations council
The Haarlem Model United Nations is a nonprofit organization that promotes awareness of international relations. The organization holds an annual Model UN conference, the Haarlem Model United Nations (HMUN) conference, which is attended by approximately 600 delegates. The conference is held at Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem in the Netherlands and is run entirely by students from that school. HMUN is also a THIMUN-affiliated conference.
Haarlem Model United Nations
Cofounded by Benjamin Bilski (currently Executive Director of the Pericles Foundation) in 1998, the Haarlem Model United Nations (HMUN) conference is one of the biggest Model United Nations simulations in Europe. Every year, students from around the world attend the conference, which is currently held at the Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem in Haarlem. HMUN is a three-day conference and the next session will be held from the 27th until the 29th of March 2015.
Staff
HMUN 2014 has a staff of 18 students. These staff members all have different positions: the SG, DSGI, DSGO, FM, CM, IM, ITM, SM, HoH, HoA, LM and PRM.
Secretariat
The Secretariat consists of the top-level officers of Haarlem Model United Nations who oversee all branches and activities of the conference.
The Secretary-General is elected annually in June by the Board of Directors. He or she is traditionally a member of the past year's Secretariat. The remaining Secretariat members are appointed by the Secretary-General in coordination with the BODs, DSGI and DSGO.
See also
- List of Model United Nations conferences
- Model United Nations
- Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem