MUNA 2011 Teams Needed

Rotary District 9670 Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) 2011 will be held in Muswellbrook on 13-14 May. The planning is well underway. These photos show how this wonderful program has endured  not only in our Rotary district but also nationally and internationally  .... the group photo is from the National MUNA in 2002 and here is the team who represented the district . I don't know the girls, but I think they were students from Lochinvar and I am sure they are very successful young women now. It was a very brave decision to represent Lebanon in 2002.

We are hoping to make this year's MUNA bigger and better than ever. Please make sure your application forms are returned by 14 March - places are limited! The forms are in schools now!

Please contact the organising committee via the comments attached to this blog or via this link to MUNA 2011Secretary General

MUNA 2011 District 9670

MUNA IS ON AGAIN!  
Model United Nations Assembly in District 9670 will be held again this year in Muswellbrook on 13 and 14 May. All information and paperwork has been forwarded to schools. Resolutions will be published on this blog and supplied to participating teamson 19 March.
Congratulations to the new organising team from the Rotary Club of Newcastle Sunrise - Megan Valentine, Helen Griffin and Julie Midson-York .
For more information or to contact one of the organisers, please leave a comment on this blog post.

MUNA 09 What Will I Wear?

During the week, I was asked if it was usual for MUNA delgates to wear the traditional dress of the country. Here is my answer ....
Yes it is usual for MUNA teams to “dress up” in something which depicts their country. It doesn’t have to be traditional national dress, but something which may identify you. eg. in the past, the Irish team wore green, the USA team wore dark business suits and dark glasses and carried briefcases, some of the African delegates have worn colourful kaftans, girls representing predominantly Muslim countries have always worn head scarves. Hope this gives you some idea of what may be appropriate. Just one thing I should mention – it is an OH&S requirement that all MUNA delegates wear some sort of footwear in the hotel dining room and the Council Chambers. (no barefeet).
Here are a couple of photos from MUNA 2008 which may give you an idea of what to wear - it can be extreme, or minimal , or anything in between.

Hope all is going well with your preparations - Best wishes,
Wilma ( Secretary General)

Schools and United Nations Countries

These are the schools registered so far for MUNA 2009 and the allocated countries...

Hunter School PA : Japan
Merewether : Lebanon
Merewether2 : India
Warners Bay1 : United Kingdom
Warners Bay2 : Sweden
St Phillips Port Stephens : Iran
West Wallsend : Poland
Mudgee1 : South Korea
Mudgee2: East Timor
Newcastle Grammar : ?
St Pauls, Booragul : Russia
Hunter Valley Grammar1: Cuba
Hunter Valley Grammar2 : Ireland
Muswellbrook : China
St Joseph's Aberdeen : Greece
Cobar : France
Belmont Christian College : USA
Cessnock : New Zealand

If any school has received information to the contrary, or you need to change your selection , please contact Pam Wellham or me via the comments section below.

Wilma Simmons , Secretary-General