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Nov.
26, 2001 Gateway Model U.N. Letter to
With Thanksgiving over, we head into our final stretch of 2001.
We have one remaining major event for our high school program –
our full day MUN session on Thursday, December 13, 2001.
It will be from 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM in the Student
Center at Forest
Park Community College (map). The
turnout for our Saturday session on November 17 was somewhat lacking.
We had no representatives from the United States, United Kingdom,
and China. We have contacted
the schools that selected these countries in the September draft and
warned them that if they cannot send delegates for these countries on
December 13 that we will have other schools represent these three members
of the Security Council. So
far, faculty representatives from two of the three involved schools have
assured us that they will be there. Most
importantly, we need as many delegates as we can get from as many schools
as possible. We ask that faculty advisors and student leaders rally the
forces in their schools so that we can have an outstanding session on
December 13. To the best of
our knowledge, your country is «COUNTRY»
and your committee is «COMMITTEE».
If either of these is blank, we do not have the information.
Please register. Enclosed with this letter is an illustration of the committee
structure for 2001-2002. On
the reverse side of that sheet is a list
of the countries taken for the smaller committees and the number of
remaining seats available. You
may apply to have representation on any of these countries where openings
still exist. We also need
representation from every drafted country for the General
Assembly. All of this
information is available for you on the web.
Another item on the web is a
list of the students currently on our mailing list. If you know any other student who wants to be on the list,
please have them sign up on our web site. We also have enclosed information on our February 1-2 conference on “That Was Then: This Is
Now.”
It is about major U.N.
charter reform issues. The
blue sheets provide explanation; the goldenrod sheet is an application
form. If you are interested,
please complete the form and return it to us as soon as possible.
You may also sign up on the web.
This should be a terrific event; we urge students who want to take
on the challenge and enjoy the fun to become part of the action. Also
enclosed with the letter is an updated
calendar for the remainder of the year.
Please note that our next event is a Discussion Group (and partial
preparation session for the February conference) on Saturday, December 8.
It will be from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM at Crossroads (not UMSL as
previously indicated). It is
in the afternoon because of ACT tests in the morning.
We hope to see you there. Take
care and don’t work too hard! --
Arthur, Gloria, Gretchen, &
Jennifer
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