Saudi Aramco Board of Directors
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Background Guide
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Hello Delegates!
Welcome to the Saudi Aramco Board of Directors! Your two co-chairs will be Andrew Leffler and Rajiv Tummala, and your vice-chair will be Yang Zhang.
In this committee, you will be representing one of the members of the Board and debating how the company will adapt to both changing global demand and diminishing oil reserves. Before the conference starts, you should write a position paper that condenses the views of the individual you are going to represent. It is important to ground your paper, as well as your argument in-committee, with facts and the likely views of your Board member. Thus, you should make an argument in the position paper beyond a mere summarization of the facts. Follow the formatting guidelines at http://www.gsmun.net/delegate-resources.html for ease of reading. This is to be emailed to the dais before the conference or turned in physically at the first committee session. Without a position paper you cannot be considered for awards. Keep in mind that your position paper should be your own original work; plagiarism is unacceptable and will result in disciplinary actions by the Secretariat.
Although we will review any points of parliamentary procedure that delegates need clarification on, you should come in with at least basic knowledge. It really helps if we can hit the ground running and build momentum in the committee. That ensures that we can spend as much time as we would like on the debate.
Which, it should come as no surprise, we are highly anticipating. We expect that the delegates will display the utmost decorum, be well-informed, and engage with their fellow Board members. The best delegates are those that talk to, and not past, their peers. We are looking for delegates who know their stuff and are passionate about it, too. For those who are newer and perhaps a little unsure about Model UN, we highly encourage you to voice your opinion as well. Please email us with any questions about parliamentary procedure, position papers, or the conference in general. The chairs look forward to seeing you all in committee and tackling the challenges facing Saudi Aramco in the coming years!
In this committee, you will be representing one of the members of the Board and debating how the company will adapt to both changing global demand and diminishing oil reserves. Before the conference starts, you should write a position paper that condenses the views of the individual you are going to represent. It is important to ground your paper, as well as your argument in-committee, with facts and the likely views of your Board member. Thus, you should make an argument in the position paper beyond a mere summarization of the facts. Follow the formatting guidelines at http://www.gsmun.net/delegate-resources.html for ease of reading. This is to be emailed to the dais before the conference or turned in physically at the first committee session. Without a position paper you cannot be considered for awards. Keep in mind that your position paper should be your own original work; plagiarism is unacceptable and will result in disciplinary actions by the Secretariat.
Although we will review any points of parliamentary procedure that delegates need clarification on, you should come in with at least basic knowledge. It really helps if we can hit the ground running and build momentum in the committee. That ensures that we can spend as much time as we would like on the debate.
Which, it should come as no surprise, we are highly anticipating. We expect that the delegates will display the utmost decorum, be well-informed, and engage with their fellow Board members. The best delegates are those that talk to, and not past, their peers. We are looking for delegates who know their stuff and are passionate about it, too. For those who are newer and perhaps a little unsure about Model UN, we highly encourage you to voice your opinion as well. Please email us with any questions about parliamentary procedure, position papers, or the conference in general. The chairs look forward to seeing you all in committee and tackling the challenges facing Saudi Aramco in the coming years!
Chairs
Andrew Leffler |
Rajiv TummalaRajiv Tummala is a senior at Maggie Walker and a veteran of Model UN. He is looking forward to an amazing conference and committee as the co-chair of the Saudi Aramco Board of Directors. When not ruling over the most valuable company on earth (it’s true), Rajiv participates in numerous other academic clubs, like Model Congress and the Bandersnatch, the school’s political paper. Activities outside of school consist of taekwondo, reading, dancing (badly), and sleeping. Rajiv ultimately wants to see a high level of debate, so delegates don’t need to fear about approaching him as he will gladly answer any and all questions, concerns, or burning desires to debate political issues.
P.S. Delegates wishing to get major brownie points should bring a pack of Oreos on the first day of the conference. |