Special Political and Decolonization Committee
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Delegates,
Welcome to SPECPOL, the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly! This year we are looking forward to an especially riveting debate concerning two of the world’s most exigent issues; domestic violence and Syrian refugees. As this is our first time meeting most of you, allow us to introduce ourselves.
Annie Zhang is a sophomore at Maggie Walker and has been active in Model UN for 3 years. She is very excited to be co-chairing this year’s SPECPOL committee. She joined the Maggie Walker Model UN Club as a freshman, and has been to many different conferences, debating everything from internally displaced children in Syria to land disputes in the South China Sea. Aside from Model UN, she is involved with many other activities at the school, including the Varsity Girl’s Tennis Team, EduPAC, and SECSEE recycling. In her somewhat limited spare time, she enjoys playing piano, wasting more time on the internet than she cares to admit, and harassing her co-chair.
Jessica Kong is a sophomore at Maggie Walker and has participated in Model UN since the 6th grade. She’s eager to co-chair the SPECPOL committee this year with her lovely friend Annie. She has participated in GSMUN as both a delegate in middle school and as Charge d’Affaires assistant as a freshman. In addition to Model UN, Jessica is also co-president of the Class of 2017, co-captain of the JV Field Hockey team, and an active member of Model Congress as well as Newtowne Tutoring. In the little free time left, she enjoys spending time with her youth group, playing the guitar, and binge watching Netflix.
Emily Martin is a sophomore at Maggie Walker and is super excited to be Vice Chairing the SPECPOL committee this year. Emily was first introduced to GSMUN as a delegate in 8th grade, and she served as a volunteer at last year’s conference. Outside of Model UN, Emily serves as the Director of Technology for Walker Model Congress, as well as being a member of Maggie Walker’s forensics team. In her woefully limited free time, she can be found catching up on social issues, crushing the patriarchy, attempting to bake her own weight in cupcakes, looking at seal photos, and crying over fictional characters.
We know that for many of you, this may be your first Model UN experience. Remember to come prepared with your position paper. Guidelines on how to write a paper can be found at gsmun.net/delegate resources. Please keep in mind that your position paper should be your own original work; plagiarism is unacceptable and will result in disciplinary actions from the Secretariat. We encourage you to contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions regarding your position paper or any of the topics. 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. Remember to focus on procuring innovative and substantive ideas, as these are the components that fuel a lively debate. We are eager to meet all of you, and we hope to enjoy the best GSMUN to date with you.
Annie Zhang is a sophomore at Maggie Walker and has been active in Model UN for 3 years. She is very excited to be co-chairing this year’s SPECPOL committee. She joined the Maggie Walker Model UN Club as a freshman, and has been to many different conferences, debating everything from internally displaced children in Syria to land disputes in the South China Sea. Aside from Model UN, she is involved with many other activities at the school, including the Varsity Girl’s Tennis Team, EduPAC, and SECSEE recycling. In her somewhat limited spare time, she enjoys playing piano, wasting more time on the internet than she cares to admit, and harassing her co-chair.
Jessica Kong is a sophomore at Maggie Walker and has participated in Model UN since the 6th grade. She’s eager to co-chair the SPECPOL committee this year with her lovely friend Annie. She has participated in GSMUN as both a delegate in middle school and as Charge d’Affaires assistant as a freshman. In addition to Model UN, Jessica is also co-president of the Class of 2017, co-captain of the JV Field Hockey team, and an active member of Model Congress as well as Newtowne Tutoring. In the little free time left, she enjoys spending time with her youth group, playing the guitar, and binge watching Netflix.
Emily Martin is a sophomore at Maggie Walker and is super excited to be Vice Chairing the SPECPOL committee this year. Emily was first introduced to GSMUN as a delegate in 8th grade, and she served as a volunteer at last year’s conference. Outside of Model UN, Emily serves as the Director of Technology for Walker Model Congress, as well as being a member of Maggie Walker’s forensics team. In her woefully limited free time, she can be found catching up on social issues, crushing the patriarchy, attempting to bake her own weight in cupcakes, looking at seal photos, and crying over fictional characters.
We know that for many of you, this may be your first Model UN experience. Remember to come prepared with your position paper. Guidelines on how to write a paper can be found at gsmun.net/delegate resources. Please keep in mind that your position paper should be your own original work; plagiarism is unacceptable and will result in disciplinary actions from the Secretariat. We encourage you to contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions regarding your position paper or any of the topics. 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. Remember to focus on procuring innovative and substantive ideas, as these are the components that fuel a lively debate. We are eager to meet all of you, and we hope to enjoy the best GSMUN to date with you.
Chairs
Annie ZhangAnnie Zhang is a sophomore at Maggie Walker and has been active in Model UN for 3 years. She is very excited to be co-chairing this year’s SPECPOL committee. She joined the Maggie Walker Model UN Club as a freshman, and has been to many different conferences, debating everything from internally displaced children in Syria to land disputes in the South China Sea. Aside from Model UN, she is involved with many other activities at the school, including the Varsity Girl’s Tennis Team and SECSEE recycling. In her somewhat limited spare time, she enjoys playing piano, wasting more time on the internet than she cares to admit, and harassing her co-chair.
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Jessica KongJessica Kong is a sophomore at Maggie Walker and has participated in Model UN since the 6th grade. She’s eager to co-chair the SPECPOL committee this year with her lovely friend Annie. She has participated in GSMUN as both a delegate in middle school and as Charge d’Affaires assistant as a freshman. In addition to Model UN, Jessica is also co-president of the Class of 2017, co-president of the JV Field Hockey team, and an active member of Model Congress as well as Newtowne Tutoring. In the little free time left, she enjoys spending time with her youth group, playing the guitar, and binge watching Netflix.
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