Welcome to AMUN 2025
Handbook
The AMUN Handbook provides the critical information you need to prepare for and participate in the 2025 American Model United Nations Conference.
- Introduction
- Introduction to the United Nations
- Introduction to the General Assembly
- General Assembly Rules of Procedure
- General Assembly Plenary
- General Assembly First Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
- General Assembly Second Committee (Economic and Financial)
- General Assembly Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)
- SPECIAL COMMITTEE: International Atomic Energy Agency
- Introduction to ECOSOC and Report-Writing Bodies
- Introduction to the Security Councils
- Introduction to the Historical Commission of Inquiry
- International Court of Justice
- International Press Delegation
Position Papers
Position papers submitted by representatives are available to be searched by country and by committee.
ICJ Memorials
- Temple of Preah Vihear (Cambodia v. Thailand) (1961)
- Advisory Opinion: Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Palestine; Israel; Canada: Egypt) (2003)
- La Grand (Germany v. United States of America) (2000)
IPD Forms
Recent Publications
- Representatives Discuss Three Opposing Resolutions
- United Nations Security Council B Concerned with How the Aid Proposed to Sudan and South Sudan will be Handled
- UN Historical Security Council of 1994 Sets the Agenda
- Where the Currents Collide: A Day Inside a Divided General Assembly Plenary
- Holy See Submits a Press Release in IAEA
- Thailand Submits a Press Release in IAEA
- Security Council A Divided as Sudan Crisis Demands Urgent Action
- Panama’s Letter to the Editor: Responding to GA1 Press Conference
- ESCWA Seeks to Quell Humanitarian Issues in Palestine
- Commission of Inquiry Prepares for Travel
Schedule
All listed times are Central United States (UTC-5:00). For simulation rooms and conference offices, please see the Sheraton Room Map. For more information, please refer to the AMUN Program.
Sunday, 23 November
| 8:30am – 12:00pm | Committee / Commission / Council Sessions |
| 9:30am – 10:30am | Special Session for Faculty Advisors |
| 12:00pm – 2:00pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 5:00pm | Committee / Commission / Council Sessions |
| 3:15pm – 4:45pm | Permanent Representative And Faculty Advisor Meeting |
| 5:00pm – 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 7:00pm – 10:00pm | Committee / Commission / Council Sessions |
| 10:00pm – 2:00am | Late night Caucus Area Open |
Monday, 24 November
| 8:30am – 1:00pm | Committee / Commission / Council Sessions |
| 9:30am – 1:30pm | Graduate School and Career Expo |
| 10:00am – 11:00am | Permanent Representative And Faculty Advisor Meeting |
| 11:30am – 12:30pm | 2025 Delegation Lottery |
| 1:00pm – 6:00pm | Free Afternoon |
| 6:00pm – 9:30pm | Committee / Commission Sessions |
| 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Security Council Simulations |
| 6:30pm – 7:30pm | Special Session for Faculty Advisors |
| 10:00pm – 2:00am | Representative Dance |
| 11:00pm – 3:30am | Security Council Emergency Session |
Tuesday, 25 November
| 8:30am – 12:15pm | Committee / Commission Sessions |
| 10:00am – 12:15pm | Security Council Sessions |
| 11:00am | AMUN Offices Close |
| 12:30pm – 1:00pm | Closing Plenary Session |
Sheraton Room Maps
- Ohio — Executive Office & Conference Finance Desk
- Colorado — AMUN’s Home Government
- Missouri — International Press Delegation
- Mayfair — International Press Delegation Press Conferences
- Security Council Rules & Roleplaying (Saturday only)
- Tennessee — International Court of Justice Deliberations
- Michigan B — Security Council B
- Michigan A — Historical Security Council of 1994
- Superior A/B — International Court of Justice
- ICJ Advocates Meeting (Saturday only)
- Erie — Security Council A
- Huron — Historical Commission of Inquiry of 2005
- Ontario — Security Councils Caucusing Room
- Hotel Registration Check-in/Check-out
- Pullman Room — Quite Reflection Room
- All Ballrooms — Opening & Closing Plenary
- Sheraton Ballroom I — Caucusing Room (All Simulations)
- Sheraton Ballroom II — Faculty Advisor & Permanent Representative Gathering Space
- Faculty Advisor & Permanent Representative Meetings
- Special Sessions for Faculty Advisors
- 2026 Delegation Lottery (Monday only)
- Sheraton III — Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)
- Sheraton Ballroom IV — General Assembly First Committee
- Sheraton Ballroom V — General Assembly Second Committee
- Chicago Ballroom VI — General Assembly Third Committee
- Chicago Ballroom VII — General Assembly Plenary
- Chicago Ballroom VIII-IX — International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Chicago Ballroom X — Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
- ❶ Ballroom Promenade — Conference Services & Tech Support
- ❷ Ballroom Promenade — Graduate School & Career Expo (Monday only)
- ❸ Ballroom Promenade — All-Gender Restroom
Get Help
Please head to Conference Services, located on the promenade of the ballroom level or approach any member of the AMUN Secretariat who you can identify by the blue badge they are wearing.
If you need help with your amunrep.org google account, we have documentation available to help you.
Join the AMUN Staff
The success of the AMUN Conference depends greatly on the dedication of its all-volunteer Secretariat. There are currently more than 100 members of the AMUN Secretariat, including undergraduate, graduate and law school students, as well as professionals in a variety of fields. We hope you can join us!
Please fill out our new staff application (available from your dais or at Conference Services) and sign up for an interview at Conference Services. Interview slots tend to fill up quickly, so we encourage you to sign up early and no later than Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. Interviews will last about 15 minutes; please meet the interviewer at the Conference Services desk on the Ballroom level at the appointed time.