by Samantha Howe | Oct 25, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
As you enter into the main lobby of Gatherly, you may see to the right a Christmas tree and wonder why AMUN would have one there. Well, it all started 17 years ago, in the wintery season of AMUN 2004 –which, by the way, nearly closed down the airports due to the...
by Autumn Bockman | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
At a typical Conference, when you walk into any GA or ECOSOC committee, you would immediately see two tables at the front of the room with staffers wearing blue badges. Seated at one dais are committee Chairs and Presidents, with gavels and minutes forms. Then, at...
by Autumn Bockman | Oct 23, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
The decision to make AMUN virtual was made by the Board, with advice from our Executive Office. “We still wanted to do a conference and use our expertise to host it virtually,” says Collin Bockman, a member of the Board, “if there’s a gap year, we risk losing schools’...
by Ruth Monier | Mar 29, 2020 | Just for Fun, MUN Tips and Tricks
As you might know, AMUN is run by an all-volunteer staff (yup, even the Secretary-General and the Executive Director are volunteers). Staffers come across the United State and the globe to put on the conference in November. If you ask staffers why they give their...
by Lindsay Leguillion | Nov 20, 2019 | MUN Tips and Tricks
Conference Services can be the cornerstone of your success at AMUN whether this will be your very first AMUN conference or your fifth. The CS staff is composed only of senior staffers, so there are years of experience waiting at the Conference Services desk to answer...