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Birkerød Gymnasium Model United Nations, abbreviated as BIGMUN, is an annual high-school level Model United Nations (MUN) conference which spans five days, always in the last full week of February. [1] It is the largest MUN conference in Scandinavia and is attended by both students living in Denmark and students from abroad. The conference takes place at Birkerød Gymnasium, a public high-school which lies approximately 30km north of Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. The next installment of the conference is BIGMUN 2018, which will be the biggest installment yet. The conference is managed by a student body known as the BIG9, combining the first three letters of the conferences abbreviated name, BIGMUN, and the number of students in the student body.

Conference Management

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The conference is first and foremost a student-run project and so the primary decision-making body is comprised of students, headed by Conference Coordinator Andrew Archer and overseen by the BIGMUN Board of Directors, an actively-involved oversight body made up of interested teachers from the school.

The BIG9

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The BIG9 is the student body responsible for arranging the conference. The number of members of the body can change and so there have also been a BIG6 and BIG7 team for previous annual sessions of the conference, with the BIG9 being responsible for BIGMUN 2018. This team is headed by the Secretary-General, who functions as key coordinator and administrator during the extensive preparation phase and also as the student head of the conference. Two Deputy Secretary-Generals assist in administration before the conference and function as key floor-managers during the conference. There are also currently 3 Heads of Staff and Administration, 2 Heads of Registration and 1 Head of Accommodation, all responsible for specific aspects of preparations for BIGMUN 2018. [2]

The Board of Directors

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Currently, there are 8 members of the Board of Directors, though this also changes depending on the availability of teachers and the interest among Birkerød Gymnasium's extensive staff. They are responsible for many of the practical elements of the conference which students cannot organise themselves and work in close collaboration with the BIG9 closer to the conference, functioning as a sort of 'Upper House of the BIGMUN Parliament' ensuring that the ideas and ambitions of the BIG9 can be practically taken forward and applied during the conference.

The Conference Coordinator

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BIGMUN has one Conference Coordinator who functions as the overall leader of the BIG9 and the Board of Directors. They are responsible for ensuring that all preparations are in order for the conference and ensuring the BIG9 and Board of Directors complete all necessary work for the conference. They are the main face in contact with MUN Directors at the conference.

Fora At The Conference

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Recent annual sessions of BIGMUN have had 14 fora, which range in their type and have included such fora as Committees of the United Nations General Assembly, the United Nations Economic and Social Council and a number of special fora, such as the Security Council and International Labour Organisation.

Fora At BIGMUN 2018

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BIGMUN 2018 will be the first annual session to include the International Labour Organisation, which aims to improve human labour rights. [1].

Below is a list of fora at BIGMUN 2018 [3]:

  • General Assembly's 1st Committee: Disarmament and International Security (DISEC)
  • General Assembly's 3rd Committee: Social, Humanitarian and Cultural (SOCHUM)
  • General Assembly's 4th Committee: Special Political and Decolonisation (SPECPOL)
  • General Assembly's 6th Committee: Legal
  • Economic and Social Council's Commission: Sustainable Development (CSD)
  • Economic and Social Council's Commission: Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)
  • Economic and Social Council's Commission: Status of Women (CSW)
  • Economic and Social Council's Commission: Narcotic Drugs (CND)
  • United Nations Security Council (SC)
  • United Nations Crisis Committee (CC)
  • United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
  • United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR)
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
  • International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Previous Fora At BIGMUN

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Previous fora at past BIGMUN conferences include the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the Human Rights Council (HRC).


References

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  1. ^ http://bigmun.dk/about/index.html
  2. ^ http://bigmun.dk/about/bigmun%20team%20(draft).html
  3. ^ http://bigmun.dk/delegate-info/committees-topics.html
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