1. What Happens Next?
Westwood mun

2. What’s Already Finished
Research
Policy Statements
Clothing
Speech

3. What to Bring to Conference
Western business attire
Wear something colorful
Laptop + Charger
3 printed copies of policy statements (pass around in conference, use as speech)
Speaker’s List Tracking Sheet
Pencils/Pens
Sticky notes
Speech

4. We’re officially in conference!

5. How Conference Works Roll Call Order of Agenda Discussion of Topic
“The Kingdom of Spain is present!”
Order of Agenda
Unmoderated caucus (informal debate) to reorder agenda
Discussion of Topic
Alternating moderated caucus (speaker’s list) and unmoderated caucus
Speaker’s list: Twoish-minute speech followed by comments and questions
Unmoderated caucus: standing up and debating “informally”
All rules of diplomacy and formality still apply!
Resolutions are created during unmod
Creation of Resolution
Repeat!
Substantive Debate/Voting Bloc
How Conference Works
Two modes: formal (moderated) and informal (unmoderated)

6. What are P-Rules? Used in formal debate
Points of procedure—formal methods of interacting in conference
“The [full country name] would like to rise under a P- [number]: [name of the order].”
“The Kingdom of Spain would like to rise under a P-23: Short Speech of Comment.”

7. Most Useful P-Rules P-23: Short Speech or Comment
P-25: Point of Inquiry/Information/Privilege/Order
P-27: Suspension of Meeting for a [number]-minute Unmoderated Caucus
P-10: Reordering of Agenda
P-21: Roll Call Vote (NEVER BE THIS PERSON)
P-28: Postponement of Debate

8. Dialogue after P-Rules
Chair: “That is in order.”—Delegate proceeds
Chair: “That is not in order at this time.”—Sit down…be humble
Always stand and speak with a loud, strong voice
Every moment counts! Speak with confidence!
Try it!

9. Substantive Debate P-30: Move into substantive debate
30 minutes to submit a resolution
Group debate on resolutions
P-27 moderated caucus to debate resolutions
8-10 minutes—main submitters/sponsors present main points of resolutions
P-27 unmoderated caucus to write amendments to resolutions
Amendments submitted to chair
New phase!

10. Voting Bloc No leaving the room during voting bloc
Voting on amendments through friendly/unfriendly process with sponsors
Friendly = automatically added
Unfriendly = entire committee votes (1/2 majority)
Vote on resolution (1/2 majority)

11. Favorite class subject?