Dear Delegates,

It is a pleasure for us to introduce you to MUNelly 2022 and to officially invite students from your school to take part in our unique conference. Here your students will assume the role of ambassadors and UN representatives to discuss global problems and join our completely realistic simulations to gain insight into the workings of the United Nations. Your students will not only acquire leadership, persuasion and negotiation skills, but they will also be given the opportunity to improve their ability of critical analysis, public speaking and especially build new, international friendships.

The Nelly-Sachs-Gymnasium Neuss has been involved in Model United Nations simulations for 11 years now and we work together with our partner school, the Scala College in Alphen (Netherlands). MUNelly is a relatively small conference giving students who are not familiar with debating issues a chance to do so and giving experienced students the chance to develop their skills. T

his year’s MUNelly conference is held on 3rd February 2022 and will take place again this year at our school.

As MUNelly takes place in February, we kindly ask you to register ASAP, giving the number of delegates and details if they are experienced. Please register now, but the latest before 27^th January 2022. For any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to “meeting” you in February!

Best regards,

Freya Middendorf and Ruben Brandon (Secretariat)

MUNelly is, as any MUN conference, a formal and diplomatic event, which requires every participant to dress appropriately. Therefore, casual clothing and clothes that are very revealing or otherwise not appropriate for such an event are not permitted.

Keep in mind that you also dress to impress – your appearance is the first thing the other delegates will recognize about you!

1. Every participant of the conference and the school staff must be treated with respect.
2. All delegates must follow the orders of the chairs and respect the decisions they make.
3. Turn your camera on if possible.
4. Stay muted until the chairs ask you to say something (mic check during role call).
5. For points of personal privilege text a private message to both (!) chairs.
6. Raise your placard = type an x in the main chat.
7. For voting procedures, we will use the survey function, so no need to type an x in the chat.

So, if you’re reading this, this is probably your first conference. You are in your smart suit or dress or costume or whatever you decided is formal enough for this occasion. Hopefully, you are excited and maybe a bit scared. You probably had some kind of schooling or training and are waiting to put your knowledge into action. There is only one problem: The roles of procedure are complex and hard to remember and what you have been told might not be enough. Every conference is slightly different. But do not panic – we are here to help you out.

First things first. There are good news. You can always use the private chat to ask other delegates or – even better – your chairs. Most people are happy to share their knowledge! Besides, it is your chairs’ job to answer your question. Do not hesitate to ask, because that’s what they’re there for. Most chairs will even ask if they have first timers in their committee, just to keep an eye on them and help them out if necessary.

Okay. But what if the worst-case scenario will occur: There’s nobody you can ask because everyone is busy? That will probably not happen, but it gives me the opportunity to share another important tip with you. It is quite simple. Just watch what everyone else is doing. So, don’t be afraid to make mistakes, that’s normal and healthy. The rules of procedure and everything else you need to know will come naturally to you during the debate.