First Threshold to Prolonged Moment

By: Heesang Park, BEIJING WORLD YOUTH ACADEMY

In the blazing weather of Hwa Chong Institution, with the cooperation of MUN directors and registration officers, the registration of delegates has been successfully completed. Staffs checked the students in from 9:00 to 17:00 on Tuesday, and continued from 9:00 to 11:00 on Wednesday. MUN directors from different schools came along with their delegates, and were friendly greeted by the officers.
One of the conference manager assistants, Pamela Usai, who graduated from Overseas Family School, shared her experience of two days as a registration officer: She witnessed “the registration flowing straight forward, MUN directors and delegates being very kind and cooperative.”.At times officers experienced minor troubles such as misspelling the delegates’ names, but overall, everyone was supportive and forwent arguing.
When asked which school had the biggest student body, Pamela named four institutions that have around 50 to 60 students: Overseas Family School, International School of Beijing, American School of Doha, and Qingdao MTI International School. Administrators expect these schools to have a powerful impact on the debate as a whole.
There are 73 establishments registered world wide with 133 delegations in total; the location of schools ranges from Asia and the Middle East to Europe. Many directors and students travelled from hot weather to the campus, some amazed by the immense size of Hwa Chong Institution, some astonished by the diversity of students in THIMUN-Singapore, and some waiting to enter the prolonged lobbying time with resolutions in hand.
Although registration is a trivial moment compared to the actual debate, it is significant as a threshold to the delegates’ most awaited moment after months of preparation.. It should be appreciated that although MUN conferences consist mainly of chairs and delegates, there are also secretariats, MUN directors, and most importantly, conference managers who put in endless effort to support the delegates.