Welcome delegates!

I would like to be among the first to welcome you to the 2004 Maine Model United Nations Conference. MeMUNC, as we are affectionately known, rose from humble beginnings, but has grown exponentially over the past five years. Begun in 1999, when roughly 25 students attended the one-day conference in Augusta, we have evolved into a 300-student, three-day conference spanning a wide range of international topics. We have truly risen above everyone’s expectations, but...

JUST WAIT UNTIL THE MAY 2004 MeMUNC, when we will again raise the bar! As this year’s esteemed delegates, you will have the responsibility of maintaining the integrity previous delegates have established for MeMUNC, but you will also be charged with the added responsibility of undertaking new challenges offered to you this year by the MeMUNC staff. We have new committees with new topics, new procedures, and new faces for you to get to know, but MeMUNC 2004 has the same spirit and energy that you have come to love! While you are participating in the Press Corps, General Assembly SPECPOL, Special Session on Food, UN Commission on Human Rights, International Court of Justice, African Union, and the ever-popular Security Council, I hope that you will learn the functions and responsibilities of the United Nations, but also that you will learn about and challenge yourselves.

So, delegates, I wish you well in your preparations for the conference, and I encourage you to contact your chairs or other MeMUNC staff with any concerns, comments, or questions. We are here to make your experience the best that it can be! Good luck esteemed delegates, and I look forward to meeting you in May!

Sincerely,

Emily M. Ainsworth

Secretary General, 2004 MeMUNC