Schedule - NOvember 3, 2024

Registration - 8:00am - 8:45am

Opening Ceremonies - 9:00am - 9:45am

Committee Session I - 10:00am - 12:00pm

Lunch (Staggered) - 12:00pm - 2:15pm

Committee Session II - 2:15pm - 5:30pm

Middle Division Closing Ceremonies - 3:15pm - 3:30pm

Upper Division Closing Ceremonies - 5:45pm - 6:15pm

LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS

HoMMUNC will be held at Horace Mann School, 231 W 246th Street, Bronx, New York City, NY, 10471. If you are coming from Manhattan, the fastest way to get to Horace Mann is by car or by taking the 1 Train to the Van Cortlandt Park - 242nd Street stop and walking the three blocks from the subway station to the school. If you are coming from Westchester or elsewhere, driving is the recommended way to come. There is parking available near the school.

Conference Policies

HoMMUNC believes in giving students the opportunity to debate international relations and experience Model UN in an accepting and positive environment. We welcome students of all experience levels to participate and learn, and we seek to help students familiarize themselves with the fundamental aspects of Model UN: research, debate, and collaboration. Ultimately, we aim to instill a sense of love for Model UN in all of our delegates. We reward leaders who improve the quality of discussion and the atmosphere of committee while at HoMMUNC. In the pursuit of these ends, we have instituted the following policies for HoMMUNC XXXIX:

Pricing

HoMMUNC XXXIX will charge a $45 delegate fee along with a $80 fee for each delegation. Once you register, we will send your faculty advisor an invoice. Please refer to the Registration Page for more details about payment.

Financial aid

HoMMUNC XXXIX will provide financial aid when necessary. If your delegation has issues paying any of the fees, please Email Us or use the Contact Us Page to request financial aid.

Pre-writing

All working papers, draft resolutions, directives, communiqués, press releases, and any other forms of committee legislation may not be written before the beginning of the first committee session of HoMMUNC XXXIX. Any delegate discovered with pre-written committee legislation will be disqualified from receiving an award, and their school will be disqualified from receiving a delegation award.

Delegation Awards

Upon concluding debate, the HoMMUNC XXXIX Secretariat will give awards to two delegations based on the performance of their delegates in committee. These awards are determined using a point system where the delegation with the highest point average will receive the Best Large Delegation award and so on with the Outstanding Large Delegation award. The following delegation awards will be awarded at HoMMUNC XXXIX.

First Place: Best Large Delegation

Second Place: Outstanding Large Delegation

Plagiarism

Every piece of committee legislation submitted at HoMMUNC XXXIX must be the original work of the delegate sponsoring it. Any delegates found plagiarizing the work of another delegate or the work of any institution will be disqualified from receiving awards, and their schools will be disqualified from receiving a delegation award.

Position Papers

Position papers are not required for HoMMUNC XXXIX, although the dais will receive them if they are sent before the conference. If you would like to send a position paper, you can find your chair’s email on the background guide. Position papers will have no bearing on awards in committee, and the vast majority of delegates attending HoMMUNC will not submit position papers. As such, HoMMUNC will not be providing guidelines for writing position papers. However, delegates are free to write position papers in the interest of focusing their ideas and country policies in order to better their understanding of the topic at hand.

If you have any questions regarding the policies above or anything related to HoMMUNC, please feel free to send us an email.