Conference Update and Welcome from the S-G

Hey HSMUNers!!!!

Tomorrow is an exciting day...HSMUN 2011 finally arrives! We are so excited to welcome you all to the University of Alberta's beautiful campus for an epic three days of diplomacy, debating, and discussion. Your HSMUN team here at the U of A has been hard at work all year making sure this conference will be a great experience for all of you, and the campus has been buzzing all week with HSMUN preparations.

With the conference being only 26 hours away, I can  imagine you must all be waiting in eager anticipation, but perhaps you are a bit nervous as well. If you are feeling unprepared, or if this is your first time at HSMUN and you don't know what to expect, don't worry, I have a few last minute tips for you! Try to relax tonight, since the next three days will be jam-packed with HSMUN excitement. Look over your foreign policy, review the background papers, and do a bit of last minute research. Check out the latest editions of the "Daily Delegate" newspaper and give the blog a read. Leave yourself lots of time to get to campus tomorrow, so you are not stressed, and come with a good attitude! If you are worried about the conference, take a deep breath and relax - it will be a lot of fun!

Just a reminder that the dress code for the conference is business attire, and you are required to follow the dress code for the duration of the conference (including tomorrow night!)

Also, below is a schedule of the conference, which I would recommend looking over.

I am so excited to meet you all tomorrow, and see you all in HSMUN action! I hope that you are all just as excited as I am!

See you tomorrow!!!!

Maggie Danko
Secretary General
HSMUN 2011


Registration
Registration is in the CCIS/BioSci atrium from 6:00pm to 6:25pm. We ask that everyone is seated by 6:30pm for Opening Ceremonies to commence. If anyone misses registration, they can pick up their registration package from their dias staff in the committee rooms at 8:00pm. We look forward to seeing everyone at HSMUN 2011!

Schedule
Thursday, February 24th
6:00-6:25pm - Registration - CCIS Atrium
6:30-8:00pm - Opening Ceremonies, Secretary-General's Address, Mock Debate - CCIS 1-430
8:00-9:00pm - Committee Sessions - NREF/ETLC
Friday, February 25th
9:00am-12:00pm - Committee Sessions - CEB
12:00pm-1:00pm - Lunch (not provided) - SUB is recommended
1:00pm-4:00pm - Committee Sessions - CEB
6:30pm-12:00am - Banquet, Keynote Address and Dance - Fantasyland Hotel
Saturday, February 26th
9:30am-12:00pm - Committee Sessions - NREF/ETLC
12:00pm-1:00pm - Lunch (provided) - NREF/ETLC
1:00pm-2:00pm - Plenary - CCIS
2:00pm-3:00pm - Closing Ceremonies - CCIS

Locations on Campus
If you do not know where the various buildings are on campus, please use this map. The Fantasyland Hotel Banquet facilities are located at West Edmonton Mall, through Entrance #52.