Bigmonitor - Issue 1 - 2017

OFFICIAL BIGMUN NEWSPAPER

Big monitor Issue 1

Guest speakers

Her Royal Highness Princess Marie and former foreign minister Martin Lidegaard

Long Live Hygge A small introduction to Danish culture and all that it encompasses

The team who makes it happen:

GET TO KNOW THE BIG 7

The Big 7 team answers questions on leadership, Bigmun’s influence, and what the future holds

VOXPOP

Members of the Bigmun team talk about their expectations for the conference

TODAY’S COLUMN PIECE Juan Carlos invites you to join his journey through this year’s Bigmun

DO’S AND DON’TS

The ultimate guide on how to be a good delegate

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LETTER from the Secretary General Distinguished delegates, honourable chairs, hardworking staff and wonderful guests: Welcome to BIGMUN 2017!

Hannah is planning to study politics and international relations next year and would like to become a diplomat when she grows up.

This year, the Big 7 and myself are delighted to welcome you to Birkerød Gymnasium Model United Nations’ seventh annual session, that will be bigger, and more diverse, than ever before. We are proud to have representations from 3 different continents; Europe, Asia and America, and from 8 different countries.

Since April 2016, the organising team (BIG 7 and Board of Directors) has worked tirelessly to create a conference that will truly capture the essence of MUN: that of friendship, constructive debate and cooperation.

Moreover, we are proud that our conference has grown in size since last year, and we can boast many new changes, such as the addition of a new committee: UNICEF. In the light of recent political movements, BIGMUN is now more than ever dedicated to raising international awareness, and this year, we look forward to enriching debates aimed at making the world a more peaceful, and stable place in the future. With our excellent Student Officer Team, staff and our committed press team, BIGMUN 2017 will be the best BIGMUN yet.

I hope that you all enjoy your week here at Birkerød Gymnasium, and welcome to BIGMUN 2017!

Hannah Louise Fougner Secretary General

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Letter

Introductory letter from the Secretary General for this years Bigmun Conference, Hannah Louise Fougner.

Long live hygge A small introduction to Danish culture and all that it encompasses.

The direct translation of the definition of Hygge is ‘the Danish ritual of enjoying the simple pleasures in life’, which is as close to the feeling of ‘hygge’ one can possible get to a definition. But

DID YOU KNOW

Bigmun 2017 Is the conferences 7 year birthday, since it was created in 2010.

MUN in Scandinavia Bigmun is the biggest conferenc, not only in Denmark, but in the whole of Scandinavia!

Have fun at the conference!

does that definition really bring us any closer to understanding ‘hygge’?

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Guest speakers

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VOXPOP

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Article: Big 7

Her Royal Highness Princess Marie and former foreign minister Martin Lidegaard

Members of the Bigmun team talk about their expectations for the conference

Get to know this year’s Big 7 members through questions on what makes a good leader and working on Bigmun

For almost a year, these seven hardworking students have worked together to create this year’s BIGMUN conference.

Each with their own role, they have put in all their efforts to ensure that the conference will be the best one yet.

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Column

Juan Carlos invites you to join his journey through this years conference

Do’s and Don’ts

Need to know and tips and tricks for both newcomers and experienced delegates

Bigmonitor

Head of Press Pauline Sophia Fich Mortensen Editor in Chief Emma Drostby Head of Layout Maria Cecilie Wrang-Rasmussen Head of Photography Zoe Svendsen Borra Heads of Social Media Christian Holm & Tobias Lawætz Hansen

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Long Live Hygge

The gardens of Christania Photo: Kieran Lynam

A small introduction to danish culture and all that i encompasses

By Laura Hvid-Hansen

As BIGMUN opens its doors to hundreds of delegates from different countries all over the world, one begins to wonder about the different personas one will encounter at a conference as big as BIGMUN. With such a massive scope, we are destined to meet people from every sort of culture and backgrounds. For the people that have come from distant countries, it will no doubt be a tumultuous new start, particularly in relation to the culture of Denmark, the origin country of BIGMUN. But fear not, Bigmonitor is here for you to make that start just a bit easier.

Denmark, being the home to 5.614 million individuals, spanned across the entity of 42,924 square kilometres, is not exactly the greatest and biggest country in world. To make matters worse, we are not particulary blessed when it comes to weather and climate: on average, we experience either drizzle, rain, snow or all of the above 15 days out of each month, or to put it more simple: we see the sun every once in a while, when we are really lucky.

Yet despite these things, we are still the happiest people in the world. It is hard to pinpoint where this happiness stems from exactly: is it the liberal lifestyle?

The social welfare-system? Maybe the trust between citisens? The Danish language or the spirit of voluntary help? As much as all of these make up a great part of the Danish culture, the very thing that encompasses and summarises all elements of the Danish culture, the very thing that makes up almost every -4

day of every individual’s life is… ‘Hygge’. Almost impossible to define, and even harder to explain; every person in Denmark knows ‘hygge’.

If we look to Google-translate, it will tell us that ‘hygge’ is fun. If we expand even further, and go to the Danish-English dictionary, it tells us ‘hygge’ is cosiness. The direct translation of the definition is ‘the Danish ritual of enjoying the simple pleasures in life’, which is as close to the feeling of ‘hygge’ one can possible get to a definition.

But does that definition really bring us any closer to understanding ‘hygge’? Through vast experiences of trying to explain ‘hygge’ to a non-Dane, we conclude: probably not. But once again, Bigmonitor will not abandon you.

As you enter the halls of Birkerød Gymnasium, you will be encountered by the first signs of ‘hygge’: the students sitting together in small or

Hygge with a cup of tea Photo: Aydrey Fryman

large groups, laughing, enjoying the presence of friends and forgetting the pressure of being a student. Many of these will be holding cups of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate, because ‘hygge’ is hard to have without some sort of hot beverage. And many of these students will be discussing weekend plans, all of which include ‘hygge’: it might be a girls-dinner, a night with the boys, a small party between friends, or an all out bash-party, but all will have ‘hygge’ incorporated.

Through the speakers in the cafeteria, you will hear various assorts of music, yet with the cold weather of February and the high likelihood of some sort of precipitation, Lukas Graham is likely to play, the young Danish artist, with the voice of an angel and the body of a somewhat lazy teenager. With the soft sounds of the piano, guitar and drums, Lukas Graham is the new and young musical interpretation

of ‘hygge’. Nothing extreme, yet pleasant and comfortably wellknown.

Coming home from a long day at BIGMUN, you will also be encountered by ‘hygge’. This might range from a well-cooked meal, such as the homely national dish of Denmark, roasted pork with parsley sauce and potatoes, enjoyed together as group, with pleasant small talk, to the whispering about BIGMUN gossip before bed. It might be the candlelight on the tables around the house at teatime or a lit fireplace.

It could be a walk through Copenhagen with large coats, hats and gloves, or the excitement of a night out with friends.

‘Hygge’ even manifests as a visit to Nyhavn, the collection of tiny, brightly coloured houses, or freetown Christiania full of autonomous inhabitants of colourful lifestyles. ‘Hygge’ also exists on the Paper Island, an assortment of food booths from all over the

world, all of which are preferably enjoyed in the sunshine with a large beer. As much as ‘hygge’ can be a large crowded party with acquaintances, it is just as much a simple act of intimacy.

As hard as it is to define ‘hygge’, it is a major part of the Danish culture and the experiences one may accumulate when visiting. One thing that endures throughout all different sorts of ‘hygge’ is that of community, simplicity and enjoyment. It is hard to find a perfect example for ‘hygge’ with a combination of the main factors, but as you will experience throughout the next couple of days, BIGMUN will be a exemplar model for just this.

And thus as every delegate goes through the next days of BIGMUN’s hard work and discussions, they will no longer need to read about the Danish culture, or try to understand the various definitions of ‘hygge’, because they will have experienced the very epitome of it.

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This Year’s Guest Speakers:

Her Royal Highness Princess Marie and former Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard

By Emma Drostby

This year at BIGMUN, we are honoured to welcome Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of Denmark. Besides being a royal face of Denmark, Princess Marie is an advocate for education, health and gender equality. These are all topics that our delegates will discuss in the committees throughout the BIGMUN conference. Her experience in international relations is a true benefit to this conference, and will hopefully inspire many delegates to pursue activities in politics and international affairs.

In 2009, HRH was appointed protector of the Danish National Commission for UNESCO. Her work for UNESCO involves participation in seminars where subjects such as adult education, cultural values, and freedom of speech were raised for discussion.

Princess Marie on school visit in Ethiopia, 2014.

Photo: Mikkel Østergaard

This highlights the importance of preserving one’s values; we can preserve our beliefs by protecting organisations that carry out corresponding policies. According to the princess: “We need to change social norms about how we react to, talk about, and prepare young people for adolescence and puberty”. Furthermore, HRH has been vocal about the importance of education related to youth and puberty. She is passionate about women’s rights, and the right for young girls to acquire knowledge on menstruation and puberty. As we know, an -6

immense part of being an activist, delegate or leader, is the ability to deliver speeches that influence an audience. In 2014 she delivered a speech as patron for UNESCO, concerning gender equality and the education of adolescence, in which she said: “Education is fundamental to developing fair gender relations”.

Our Commission on the Status of Women will touch upon this in their discussion of female access to reproductive health.

Princess Marie stands for respect of various cultures in society going hand-in-hand with the mission of BIGMUN: supporting an inter-

cultural environment by bringing together students from different cultural backgrounds.

She works to bring forth and accurately represent Denmark’s rights and motives concerning topics that she feels passionate about. This is very similar to the work that our delegates do at BIGMUN, where delegates embody their countries and debate for specific causes. In that sense, delegates are not only representing themselves, they are representing an entire nation. HRH Princess Marie is undoubtedly dedicated to the work within international relations, and is an inspiration and role-model for many.

Every year at BIGMUN, we invite guests to come speak at our opening ceremony in front of our enthusiastic delegates. The hope is to encourage the delegates to get inspired by recognised figures within international relations.

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e are also delighted to welcome Martin Lidegaard, former Minister of Foreign Affairs. He served as minister from February 2014 to June 2015, and is a member of the Danish political party Radikale Venstre (B). He was also Minister of Energy, Utilities and Climate.

Mr. Lidegaard has worked with sustainable development, which is the core of one of BIGMUN’s committees this year: the Commission on Sustainable Development.

The immense impact that humans have on the environment is a topic that Martin Lidegaard has addressed, which corresponds to the debates of clean and renewable energy discussed at BIGMUN. He is passionate about climate, green energy and the causes and consequences of CO2 emissions. In 2008, he published a book on how to reduce half of the CO2 emissions of Denmark in ten years and hereby aid the termination of global warming. Our environmental committees will benefit greatly from what Martin Lidegaard has to say.

Additionally, Mr. Lidegaard puts great emphasis on Denmark’s domestic policies to strive for a better economy. Moreover, he also works to better Denmark for the young generation; to preserve the world that we live in. In his appinion: “We must pass on a society to our children, which is just as great as the one we got”.

The preservation of society comes from the older and younger generation, and our BIGMUN participants are perfect examples of a young generation taking leadership roles in preserving the society that they deserve.

Having these two honourable guest speakers at BIGMUN 2017, is an opportunity for the delegates obtain insight into working within international relations, and will stimulate critical thinking and thoughtful debates throughout. We are confident that their words will inspire you all.

As an environmentalist, Martin Lidegaard is one of many individuals who bike around Copenhagen.

Photo: Hyunah Kim

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VOXPOP - Expectations for Bigmun By Sofie Ena Ruderman and Alysia Macdonald

What is the worst thing you think could happen during the conference?

Pauline Mortensen: What do you look forward to the most about BIGMUN? I love creating. I love having nothing and making it into something. That is why I take visual arts and literature classes, because you get to create. You get to write a text or create a work from nothing but your own imagination, and then suddenly you have a physical artwork right in front of you. And I feel this way about the BIGMONITOR, it is pure catharsis. My team and I have invested so much time and energy in making the BIGMONITOR as good as possible and I just cannot wait to see our hard work come to life and hold the physical copy in my hands.

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Pauline Mortensen: Head of Press

It would be catastrophic if our server or the internet broke down because we are so reliant on technology. I cannot even imagine how panicked I would be. If that happened, I guess we would have to make some old-fashioned handwritten newspapers, which would be a massive challenge. But then again, they made newspapers carved in stone and metal in Ancient Rome, so nothing is impossible.

If a dinosaur attacked at the conference, what would you do?

Photo: Stine Emilie Tinsfeldt

As astute as I am, I would probably just stop and stare in shock for a while. Just imagine seeing a real life dinosaur...

I love Jurrasic Park!

Hanna Selim: What are your expectations for the conference?

I have high expectations for the conference (touch wood). We have worked really hard all year to make sure that things run smoothly. We have definitely made improvements and changes this year, and are excited to show them all.

What do you think the biggest challenge will be?

This sounds super cheesy; I think the biggest challenge, will not be during the actual conference, but will be moving on after BIGMUN closes.

I will definitely miss the BIG 7 team and the Board of Directors despite the stressful times we have had.

Hanna Selim: Co-head of Staff and Administration

What is the worst thing you think could happen during the conference?

If someone were to rob all of the pastries, now that, could be the worst thing ever.

If a dinosaur attacked at the conference, what would you do?

I would protect my little staffers! Or I would secretly eat all of the pastries... tough decision.

Gede Witsen: delegate and ambassador of Kenya, GA3 SOCHUM

Photo: Sophia Brown

Gede Witsen: What do you look forward to the most about BIGMUN? I look forward to discussing world problems and share my country’s views on problems and topics.

What do you think the biggest challenge will be?

Biggest challenge would be wearing the suit for 4 days straight...way too formal.. ahaha, I support the monkey suits.

If a meteor fell right now, what would you do?

I would deport the meteor back to space. It is undocumented, and probably make a wall to prevent it from happening.

What do you think is the worst that could happen at BIGMUN? Nothing really, I am just looking forward to the conference and the debates.

Photo: Christian Erforth

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Get to know the BIG7 For almost a year, these seven hardworking students have worked together to create this year’s BIGMUN conference. Each with their own role, they have put in all their efforts to ensure that the conference will be the best one yet. We sat down with these masterminds to get their opinions on this year’s conference, their personal ambitions, and their thoughts on leadership.

Hannah Fougner Secretary-General

By Pauline Sophia Fich Mortensen and Emma Drotsby

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What makes a good leader?

Someone who can delegate but also cooperate with people.

Which of your skills are helpful to you when doing your job in Big7?

I am very organised, I am quite confident and a good public speaker.

Has your participation in MUN influenced your choices of further studies?

100%, because I was going to be a doctor before I did MUN. That is the reason I take biology, I thought I was going to be a doctor.

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What makes a good leader?

I think a good leader has to listen to the people that they were elected by. And if they are not elected by anyone, then listen to the people that they represent and understand their problems so they know how to tackle them. I think it is key to work together and to reach broad agreements rather than narrow agreements and to be able to understand and see the problems at hand from different perspectives.

What is your personal ambition for your field of work this year?

What do you want to become when you grow up?

Of course I want BIGMUN to keep improving. I am very excited that we keep growing internationally. We have schools from all over the world coming and it makes me happy that we can increase in both our size and our quality. And I am also very excited about having UNICEF this year.

I do not know, but I am leaning towards something in politics. I think there are a lot of problems right now, especially with nationalism and populism, and I think that the only way to solve it is by getting your hands dirty. Because just sitting here and saying that it is a problem does not get us anywhere.

Which politician do you find most inspiring and what makes her/him great?

Has your participation in MUN influenced your choices of further studies? If, so how?

I do not have anyone specifically that stands out because you can find faults in everyone, but I tend to admire the people who have a lot of popular support and who are one with the people. And you see this with Obama, he is loved by the people. And obviously he has made mistakes but at the same time he has been able to unite his country.

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Amalie Zdravkovic Head of Registration

Definitely. The IB subjects that I chose are very much natural sciences related, but then I started doing MUN and then my interests shifted and now I will be studying PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics), which is completely different.

Carl Johan Steninge Otto Deputy Secretary-General

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Someone who understands the extent of their capabilities. Someone who is democratic but also someone who can take charge. Someone who understands themselves and can be strong emotionally.

Has your participation in MUN influenced your choices of further studies?

Definitely. My participation in MUN has enlightened me to realise what I want to become in the future. One of the most remarkable things about MUN is that it teaches you both the factual and the non-factual in one extracurricular activity.

You get to know how to speak, how to improvise, how to debate. And you get to know about issues around the world in an interesting way. I think that the fact that I can learn something outside of school has shown me where my interests lie.

Which politician do you find most inspiring and what makes her/him great?

Guy Verhofstadt. He used to be the Belgian Prime Minister and now he is the leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Parliament. He is inspiring to me because he is promoting the kind of human and economic values of the EU that I hope to one day promote as well. He wants to strengthen the cooperation of our union, which I think in these troublesome times is of paramount importance.

Ida Jacobsen - Deputy Secretary-General ----------------------------------------------------------

What do you want to become when you grow up?

I want to become a diplomat, because I want to be able to move around the world and work at the embassies there. That is what I have done throughout my childhood and I really liked that experience of having moved around all the time and learned about new cultures. And then I am also really interested in international politics.

What is your personal ambition for your field of work this year?

I really want to feel like what I do matters and makes a difference and help things progress along as they should.

So I just keep trying to do things a little bit ahead of time and try to help out wherever I can.

Which politician do you find most inspiring and what makes her/him great?

Now that Donald Trump is president I have a lot more respect for Obama than I had before, because he embodies decency and civility.

I think in order to be an influential person you need to have those traits, which I can see in him.

Is there a female politician that you think shares these traits?

She is not a politician, but I really admire Malala. She was my age when she started being an activist about education and girls rights. And I think that is one of the most pressing issues right now so I really respect her for that, especially considering the position she was in.

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All photos by Zoe Svendsen

Hanna Selim - Co-Head of Emilie Gjaldbæk-Sverdrup Co-Head of Staff and Staff and Administration ---------------------------------------Administration What makes a good leader?

A good leader has to be brave so they can stand up for their beliefs and their population.

Which of your skills are helpful to you when doing your job in Big7?

I love talking to people and I am always up for getting to know new people and helping others to make them happy.

What do you want to become when you grow up?

At the moment I am stuck between wanting to become a director and doing something with economics or business. So I am in a predicament haha.

Has your participation in MUN influenced your choices of further studies?

Definitely. One of the reasons I chose to take economics was because of MUN.

Which politician do you find most inspiring and what makes her/him great?

I find Anwar Sadat (the third president of Egypt) very inspiring, because he was the first Arab leader to dare to declare peace with Israel. And that lead him to win the Nobel Peace Prize, which I find pretty cool and inspiring.

I think I am a very peaceful person haha.

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What makes a good leader?

Someone who to their best ability reflects the opinions of the general public. Someone who listens to the general public and tries to guide them towards what they think is best for the country. But a leader is of course a human too, so no one is perfect. But I believe that if you care to listen to other people and other opinions, also the opinions of people who do not agree with you, and still are able to find a compromise, that is a good leader.

What is your personal ambition for your field of work this year?

As cheesy as it may sound, we would not be able to do it without every single one of us (the Big7). From the point of view of staff, I would like that no one will be missing anything.

It should be like a smooth running machine.

Ella Josephine la Cour Hardy Head of Accommodation ------------------------------------What makes a good leader?

A good leader is creative, is ready to adapt to situations quickly and is charismatic.

What do you want to become when What do you want to become when you grow up? you grow up?

I want to be a politician. I would like That is difficult to answer because it is the one question I have been trying to figure out my entire life...I hope that I will never grow up to the extent where I will set myself in a situation where I am thinking “okay this is finished now...now I am done as a person”. I think I always want to develop as a person and I hope that I will always try new things and do things differently. I guess that is what I want when I grow up...I want to keep growing up.

to run for office in America.

Has your participation in MUN influenced your choices of further studies?

Yes, that and debate club. MUN has really helped me to gain more debate experience and learn more about current affairs, which is very valuable.

Which politician do you find most inspiring and what makes her/him great?

I think Obama is very inspiring because he had a vision when he came to office and I think that he has achieved a lot of those goals.

Column of the day:

Salutations everyone

By Juan Carlos Haquet Briones

You are an individual, whose knowledge and very own existence is based on your sense of perception, everything you have heard, seen and studied has gone through a rigorous process in your head where it has been turned into the world that surrounds you.

Photo by Zoe Svendsen

Salutations everyone. My name is Juan Carlos Haquet Briones and through this column I will be accompanying you during the journey, that is BIGMUN. My job is to entertain you with my sometimes cynical views on this event and the subjects that surround it, as well as whatever thought that comes to my mind on any given day.

Like you, I have reasons to why I signed up for BIGMUN. I like writing, I am a self-proclaimed writer with an urge to express my - sometimes - not very politically correct opinion. I like making people laugh and reflect on matters that are notoriously controversial.

However, I am here to learn, I signed up to get the closest experience I could to being an actual writer, working as a journalist in this stressful, rather fun environment.

Although there is something I can teach you, thus I will not waste more time on welcoming letters or speeches. I believe my colleagues have very eloquently stated their welcomes and given advice, so I´d consider it rather repetitive if I gave you one of my own.

What I mean to say is, you have a set of prejudices, preconceived notions and opinions that no one can take from you. But you know what would make this conference really fun?

If you left all of that behind. Out here, in this chair, in the school’s grounds when you’re on breaks, when you are alone in your room with your thoughts, or even when with friends: You are you. However when you put your badge on, your monkey suit and you sit in that committee, you are representing a nation. A nation that has its own agenda, its own philosophy. Do not make that nation adopt your own. Of course this is the UN, we are meant to reach solutions, not make problems. However, who is to say that those solutions aren’t going to be on your terms?

You are right now, in this day and age part of a war of information, with nothing but words for bullets. A war where nationalism, xenophobia, sexism and racism are all trying as hard as they can to fight back at full force.

Today you discuss topics related to these phenomena, and whilst it might be fun, please do take a moment to reflect on these issues. Make your fight in your committee be striking enough to those around you, so that maybe in a moment of brilliance we take the words said in there into a bigger scale. We are people, we are individuals that are a part of this society, and we should be going forward, not backwards.

With that being said, welcome to BIGMUN 2017! I hope you have a wonderful time here on the school grounds, as well as in the home of my peers.

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Do’s and don’ts

of being a delegate at Bigmun The ultimate guide on how to be a good delegate Whether it is the case that this is your first conference, or that you’re a true BIGMUN expert, you are probably feeling the same desire to give it your absolute best and rock the conference! Therefore, we are sure this little guide summing up how to be a great delegate will become your best friend throughout the five heated days you have ahead of you.

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ress code First things first, a word on dress code. We hope you already know what you are allowed to wear and what not, so here are just some tips that will ensure you will always be the best dressed in your committee.

-First of all, remember to button your blazer up when speaking. It is a request you will hear so many times during the conference you will probably get sick of it, so try to remember this - Forget horse-patterned ties, burger-patterned ties, any patterned tie - although the dress code does not ban them, you know your outfit would look ten times better with a plain one - Mixing different colours and textures is fun, but overdoing it probably will not make you look really put-together - It is Denmark, it is February... it is cold!! Therefore, the temptation of wearing socks under your fabulous open-toe heels is understandable (also because a delegate with a cold is certainly not a good delegate), but wisely choose the socks you are going to wear (once again, ban patterns from your options) Public speaking BIGMUN veteran or not, everyone can get a little nervous when speaking in a room full of people. To

avoid sweaty hands and ensure the resolutions you want to pass to be approved, remember to: - Firmly stand by your opinions!

If you think you have a good point, do not be afraid to say it out loud and (respectfully) argue for it - Remember everyone in the committee wants to hear what you have to say, so do not be afraid to raise your voice (do not scream, though) - If confidence is absolutely not something you are lacking, remember to not exaggerate and not talk over other delegates - If you have a clear plan of what you want to say, you surely will be less nervous and sound more authoritative and credible - Remember to refer to yourself in the third person (the delegate of [...]) and properly address everyone else Be prepared!

Doing as much research as possible on anything concerning the country you are representing, will not only make you an excellent delegate, but will also have you ready for interesting debate during your breaks A kind delegate is a good delegate Every person you see running around Birkerød Gymnasium is doing their best to make the conference run as smoothly as possi-

ble, and being nice to everyone will not hurt. Also, remember to thank the staff when they bring you coffee and cookies!

Don’t get lost!

You will probably be shown around by a couple of staff members as soon as you arrive, but there is still a chance you might get lost or not be sure of where things around the school are.

Do not be afraid to as a staff member if you need help! We will also have signs posted everywhere to guide you in the right direction.

Other things you might not want to forget: Remembering to bring this stuff with you will make your BIGMUN experience even more pleasurable and unforgettable: - Chapstick and hand cream: although it probably does not classify as an essential, it will add some extra comfort and at the end of the day you will be happy you took it with you - A portable charger - A nice notebook and a pen you like to write with: note paper will be provided but you will probably enjoy having you own stuff anyways Most importantly, be fierce and enjoy BIGMUN!

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