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Letter from the Secretary General

May 2^nd, 2008

Advisors and Delegates,

It is my honor to invite you to the 57^th Session of Berkeley Model United Nations. The conference will be held February 27 - March 1, 2009 on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley.

BMUN is the oldest high school conference in the nation and we hope you will join us in celebrating 57 years of diplomacy and debate in Berkeley. The Secretariat is dedicated to designing and executing a safe and unforgettable educational experience for high school students. That means:

• The largest conference on the West Coast, attracting over 1500 students from across the United States and abroad.

• We will offer 17 committees, dealing with a wide variety of international issues, with a balance between faster-paced, specialized committees for advanced students to larger committees for those students with less MUN experience. This year we are introducing a new, 5-cabinet Security Council, based on the structure the United Nations Security Council.

• Over 60 UC Berkeley undergraduate students serving as your chairs. Our Secretariat devotes countless hours to ensuring that you have the best possible experience in committee and at the conference.

• We are determined to supporting all students, and as such, encourage you to apply for the BMUN Alumni Scholarship, awarded to 15 individuals each year.

• At Fifty-seven years old, we are always looking for ways to innovate and improve upon our conference. As such, this year BMUN will be going green, and work towards facilitating a waste-neutral conference.

Please check back on our website for more information regarding the conference, country matrix, information about our outreach program and Delegate Workshop in October, and the scholarship application. Registration for BMUN 57 will open September 1, 2008. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at info@bmun.net.

Thank you for supporting our conference and I hope you can join us at BMUN 57 to continue this longstanding tradition of debate and diplomacy. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Danielle Serbin

Secretary General, 57th Session
Berkeley Model United Nations
sg@bmun.net