RE:
1. Costs
2. Resolution Topics
3. PROBLEMS -- Supply and Demand.......Countries are in demand. The supply will go to those who produce competitive resolutions! The listing below is TENTATIVE! Groups who DO NOT produce QUALITY resolutions in a TIMELY fashion will be "bumped" in favor of laternates who DO!
CHINA: K. Boswell and Z. Grossenbacher
FRANCE: J.Sanders and B.Boggan
RUSSIA: M. Spencer and M.L. Simpkins
UK: Z. Grossenbacher and ????
CONGO: S. Sanjanwala and S. Lu
INDONESIA: T. Huber and C. Worrell
PANAMA 1: E. Huber and D. Moffitt
Panama 2: ROSA SCOTT
PERU 1: S. Barrett and D. Chew
Peru 2: ROSA SCOTT
QATAR 1: G. Tolbert and B. May
Qatar 2: ROSA SCOTT
ALTERNATES:
S. Michael, S. Lin, C. Washington, and D. McGuffey
GREAT NEWS! Countries are in, so we need to meet at
7:45 a.m. Friday in Shivers's room. Sorry for short notice. Will have work session Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. in Shiv's room, also. Rosa's coming.
COUNTRIES:
China, France, Russia, UK, Congo, Indonesia,
2 Panama, 2 Peru, 2 Qatar.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! If you've got the time, check out the new video links at the bottom.
Welcome to the Madison Central High School MISSISSIPPI
MODEL SECURITY COUNCIL website.
Be sure to click the NOTIFY ME function if you want to receive an email notice every time this site is updated. ALL LAST YEAR'S ENTRIES WERE DELETED. YOU MUST CLICK YOURSELF INTO THE ADDRESS BOOK AGAIN!
This site is maintained to assist students
participating in the United Nations Security Council
simulation to be held on Feb. 6-9, 2008 at Mississippi
State University.
Thanks to those who attended the Wed. afternoon meeting and expressed an interest in going.
Get busy checking out the OFFICIAL MMSC WEBSITE (linked below). Click "FOR STUDENTS" and check out the links.
Download hard copies of country papers, issue papers, and resolution writing information as soon as they are posted.
CIA Factbook is a good source of information on countries, too. It's linked below.
Current simulated Security Council countries include:
Group A Permanent 5 (veto powers): China, France, Russia, and United Kingdom
Group B - Non-Permanent Members: Belgium, Congo, Ghana, Indonesia, Italy, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Slovakia, and South Africa
After you have perused the MS MODEL SECURITY COUNCIL 2006 website linked below to get the big picture, you should begin researching issues. Several excellent links are provided below. If you find a topic of specific you'd like to know more about, email Mrs. Shivers DIRECTLY at sshivers@madison-schools.com -- BE SURE TO PUT MMSC at the beginning of the subject line so that your message gets priority.
Then check out the actual United Nations websites linked at the MSU MMSC website.
**COMING SOON TO MRS. SHIVERS'S ROOM......After-school showings of VIDEOS and MOVIES on relevant topics.
KOPPEL: IRAN Ted Koppel, former host of Nightline, is doing a series of special reports for the Discovery Channel. Click here to access the website which accompanies the Koppel report on IRAN.
BBC WORLD NEWS Good link to current events PLUS country profiles, timelines, and IN DEPTH collections, This is a great place to START!
UNITED NATIONS Official Website Check out Peace & Security links, special sections (Middle East), actual UNSC resolutions and presidential statements, and news!
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