SCOTTISH MODEL UNITED NATIONS
THE SEVENTH EDITION
'When you are backed against the wall, break the goddamn thing down.'
The legendary Harvey Specter has given us words to live by at SMUN ’19. Speaking of SMUN ’19 — it’s back, and it’s back with a bang. Get ready to witness SMUN like never before, with everyone bringing something new to the table and producing this beautiful fusion.
SMUN is a place for everyone — whether you relish heated debates about international relations or viewing the proceedings from the perspective of the media.
So get ready to get bolder at this platform! Be sure to come with all your verbal guns blazing though, because it’s not going to be easy. But it’s going to be absolutely worth it.
We hope to see you break a leg(acy) at this extraordinary 7th edition of SMUN!
Dates: 22nd to 24th April
LETTER FROM THE DESK OF
THE SECRETARY - GENERAL
Pretentious Delegates and Potential World Leaders,
If you enjoy dressing up in fancy formals to pose for aesthetic Instagram pictures, getting free chocolates for yelling at random strangers or having the term ‘RS’ against your name for doing all of the above, I can assure you that you will have the best time at SMUN. Here, it isn't about being the loudest speaker or being the most ferocious delegate, it's about you weaving your own story and listening to others as they say their own narratives. Here, we preach diplomacy as ‘the art of telling someone to go to hell’ and making them look forward to that trip.
To quote the musical maestro, Drake, “Started from the bottom, now we're here". From being a nobody to being a little somebody, from being a shy 13-year-old to being one of the aforementioned loudspeakers - SMUN has, without a doubt, made me who I am. This has transformed me in more ways than I'll even be able to put across. Each edition leaves me with a new story, a new memory to cherish forever.
Believe me when I say this - these 3 days will change the way you look at everything. Believe me because I know it changed everything for me. Here is where I saw fantastic resolutions, heard moving speeches, got blinded by the bling during Indian formals day and entered special relationships with special people. No words will ever be able to describe the indescribable ways SMUN will change you. It is going to be worth it.
So, don't build walls, build bridges. Stand apart and stand out. Be the one who knocks everyone else out of the park, do exactly what you've been afraid of doing and you will find yourself achieving what you never even imagined you could. Three days in, and you'll magically find yourself walking out with unwavering charisma and delivering speeches with more intensity than DPRK's nukes. Your political adroitness will cross all limits and so will your confidence. You'll be able to be yourself, but an even better version.
SMUN isn't a bleak place where you need to constantly be one step ahead of someone else. Sit back and simply enjoy the battle or step up and command. It's up to you. If home is where the heart is, each one of you will have another home when you walk out on the 24th of April.
So, cheer up, beautiful people. This is where you get to make it right.
Welcome to SMUN '19 - the place where you will find your voice and never lose it again.
Yours sincerely,
Lakshya Dugar,
Secretary General,
Scottish Model United Nations 2019.