Permanent Rep Meetings

So as the permanent rep for our group I've had the opportunity to go to a number of really interesting meetings on top of all the committee time.

One of these meetings was to discuss the topics of this years convention and go over the list of what they are considering for next year. Let me tell you, I am so looking forward to next year based on this meeting. Some of the topics include womens roles in conflict resolution, another for the special area committee (which will be western asia) included the scarcity and management of water as a natural resource. They announced the special committee for next year (this year was Commission on Narcotic Drugs) will be the International Atomic Energy Agency... which will obviously focus on atomic energy.

We also got to review this years topics and discuss the good and the bad of the MONTHS of research we did before we got here. It was interesting to hear that other schools around the country had the same roadblocks and successes that we had.

Another meeting that I got to attend was with our faculty advisors and we talked about all of our concerns about the convention ranging from really big stuff, like how a meeting was run, to things that in the grand scheme of things are less important (hotel rooms) but it was all addressed. It's amazing to see how much work goes on behind the scenes to create an event like this.

That's it for now. Sadly today is our last day in Chicago so we have to finish up our meetings, pack our bags, and in a few short ours head off to the airport. We are all exhausted, worn down, and ready for a nap but we have been so hard at work passing resolutions and hopefully making Columbia proud of us. See you all soon!

Lindsey Miller