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Conference
Position Paper Guidelines
Preparation for committee begins with understanding your portfolio, political stances, and plan of action.
Purpose
Prepare your position
A strong position paper will express your position’s opinions on the topics presented in your committee’s Background Guide. A good paper will also express some initial action that your committee may take and demonstrate some degree of outside research. Some non-traditional committees may have alternate requirements for position papers listed in their Background Guide. Questions regarding position papers should be directed to your Crisis Director/Chair.
Writing a position paper will help you understand your position’s portfolio powers and political stances while also structuring your thoughts. Submitting a paper should therefore be seen as preparation for CMUNCE.
Format
Heading requirements
When crafting a position paper, it is important to make sure that your submission is neat and legible. A position paper should always start with the heading.
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Committee name
For example: “United Nations Human Rights Council”
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Position name
For example: “United States of America”
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Your name and delegation
Structure
Three paragraphs
Paragraph 01
Overview
The first paragraph of your paper should provide a general overview of the committee, your position, and how your position fits within the committee. A good start is jotting out the key ideas that you want your committee director to take away from your time in the conference.
Paragraph 02
History
The second paragraph of your paper should be a historical description of what your position has done in the past that is relevant to your committee. You could mention previous legislation, participating international organizations, familial and work alliances, etc… This paragraph should be detailed but concise for your chair to read.
Paragraph 03
Plan
The third paragraph of your paper should be a plan for what you wish to unfold during the committee sessions. You could mention different alliances you wish to form, organizations you want to initiate, government shutdowns you want to tackle, political leaders you hope to assassinate (in committee session!), etc… We hope that you are creative in your arc-planning in preparation for the conference.
Submission
More info soon
We will provide more information on how to submit position papers as we approach the conference.