MUN Coordinator Alison Dieringer

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Welcome to the IAS! I'm Alison Dieringer, a senior from the small town of Parkesburg in southeastern Pennsylvania, double majoring in International Affairs and Economics with concentrations in Asia and International Economics. I am extremely excited to be your Model UN Coordinator for this year and have been actively participating in Model UN for more than seven years and the IAS for the past three. I had an absolutely wonderful study abroad semester in Kunming, China last fall, but there is no place quite like the District of Colombia. My other activities here include Delta Phi Epsilon Professional Foreign Service Sorority, GW Club Field Hockey, the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP), and the IAS's other programming, especially GWCIA and WAMUNC. I encourage you to contact me if you have any questions and/or wish to be involved. We have a great year of conferences planned, taking us to the West Coast, up and down the East Coast, Mid-West, as well as Canada and beyond!

I am excited to be your MUN coordinator and will be looking for the most fun conferences around the world for us to attend. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me.

About Model UN

Model United Nations simulations are designed to teach participants about all the dynamics of international affairs, diplomacy and international organizations that can not be learned by simply reading a book or through traditional academic study.

To this day over 200,000 high school and college/university students participate in a Model UN each year. MUN conferences include all the aspects of debate, learning and interaction with a diverse group of people you'd expect, yet it is so much more. The experience is often said to help participants learn more about themselves and the rest of their world. This program is not only a learning experience; MUN conferences offer a great opportunity to travel, meet new people and to grow closer to your peers.

Simply put, joining our Model UN team is the most fun you'll have in all your years at GW. The Model UN delegation is an exciting experience where you'll go to great cities, you'll debate, meet great people and have incredible memories to take back home.

In addition to our Model UN team, GWIAS hosts two conferences each year: WAMUNC, for high school students, and GWCIA for middle school students.

GWU Model UN Team

2009-2010 Awards

Congratulations to all GWU Model UN team members for continuing the tradition of outstanding performance at conferences throughout the years.

University of Pennsylvania (Nov. 12 - 15)

  • Honorable Delegate:
    • Matthew Hermerding and Sam Gross (CCAS 2010 and ESIA 2010) - Mauritius, World Health Organization
  • Verbal Commendation:
    • Sheng Zhou (ESIA 2011) - Ri Yong Mu, North Korean Cabinet of 2013
    • Jenna Consigli and Garret Graham (ESIA 2013 and ESIA 2013) - Liechtenstein, World Health Organization
    • Christopher Longman (ESIA 2013) - Armenia, SOCHUM
    • Michele Arnett (ESIA 2013) - India, UN Children's Fund

Yale (Oct. 29 - Nov. 1)

  • Best Delegate:
    • Josh Brown (CCAS 2012) - Qatar, League of Arab States
    • Sam Gross (ESIA 2010) - OAU Secretary General, Central African Conference
    • Lauren Jacobsen (ESIA 2012) - Nathaniel Saltonstall, Salem Witch Trials, 1692
  • Outstanding Delegate:
    • Sheng Zhou (ESIA 2011) - Governor of Saint-Domingue, Louis de Courbon, New World 1715 JCC: France
    • Trish Puttmann (ESIA 2011) - Duke of Osuna Jose Maria Tellez-Giron, New World 1715 JCC: Spain
  • Honorable Mention:
    • Daniel Boehmer (ESIA 2010) - Rt Hon Nigel Lawson, British Cabinet, 1982
    • Michael Imbergamo (ESIA 2010) - John Henry (Red Sox), Major League Baseball JCC: Owners
    • Jeremy Iloulian (ESIA 2013) - Mexico, IAEA
    • Daniel Hennessey (ESIA 2012) - Oluyemi Adeniji, Advisory Committee into Post Election Violence in Kenya

Columbia University (Oct. 15-18)

OUTSTANDING SMALL DELEGATION

  • Outstanding Delegate:
    • Josh Brown (CCAS 2012) - Turkey, IAEA Board of Governors
  • Honorable Mention:
    • Sheng Zhou (ESIA 2011) - Zhang Xueyou (Confucian Scholar), Han Dynasty Court, 202 BCE
    • Brad Canales (ESIA 2012) - Secretary of National Defense, Mexican Underground Council
    • Amanda Ussak (ESIA 2010) - John Hoffman, Tammany Hall: The Tweed Ring 1867
  • Verbal Commendation:
    • Taline Aprikian (ESIA 2010) - Ahmet Kaya, PKK Central Committee
    • Bryce Jarvis (ESIA 2012) - Mexico, Security Council

Georgetown University (Oct. 8-11)

  • Outstanding Delegate:
    • Dena Sholk (ESIA 2013) - Hindenburg's Cabinet
  • Verbal Commendation:
    • Nils Remole (ESIA 2013) - Indian Parliament
    • Chris Longman (ESIA 2013) - NATO Assembly on Cyber-Warfare
    • Daniel Morales (ESIA 2013) - NATO Assembly on Cyber-Warfare

Conference Schedule

FALL 2009:
  • Georgetown: Oct. 8-11
  • Columbia: Oct. 15-18
  • Yale: Oct. 29 - Nov. 1
  • University of Pennsylvania: Nov. 12-15
SPRING 2010:
  • McGill (Montreal, Quebec): Jan. 28-31
  • Berkeley MUN: Feb 25-28
  • World MUN (Taipei, Chinese Taipei): March 13-20
  • University of Chicago: April 1-4

Get Involved

For more info, please join us at one of our General Membership Meetings (see the homepage for more information about our meetings) and join our MUN e-mail list by contacting MUN Coordinator Alison Dieringer.

Parliamentary Procedure

Brush up on your parliamentary procedure by downloading this PDF guide.



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