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The SSUNS - Secondary Schools' United Nations Symposium 2021 Secretary-General Election is here! After a very successful SSUNS this past weekend we are excited to share the self-nomination form for individuals interested in running for the position of Secretary-General of SSUNS 2021. The timeline for the election is as follows: Nomination forms are due November 24th at 5pm (EST), including a platform and video Campaigning opens November 25th at 8am (EST), candidates w...ill receive a list of paid members emails and the election page will go up on Facebook Videos will be posted to the Facebook event page on November 26th and individuals will have a chance to ask candidates questions through the event page Campaigning ends on November 29th at 5pm (EST) The last day to become a registered IRSAM member and be eligible to vote is November 29th at 5pm (EST). Voting will be conducted from 8am-5pm (EST) on November 30th. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Madeleine Northfield at [email protected] https://drive.google.com//1HuiGjxkNwY14TqwKU5xDCMTGT/view

Interested in equity reform in IRSAM? Come join IRSAM President, Madeleine Northfield, Friday, November 20th from 11 am until noon. Topics of discussion will include equity reforms within IRSAM and the re-writing of the by-laws.

With SSUNS - Secondary Schools' United Nations Symposium 2020 officially closed, we wanted to highlight the incredible work from this year's Media Coordinator, Kareem Hammami! Q: Tell us a bit about yourself! Where you are from? K: Montreal Your year at McGill? K: U3... What you are studying? K: Environment and Geography Your position for SSUNS 2020? K: Media Coordinator Q: What was your first experience at SSUNS? My first experience at SSUNS was in 2017 as a CEGEP delegate in DISEC. My role was the Russian Federation. It was only my second Model UN conference, and the high calibre of that conference was truly a baptism in fire. Q: What staff roles have you held with SSUNS previously? I was previously an Operations Coordinator and a Photographer/Videographer. Q: Walk us through what your role as a Media Coordinator looked like: Creating videos for a zoom conference is difficult. The role was planned on producing a documentary, highlights of Montreal, and walking around the Sheraton collecting photo and video media for a closing video. But with SSUNS Online, we had to adapt all that to work around zoom. First, we had to pre-record and edit the opening ceremonies and had to compile footage from zoom committees to create a closing video, as well as edit zoom photos." Q: What were you most looking forward to for SSUNS this past weekend? Seeing all the delegates and staff in action. I was so excited to have brought something they love to this unique platform of an online conference.

Ever wondered what it is like to organize Canada's premier high school Model UN conference? Interested in applying for the 2021 SSUNS Secretariat? Come join the out-going SSUNS - Secondary Schools' United Nations Symposium Secretariat on Thursday, November 19th at 6 pm (EST) as they share their experience and what their roles and duties entailed in making SSUNS 2020. From what a "normal" year would like to the transition of an online conference -- this is an opportunity to get insider knowledge from the whole team!

With only one day before SSUNS - Secondary Schools' United Nations Symposium 2020, we decided to sit down with this year’s Equity Coordinator, Meera Raman, to learn more about her role and how she has been preparing for SSUNS transitioning online. Q: Tell us a bit about yourself! My name is Meera, I use she/her pronouns, and I am a fourth-year student studying Gender, Sexuality, Feminist and Social Justice Studies. I grew up in Richmond Hill, Ontario and my favourite past ti...Continue reading

Tonight's speaker series with Dr. Phil Nasralla will be taking place on Zoom from 8-9 pm (EST). Use the Zoom link below to access the event! Join Zoom Meeting: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/6677953102 Meeting ID: 667 795 3102