PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY
In accordance with New Hampshire state law, photography and/or videography in committee sessions by faculty advisors and other delegates during the course of the conference is strictly prohibited.
DISCRIMINATION
Discrimination or harassment based on sex, sexual orientation, race, marital status, gender identity or expression, creed, age, colour, disability, political or religious belief by any conference participant will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
PRE-WRITING
All clauses must be written in committee, with no exceptions. Any delegate found having pre-written parts of resolutions will be barred from consideration for awards.
COMPUTERS
Delegates are not allowed to use their computers until after the second committee session, and they must receive permission from the Dais from then onwards. The Dais can allow a select number of delegates to exit the committee room to type up the paper/resolution while the rest of the committee is debating. Otherwise, all working papers and resolutions will be typed up by the delegates during unmoderated caucuses. Computer privileges will be revoked if delegates are utilizing them for purposes other than attending committee and writing portions of their papers.
DRESS CODE
All delegates must wear Western Business Attire during every committee session.
AWARDS
In each committee, the committee staff will give the following awards: “Best Delegate,”, “Outstanding Delegate,” “Honorable Mention,” and “Verbal Commendation.” Criteria for these awards include quality of position paper, leadership skills, quality of contributions to formal debate, and diplomacy. This year, committee staff will also give out awards for “Best Position Paper” in their committee to acknowledge those students who came most thoroughly prepared and exhibited written acumen in addressing the committee topics. Additionally, two schools will be selected to receive the Best Delegation awards (one small delegation and one large delegation). Criteria for these awards will be based on the number of awards each delegation receives as well as feedback from daises about the diplomatic skills of delegates from each school. Schools with fewer than 15 delegates will be considered small delegations. Lastly, one school will receive the “Research Award” based on the quality of research, analysis, and writing in the delegation’s position papers. In addition, delegates found to be working on formalized materials outside of committee will be ineligible for awards.
NOVICE COMMITTEES
In general, all General Assembly (GA) committees will be tailored for novice delegates. The staff for these committees will explain procedure throughout the weekend to ensure that novices understand committee proceedings as well as how to participate appropriately and effectively. Therefore, faculty advisors should assign delegates with little to no Model UN experience to these committees.
CRISIS COMMITTEES
Faculty advisors should assign their more experienced delegates to these committees. These committees are designed to be fast-paced and respond to rapid developments, so delegates with previous Model UN experience will be best equipped to participate in these committees.
POSITION PAPERS AND RESEARCH
Position papers are due on April 7, 2023. More information regarding submissions can be found in individual background guides. See the “Position Paper Guidelines” page for more information and submission instructions. Delegates must submit one position paper per topic to be eligible for awards.
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is not tolerated at DartMUN. Any position papers, speeches, or draft resolutions that are determined to be plagiarized will be reported to faculty advisors and the Secretariat team and the responsible delegate(s) will not be eligible for awards.