Most of the work of a conference happens before it starts. A delegate who has researched their country and written their position paper arrives able to debate. A delegate who has not spends the first day reading.
The stages below run in order. Some overlap.
A school applies as a delegation. The conference decides how many places the school is given and which countries it will represent.
Applications usually open in the middle or the end of September. They stay open for about one month to six weeks. Applications are made in MediBook. See Delegation applications and Application timeline.
Students who want to run part of the conference apply separately. Chairs, members, managers and the secretariat all have their own applications. See Applications overview.
Once a school is accepted, it is granted one or more countries. Each country gives the school one delegate seat in each General Assembly committee. No two schools share a country.
Security Councils and Special Committees are for experienced delegates. A school can send extra delegates beyond its General Assembly delegation. Those country assignments are decided later.
If your school is granted more than one country. You may find delegates from your own school serving on the same committee, representing different countries. They debate against each other in the same way as anyone else.
The school director decides which student sits in which seat. See Choosing and assigning delegates.
Every participant needs an account before the conference. A delegate under 18 also needs parental consent completed.
A delegate whose parental consent is incomplete is not allowed on the premises.
This is not a formality, and it is not waived on the day.
A delegate who is not declared as a delegate in MediBook does not count as a delegate. They cannot join the committee room or enter the premises.
See MediBook is required.
Many conferences run a training day some weeks before the conference itself. It is for delegates who are new and for delegates who want to be sharper.
In MEDIMUN, that training day is called the workshop. The workshop is generally held in November, on the Saturday that's closest to the 15th of the month.
See the workshop.
Each committee is given its topics. Chairs write a research report for each topic, and the secretariat reviews it before it reaches delegates. Read it. It tells you what the committee will argue about.
You then research the country you represent, work out its policy, and write a position paper.
In MEDIMUN, position papers are written and submitted in MediBook. A paper sent by PDF, by email or on paper is not accepted. It will not be read, and it will not be marked. See Position paper rules.
If you have missed the deadline. Write it anyway. A delegate who submits a position paper late cannot receive an award, but chairs still read it and provide feedback. The award is the part that is gone.
If you are unsure what your country's position on an issue actually is, do not invent one to make the debate easier. Research what the country has said and done. A position you cannot defend falls apart the first time somebody asks about it.
See Developing a policy.
Start with Researching your country, Reading a research report and Writing a position paper.
Delegates arrive with draft resolutions already written. Lobbying then merges those drafts into a smaller number of stronger ones.
In MEDIMUN, lobbying starts online before the conference. It continues on day one through the call feature in MediBook. Alliances must be declared in MediBook.
See the lobbying process.
Check these before you travel.
Your account works, and you can sign in.
Your consent is complete if you are under 18.
Your position paper is submitted.
You have read the research report for every topic in your committee.
You know what you are wearing. See Dress code.
You are bringing a device you can work on.
A delegate without a device cannot participate in the debate properly. MEDIMUN does not provide one and does not compensate for this.
The deadline for position papers is set by each committee's chairs and can differ per committee.