我是DP10-1班的方辰洋。在寒假中我赴芝加哥参加第二十八届MUNUC 芝加哥模联,同行的有其他八名同学。这次模联是我和我的partner的人生第一场,难免会有些紧张和小激动。总的来说,这次芝加哥行程还是收获颇多的。
先从准备过程说起吧。我们世外拿到的国家Tanzania, 连查到个有模有样数据都很难。于是为了凑齐数据,我和我的partner总是在会议开始前几晚查资料查到凌晨三点。整合、分析数据的活基本由我的partner来做,而我主要便是针对议题设计框架。有时在准备过程中,我们还反复和指导老师老师探究议题,分析并完善我们的框架以及框架中的实体内容。我们最终成功地在会议开始前写完了两份draft resolution决议草案的初稿,这对后来拉人并吸引主席的注意力以及带动整个会场走向也起到了决定性的作用。
其实到会议先后我们也遇到了不少的麻烦。先是被美国代表抄袭主意,后又是被其他中国代表诬告我们抄袭他们的框架。虽然后者最后证实了我们的原创性,但是前者我们被抄袭的事却导致我们的Draft Resolution大部分点子和美国代表重合,最后并没有通过。
这次能拿奖更多应该归结于我partner的出彩表现以及运气成分。深感激动之余我们也不免对参加模联的初衷产生思考。或许这点比起比赛本身更有意义。大家都奔着拿奖而参加,为了有更完善的属于自己的文件而不择手段使用他人的点子不免会产生的信任问题,就是由于这种为了拿奖而急功近利的态度而自然产生的。一开始我和partner选择参加芝加哥模联的那个时候,我清晰地记得是为了“拿奖”而参赛的。此时此刻的我不禁为此感到有些惭愧。我记得举办和参加模联的初衷并不应该是学术竞赛,而是更多地起到教育和学习意义,让我们为解决一些看似不可能解决的问题贡献出一份力。
Since my partner has already mentioned the preparation process before the conference, my speech will mainly focus on our experience during the conference. When we first stepped into our conference hall, we found ourselves submerged in a completely foreign environment. Chinese delegates were scarce in our conference hall and I could barely see Asian faces. I knew it would be a great challenge for me to form a bloc of our own. At the beginning, we were only able to form a small bloc of our own with the other Chinese delegations. Thanks to my partner’s in-depth research work, we were able to put together a clear and concrete outline based on a unique idea that set us apart from the rest of the delegations. As a result, we were praised by the chair for shifting the focus of the conference from the old topic of education to the topic of reintegration.
The most worthwhile experience that MUNUC gave me was the un-moderated caucus that offered me the chance to have direct face-to-face contact with peers from other countries. As bloc leaders, we made a lot of efforts on explaining our working papers to delegates representing different countries. You can never imagine how hard it is to pretend that you are fully aware of every outcome of your plan when you want others to buy in.
The biggest benefit I gained from this activity was the confidence in playing a leader’s role and in continuing my pursuit of MUN activities. I would like to proudly say that I have finally found my love in the conference hall of MUN.