BMUN 72 CSC

 Hi everyone!  My name is Amy Zhang and I'm so excited to meet you all at BMUN 72. I will be your CSC vice chair, and I can't wait to see amazing debates and dialogue on this year's topics.  A little bit about me: I am a third-year at UC Berkeley studying Public Health and Data Science. This is my third year in BMUN as well. Outside BMUN, I also work on data analysis and visualization for non-profits. Before moving here, I lived in Dalian, China for around 10 years. My hobbies are baking cookies and learning the guitar. I look forward to getting to know you all at office hours or at the conference! Cheers, Amy

Hello Delegates! Our dais will be hosting office hours on Monday & Wednesday during the week of conference on Monday, 3/4 from 9-11PM and Wednesday 3/6 from 10-11PM! They are optional to attend, but if you would like, you can receive feedback on position papers during this time or in general ask for advice/support on how to best prepare for conference.  The sign up link is here:  https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/stdfs Please email us if you have any questions! Best regards, Eric Pan

Hi Delegates! I wanted to check in with you to provide some more insight to how our committee is going to work at BMUN LXXII. CSC will be using Standard BMUN Procedure .  Our committee will begin by opening a running Speaker’s List (standard speaking time is 1 minute, 30 seconds) and those speeches will be followed by 2 30-second comments by other delegates. This is the default timing for the Speaker’s List and can be amended if agreed upon by the committee. The Speaker’s List can also be interrupted by Moderated Caucuses and Informal Caucuses that give delegates the opportunity to exchange opinions on policy, solutions, and more specific aspects of the topics at hand. In our committee, our dais plans on leaving the flow of committee up to you delegates, so we suggest you come prepared with specific subtopics and policies you hope to discuss! During Informal Caucus time, delegates are expected to draft and write Resolutions which will then be presented to the committee during a Formal

Hey everyone! Just wanted to offer some additional guidance on your position papers. As a reminder, CSC will be using standard Position Paper format. Besides the general format, we wanted to offer some tips on the research process and the formation of your paper.  Research The biggest favor you can do for yourself in the writing process is to really apply time and effort into understanding the topics beforehand. Luckily, your generous dais has written to key to beginning this process: your synopsis! Not only do we recommend reading this synopsis, but we hope that you will interact with it. Ask questions, make connections, reflect on what you learned. Familiarizing yourself with the synopsis is the key to a smooth research experience.  After reading the synopsis, don’t stop there! This piece is just a stepping stone for the research we hope you will complete. Maybe read some additional case studies, look at some current events relating to your topic… ultimately, the sign of a well-rese

大家好! 欢迎来到伯克利模拟联合国会议! My name is Eric Pan (潘子瑞) and I will be your head chair for the CSC committee for BMUN LXXII.  I’m currently a 3rd-year majoring in History and Political Science. My hometown is Nanjing (南京), and I immigrated to the United States when I was 10, calling the Bay Area my home ever since. I’ve been fascinated by history and politics from an early age, and I am really happy I’m able to continue my pursuit of my passion here at Berkeley, especially this year discussing a topic that is not only extremely important in today's realm of international politics, but to also to me as a Chinese citizen. I’ve been involved with MUN for all four years of high school, and I’m glad to be able to continue to be involved in MUN and help continue this great tradition of facilitating political discourse and spreading awareness of international issues. Outside of BMUN, I’m involved with the ASUC Student Legal Clinic here on campus, academic research in Political Science through the U

  Welcome Delegates! We are excited to have you all for BMUN LXXII and the Chinese State Council (CSC) committee. The CSC committee page can be found here . We hope that you take the appropriate time to read and review all of the topic synopses and background guides to be able to make most out of your time during committee.  This blog will act as our committee’s more informal avenue for discussion and communication before the conference — and we’d love to see you interact with it! The purpose of this blog is to (1) allow you to actively engage with the content of this committee and (2) give you all the opportunity to learn about other delegates' policies before the debate actually starts. You can post comments on posts that we make and write about literally anything relevant to the topics at hand! For example, if you’ve found follow-up content or research you’d like to share, would like to discuss your opinion on the topic, or have other ideas in mind, this blog is the place for th