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SPIMUN
2003
brought together about 450 delegates and teachers from Belarus, Czech
Republic, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey
and the USA. Russian participants were represented by Ivanovo, Yaroslavl,
Moscow, and Saint-Petersburg MUN Groups.
The highlight
of the conference was the Opening ceremony, which took place in the famous
Taurida Palace, formerly the seat of the pre-revolutionary Russian parliament,
the Duma. The Opening ceremony was sponsored by the city Committee of
Education and by the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Independent States. The Commission sessions were held in gymnasiums 157,
168, school 185 and lyceum 239; St. Petersburg University (School of International
Relations).
Participants
of SPIMUN conference 2003
Foreign
American International School of Florence, Italy
Anglo-American School, St. Petersburg, Russia
Bavarian Int. School, Haimhausen, Germany
Century High School, California, USA
Colegio La Piedad, Puerto Rico
Yuzyil Isil High School, Istanbul, Turkey
Ulus Ozel Musevi Lisesi Istanbul, Turkey
Modern English School, Cairo, Egypt
International School of Stuttgart, Germany
International School of Prague, Czech Republic
International School of Stockholm, Sweden
Neuchatel Junior College, Switzerland
Northfield Mount Hermon School, Massachusetts, USA
Prague Jan Neruda Gymnasium, Czech Republic
Ruamrudee International School, Thailand
Schule Schloss Salem, Germany
Tustin High School, California, USA
The Latin School of Chicago, USA
Gymnasium # 1, Minsk
Russian
Saint-Petersburg schools # 98, 157, 168, 185, 328,
"School of Law"
Ivanovo MUN Group
Moscow MUN Group
Yaroslavl MUN Group
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SPIMUN
Agenda 2003
Security Council
· The security situation in the Middle East including
Israel, Palestine and Lebanon
· Combating international terrorism
1st Committee (Human Rights)
· The right to free and fair election in the countries
with economies in transition
· The implementation of the Convention of
the Rights of the Child
· Question of death penalty
2nd Committee (Environmental & Cultural)
· Preventing pollution and cleaning already polluted
water resources
· Protection of endangered species of flora and fauna
· The role of Saint Petersburg as a cultural bridge between
East and West (towards 300 anniversary of the city)
3rd Committee (Disarmament & Int. Security)
· Towards a nuclear weapon free world
· Transparency in armaments and military expenditures
· Implementation of security standards and practical
measures preventing the access of terrorists
to vitally important objects
4th Committee (Political)
· Review of the current concept of peacekeeping
operations in all their aspects
· Combating illicit foreign support of terrorism
· The right of peoples to self-determination in
the light of conflicts caused by separatism tendencies
ECOSOC
· International efforts in combating poverty
· The availability of vaccines, medications and
advanced medical treatment to the people of less
developed countries
· Bridging the gap between developed and developing
nations in creating education and employment opportunities
for youth
Conference on the Baltic Region
· Establishment of common educational standards for
provision easier employment of young specialists
· Problems caused by admission of new members into
EU, including the question of Kaliningrad region
· 300 anniversary of Saint Petersburg and further perspectives
of development and cooperation in the Baltic region
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Programme
of Events
Sunday, 16 March
17.00 - Registration (Gymnasium 157)
17.30 - Orientation Meeting
18.00 - Home Parties for foreign guests in Russian families
Monday, 17 March
9.00 - 12.30 - Opening Ceremony (Taurida Palace)
12.30 - 13.30 - Lunch
13.30 - 18.30 - Lobbying (Gymnasium 157)
Tuesday, 18 March
9.30 - 15.30 - Committee sessions (see below)
12.00 - 12.45 - Lunch
Wednesday, 19 March
9.30 - 13.00 - General Assembly Plenary session (Cultural Center
of GUVD)
9.30 - 13.00 - ECOSOC, SC & BC sessions (Gymnasium 157)
13.00 - 14.00 - Lunch
14.00 - 15.30 - Closing ceremony at Cultural Center of GUVD
19.00 - 22.00 - Disco party for SPIMUN participants in "PLAZA"
club
Student
Officers
Irene Nazimok (Secretary General)
- SPIMUN Group
Poonam Chopra (Deputy SG) - Tustin
High School
Erin Alsup (Deputy SG) - Int. School
of Florence
Marat Nuriev (President of GA) - SPIMUN
Group
Security Council
Arthour Mezhitov - SPIMUN Group
Gilberto Alvarez - Int. School of Stuttgart
Yuri Antsyferov - Ivanovo MUN Group
1st Committee Human Rights
Anna Moskaleva - SPIMUN Group
Aurelie Derche - Int. School of Stuttgart
Marat Nuriev - SPIMUN Group
2nd Committee Environmental & Cultural
Dmitry Danilovitch - SPIMUN Group
Meredith Krohn-Friedson - The Latin School of Chicago
Anna Razina- Moscow MUN Group
3rd Committee Disarmament &Int. Security
Nika Gasanova - SPIMUN Group
Luis Zepeda - The Latin School of Chicago
Erin Alsup - Int. School of Florence
4th Committee Political
Alexander Stadnik - SPIMUN Group
Renee Alsup - Int. School of Florence
Matt Canfield - The Latin School of Chicago
ECOSOC
Armen Guschan - SPIMUN Group
Eleonor Blackmer - Int. School of Florence
Ivan Krisanov -Ivanovo MUN Group
Conference on the Baltic Region
Vladimir Kopkin - SPIMUN Group
Andrew Smirnoff - Moscow MUN Group
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We would like to thank the
following organizations for their contributions to the 2002 Conference:
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Interparliamentary Assembly of Commonwealth
of Independent States
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St. Petersburg Committee of Education
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United Nations Youth Association of Russia,
Saint-Petersburg
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St. Petersburg State University
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"Coca-Cola" St.Petersburg
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