South Orange County Model United Nations Conference (SOCOMUN)
On Saturday, September 28, 2019, Santa Margarita will host the South Orange County Model United Nations Conference (SOCOMUN). Students Lyndsey Issa (Ladera Ranch) and Amanda Duffy (Lake Forest) are organizing this event. SOCOMUN is a chance for high school students to learn about the Model United Nations Program, which simulates the workings of the United Nations. The theme of the conference is “Learning from the Past, Leading the Future”. There will be thirty-three committees with seventeen committees organized around the United Nations “Global Goals” for 2030. These sustainable development goals (SDGs), better known as “Global Goals” were created in 2015 with the aim of making our world a better place for everyone in the future. Over 1,700 students from over thirty-two different schools will to attend SOCOMUN. The SOCOMUN conference is the largest one-day MUN conference in the world. SOCOMUN will be an international MUN conference, as the Gymnasium Jan Neruda from the Czech Republic will be attending as well as schools from all over Southern California.
Event: Twenty Eighth Annual South Orange County Model United Nations Conference
Date: Saturday, Sept 28th
Time: 8:30 schools arrive
9:00 opening ceremonies
9:30 Committee Session Begins
11:00 – 12:15 Staggered lunch
3:15 Committees End – Meet in Moiso Family Pavilion (gym) for closing ceremonies
3:30 Closing Ceremonies
4:00 Delegates Dismissed (this time is approximate)
Place: Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Day of Contact: John Remmell, SMCHS MUN Director
Schools Scheduled to attend:
Gymnázium Jana Nerudy – Czech Republic
Mater Dei High School
Huntington Beach High School
JSerra Catholic High School
Tustin High School
Los Alamitos High School
Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate School
MUN Mentors
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
St. Mary’s School
Laguna Hills High School
Ocean View High School
St. Anthony High School
Marymount Los Angeles
Gahr High School
Mission Viejo High School
University High School
San Juan Hills High School
Etiwanda High School
Sage Hill School
St. Bernard High School
Claremont High School
Edison High School
Mira Costa High School
Capistrano Valley High School
Saddleback High School
OC Club MUN
California High School
St. Margaret’s Episcopal School
Rosary Academy
El Modena High School
Laguna Beach High School
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