AMUN Conference
Awards Criteria

(1)  Delegates in each of the Committees/Councils will elect one delegate to serve as Rapporteur of the committee. The Rapporteur will have the responsibility of formally presenting a summary of the committee's proceedings and accomplishments during the plenary session of the General Assembly on the second day of the conference.  Each of the Rapporteurs will receive a certificate during the closing session of the ceremony.

 

[During the morning session on the second day of the conference, the Chairs of each of the committees will ask the delegates for nominations for Rapporteur. The Chair will accept a minimum of five nominations (and a maximum of ten nominations) from the delegates.  The Chair shall not accept more than one nomination from delegates representing any one country or delegation.  Delegates may nominate themselves for Rapporteur. Once nominations have been concluded, the Chair will distribute a ballot to all of the delegates, and then will announce the names of all of the nominees for Rapporteur. The delegates are allowed to vote for one, and only one, of the nominees. Votes cast for delegates that have not been nominated will not be counted. Once all of the ballots have been collected, the Co-Chair and Legal Counsel will count the votes and report the results to the Chair. The Chair will then announce the results of the vote to the committee.  Ties will be broken through a run-off election between the two highest vote-getters.]
 

(2)  The AMUN Secretariat will select one delegate for the Outstanding Delegate award for each of the committees.  The delegates chosen for these awards are those that have demonstrated excellent knowledge of the committee topics, as well as excellent speaking and parliamentary procedure skills.  In addition, the recipients of these awards are delegates that have represented their respective countries in an intelligent and professional manner throughout the entire conference.  Each of the award recipients will receive an engraved gavel and certificate during the closing session of the conference.

[Immediately after the recessing for lunch on the second day of the conference, all committee staff members shall independently nominate one delegate from their respective committees to be awarded the Outstanding Delegate award, and shall nominate four to eight delegates from their respective committees for the Outstanding Delegate-Honorable Mention awards.  The nominations (up to four sets of nominations from each committee) shall be sealed and submitted to the AMUN Secretariat. The AMUN Secretariat will then use these nominations to make the final award decisions.]
 

(3)  The Secretary-General and the members of the Secretariat will choose one delegation for the Outstanding Delegation award.  This award will be based on the following criteria:

(a) a delegation's overall performance during the plenary session of the General Assembly;

(b) a delegation's overall performance in the four G.A. committees (as measured by delegate performance); and

(c) a delegation's position papers.

Each of these three criteria will be weighed roughly equally in determining the outstanding delegation.  Delegations must submit position papers to the secretariat on or prior to the first day of the conference in order to be eligible for this award.  The delegation chosen for this award, represented by the Head of Delegation, will receive a plaque and certificate during the closing session of the conference.

The Secretary-General and the members of the Secretariat will also choose four to eight delegations for the Outstanding Delegation-Honorable Mention awards. The criteria for these awards are the same as the criteria for the "outstanding delegation" award (see above).  The delegations chosen for this award, represented by the Heads of Delegations, will receive certificates during the closing session of the conference.

[During the plenary session of the General Assembly, each of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly (chairs of the G.A. committees) will independently submit their recommendations for these award to the President of the General Assembly (Secretary-General).  The President of the General Assembly (Secretary-General) will use these recommendations, as well as assessments of the position papers and "outstanding delegate" awards in the G.A. committees, in order to make the decision for these awards.]
 

(4)  The Secretary-General of the AMUN Conference will choose several delegations to receive Best Position Paper awards. The position papers will be evaluated on the basis of style (grammar, punctuation, etc.) and substance (extent to which the position papers accurately reflected the actual policies of the respective countries). The delegations chosen for this award, represented by the Heads of Delegation, will receive certificates during the closing session of the conference.
 

(5)  The Secretariat of the AMUN Conference will present a Certificate of Appreciation all students who served as "pages".  Certificates will either be given to the faculty advisors at the end of the conference or will be mailed to the recipients following the conference.
 

(6)  The Secretariat of the AMUN Conference will present a Certificate of Appreciation to all students who served as "head delegates".  Certificates will either be given to the faculty advisors at the end of the conference or will be mailed to the recipients following the conference.
 

(7)  The Secretariat of the AMUN Conference will present a Certificate of Participation to all students who participated as "delegates" or "observers".  Certificates will either be given to the faculty advisors at the end of the conference or will be mailed to the recipients following the conference.