I have no idea what I was thinking, really. It just seemed to be in my forte - represent a country, discuss International politics, live the life of a foreign agent. A dream come true at IIT Roorkee MUN - 2011: the first MUN to be organized in IIT Roorkee last year. Two days of great fun and two resolutions negotiated - one abstain and one for.
This year, something told me that we need to do this again. I could've stepped aside and done some other events - a paper presentation is still my main desire. But another MUN? Irresistible. A few phone calls and e-mails and I knew that we could do it. It was fairly simple convincing the Cogni people - MUN was such a hit last year that it just had to be done again!
But the actual task of organizing proved a bit more challenging. Looking at the state of Cognizance a little under 50 days before it starts, I've realised that this is probably going to be one of the largest events there. It needs to be successful. At one point, I wondered what I had gotten myself into. But then came the hardest part so far - the EB Chat.
Selecting the EB was not very difficult - we got around 100 applications (compared to last year's 30) of which we selected 35 for further consideration. A questionnaire and four hours of discussion later, we finalized our EBs for the two committees. And then came a mega online-chat to decide the councils and their agendas. Five tabs open at the same time, hitting refresh non-stop, phone calls, SMSes... everything happened at the same time.
And then, all of a sudden, we finalized the councils and the agenda. The Arab League on Oil and the GA on the Media. Modern, relevant, untried. Despite the specter of being white-washed by LSRMUN, I saw my first ray of hope that this would happen.
A lot needs to be done now - applications have opened for delegates but publicity is yet to pick up. The Cogni people are a source of frustration. But of all the events that I have organized so far, this is definitely the largest. Am I scared? Yes. But do I think we can do it? Yes, yes, yes! One must graduate to newer and larger things eventually. This was inevitable. It's time to do it.
This year, something told me that we need to do this again. I could've stepped aside and done some other events - a paper presentation is still my main desire. But another MUN? Irresistible. A few phone calls and e-mails and I knew that we could do it. It was fairly simple convincing the Cogni people - MUN was such a hit last year that it just had to be done again!
But the actual task of organizing proved a bit more challenging. Looking at the state of Cognizance a little under 50 days before it starts, I've realised that this is probably going to be one of the largest events there. It needs to be successful. At one point, I wondered what I had gotten myself into. But then came the hardest part so far - the EB Chat.
Selecting the EB was not very difficult - we got around 100 applications (compared to last year's 30) of which we selected 35 for further consideration. A questionnaire and four hours of discussion later, we finalized our EBs for the two committees. And then came a mega online-chat to decide the councils and their agendas. Five tabs open at the same time, hitting refresh non-stop, phone calls, SMSes... everything happened at the same time.
And then, all of a sudden, we finalized the councils and the agenda. The Arab League on Oil and the GA on the Media. Modern, relevant, untried. Despite the specter of being white-washed by LSRMUN, I saw my first ray of hope that this would happen.
A lot needs to be done now - applications have opened for delegates but publicity is yet to pick up. The Cogni people are a source of frustration. But of all the events that I have organized so far, this is definitely the largest. Am I scared? Yes. But do I think we can do it? Yes, yes, yes! One must graduate to newer and larger things eventually. This was inevitable. It's time to do it.
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