GA+1

=__General Assembly 1st Committee__=

Disarmament and International Security
__Topics:__
 * 1) The role of illegal drug-trafficking in financing terrorist organizations.
 * 2) Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security.
 * 3) The accumulation and stockpiling of surplus conventional weapons and ammunition.
 * 4) Transparency and confidence-building measures in space-related activities.

__Student Officers:__


 * [[image:sehoonj.jpg caption="Sehoon Joo" link="http://beimun.net/images/sehoonj.jpg"]] || Honorable delegates, dear directors and all guests, my name is Sehoon Joo and I am a student at the International School of Beijing. I will be serving as your Assistant President at BEIMUN XVI.

I hope all of you are working busily to prepare yourselves for the conference. Like all of you, I am working diligently with delegates here at ISB and did extensive research on the topic regarding terrorism. If anyone is interested in that topic and have questions, please do not hesitate to ask. I am also familiar with other topics and I will be more than willing to answer questions regarding the issues, the conference or MUN in general, so please contact me via email or the wikispaces. I am here to help all delegates to get the most out of what I believe is one of the most excellent MUN conference in the world.

A little bit about myself. I am a junior and this is my third BEIMUN conference. Last year I served as an officer in the Human Rights Commission and I hope to see some familiar faces. I have also been to THIMUN Singapore and THIMUN in the Hague as a delegate, and at the most recent Singapore conference, I had the privilege to serve as an officer. I hope my experience can help make BEIMUN an entertaining and educational experience.

I hope everyone will come with the right mindset and respect that other delegates and the issues demand. It will be a blast and I will make sure of it.

See you in a few weeks General Assembly Committee 1 Assistant President Sehoon Joo ||


 * [[image:jingshenz.jpg align="left" caption="Jingshen Zhao" link="http://forum.thimun.org/stoff/jzhao.jpg"]] || Honorable Delegates of the First Committee,

My name is Jingshen Zhao, and along with Sehoon Joo, we will be the GA Assistant Presidents in your Committee. We are also fortunate to have the very capable Deputy Assistant Presidents, Jessica Yun and Cindy Lei.

The work of the First Committee of the General Assembly is critical to the United Nations. Like the Security Council, the First Committee investigates many issues crucial to the security and stability of the world today. Unlike the Security Council, this GA Committee comprises of delegates from all Member States who look at issues at large rather than the security of specific nations.

BEIMUN XVI will be my thirteenth Model UN Conference and my second time at BEIMUN. Every student officer has been assigned one of the Issues on the Agenda to write a research report on. The focus of my research is on the question of "**the accumulation and stockpiling of surplus conventional weapons and ammunition**". With four student officers in each of the GA Committees this year, more help is available should you need it. So please feel free to contact any of us through this Wiki.

Unlike in a debate tournament where there are only a few winners, no BEIMUN participant walks away as a loser. I have no doubt that you will engage yourselves in writing quality resolutions, participate in constructive debate, and come out of the Committee Room with a genuine sense of accomplishment every day of the conference.

Good luck with your preparations, and I look forward to seeing each and every one of you in March.

Yours sincerely,

Jingshen Zhao Assistant President of the General Assembly (First Committee) ||

Honorable delegates, esteemed Directors, and distinguished Guests,

My name is Cindy Lei and this year I will be serving as your Deputy Assistant President in General Assembly 1, at BEIMUN XVI. BEIMUN XVI marks my eighth and final international conference as a high school student; I hope that together, we can make it a memorable (not teary) experience for everyone Most of my research is on the question of: **Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of International Security** and I will be happy to answer any and all pertinent questions. General questions concerning THIMUN protocol (dress code, points & motions, etc.) are welcome as well.

By now, most of you (delegates) should have received an email from me with the Assistant Presidents Sehoon and Jingshen’s emails as well as the other Deputy Assistant President, Jessica’s, email under the Cc bar. **Please reply to confirm your email if you have not already done so!** If you have not received anything from me, it might be because a) it’s in your junk mail, or b) I do not have your address. If the former, you know what to do; if the latter, please email me at cindylei8@gmail.com.

I look forward to meeting all you and having a great time at BEIMUN, ~Cindy Lei Deputy Assistant President, General Assembly: Sub-committee 1

Honorable General Assembly delegates, My name is Jessica Yun and I will be serving as your Deputy Assistant President in the GA1 forum. I am a junior attending Korea International School.

Hopefully, you have been making progress in your research and resolutions. I focused on the issue of Transparency and confidence-building measures, so feel free to ask me any specific questions regarding that topic. The issues on disarmament and international security are becoming increasingly urgent today, and I encourage GA delegates to produce action-oriented and inventive resolutions to combat these issues.

This is my third BEIMUN conference. I've also attended THIMUN Singapore. In fact, I was a GA delegate for my first BEIMUN. I have consistently been impressed by what delegates have brought to this conference. As for this year, I am very excited to see what this year's GA1 will bring to the table. R

Best of luck, Jessica Yun (miss.jeska@yahoo.com)