Delegate Guidebook

MITMUNC 2020
MITMUNC China Secretary General’s Letter

Dear Delegates,

It is our utmost pleasure and distinct privilege to cordially invite you to the fourth annual
edition of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Model United Nations Conference
(MITMUNC) China. Normally held in the magnificent city of Shanghai, MITMUNC
China is adapting to unprecedented times by bringing you a virtual conference. It is our
greatest priority to ensure the safety of our staff and delegates in addition to leveraging
modern technologies to maximize accessibility for a diverse audience.

MITMUNC China marks an important cornerstone in the history of MITMUNC as our

first conference series taking place outside of the United States. MITMUNC China 2020
is a multi day conference taking place on August 14-16. It is an unparalleled opportunity
to meet and collaborate with other bright, motivated high school students from all over
China. Students will engage in cultural exchange, practice negotiating and compromising
through structured debate, and work together and innovate to solve the pressing issues
of today and the future. We are excited to offer six committees, all with interesting and
relevant topics that range from technologically to socially focused, transporting you from
the special international task force responding to the disparate impacts of the COVID-19
pandemic to the private conference rooms of Alibaba. We are very grateful for the help
of ASDAN China, our generous partner who is co-hosting this conference along with us.

Thank you, and I hope you will decide to join us for MITMUNC China 2020. See you
there!

Ting Li Sarah Quraishi

Secretaries-General
MITMUNC China 2020
 SECRETARIAT

Red, White, and Blue, but only one star. These colors represent the
flags of the two islands that make up Jorge's cultural identity:
Puerto Rico and Cuba. While his cultural and ethnic origins might
be what define him the most, his passions and hobbies are a close
second. Jorge's most important passions, however, are tennis and
Model UN. Since 9th grade, he has been an active member of his
high school’s Model UN club to the point where he was its
president during his junior and senior years. Thanks to
MITMUNC, he will be able to pursue his Model UN passion.
- World Health Organization -
Jorge Perez

Sohini Kar is a part of several organizations at MIT, including the Machine

Intelligence Committee, Women Business Leaders, and the College of
Computing Student Advisory Group. She has been a part of MITMUNC for
two years. In her free time, she likes to paint, read, travel, and listen to music.
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations -

Sohini Kar

Derek Velez is a rising junior studying Computer Science in addition to

Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science. He is originally from Puerto Rico
but lives in Miami, Florida. He is a part of the Society of Hispanic
Professional Engineers, the Weather Forecasting Club, and has been a part
of MITMUNC since January. He also partitcipated in MUN his senior year
of high school, when the club began. He also loves hanging out with friends,
listening to music, playing video games, and learning new languages in his
free time and is currently learning Korean.
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations -
Derek Velez
 SECRETARIAT
Daniela Velez is a rising sophomore studying Computer Science with a minor
in Urban Studies and Planning. She has been involved in Model UN for the
past five years, also serving on staff at NHSMUN in New York and MEI
(Model Economic Institutions) in Madrid. She is also on exec for the Society
of Hispanic Professional Engineers, involved in entrepreneurship and CSAIL
research, and part of the piano program. In her free time, she loves to zoom
with friends, read, listen to music, and play tennis and basketball.
- Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific- -
Daniela Velez

Octavio Vega is a rising junior at MIT. He previously served as chair of

MITMUNC's Disarmament and International Security Committee as
well as Secretary-General. He is also a staff writer for the Harvard
International Review, president of the Arab Student organization, Chief
Financial Officer for the MIT Sustainable Energy Alliance, and Vice-
President of Maseeh Hall. Octavio loves exploring, learning, going on
adventures, hanging out with friends, reading, and the Avengers.
-Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific-
Octavio Vega

Isy Osubor is a rising senior studying Mechanical Engineering with a

double minor in Literature and Business Management. She is an
international student from Nigeria and spends much of her time with the
African Students Association and performing with the Afro-Carribean
dance group on campus, Sakata Afrique. She is also the head of
recruitment for her sorority Kappa Alpha Theta and loves spending time in
her sorority house. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, hanging out with
friends, and exercising.
-United Nations Security Council- Isy Osubor
 Diane Zhang is a rising sophomore from Westchester County, NY
studying Computer Science and Molecular Biology as well as
potentially Spanish. She is part of a Design for America
sustainability team and does bioinformatics research at MIT. Diane
likes to read, play the violin and tennis, hike, and ski in the winter.
-United Nations Security Council-

Diane Zhang

Karunya Sethuraman graduated from MIT in May. She has

participated both as a delegate and as a chair in conferences and
organized MITMUNC at MIT, holding the position of Secretary-
General for two years. On campus, she was part of a sorority, Pi
Beta Phi, and ProjX, a club that funds student projects. Karunya
likes to listen to music, read, and travel.
-Alibaba Board of Directors-
Karunya Sethuraman

Stuti Khandwala is a rising sophomore from India studying

Computer Science and Molecular Biology and possibly Chemistry.
She participated in Model UN since high school. She is a bio-maniac
and is currently working on the Coronavirus genome structure. She is
highly involved in research across diverse departments at MIT. Stuti
likes to randomly chat with family and stream cooking videos in her
spare time.
Stuti Khandwala -COVID-19 Task Force-

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 COMMITTEE

Combatting the Increase of Antimicrobial Resistance

Detecting and Curing Cancer Threats

International supply chain management and monetary policy for small businesses
Long term solutions for pandemic readiness (aka second wave)

Preserving the supply chain in a global recession

Protecting retail banking, Alipay, in a recession

Negotiating a Solution for the Venezuelan Crisis

Outlining a Path to Long-Term Peace in Yemen

Strengthening Cybersecurity in ASEAN Member-State Governments

Rising Sea Levels and Strengthening of Typhoons in Southeast Asia

Addressing Child and Forced Labor across Asia

Developing Technology and Infrastructure for Sustainable Development and Natural
Disaster Response

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DELEGATIONS

Committee Topics:
Strengthening Cybersecurity in ASEAN Member-State Governments
Rising Sea Levels and Strengthening of Typhoons in Southeast Asia

REPRESENTATIVE OF LAST NAME FIRST NAME NAME

Singapore LIU ZHILI LIU ZHILI

Malaysia BIN KANYAO BIN KANYAO
Cambodia LAN ZIHENG LAN ZIHENG
The Philippines JIA JIA JIAJIA
Vietnam HE ZIMENG HE ZIMENG
Indonesia ZHOU YONGQI ZHOU YONGQI
Thailand LIN JACK LIN JACK
Myanmar (Burma) CHEN GIANFRANCO CHEN GIANFRANCO
Laos LUO MENGQI LUO MENGQI
Brunei XU TIANSHU XU TIANSHU
India CUI XIUYUAN CUI XIUYUAN
China ZHANG JINGTIAN ZHANG JINGTIAN
Japan GUO MUCHEN GUO MUCHEN
Australia GU YUCHEN GU YUCHEN
USA GAO XING GAO XING
Russia ZHANG DAI ZHANG DAI
South Kora LAI YIRAN LAI YIRAN
France SUN YANLONG SUN YANLONG

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Committee Topics:
Negotiating a Solution for the Venezuelan Crisis
Outlining a Path to Long-Term Peace in Yemen

REPRESENTATIVE OF Last Name First Name Full Name

Yemen WEI YAXUAN WEI YAXUAN

Saudi Arabia LIM CHAE HYUN LIM CHAE HYUN
United Arab Emirates HUANG JIN HUANG JIN
United States of America WU ZHUOYAN WU ZHUOYAN
Iran ZHANG HAOTING ZHANG HAOTING
Iraq WANG JINGYUAN WANG JINGYUAN
France ZHANG FENGYUAN ZHANG FENGYUAN
United Kingdom SHENG LINXIANG SHENG LINXIANG
Germany YU JAE EUN YU JAE EUN
Syria YU JIANUO YU JIANUO
Somalia LI CHENYUAN LI CHENYUAN
Sudan WEI YUANHAO WEI YUANHAO
Russia WANG ZERUI WANG ZERUI
Lebanon SINGH ADITYA SINGH ADITYA
Egypt HU XINYU HU XINYU
Ethiopia CHEN YUFEI CHEN YUFEI
Djibouti WEI LIYUAN WEI LIYUAN
Eritrea YUAN ZHIHAN YUAN ZHIHAN
Jordan ZHOU YIXUAN ZHOU YIXUAN

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Committee Topics:
International supply chain management and monetary
policy for small businesses
Long term solutions for pandemic readiness (aka second wave)

REPRESENTATIVE OF Last Name First Name Full Name

China MUN SIHOON MUN SIHOON

USA JIHEE YU JIHEE YU

Taiwan WANG TIANSHENG SKY WANG TIANSHENG SKY

India LIU YANGKUN LIU YANGKUN

Brazil Wang Jiaxin Wang Jiaxin

Russia HUANG YI-CHI HUANG YI-CHI

United Kingdom TANG LUN WARREN TANG LUN WARREN

South Africa ZHAO YIQING ZHAO YIQING

Mexico QIAO XIN YI QIAO XIN YI

Peru WANG XUN WANG XUN

Chile WANG HAOLIN WANG HAOLIN

Iran ZHAO BINGCHENG ZHAO BINGCHENG

Spain LIN NICK LIN NICK

Pakistan XU ERIC XU ERIC

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Saudi Arabia LEUNG CHOR KIU LEUNG CHOR KIU

Italy ZHOU XIAOYUAN ZHOU XIAOYUAN

Colombia SU KAIYANG SU KAIYANG

Turkey LIU CHENGUANG LIU CHENGUANG

Bangladesh MAO XINYUE MAO XINYUE

Germany XIA YUAN XIA YUAN

France CUI RUOYU CUI RUOYU

Argentina JIANG YUYANG JIANG YUYANG

Canada DU MEICHEN DU MEICHEN

Qatar ZHOU ZIQI ZHOU ZIQI

Indonesia SHANG JIAHUI SHANG JIAHUI

Kuwait LI CHUFAN LI CHUFAN

Singapore SUN JIALU SUN JIALU

Japan WANG ZIHONG WANG ZIHONG

Nigeria WANG XINGYU WANG XINGYU

Ethiopia ZHAO SONGYANGYI ZHAO SONGYANGYI

Australia LI YI-FAN LI YI-FAN

South Korea WANG JIALU WANG JIALU

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Committee Topics:
Addressing Child and Forced Labor across Asia
Developing Technology and Infrastructure for Sustainable Development and Natural
Disaster Response

REPRESENTATIVE OF Last Name First Name Full Name

China MAN BOWEN MAN BOWEN

CHUNG YAN YEUNG CHUNG YAN

India YEUNG
EMILY EMILY
Singapore HU CHENGBO HU CHENGBO

Thailand WANG ZIHANG WANG ZIHANG

Malaysia TU HSUAN-YU TU HSUAN-YU

Indonesia SHEN BINGQI SHEN BINGQI

Philippines YIFEI XIE YIFEI XIE

Brunei SHEN HAO SHEN HAO

Cambodia CHEN YUHANG CHEN YUHANG

Laos BAI XIAODING BAI XIAODING

Myanmar LEONG IAN LAM LEONG IAN LAM

Vietnam XIE DONG XIE DONG

Pakistan LIU KUANG BING ZI LIU KUANG BING ZI

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Australia CHEN HANYU CHEN HANYU

United States WU MINGYU WU MINGYU

Bangladesh YANG YILIU YANG YILIU

Russia ZOU XINYING ZOU XINYING

Japan DONG HELI DONG HELI

UK ZHANG YIXUAN ZHANG YIXUAN

Republic of Korea CHENG MIAOYU CHENG MIAOYU

Nepal ZHANG KUNSHUO ZHANG KUNSHUO

Sri Lanka YAN XINGYUE YAN XINGYUE

Papau New Guinea lU JIAYI LU JIAYI

Mongolia ZHANG JIERONG ZHANG JIERONG

Kazakhstan ZHAO JIAYI ZHAO JIAYI

Timor Leste JIANG YAQI JIANG YAQI

Fiji FREMISTA ENRICO FREMISTA ENRICO

Bhutan CHAY ZHEN RU CHAY ZHEN RU

Solomon Islands SUN SHENG CHEN SUN SHENGCHEN

Maldives WEI ZUNYUE WEI ZUNYUE

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Committee Topics:
Combatting the Increase of Antimicrobial Resistance
Detecting and Curing Cancer Threats

REPRESENTATIVE OF Last Name First Name Full Name

United States LIU DINGKANG LIU DINGKANG

China HE CHENGYE HE CHENGYE
Russia LI ENZE LI ENZE
France ZHANG HONGYI ZHANG HONGYI
United Kingdom LIU Vincent LIU Vincent
Australia ZHOU TIANYI ZHOU TIANYI
New Zealand CHAN ELINA CHAN ELINA
Ireland SUN JICE SUN JICE
Hungary LIU LIU LIU LIU
Belgium REN JIAYANG REN JIAYANG
Zimbabwe LI YUJIA LI YUJIA
Spain SONG ZICHEN SONG ZICHEN
Germany SHI ZHUOXUAN SHI ZHUOXUAN
Brazil YANG PENG YANG PENG
Mexico KIM MINSEO KIM MINSEO

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Canada HUANG XIAOTIAN HUANG XIAOTIAN
Argentina QIAN LEYAO QIAN LEYAO
India XU SHUXIN XU SHUXIN
Indonesia YUAN ALAN YUAN ALAN
Peru SUH JIHO SUH JIHO
South Africa MUKHERJEE ISHAN MUKHERJEE ISHAN
RODRIGUEZ JORGE RODRIGUEZ MARQUEZ
North Korea
MARQUEZ JORGE
South Korea YAO HONGWEN YAO HONGWEN
Singapore TAO ZIYI TAO ZIYI
Syria LIAO TONGXIN LIAO TONGXIN
Colombia ZHANG ANTONG ZHANG ANTONG
Iran HUANG XIN HUANG XIN
Saudi Arabia LI PEIRAN LI PEIRAN
Switzerland SIE KA LOK SIE KA LOK
Cuba REN CHANGAN REN CHANGAN
Portugal CAO YUTONG CAO YUTONG
Sweden YING KAIRUI YING KAIRUI
Egypt LIANG XINYUE LIANG XINYUE
Vietnam GAO SUYANG GAO SUYANG
Philippines JI YONG JI YONG
Venezuela JI ZHI JI ZHI

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DELEGATIONS

Committee Topics:
The impact of the ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative on the
greater Asian region
Supporting the advancement of technological innovation
and entrepreneurship in ASEAN nations

REPRESENTATIVE OF Last Name First Name Full Name

Daniel Zhang ZHANG RONGYI ZHANG RONGYI

Joseph Tsai PIAO CHENGAI PIAO CHENGAI
J. Michael Evans ZOU XINBO ZOU XINBO
Chee Hwa Tung Jhoan Echeverri Patiño Jhoan Echeverri Patiño
Walter Kwauk LI XINYI LI XINYI
Jerry Yang LIANG LIYUN LIANG LIYUN
E Borje Ekholm WU SHENGQI WU SHENGQI
Wan Ling Martello LU YANSU LU YANSU
Maggie Wu YAN RENA YAN RENA
Judy Tong XUJINGWEN XU XUJINGWEN XU
RAYMOND TANG RAYMOND
Jeff Zhang TANG
ZHENG ZHENG
Sara Yu AI XIN YU AI XIN YU
Jessie Zheng ZHANG SHUYUE ZHANG SHUYUE
Chris Tung XUAN YIYANG XUAN YIYANG
Trudy Dai HUANG YUDI HUANG YUDI
Hou Yi YANG ANNA YANG ANNA
Simon Hu KO DAEHYEON KO DAEHYEON

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 SCHEDULE
TIMELINE: 14th August 2020 - 16th August 2020
(Friday, Saturday and Sunday)

FRIDAY
09:00 - 09:30 Opening Ceremony
09:30 - 12:30 Committee Session 1
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:30 Committee Session 2
14:30 - 15:00 Break
15:00 - 19:00 Committee Session 3
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner
20:00 - 22:00 MIT Virtual Tour

SATURDAY
09:00 - 12:00 Committee Session 4
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 - 16:00 Committee Session 5
16:00 - 16:30 Break
16:30 - 19:00 Committee Session 6
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner
20:00 - 22:00 Talent Show

SUNDAY
09:00 - 11:00 Final Committee Session (7)
11:00 - 12:30 Closing Ceremony and Awards Ceremony

Remarks:

Sessions Platform (Zoom)

Opening & Closing Ceremony Main Meeting room: 528 077 0428 (password:
MITMUNC)
Meeting Room 1: 528 077 0428 (password: MITMUNC)
Committee Sessions
Meeting Room 2 871 284 8075 (password: MITMUNC)
1. Meeting Room 1: ESCAP, ASEAN, UNSC;
2. Meeting Room 2: WHO, COVID-19 Task Force, Alibaba Board of Directors
3. Kindly rename your name in zoom to: “Committee name_Country_Name”
(Example: ASEAN_Japan_Joyce)

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 COMMITTEE TIMELINE OVERVIEW

GENERAL TERMS:

The Chair / Director

The DAIS, which comprises of the Director and the Assistant Director(s), controls the
flow of committee sessions. The chair, as also known as the committee director, is
mainly responsible for guiding committee developments.

Motion
Motions are used to give a suggestion during the sessions

TIMELINE OVERVIEW:

⚫ Role Call - Roll call is conducted in the beginning of each committee session to
take attendance of all present delegates and establish voting majority amounts. The
chair will announce each delegation in the very beginning of each committee session.
Delegates must say “present” or ”present and voting” once their delegation is called.

✓ Present means that a delegate commits to being present at the current

committee session.

✓ Present and voting means that a delegate commits to being present at the

current committee session and also commits to voting and not abstaining
during each voting session.
⚫ Setting the Agenda – determines which topics are addressed in the committee
session. Motion to set the agenda: This motion sets forth the specific committee
topics that will addressed throughout debates.

✓ 2 delegates speak in favor of the motion, 2 delegates speak against the

motion.
✓ Requires a simple majority vote to pass.

⚫ Debate -

✓ Formal Debate - each committee session starts in formal debate.

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 ◼ Motion to open the speaker’s list – see the “Types of Debate”
section below for a more comprehensive description.

◼ Speeches in the beginning of session should focus on individual

country positions and and recommending actions.

◼ After resolution blocs have formed, speeches should focus on

explaining draft resolutions, encouraging others to support draft
resolutions, raising questions about resolutions, or explaining why the
delegate agrees / disagrees with the resolution.

◼ Speeches at the end of debate should focus on presenting

amendments to resolutions made to address any concerns raised during
debate.

✓ Informal Debate - requires motion to suspend debate (eg: Motion for a )

◼ Committees start forming resolution blocs to develop positions.

◼ Writing starts as countries bloc to draft resolutions.

◼ Countries gather support for their specific draft resolutions.

◼ Delegates finalize draft resolutions.

◼ Countries gather more support for their resolution by

accommodating others‘ ideas via friendly amendments.

⚫ Voting Bloc - starts if speaker’s list is exhausted or if a successful motion is

made to close debate and move into voting procedure.

✓ No one may enter / exit the committee room during the entirety of voting bloc.

✓ Delegates vote on amendments first and then resolutions.

⚫ Start of next topic - the entire timeline repeats for the second topic.

DEBATES

Types of Debate:
There are 2 types of debate during committee session, formal debate and informal
debate, or caucusing.

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Formal Debate
During formal debate, delegates will make speeches, answer questions, introduce and
debate resolutions in front of the entire committee. The order in which delegates are
allowed to speak is determined by the speaker’s list, a list of delegate names which
opens at the beginning of the committee session and is updated throughout committee
session by the chair. When the speaker’s list is first created, delegates may request to be
placed on the list by raising their placards.

Delegates who spoke and exhausts their speaking time will be removed from the
speaker’s list and may add themselves to the bottom of the list if they wish to do so.
Delegates can add themselves to the bottom of the speaker’s list by passing the request in
a note to the chair. Each delegate may only be on any current iteration of the speaker’s
list once but may re-add themselves multiple times throughout committee session. The
amount of time given to delegates per speech is set by the chair at the start of committee.
If delegates do not take up all of their allotted time in their speech, they may not yield
any remaining time to another delegate; instead, all remaining speaking time is
automatically absorbed by the chair.

Informal Debate
There are two types of informal debate: unmoderated caucus and moderated caucus.
During either type of caucus, the rules of procedure are temporarily suspended. The
speaker’s list is temporarily closed until the end of caucus.

A committee can go into moderated caucus if a motion by a delegate to suspend debate

and enter into moderated caucus is successful after being voted on by the committee. In
moderated caucus, delegates raise their placards to be called upon to speak by the chair.
The speaking time per speech and the total length of the moderated caucus is set by the
original motion made to enter moderated caucus.

A committee can go into unmoderated caucus if a motion by a delegate to suspend

debate and enter into unmoderated caucus is successful after being voted on by the
committee. During unmoderated caucus, delegates will talk informally with one another
with the goal of writing resolutions to be presented to the entire committee by discussing
potential resolutions, analyzing viewpoints, forming resolution blocs, negotiating possible
amendments or merging of resolutions, and garnering signatories.

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 RULES & PROCEDURES

POINTS
Point of order
Used when a delegate believes the chair has made an error in parliamentary procedure,
specifically in formal committee procedure; resolved by the chair
Point of inquiry / point of parliamentary procedure
Used when a delegate asks the chair a question regarding the rules of procedure; may
only be made when the floor is open (no other delegate is speaking)
Point of personal privilege
Used to inform the chair of a physical discomfort a delegate is experiencing, such as not
being able to hear another delegate’s speech.
Point of clarification
Used to clarify a non-substantive point (grammar, spelling, awkward phrasing) in a
resolution / amendment
Point of information
Used in order to pose a question to a speaker during formal debate. The speaker chooses
whether or not to yield his or her time to points of information.
Appeal to the chair’s decision
Used when the delegate believes the chairperson has incorrectly decided a point or
motion; requires a 2/3 majority vote to pass. The appealing delegate speaks and the
chairperson defends himself or herself before the vote.

MOTIONS
Motion to open the Speaker’s List
Starts the speaker’s list at the beginning of each topic and allows delegates to sign up to
speak; requires an immediate vote and simple majority to pass.
Motion to set the agenda
Sets the order in which the topics will be debated; requires 2 speakers to speak for the
motions and 2 speakers to speak against the motion; requires a simple majority to pass.
Motion to set the speakers time
Sets or changes the amount of time each delegate has to speak; requires simple majority
to pass.
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Motion for a right of reply
Allows a delegate to respond if a member of the committee makes a personal attack on
them (but not if the member attacks a delegate’s position); chair makes ultimate ruling.
Motion to suspend debate (specify amount of time, type of informal
debate, and purpose)
Moves the committee from formal debate to caucusing; requires simple majority to pass.
Motion to introduce Working Paper / resolution / amendment
Used to introduce (read it to the committee and make it an official document) a working
paper/resolution/ amendment; no vote necessary.
Motion to close Speaker’s List
Means that no more countries will be added to the speakers list; voting bloc automatically
happens as soon as all the speakers on the speakers list have spoken
Motion to close debate and move into voting procedure
Moves the committee into voting bloc, usually when there are enough draft resolutions
on the floor and all have been discussed thoroughly; requires 2 speakers to speak against
and 2 speakers to speak for the motion; requires 2/3 majority to pass.
Motion for a roll call vote
Means that each country will be called on individually to cast their vote (as opposed to
raising placard); automatically adopted with the chair’s approval. During roll call, a
country can vote yes, no, yes with rights, no with rights, abstain, or pass:
Motion to adjourn committee
Ends the committee session until the next session (eg: next year’s conference, after lunch
or dinner); requires simple majority to pass.
Motion to adjourn committee / motion to table debate
Suspends all of the work that the committee has completed on a particular topic and
switches the committee topic; requires 2 speakers to speak for and 2 speakers to speak
against the motion; requires 2/3 majority to pass.
Motion to question the competence of the committee to discuss.
Used to remove a discussed topic from a resolution/discussion if a delegate believes the
topic is out of the jurisdiction of the committee; requires 2 speakers to speak for and 2
speakers to speak against the motion; requires 2/3 majority to pass.

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 ATTENTION
1. Each committee will be allocated to different Zoom meeting rooms after the
opening ceremony (and before closing ceremony), kindly take note of your
respective meeting room number during your committee sessions:

Meeting Room 1: ESCAP, ASEAN, UNSC;

Meeting Room 2: WHO, COVID-19 Task Force, Alibaba Board of Director

2. To better identify your identity in the meeting room, kindly rename yourself in
zoom to “Committee_Country_Name” once you enter the zoom room。
Example: ASEAN_Korea_Joyce

3. MITMUNC China is a full English conference. You are REQUIRED to

communicate in English during the conference.

4. Proper attire is REQUIRED during the conference.

5. Kindly make sure that your video and audio settings for zoom is working before
the conference.

6. Video is REQUIRED to be on during the conference.

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