Question 1

Do I need prior MUN or debate experience to join?

Accepted Answer

No. Many members have never done any debate or MUN before joining. The club welcomes students from all majors and backgrounds.

Question 2

What are the three branches of UCBMUN and how are they different?

Accepted Answer

The travel team competes at collegiate conferences nationwide. The UCBMUN conference is a prestigious collegiate MUN conference held each spring in San Francisco. BearMUN is a high school conference hosted on the UC Berkeley campus each fall. Members can be involved in one or all three.

Question 3

What kinds of committees does UCBMUN run?

Accepted Answer

Three types: General Assemblies (large committees debating broad global issues and passing resolutions), Specialized Agencies (smaller, niche-topic committees with some crisis elements), and Crisis Committees (fast-moving, real-time simulations where delegates play specific characters and respond to unfolding events like coups or disasters).

Question 4

Where does the travel team compete?

Accepted Answer

The team attends conferences at universities across the US and Canada, including USC, Georgetown, Boston University, UPenn, Harvard, McGill, University of Chicago, NYU, and UCLA, among others.

Question 5

What is the UCBMUN collegiate conference like?

Accepted Answer

UCBMUN XXX (the 30th edition) is held at the InterContinental San Francisco over four days in March. It features 15 committees ranging from futuristic DISEC scenarios to creative crisis committees (like Stark Industries or a paranormal crisis in Mexico City). Over 400 delegates from 30+ schools attend, staffed by 100+ experienced UCBMUN members.

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