Position Paper Specifications

Each committee topic should be addressed briefly in a succinct policy statement representing the relevant views of your assigned country, NGO, or expert role. You should also include recommendations for action to be taken by your committee. All delegations meeting the following criteria will be judged by the same method and equally considered for position paper awards. All papers must be typed and formatted according to the example in the background guides (following the specifications below will ensure this).

• If printed, length must not exceed one double-sided page (two single-sided pages is not acceptable)
• Font must be Times New Roman sized between 10 pt. and 12 pt.
• Country/NGO name, School name and committee name clearly labeled on the first page
• Agenda topics clearly labeled in separate sections
• National symbols (headers, flags, etc.) are deemed inappropriate for NMUN position papers

- Sample Position Paper - Regular Committee
- Sample Position Paper - Technical Experts Committee

Directions for Submitting Your Position Paper

Position papers for the NMUN Conference need to be submitted via email, unless other arrangements
are made with the Directors-General. Each of the tasks listed here needs to be completed no later than March 1 for both the Sheraton and the Marriott venues. To be considered timely for awards, please read and follow these directions:

PLEASE TITLE EACH E-MAIL/DOCUMENT WITH THE NAME OF THE COMMITTEE, ASSIGNMENT AND DELEGATION NAME (Example: AU_Namibia_University of Caprivi)

1. TO COMMITTEE STAFF:
A file of the position paper (.doc or .pdf) for each assigned committee should be sent to the committee
email address listed in the Background Guide. These e-mail addresses will be active after 15 November.

2. TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL:
Each delegation should also send one set of all position papers to the e-mail designated for their venue:

    positionpapers.sheraton@nmun.org   |  

    positionpapers.marriott@nmun.org

This set (held by the Directors-General) will serve as a back-up copy in case individual committee directors cannot open attachments. These copies will also be made available in Home Government during the week of the NMUN Conference

NOTE: This e-mail should only be used as a repository for position papers. Please forward any questions for the Directors-General to dirgen@nmun.org.

• The head delegate or faculty member sending this message should cc: him/herself as confirmation of receipt. (Free programs like Adobe Acrobat or WinZip may need to be used to compress files if they are not plain text.)

• Because of the potential volume of e-mail, only one e-mail from the Head Delegate or Faculty Advisor containing all attached position papers will be accepted.