At the Conference

NMUN•NY 2020 Conference Schedule

It is with heavy hearts that we announce that the NMUN•NY 2020 conferences will not be held. The guidance from public officials is now clear: it is impossible to hold the conference. 

This schedule is provided to give you an idea of what to expect. It is subject to change. It was last updated 10 March.

The conference will be held at the Sheraton New York Times Square and the New York Hilton Midtown hotels.

Saturday, 28 March (Conf. A)  |  4 April (Conf. B)

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Early NMUN Conference Registration
(faculty advisor/head delegate should do this for your entire delegation)

Sheraton Lower Level,
Gramercy
Sunday, 29 March (Conf. A)  |  5 April (Conf. B)

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Chair Selection Process and Training for All Committees.
(attend if you submitted the Chair application)

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Empire East

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

NMUN Conference Registration
(faculty advisor/head delegate should do this for your entire delegation)

Sheraton Lower Level,
Gramercy

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Delegate NMUN Rules Training Session (Optional)
Overview (3-3:30 pm)
Drop-In Q & A (3:30-4 pm)

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Metropolitan East

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Opportunity Fair
Meet with Representatives of Graduate Schools and Other Organizations

Conf. A: Sheraton 2nd Floor, Central Park
Conf. B: Hilton 3rd Floor,
Grand Ballroom Foyer

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Opening Ceremony
(formal conference dress code begins)

Conf. A: Sheraton 2nd Floor, Metropolitan Ballroom
Conf. B: Hilton 3rd Floor,
Grand Ballroom

7:00 pm - 7:15 pm

NMUN Late Conference Registration

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Lenox Ballroom

7:00 pm - 10:15 pm

Information Services Open
(lost and found, t-shirts, badge/placard replacement)

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Lenox Ballroom

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

All Committee Sessions (Actual start time will be about 15 minutes after Opening Ceremony ends. Bring everything you need for committee sessions with you to Opening Ceremony. At Conf. A: GA 1 and GA 2 will start 30 minutes after Opening ends.)

See Committee Locations Below

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Faculty: Room Open

Sheraton Lower Level,
Madison Square
Monday, 30 March (Conf. A)  |  6 April (Conf. B)

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Mission Briefings
(if pre-arranged by your delegation)

Permanent Missions to the UN

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Delegate Seminar: The UN at 75 (for those who could not secure a Mission Briefing or don't have one scheduled at this time)

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Metropolitan East

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Head Delegates Meeting

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Central Park West

1:00 pm - 10:45 pm

Information Services Open
(lost and found, t-shirts, badge/placard replacement)

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Lenox Ballroom

1:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Faculty: Room Open

Sheraton Lower Level,
Madison Square

1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Committee Sessions: all committees except for the large ones, listed below

See Committee Locations Below

1:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Large Committee Sessions:
GA1, GA2, GA3, HLPF, NPT, UNEA

See Committee Locations Below

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Faculty: New Faculty Advisor Session
Q and A for new faculty with veteran faculty and staff

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Central Park West

6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Committee Sessions: all committees except for the large ones, listed below

See Committee Locations Below

7:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Large Committee Sessions:
GA1, GA2, GA3, HLPF, NPT, UNEA

See Committee Locations Below

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Faculty: Karen J. Vogel Faculty Seminar
US Politics and the United Nations

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Central Park West
Tuesday, 31 March (Conf. A)  |  7 April (Conf. B)

8:00 am - 10:45 pm

Information Services Open
(lost and found, t-shirts, badge/placard replacement)

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Lenox Ballroom

8:30 am - 10:30 pm

Faculty: Room Open

Sheraton Lower Level,
Madison Square

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Large Committee Sessions:
GA1, GA2, GA3, HLPF, NPT, UNEA

See Committee Locations Below

9:00 am -11:30 am

Committee Sessions: all committees except for the large ones, listed above

See Committee Locations Below

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Head Delegates Meeting

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Central Park West

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Committee Sessions: all committees except for the large ones, listed below

See Committee Locations Below

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Large Committee Sessions:
GA1, GA2, GA3, HLPF, NPT, UNEA

See Committee Locations Below

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Committee Sessions: all committees except for the large ones, listed below

See Committee Locations Below

7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Large Committee Sessions:
GA1, GA2, GA3, HLPF, NPT, UNEA

See Committee Locations Below

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Faculty: Reception
Faculty Advisor ribbon required

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Central Park West
Wednesday, 1 April (Conf. A)  |  8 April (Conf. B)

8:00 am - 5:30 pm

Information Services Open
(lost and found, t-shirts, badge/placard replacement)

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Lenox Ballroom

8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Faculty: Room Open

Sheraton Lower Level,
Madison Square

8:30 am -11:30 am

Committee Sessions: all committees except for the large ones, listed below

See Committee Locations Below

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Large Committee Sessions:
GA1, GA2, GA3, HLPF, NPT, UNEA

See Committee Locations Below

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Head Delegates Meeting

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Central Park West

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Committee Sessions: all committees except for the large ones, listed below

See Committee Locations Below

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Large Committee Sessions:
GA1, GA2, GA3, HLPF, NPT, UNEA

See Committee Locations Below

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Faculty: Information on Upcoming NMUN Conferences

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Central Park West

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Faculty: Feedback Session (early distribution of UN Security Badges to faculty)

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Central Park West

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Conf. B: Pick Up UN Security Badges (if your faculty advisor didn’t do so earlier, one person should pick them up for your entire delegation)

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Central Park West

Thursday, 2 April (Conf. A)  |  9 April (Conf. B)
UN space usage is always subject to availability; UN needs understandably take precedence over ours.

9:30 am - 11:00 am

General Assembly Plenary Session
Attendees: Delegates from GA1, GA2, GA3; Faculty and Head Delegates

Conf. A: 2nd Floor Sheraton - Metropolitan Ballroom

Conf. B: United Nations, General Assembly Hall
Must wear both your NMUN badge and UN Security Badge, and bring a government issued photo ID.

9:30 am - 11:00 am

ECOSOC Plenary Session
Attendees: Delegates from the ECOSOC Committee; Faculty, Head Delegates, and Others may attend as Observers, but please reserve the center sections for the actual ECOSOC delegates.

Conf. A: 2nd Floor Sheraton - Empire Ballroom

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Closing Ceremony I
(for delegations with school names that start with A-N)

Conf. A: 2nd Floor Sheraton - Metropolitan Ballroom

Conf. B: United Nations, General Assembly Hall (subject to approval by the UN)
Must wear both your NMUN badge and UN Security Badge, and bring a government issued photo ID.

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Closing Ceremony II
(for delegations with school names that start with O-Z)

Conf. A: 2nd Floor Sheraton - Metropolitan Ballroom

Conf. B: United Nations, General Assembly Hall (subject to approval by the UN)
Must wear both your NMUN badge and UN Security Badge, and bring a government issued photo ID.

10:00 pm - 2:00 am

Delegate Dance
NMUN Badge required for entry

Terminal 5, 610 W. 56th St.
Committee Locations

CCPCJ

Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Sheraton Lower Level,
Flatiron

CPD

Commission on Population and Development

Sheraton Lower Level,
Chelsea

CSW

Commission on the Status of Women

Sheraton Lower Level,
Gramercy

ECOSOC

Economic and Social Council Plenary

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Empire West

GA 1

General Assembly First Committee

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Metropolitan East

GA 2

General Assembly Second Committee

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Metropolitan West

GA 3

General Assembly Third Committee

Sheraton 3rd Floor,
New York East

HLPF

High-Level Political Forum

Sheraton 2nd Floor,
Empire East

HRC

Human Rights Council

Hilton 2nd Floor,
Murray Hill East

NPT

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Review Conference

Sheraton 3rd Floor,
New York West

PBC

Peacebuilding Commission

Sheraton 3rd Floor,
Liberty 3

SC

Security Council

Sheraton 3rd Floor,
Riverside Ballroom

SC-A

Security Council-Additional

Sheraton 3rd Floor,
Riverside Suite

UNAIDS

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

Hilton 2nd Floor,
Morgan

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

Hilton 2nd Floor,
Bryant

UNEA

United Nations Environment Assembly

Hilton 2nd Floor,
Rhinelander South

UNECE

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Sheraton Lower Level,
Bowery

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Hilton 2nd Floor,
Gramercy West

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

Hilton 2nd Floor, Madison

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Office of the

Hilton 2nd Floor,
Nassau (except Sunday of Conf. A, will meet in Hilton Concourse A) 

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

Hilton 2nd Floor,
Gramercy East

WFP

World Food Programme

Hilton 2nd Floor,
Clinton

WHO

World Health Organization

Hilton 2nd Floor,
Murray Hill West
Other Rooms

Information Services
(lost and found, t-shirts, badge/placard replacement)

Sheraton 2nd Floor, Lenox Ballroom

Faculty Advisor Sessions

Sheraton 2nd Floor, Central Park West

Faculty Room

Sheraton Lower Level, Madison Square

Head Delegates Meeting

Sheraton 2nd Floor, Central Park West

Additional Information

  • Conference Materials
  • Conference Schedule
  • Speakers A
  • Speakers B