The smell of coffee dominates the HQ of the host team as we spend the morning preparing for the first session of negotiations. Hannes Tordengren (wearing bowtie) will be this year's Secretary General. Hannes recently received his bachelors degree from the Stockholm School of Economics. Prior to that, he completed a tour of military service in Afghanistan with the Swedish military and worked at the Swedish Embassy in Ukraine.
In this picture, Hannes and César Gimeno-Rodríguez (left of Hannes), head chair of the European Council, run through their Rules of Procedure with the rest of the Scenario team. Hannes and the Scenario team stress the importance of subscribing to their Rules of Procedure and not those of other model UN conferences. "In SMUN we try to work as close to reality as we can", says César who, together with Hannes, worked laboriously for weeks to architect and complete their Rules of Procedure. Emil Stensson, head chair of the Economic and Social Council (center, red tie), commented that "the importance of the ROP being as accurate as possible is crucial in seeing that the proper learning goals are met. Since our purpose is to learn how the UN actually works, we can't take any shortcuts."
In this picture, Hannes and César Gimeno-Rodríguez (left of Hannes), head chair of the European Council, run through their Rules of Procedure with the rest of the Scenario team. Hannes and the Scenario team stress the importance of subscribing to their Rules of Procedure and not those of other model UN conferences. "In SMUN we try to work as close to reality as we can", says César who, together with Hannes, worked laboriously for weeks to architect and complete their Rules of Procedure. Emil Stensson, head chair of the Economic and Social Council (center, red tie), commented that "the importance of the ROP being as accurate as possible is crucial in seeing that the proper learning goals are met. Since our purpose is to learn how the UN actually works, we can't take any shortcuts."