Abstract:
GENERAL INFORMATION ON LASMUN
Dress Code and National Symbols
As at every UN conference, to keep the integrity of the event, all delegates at LASMUN are required to observe
a western business attire, or national equivalent. For example, men should wear full suit (blazer and dress pants), dress
shirt, tie, and dress shoes. Similarly, women should wear a blouse and dress pants or skirt, blazer or sweater. If the
representation of your delegation can be enhanced by wearing a formal national dress, you may do so if it is carried
out with attention to detail and convention, and with maximum of respect. Delegates can bring and display objects
that represent their nation, such as small flags, pictures and memorabilia. Such objects are allowed if they are respectful
and do not disturb the conference. Alcoholic beverages and weapons of any kind are strictly forbidden and may be
confiscated by the Chair and returned to the delegate only by the end of the conference. It is within the Chair’s discretion
to assess which objects are appropriate to be displayed and which are not.
Award Policy
LASMUN’s Award Policy consists in one prize for the Best Delegate and two Honorable Mentions per committee.
At the end of the Conference, all delegates shall vote for Best Delegate and for two other delegates whom they believe
deserve an Honorable Mention. Members of the LASMUN Staff participating in the simulation cannot be voted. The
reward for Best Delegate will be a prize and a certificate. The spirit of the prize is not to enhance competition among
delegates, but to reward those that have indeed made their best, setting them as examples and encouraging further
improved behavior.
Parliamentary Language
At all times, it is essential that delegates address each other with the maximum of respect. It is conventional
and professional to refer to another delegate not as “she” or “he”, but as “fellow delegate” or equivalent courteous terms.
Similarly, when speaking of the views of their country, delegates should not refer to them as being their own, e.g. do not
say “my position”, and use instead “my country’s position” or, for instance “France’s position”. The language used during
the conferences shall reflect in every way the fact that delegates are representing their countries and that they are trying
to politely cooperate with each other.
