Preparation Expectations
Given the unique challenges presented by the Ad Hoc Committee, we expect delegates to be more prepared than they would be for a standard crisis committee.
One expectation is that delegates will follow this blog, especially as the date of the conference approaches. Delegates will be responsible for knowing any and all information disseminated through this blog.
This includes the typical expectations of a standard crisis committee: being well reviewed on crisis procedure, being familiar with how crises work, practicing public speaking skills, having researched the character biography thoroughly, understanding the powers of the character, etc. But the delegates no longer know what topic they will be expected to deal with in committee. This means they have to be prepared for any topic.
One step to this is having read and understood the background guide. Just memorizing/quoting the guide will not do much good here since its composed of examples; the delegates will need to understand what each case study is meant to convey about a specific type of crisis and how other crises might resemble that crisis. Delegates will need be to able to recognize the characteristics of a type of crisis (e.g. a humanitarian crisis or a financial crisis) both before and after it has begun. This will be crucial in understanding how to use solutions to existing crises as the groundwork for solutions to the crises that occur during committee. Delegates who do not properly recognize the characteristics of a crisis early enough will be unable to stave off the negative effects of the crisis. Likewise, delegates who do not recognize which solutions are appropriate for a certain type of crisis will be unable to stave off the negative effects of the crisis.
Delegates also need to understand their characters' attitudes and positions on many different topics. For example, delegates may be asked to resolve questions of humanitarian aid in a disaster area and then have to turn around and address questions involving the political workings of a nation. Delegates must be able to stay in character the entire time and will be partially evaluated on how their speeches and proposed solutions align with their character's ideology. As a part of this, delegates must also understand the institution their character belongs to (if any), the powers of that institution and how their character can use those powers, and the positions of that institution (the character must balance his/her own personal positions with that of the institution).
One expectation is that delegates will follow this blog, especially as the date of the conference approaches. Delegates will be responsible for knowing any and all information disseminated through this blog.
This includes the typical expectations of a standard crisis committee: being well reviewed on crisis procedure, being familiar with how crises work, practicing public speaking skills, having researched the character biography thoroughly, understanding the powers of the character, etc. But the delegates no longer know what topic they will be expected to deal with in committee. This means they have to be prepared for any topic.
One step to this is having read and understood the background guide. Just memorizing/quoting the guide will not do much good here since its composed of examples; the delegates will need to understand what each case study is meant to convey about a specific type of crisis and how other crises might resemble that crisis. Delegates will need be to able to recognize the characteristics of a type of crisis (e.g. a humanitarian crisis or a financial crisis) both before and after it has begun. This will be crucial in understanding how to use solutions to existing crises as the groundwork for solutions to the crises that occur during committee. Delegates who do not properly recognize the characteristics of a crisis early enough will be unable to stave off the negative effects of the crisis. Likewise, delegates who do not recognize which solutions are appropriate for a certain type of crisis will be unable to stave off the negative effects of the crisis.
Delegates also need to understand their characters' attitudes and positions on many different topics. For example, delegates may be asked to resolve questions of humanitarian aid in a disaster area and then have to turn around and address questions involving the political workings of a nation. Delegates must be able to stay in character the entire time and will be partially evaluated on how their speeches and proposed solutions align with their character's ideology. As a part of this, delegates must also understand the institution their character belongs to (if any), the powers of that institution and how their character can use those powers, and the positions of that institution (the character must balance his/her own personal positions with that of the institution).
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