Phill Venice served as Secretary-General of the 2012 Ivy League Model United Nations Conference (ILMUNC) this past January. I met Phill over the summer while we were at the WEMUN Expo in China and I happened to be holding an informal roundtable discussion with the Secretaries-General of several of the top conferences in the United States. I immediately noticed that Phill had a sharp understanding of the larger trends in Model UN and I made sure to catch up with Phill to get his insights.
In this interview, I asked Phill to discuss several topics related to the future growth of Model United Nations through his experience as Secretary-General of ILMUNC and as a member of the University of Pennsylvania’s International Affairs Association (Penn IAA): the significant growth of ILMUNC, growth through outreach programs, novice committees at large conferences, bringing Model UN to underserved regions, and international expansion.
Check out my interview below with WAMUNC Secretary-General Kelsey King! In the video, we talk about:
What it was like to do Model UN at an all-girls school,
How WAMUNC makes the most of Washington, DC’s resources to teach students about international affairs
And why Model UN was the reason Kelsey decided to attend George Washington University.
Also, Kelsey gives a shout to her mom, who’s been following Best Delegate’s live blog coverage of the conference all the way from Colorado — hi Mrs. King!
I interviewed HNMUN 2011 Secretary-General Ricky Hanzich about the best part of his job and what Model UN means to him. I’ve known Ricky since high school and both of us were Secretaries-General of our high school’s and college’s conferences. I was proud to visit Ricky’s conference and interview him after so many years of [...]
