EVERYONE

• Treat everyone, including non-GCMUN hotel guests, with the highest level of courtesy and respect at all times, including on social media and in electronic communications.
• Enjoy all the perks that GCMUN offers: fun, new acquaintances and friendships, cultural exchange but never forget your commitment to the committee work, your topic and the country you are representing.
• Disruption of committee sessions or causing problems in the hotel or other facilities will not be tolerated. Respect academic integrity; plagiarism will not be tolerated.
• The U.S. legal drinking age is 21. Regardless of each participant’s country regulations, GCMUN is an alcohol-free conference.
• Possession or use of drugs (licit or illicit) is prohibited at all times. New York State laws forbids all individuals below the age of 21 to possess licit substances such as marijuana; for this reason GCMUN does not tolerate substance of any kind and we reserve all rights to alert authorities and remove participants from the conference if any are caught with substances or under the influence.
• Follow the Dress Code while attending conference events.
• Respect the property of the United Nations, our host hotels, and any other facilities used. Keep in mind that our facility partners have separate policies that include the potential for removal from their properties.

DELEGATES

• Remain in character by consistently bringing forth the interests and representing the policies of the country assigned. Respect other delegates’ opinions and ideas, even if these opinions and ideas conflict with a given delegate’s own country’s priorities.
• Collaborate with fellow delegates whenever possible.

FACULTY ADVISORS

• Make efforts to ensure that students maintain a positive and professional approach to the conference and help them understand the skills of diplomacy as practiced at GCMUN.
• Serve as information resources when appropriate, but do not participate in the actual writing of resolutions or caucusing activities; participation in the committee process must be left to the delegates and the conference staff.
• Quietly observe your students from the back of committee rooms.
• Refrain from using academic credit and grading policies that force participation beyond a country’s normal position in the UN; awards should not be a delegation’s main emphasis.
• Remind your students they are an active part in making GCMUN a safe environment
• Encourage your students to speak to committee chairs or conference staff if they witness any behavior against GCMUN’s principles.

All clothing must portray professionalism as expected in diplomatic settings. If attire is deemed inappropriate by GCMUN staff, individuals may be asked to leave the session and return with appropriate attire. All participants should wear Western Business Attire (WBA): 

WBA is a business jacket, dress shirt, tie, slacks/skirt/dress, and dress shoes. Professional dress expectations require that dresses and skirts be knee length. Delegates should be dressed in WBA that reflects their self-identified gender.

Clothing considered too casual includes sweaters, novelty jackets, shorts, sundresses/other casual dresses, ball caps, jeans, sneakers, athletic wear, and sunglasses. Clothing that exposes excessive bare skin, shows undergarments, or is otherwise revealing is inappropriate.

It is not appropriate to display any school or national symbols such as flags, pins, crests, etc. on your person during sessions. All UN symbols are acceptable.

Traditional/Religious attire is permitted only for delegations in whose home countries it is considered professional business dress. GCMUN will not tolerate any attempt to portray a character using traditional cultural attire as a costume.

Faculty advisors, delegation leaders, guests, and staff serve as role models for delegates. They too are required to dress in WBA while participating in scheduled conference sessions.

Face Masks are no longer mandatory, but those wishing to wear one are encouraged to do so.

GCMUN encourages team working, knowledge-sharing, problem-solving and creativity. Each of these points will be voided if students happened to work individually on a working paper or draft resolution prior to the beginning of committee sessions. All committee-related writing is required to happen jointly during committee sessions, after a fair amount of time involved in negotiation and knowledge sharing.

We strive to enable students to work together and learn the skills of leadership, communication, and compromise which pre-written documents undeniably strike. Committee chairs are instructed not to accept any pre-written document. Participants discovered to rely on pre-written material will be subject to disciplinary actions such as notification to faculty advisors and exclusion from any kind of award, individual and delegation. Committee chairs will thoroughly examine all documents, we strongly encourage participants to bring suspicious material to the attention of committees Directors.

rrTechnology/Device Policy

GCMUN fully supports the use of laptops and tablets for conference purposes such as, speech writing, note-taking and documents drafting. Participants must abstain from using any kind of device whenever the conference stands on formal grounds (i.e.: Plenary Session and Closing Ceremony).

Students are encouraged to work inside committee sessions and over lunch breaks but are advised not to further develop their work outside committee hours. Time to rest is important.

Use of mobile phones is prohibited at any time. Conference staff will report any infringement of this policy to Faculty Advisors.

GCMUN’s AI Use Policy

While we understand the importance of AI in today’s world, we are not yet ready nor see any benefit in using AI to draft documents or speeches.

We believe MUN must still see work and students’ personalities in their speeches, papers and working papers/draft resolutions. Students may decide to use AI to broaden their knowledge in preparation for the Position Paper and/or Conference, but AIs are still under development and students must always keep in mind that sometimes information provided are inaccurate.

ChatGPT or any other similar AI application are not to be used at any stage during the conference.

All students should always keep in mind that their participation should not be finalized at award winning, but rather at enjoying the experience, having fun while respecting formal grounds and UN’s core principles.

GCMUN supports a healthy competition and recognizes exceptional performances and dedication through awards. GCMUN adopts two different kind of awards:

Individual awards: Each committee has a number of “Honorable Mentions” which awards to delegates who have truly understood and absorbed UN’s principles, shown passion in their committee work and have altogether made a difference in the committee.

Delegation Awards: They are assigned based on the reception of Individual Awards. Simple arithmetic is used to assign these awards to teams that have chorally shown the best results in each of their assigned committees.