COMUN 2012 was a great success. As the Head of Administration which is the 3rd highest position, I had a lot of responsibility, perhaps even more than the two positions above me. To the week leading up to conference, I did SO much work and stayed late in school almost everyday whether it be sorting out placards with my deputy head of admin or sorting out packages, parcels, certificates, purchase requisitions, placards, etc. In addition, I single handedly handled the 3rd day which was taking place at Cinnamon Grand thus I was always in contact finalizing details, etc. with my contact from Cinnamon Grand. In addition to organizational aspects, Suleik, my deputy head and I had a lot to do in terms of training the admins and assigning them final responsibilities, etc.
The day prior to conference which was the 1st of March, I along with some others were at school till around 11.00pm working on MUN related things. As conference finally approached and after 8 months of hard work, things went really smoothly, especially aspects I was in charge of. There were a few errors such as one room not having enough seats, a slight mix up with assigning of countries however they were all things that the EXCO worked around and problem solved. On the 3rd night, the Head of Logistics (Jaish) along with myself transported all the banners, equipment, printers, etc. to Cinnamon Grand in the night and later on that night most of the EXCO joint us as Cinnamon Grand to set up for the following day.
The 3rd day was an absolute success and everyone was completely impressed whether it be delegates, faculty advisors, viewers, etc. this made me feel especially good as I was completely in charge of the final day. The arrangements, food, setting, staff were all very helpful and I received very good feedback from the faculty advisors who said I did an excellent job. In addition, Suleik and I received an award for the Best Admistrative staff which were decided upon feedback from the faculty advisors as well as Miss Jasmine and Miss Snyder. The conference went amazingly well!
I learnt many skills through the entire experience. I increased the awareness of my own strengths as I realized I’m very good at organizing events, getting people to listen to me, etc. I also learnt what I need to work on in the context of COMUN as I realized I need to get slightly more familiar with MUN protocol and world issues. Throughout this entire process I undertook new challenges such as being completely in charge of the final day in which I had a lot riding on me. This process forced me to plan and initiate activities but more importantly it allowed me to collaborate with others and that is something I think I did quite well. Despite me getting extremely stressed out during tense situations, I felt as if I got the opportunity to work with different people ranging from different ages to races and people with different outlooks. The conference itself engaged with issues of global importance and lastly, throughout the past 8 months, despite things getting hard I believe I showed a lot of perseverance. I am right now most likely to get the position of Secretary General 2013 as every single member of the EXCO excluding one voted for me. If and when it finally is made official, I would achieve a goal I set at the beginning of the year in which I said I want to be Sec Gen ’13. I’m proud of myself :)
