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Position Paper Guidelines

Hello Delegates!

    With conference approaching soon, I wanted to reach out and share a couple of deadlines, as well as resources, with all of you. 

    Our first deadline for position papers is coming up next Tuesday, February 2nd. This deadline is for any delegates wishing to qualify for a research award. The following deadline for position papers is Tuesday, February 9th. If you wish to qualify for any conference awards, you must submit your position paper by the second deadline. Due to JCC being a crisis committee, we will be using specific position paper guidelines that can be found on our committees page, alongside our topics synopsis and executive summary. All position papers must be submitted via Huxley, our conference site, and information to successfully submit a paper through Huxley can be found at the bottom of our position paper guide.

    When writing your position paper, I would suggest heavily focusing on your actor's policy! It would be extremely effective to prepare detailed policy plans which would help you respond to the many crises that will hit the U.S. and U.S.S.R. throughout committee. Knowing your characters policy strongly will be super beneficial within committee when responding to different crises. 

    We will be providing feedback on position papers prior to conference, so aside from preparation, focusing on the detail of your policy will give you a chance to receive feedback on your solutions and ideas before committee commences. 

    I can't wait to meet you all in February and to read your submitted position paper! If you have any questions leading up to conference, feel free to email the committee email (jccbmunlxix@bmun.org) or comment on our blog posts!

Megan Gramling
JCC Head Chair    

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