Frederick County Model United Nations Conference 2027

About the Conference

The Frederick County Model United Nations Conference is a one day conference for public school students in Frederick County, Maryland. It is organised with Frederick County Public Schools and sponsored by Hood College and Educational Systems Credit Union, and the 2026 to 2027 session is its 22nd annual conference. It takes place on Saturday 9 January 2027, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, at Frederick High School, with 23 January 2027 held as the snow date. An orientation and training session for delegates is held earlier in the season, on 10 October 2026. The conference is open to both middle school and high school students and has separate committee slates for each. The high school slate includes two General Assemblies suited to newcomers, a Security Council for experienced delegates, Spanish and French language committees, specialized bodies and a 1986 historical committee. Position papers are part of preparation. Committees 💻 General Assembly 1, High School (Ethical Use and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence) 🌾 General Assembly 2, High School (Global Access to Food and Water Security) 🛡️ Security Council, High School (Asymmetric Warfare and the Use of Autonomous Weapons Systems) 🌍 Organization of American States, in Spanish (Deforestation and Resource Extraction in Latin America) 🌍 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, in French (Climate Change and Extreme Weather) 💼 United Nations Development Programme (Sovereignty of Disappearing Island Nations) ⚓ International Seabed Authority (Deep-Sea Resource Extraction Governance) 💊 UN Office on Drugs and Crime (International Organized Crime and Transnational Networks) 🕊️ UN Commission on the Status of Women (Role of Women in Leadership and Governance) 🏛️ Historical Committee 1986 (Response to the Chernobyl Disaster) 🌍 General Assembly, Middle School (Climate Change and Superstorms) 🛡️ Security Council, Middle School (Preventing Cyber Attacks Between Countries) 🌱 UN Environment Programme, Middle School (Protecting Endangered Marine Species and Habitats) 🌾 World Food Programme, Middle School (Food Security in Conflict Zones) 🚀 UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Middle School (Equitable Resource Extraction in Outer Space) 🏛️ Historical Committee, Middle School (Iranian Hostage Crisis 1979)

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