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Dear Delegates,

I am absolutely thrilled to welcome you all to the first edition of IMUN Catania! My name is Jessica Puleo and I serve as Secretary General for IMUN. This marks my fifth year as part of the United Network staff, and I am very excited for this new conference we are building up in the beautiful city of Catania.

On a personal note, I am currently enrolled in my fifth year of law at LUISS Guido Carli in Rome, and I will be graduating by October 2016. In the past I have served as Director of the SOCHUM committee for IMUN Rome 2011, Director General for IMUN Rome 2012, Director of the CCPCJ for RHSMUN 2013 (conference held every year in San Francisco during the month of November), and as tutor for the Italian students participating to NHSMUN for the past 5 years. The world of MUN has been a big part of my life for a few years now, and I found myself to be very passionate about each and every single aspect of this wonderful experience, which has taught me so much and is building up a great part of my personality.

The United Network staff has been working very hard over the past months to provide the necessary skills and equipment needed for this conference. You will find much relevant information inside of the Background Guide you have been given in the December, which will help you built up your knowledge and preparation for debating and discussing the topic inside of the LEGAL Committee.

I am very excited to see all of the great work you will be doing during the days of the conference and I look forward to listen to all of your great speeches and debates and to see the results of your ideas, combined together in order to find a common solution to such relevant international issue.

Best of luck with your research and I look forward to meeting you all in January.

Cheers, Jessica Puleo

Secretary General IMUN Catania 2016

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STAFF OF UNITED NETWORK Board of Directors of United Network Stephanie Ratti, Secretary General IMUN ROME 2016 Michele Favaro, Director – General IMUN ROME 2016 Patrizia Attanasio, Liason IMUN ROME 2016 Luca Medichini, Liason IMUN ROME 2016 Lorenzo Mazzocchi, Secretary General FMUN 2015 Giulia Renzoni, Chief of Staff Riccardo Messina, President of United Network Advisory of United Network Martina Regis, Secretary General IMUN ROME 2013 Jessica Puleo, Director – General IMUN ROME 2013 Costanza cicero, Secretary General IMUN ROME 2014 Elettra di Massa, Director – General IMUN ROME 2014 EXECUTIVE STAFF External Relations Team: Monica Caserta, Chiara Dipierri, Ilaria Musci, Luisa Venturini Press Corp Team: Michele Trotta (Director), Cosimo Graziani (Vice Director), Agnese Rosi (Vice Director) Events Team: Fabiana Ermete (Director), Isabella Alfano (Vice Director), Maria Cristina D’Addesa (Vice Director) Web Team: Marco Manganiello (Director), Alessandro D’Anna (Vice Director), Salvatore Plutino (Vice Director) Foreign Schools Team: Jessica Puleo (Director), Giulia Fazzini (Vice Director), Sara Palomba (Vice Director) Presidente della Camera dei Deputati di Res Publica: Martina Regis Secretary General IMUN – Naples: Anna Bondarchuk Secretary General IMUN – Puglia: Fabiana Ermete Secretary General IMUN – Torino: Luisa Venturini Secretary General IMUN – Trentino Alto Adige/Sud Tirol: Elena Camiciola Secretary General IMUN – Catania: Jessica Puleo Secretary General IMUN – Palermo: Irene Dettori Secretary General IMUN Middle School – Rome: Giulia Paratore Secretary General IMUN Middle School – Naples: Ilaria Pepino Administrative Under Secretary General IMUN Rome: Andrea Franciosi, Nicole Durastanti, Giulia Paratore Substantive Under Secretary General IMUN Rome: Giulia Anderson, Walter Antonio Canu, Irene Dettori, Martina Compatangelo, Chiara Magliocca, Marco Manganiello Administrative Under Secretary General IMUN Middle School - Rome: Eleonora Canestri

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STAFF OF IMUN CATANIA 2016 Secretary General: Jessica Puleo Director General: Hannah Olliff LEGAL Director: Max Ross Topic: The right of asylum in international law

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IMUN CATANIA 2016

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

MONDAY 25 JANUARY 2016

Palazzo dei Chierici, Piazza Duomo, Catania

h. 9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Committee Session n. 1

h. 2.00 p.m. – 6 p.m. Committee Session n. 2

TUESADAY 26 JANUARY 2016

Palazzo dei Chierici, Piazza Duomo, Catania

h. 9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Committee Session n. 3

h. 2.00 p.m. – 6 p.m. Committee Session n. 4

WEDNESDAY 27 JANUARY 2016

Palazzo dei Chierici, Piazza Duomo, Catania

h. 9.00 p.m. – 12.00 a.m. Committee Session n. 5

h. 12.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. Closing Ceremony

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School City Regina Elena Acireale

Fermi Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto

Medi Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto

Falcone Barrafranca

Istituto Superiore Biancavilla Biancavilla

Majorana Caltagirone

Secusio Caltagirone

Cutelli Catania

Convitto Cutelli Catania

Carducci Comiso

Vittorini Gela

Liceo Classico e Scienze Umane Giarre

Vitale Modica Messina

Manzoni Mistretta

Verga Modica

Galilei - Campailla Modica

Rapisardi Paternò

Fermi Paternò

Fermi Ragusa

Besta Ragusa

Newton San Giovanni La Punta

Majorana Scordia

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GENERAL INFORMATIONS

Dress Code

During the Model, all delegates must be wearing western formal dress. Casual dress like snickers and

jeans are strictly forbidden.

For the delegate dance event you can wear casual dress.

Badge

On 25 January, before the beginning of first session, United Network gives personal badges to the

Delegates. Badges must be worn during the entire event. In case of badge loss, it would take a rather

long time to obtain a new one. Without badge delegates will not be admitted in Committee Room.

Plackards

On 25 January, before the beginning of the first session, United Network gives plackards to the

delegates. In case of loss, it is possible to obtain a new one, paying 5 euros.

Timetable

Make sure to be on time. Anyone arriving after the set timetable would not be admitted to the

committee under no circumstances.

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