IRC Weekly Update – Dec 7, 2009

December 6th, 2009

IRC Weekly Update
December 7, 2009

Members of the Georgetown International Relations Club,

Thanks to all of you who came out to our big events this past week, especially the Embassy Reception and the WHITEFLAG Concert. Special thanks goes out to Christina Politi, Joan Xie, and Shuo Yan Tan for organizing the reception and Eitan Paul for organizing the concert. The Board hopes that larger events like these become a more regular feature of the IRC in years to come and we would appreciate any input from attendees.

We still have a number of opportunities and events as we close out the semester, so check them out below. Good luck with finals!

Michael Karno
Chair, Georgetown International Relations Club

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Table of Contents:

1. New GIRC Director of Outreach Appointed!

2. Announcing the NCSC XXXVIII Senior Staff!

3. Announcing the DipSec Organizing Committee!

4. McMUN Applications — Due Wednesday, Dec 9 at 5 p.m.

5. IRC and Women in Politics: Violence Against Women in Rwanda — Monday, Dec 7 at the Mortara Center Board Room (37th and N St.) at 7:30 p.m.

6. GU IRC vs GW Football Challenge — Thursday, Dec 10 at the Vern (Meet in front of Darnall at 1 p.m.)

7. Participate in Hilltop Madness during NAIMUN XLVII!

8. One World Youth Project Info Session — Tuesday, Dec 8, ICC 113 at 8:15 p.m.

9. GIRA and GIRC Board Meetings — Monday, Dec 7, ICC 203 from 9:15 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

10. Upcoming Events

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1. New GIRC Director of Outreach Appointed!

The Board of Directors of the IRC is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Solomon (SFS ‘13) as the new GIRC Director of Outreach! Congratulations, Dan – we look forward to working with you!

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2. Announcing the NCSC XXXVIII Senior Staff!

We are pleased to announce the appointment of the Secretariat of the Thirty-Eighth Annual National Collegiate Security Conference! This year’s applicant pool was incredibly qualified on the whole, making our decisions extremely difficult but boding well for the future of our organization. We are confident that this group will work to ensure the continued success of NCSC. Congratulations to those who were appointed, and we look forward to welcoming other talented members to NCSC XXXVIII General Staff early next semester!

Chief of Staff: Doug Wolff (SFS ‘12)
USG for Assemblies & Regionals: Joseph Incalcaterra (SFS ‘12)
USG for Councils & Summits: Khadijah Qamar (SFS ‘13)
USG for Joint Crisis Simulations: Arun Avva (SFS ‘12)
Director of Business: Scott Stirrett (SFS ‘13)
Director of Delegation Affairs: Rachel Farrell (SFS ‘13)
Director of Marketing: Christine Shely (COL ‘13)
Director of Operations: Andrew Moreno (COL ‘13)
Director of Special Events: Ishita Kohli (SFS ‘13)

Best,

Alex Bozzette
Secretary-General, NCSC XXXVIII

Leah Dreyfuss
Executive Director, NCSC XXXVIII

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3. Announcing the DipSec Organizing Committee!

The IRC is proud to announce the appointment of the organizing committee for the The First Annual Student Conference on Diplomacy and Security (DipSec), which includes Nichloas Bellomy (SFS ‘13), Elisa Jacome (SFS ‘13), Jordan Romanoff (SFS ‘12),Christine Shely (COL ‘13), Max Stoiber (SFS ‘11), and Shuo Yan Tan (SFS ‘12). These capable individuals were selected from a very competitive pool and will work with the DipSec Coordinator, Adam Giansiracusa (SFS ‘12) to put together an excellent conference this spring. Congratulations, and good luck!

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4. McMUN Applications

Due Wednesday, Dec 9 at 5 p.m.

From January 28 through January 31, 2010, the Georgetown International Relations Club Conferences Program will be traveling to Montreal for this year’s McGill Model United Nations (McMUN). All team members, whether they have attended conferences or not, are encouraged to apply by filling out the following application.

For those GIRC members who did not attend AGMUNC in the fall, there will be a second opportunity to establish team eligibility in the spring. As this year’s Spring AGMUNC will be held the weekend prior to McMUN, all those wishing to participate in conferences, even those who did not attend Fall AGMUNC, may apply for spots on the McMUN team.

Please also note that travel to the conference will be rigorous, with the bus leaving campus in the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan 28 and returning to campus in the early morning hours of Monday, Feb 2. Delegates will need to commit to traveling with the team in all but the most extraordinary circumstances, as options for traveling independently will be drastically limited compared to the conferences GIRC attends in the fall.

The deadline for submitting applications is Wednesday, Dec 9 at 5 p.m. (NO EXCEPTIONS). Good luck to all team applicants!

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5. IRC and Women in Politics: Violence Against Women in Rwanda

Monday, Dec 7 at the Mortara Center Board Room (37th and N St.) at 7:30 p.m.

Join the IRC and Women in Politics for pizza and drinks in the Mortara Board Room on December 7th at 7:30 pm!

Professor Kritz, of the Georgetown Law Center, will be discussing violence against women in Rwanda. This issue is approaching crisis-level as the conflict in the East Congo continues to simmer. This dinner will provide an opportunity for student to explore this topic on an intimate level with an expert. The setting will be informal and discussion will take place over dinner.

Hope to see you there!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=201021384328&ref=mf

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6. GU IRC vs GW Football Challenge
Thursday, Dec 10 at the Vern (Meet in front of Darnall at 1 p.m.)

Come to the official GU IRC vs. GW IAS finals study break game of football on the Vern!

We will be meeting in front of Darnall at 1 p.m. and heading over together to the big soccer field on the Vern on Thursday, December 10th for a friendly game between the IRC and the International Affairs Society at George Washington University. All members are encouraged to come (this is as close to a legit GW vs Georgetown football game as there probably ever will be) whether to play or just watch the spectacle!

So take a break from studying and bring your game-face!

See you all there!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184244537821&index=1

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7. Participate in Hilltop Madness during NAIMUN XLVII!

Want to promote your club to an open and interested audience of nearly three thousand high school students? Then, come table at NAIMUN XLVII! On the evening of Friday, February 12th, NAIMUN will be hosting an event called Hilltop Madness to get our delegates (many of them potential Hoyas) excited about what Georgetown has to offer outside of the Model UN world. There will be performances by dance groups (like Jawani and the Irish Dancers) and tabling by a collection of the diverse groups at Georgetown (like the Hindu Student Association and the Ultimate Frisbee team).

If you are interested in having your club table, please contact Hilltop Madness coordinator Brendan Thompson (

programming@modelun.org).

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8. One World Youth Project Info Session
Tuesday, Dec 8, ICC 113 at 8:15 p.m.

One World Youth Project (OWYP) is a grassroots organization that facilitates high quality partnerships between middle/high schools worldwide for the purpose of cultural exchange and community service toward the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals. Over the past 5 years OWYP has served 67 schools in 26 countries. This year they are expanding to include universities in the program and Georgetown University has been chosen as the first OWYP university “hub”!

As a first step in creating this “hub”, OWYP is currently looking for undergrad students to serve as Project Ambassadors to oversee the relationship between DC public schools and their partners abroad and to further develop OWYP’s Georgetown hub. This exciting opportunity offers a great wealth of learning in areas of cultural education, community engagement, and global awareness.

For more information, please contact Deven Comen (deven.comen@gmail.com) or Martine Randolph (martine.randolph@gmail.com)

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9. GIRA and GIRC Board Meetings
Monday, Dec 7, ICC 203 from 9:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.

The Boards of the International Relations Club and the Georgetown International Relations Association will hold meetings this week on Monday, Dec 7. The GIRA meeting will run from 9:15 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. and the GIRC meeting will run from 10:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. As a reminder, all board meetings are open to every member of the International Relations Club. If you do plan to attend, it would be appreciated if you sent an email to the GIRC/GIRA Executive Secretary, Sara Moufarrij (sara.moufarrij@gmail.com).

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10. Upcoming Events

1. IRC Leadership Meeting (Mandatory for Sub Boards) — Tuesday, Dec 8 at 7:30 PM in Healy 104
2. Exams
3. Winter Break

For more events, check out the IRC Event Calendar – http://girc.modelun.org/calendar

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