IRC Weely Update — Jan 18, 2010

January 19th, 2010

IRC Weekly Update
January 18, 2009

Members of the Georgetown International Relations Club,

I hope you all had a great winter break! The IRC is back in full swing with a lot of programming during this shortened week, with AGMUNC II, an information session for Global Classrooms DC (GCDC, which is a Model UN tutoring program offered through UNA-USA), among other meetings. Check it all out below!

Michael Karno
Chair, Georgetown International Relations Club

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Table of Contents:

1. Apply for NAIMUN Assistant Chief of Staff and Creative Operations Staff – Due Wednesday, Jan 20, at 8 p.m.

2. AGMUNC II – Saturday, Jan 23, White Gravenor 2nd floor, 10:30 a.m.

3. GIRC General Membership Meeting with Paul Clement - Tuesday, Jan 26, from 8 – 9 p.m., location TBD

4. The Monitor Group Summer Analyst Information Session – Wednesday Jan 20, 9 p.m., Location TBA (RSVP by Tuesday January 19th, 11:59 p.m.)

5. Model UN Tutoring/Mentoring Program Information Session - Thursday, Jan 21, ICC 204A from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

6. Georgetown-Syracuse Game Watch – Monday, Jan 25, 7 p.m., Location TBD

7. Participate in Relay for Life!

8. “Investing in Hope” – Heshima Kenya Event - Thursday, Jan 21, Darlington House, from 6 – 8 p.m.

9. Donate to Haiti Disaster Relief

11. Upcoming Events

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1.Apply for NAIMUN Assistant Chief of Staff and Creative Operations Staff
Due Wednesday, Jan 20, at 8 p.m.

Dear Members of the IRC,

We are pleased to present applications for the Assistant Chief of Staff (1) and Creative Operations Staff positions (3+). If you are interested in getting involved with NAIMUN’s logistical operations, the Assistant CoS will have the opportunity to work closely with the Chief of Staff before and during the conference. If you are technologically savvy, interested in photography, or have experience in blogging / website design, the Creative Operations Staff will be dedicated to fulfilling these roles before and during the conference. For more information, please see the attached applications and forward any question to the person indicated on the forms. All applications are due January 20th by 8 p.m..

Please note that current staffers (not including those on the waitlist) are not eligible for these positions.

Ena Dekanic Matt Shapiro

Secretary-General Executive Director

NAIMUN XLVII NAIMUN XLVII

NAIMUN XLVII Assistant CoS Application

NAIMUN XLVII COps Application

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2. AGMUNC II
Saturday, Jan 23, White Gravenor 2nd floor, 10:30 am

Come to AGMUNC II next Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in White Gravenor! Attendance is highly encouraged for all those planning on traveling to conferences. AGMUNC II will be focused on small committees and crises. The committees are the Organization of American States, the Venezuelan Cabinet, and the Colombian Cabinet.

Assignments will be sent out over the next couple days, contact Grant Gibson if you are unable to attend (gibson.grant89@gmail.com). If you have not yet been involved in Conferences but have a desire to, please contact Grant using the above email. Hope to see you all there!

PS: Also, there’s FREE FOOD!

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3. GIRC General Membership Meeting with Paul Clement
Tuesday, Jan 26, from 8 – 9 p.m., location TBD

Join the members of the International Relations Club on Tuesday, Jan 26 at the first General Membership Meeting of the semester, with a keynote address from Paul Clement, the U.S. Solicitor-General from 2004 to 2008, and a former IRC Chair and GIRA CEO (SFS ‘88), who is currently a GU Law Center Professor and a Senior Fellow at the Supreme Court Institute.

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4. The Monitor Group Summer Analyst Information Session
Wednesday Jan 20, 9 p.m., Location TBA
(RSVP by Tuesday January 19th, 11:59 p.m.)

Monitor, a global management consulting firm, will be having a special information session on its recruiting process for members of the International Relations Club. The session will focus on the summer analyst recruiting process, and will be targeted towards juniors, but sophomores considering careers in management consulting are also more than welcome to attend to hear more about the firm. . Attendees will have the opportunity to sign up for individual “coffee chats” with fellow Hoyas working at Monitor and to establish a contact at the firm who will be involved in later stages of the recruiting process. Former Chair of the IRC and GIRA Jason Hwang (SFS/’08) and NAIMUN Executive Director Grand Emeritus Rebecca Heide (SFS/’09) are current employees of the firm. Food and drink will be provided.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to Michael Karno (mrk52@georgetown.edu) by Tuesday January 19th at 11:59 p.m. Location for the session will be sent to all those who RSVP.

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5. Model UN Tutoring/Mentoring Program Information Session

Thursday, January 21, ICC 204A from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Join the IRC and Global Classrooms, DC for pizza and an information session to discuss this semester’s Model UN tutoring/mentoring program!

Kiran Natarajan, the education and training program associate at Global Classrooms, DC (GCDC), part of a worldwide initiative of the UN Association of the USA (UNA-USA) to bring Model UN into urban public schools. This session will provide an opportunity for students to learn about GCDC’s work in the DC area, and explore the possibility of working for GCDC as a student tutor/mentor this semester. All Georgetown students are welcome!

Hope to see you there!

RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?invites&eid=291726106328

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6. Georgetown-Syracuse Game Watch
Monday, Jan 25, 7 p.m., Location TBD

This Monday, at 7 p.m., join the IRC to watch the Georgetown-Syracuse game. Meet up with friends that you’ve missed over winter break to cheer on the Hoyas as they play one of their biggest rivals. Additionally, we’ll be serving light refreshments to keep you energized throughout the game, so be sure to attend! Location TBD.

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7. Participate in Relay for Life!

Last year, Georgetown’s campus raised a little over $400,000 for the American Cancer Society during the annual GU Relay for Life event. Join the IRC in supporting the American Cancer Society this spring!

If you are interested in participating in Relay for Life on the GIRC team, please contact Campus Outreach Coordinator Ryan Muldoon (ram225@georgetown.edu).

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8. Investing in Hope – Heshima Kenya Event
Thursday, Jan 21, Darlington House, from 6 – 8 p.m.

Heshima Kenya, the first and only organization in Kenya devoted to identifying, protecting and empowering unaccompanied refugee children and youth living in Nairobi, is putting on an event titled “Investing in Hope,” taking place at the Darlington House on January 21.

Please visit heshimakenya.org if you’d like more information about the organization.

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Donate to Haiti Disaster Relief

Last Tuesday, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, ten miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital city. Tens of thousands of Haitians have died as a result of the earthquake and its damage, and the International Red Cross has estimated that at least 3.5 million people have been affected by the earthquake. Donations to Haiti disaster relief efforts are urgent. Please give what you can to the following relief organizations in order to support Haiti in its time of need:

Donate to the Georgetown Center for Social Justice’s Haiti relief fund: http://socialjustice.georgetown.edu/86785.html. All donations will be directed towards the Jesuit Refugee Services, Save the Children, and Partners in Health. The CSJ also maintains a valuable list of other organizations assisting in Haiti’s disaster relief efforts.

Text HAITI to 90999 to send $10 to the International Red Cross’ relief effort. One hundred percent of the donation goes to aid.
Come to the Georgetown Unconventional Eaters’ Haiti-themed UNICEF dinner on Friday night from 6 – 8 p.m. in Henle 17. Entry to the dinner is free, but donations are strongly encouraged. All of the food for the dinner has been donated by Georgetown Unconventional Eaters in an effort to maximize donations to Haiti. RSVP at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=258456558093. If you cannot attend the dinner this Friday, please look for GUE’s table in Red Square this week, or donate online at: https://secure.unicefusa.org/site/Donation2?df_id=6680&6680.donation=form1

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Upcoming Events:

McMUN – Thursday, Jan 28 to Sunday, Jan 31 at McGill University
NAIMUN XLVII - Thursday, Feb 11 to Sunday, Feb 14 at the Hilton Washington