On Saturday, December 5, the IRC sponsored a workshop and concert with the WhiteFlag Project, a band of Israeli and Palestinian street fusion musicians from Gaza and Tel Aviv. The event was co-sponsored by the Office of the President, the Berkley Center, CCAS, Program on Conflict Resolution, Diversity Action Council, GUSA, Georgetown Israel Alliance, and Students for Justice in Palestine.

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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!

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After the Winter Wonderland Greek Embassy Reception on Friday night, a number of IRC members encountered United States Vice President Joe Biden in the lobby of the Four Seasons hotel. During the conversation with Mr. Biden, the IRC members informed him they were a part of Georgetown’s International Relations Club. Mr. Biden’s response?: “I’m a part of the International Relations Club too.” Here’s to our newest honorary member, Vice President Joe Biden! See below for more pictures!

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On Friday, December 4, the IRC paired up with the European Club to host the Winter Wonderland Embassy Reception at the Greek Embassy on Massachusetts Avenue (fondly known as Embassy Row). All proceeds from the reception, which totaled around $700, will go to the Save the Children foundation.

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This Saturday (Dec 5) the WhiteFlag Project, a band comprising of Israeli and Palestinian Street Fusion Musicians from Gaza and Tel Aviv, will be leading a workshop and putting on a concert at Georgetown to further the discussion and debate on the Israeli/Palestinian issue.

The workshop, titled “Freedom, Respect and the Art of Musical Compromise: Tools for Conflict Transformation in Israel and Palestine” will take place in Sellinger Lounge at 7 p.m., followed by a concert at 8:30 p.m.

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Continuing in the tradition of our Lecture Series, the IRC played host to Mr. Angelos Pangratis, Charge d’ Affaires and Acting Head of Delegation from the EU to the US.

Mr. Pangratis is the highest ranking official the EU has in the United States and came to share his views on the state of the EU now that the Lisbon Treaty has been passed. The lecture was held in the beautiful Copley Lounge, decorated with the flags and colors of the EU.

Mr. Pangratis began by discussing how EU foreign policy is decided and the changes that will occur under the Lisbon Treaty. In summary, the Lisbon Treaty is essentially streamlining and simplifying the processes required to set foreign policy within the EU.

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35 of the IRC members traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this past weekend to participate in UPMUNC 2009, taking home the award of Best Large Delegation for the first time in two years. This was truly a team effort, given that 8 team members were awarded with Best Delegate and Georgetown was recognized on every single committee on which it was represented. Given the tremendous quality of the other teams at the conference and possibly the most difficult level of competition of any conference attended by Georgetown, this was an impressive feat.

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Last Friday, November 6, UNICEF Georgetown hosted its 2nd annual International Development Conference, co-sponsored by the IRC among other clubs, followed by its 7th annual International Development Dinner. The Conference consisted of experts from many different sectors of international development holding two sets of small workshops in White-Gravenor classrooms, with both a presentation and plenty of time for questions. Topics ranged from the role of Education in Pakistan to the different ways of looking at the problems of world hunger to the re-entrance of sex workers into the productive work force.  Read the rest of this entry »

The GIRC Conferences Program took New Haven by storm this weekend, securing the Best Large Delegation award at the thirty-second annual Security Council Simulation at Yale (SCSY) by a resoundingly decisive margin.

This victory was the result of an extraordinary team effort that netted a remarkable nine gavels for a delegation of 19 members at a conference of 21 committees. Perhaps most importantly, the GIRC delegation consisted of six freshmen who contributed enormously to the team and gained invaluable crisis experience for future conferences. Read the rest of this entry »