Harvard Model Congress: FSU participants wanted

[Curt F. Woolhiser]

Dear SEELANGers,

I was asked by one of my students to forward the following information about the 
Harvard Model Congress to the list. Please bring this to the attention of your colleagues 
who teach or serve as administators at secondary schools in Russia or the other former 
Soviet republics. Many thanks!

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2 December 2003

Dear Faculty Advisor:

        I am the President of Harvard Model Congress Europe 2003, and I would like to invite 
your school to participate in our conference!  HMCE is a premiere high school 
government simulation with schools coming from a wide range of countries such as 
Mauritius, Oman, Greece, France, and Germany. Our low delegate-to-staffer-ratio 
ensures an excellent educational experience wrought from the close interactions students 
have with our staffers.  Each year, the number of students who wish to participate in our 
conference has increased, and we are offering you the opportunity to register 
immediately to ensure your participation!
             Each year, we select 30 of HarvardÕs brightest students to run our conference.  Before 
the conference, they write detailed but easy-to-understand briefings focusing on the 
worldÕs most interesting and critical political and economic issues. Following a 
substantial editing process, the briefings are sent to your students in the fall.  During the 
conference, two Harvard students run a small, energized committee of approximately 
20-25 high school students, and the intimate nature of each committee ensures that our 
staffers are able to cater to each studentÕs individual needs and interests.  After the 
conference, high school delegates are always amazed by how much they have learned 
about pressing international issues and how much their public speaking skills in English 
have improved!   
              What distinguishes our conference from other government simulations is the 
professionalism of our staffers and the intimate nature of our conference.  Our staffers 
are experts on the issues that your students will debate, and they are also extremely 
enthusiastic to work with their delegates. Our staffersÕ passion for the subject matter is 
contagious, and within the first few minutes of debate, your students will be absorbed in 
the topics. Although it would seem that three days of intense debate and discussion 
would sap their energy, our staffers remain focused and energized throughout the 
conference and will create a dynamic learning environment for your students. The small 
nature of our committees also allows the participating delegates, who come from all over 
the world, to get to know each other and establish bonds of friendship that will extend 
well beyond Paris!
             This year, our conference will be held from April 3-5, 2004, at the Novotel Bagnolet 
in Paris, France.  Because our hotel/conference center is located in the heart of Paris, 
your students will be able to participate in our conference during the day and enjoy the 
beautiful sights of Paris at night.  We encourage schools attending our conference to 
stay with us at the hotel, our hotel rates are affordable and staying at the hotel will 
enhance the educational benefits of the conference by giving your students more 
opportunities to interact with other students from other schools. Furthermore, staying at 
the hotel is a major convenience as well.
             Please review the registration guide, which is available on our website 
(http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hmce). From there you can look at issue briefings from 
last year, access the online version of our registration guide, and fill out our convenient 
electronic registration form. There is a schedule for forms and fees on page 17, but be 
advised, we have extended our registration deadline to December 31, 2003, to 
accommodate schools such as yours!  If you have any questions, concerns, or 
suggestions, do not hesitate to contact us via email at hmce at hcs.harvard.edu.  Signing 
up for our conference will ensure one of the most rewarding educational experiences 
that your students will ever have!
        We hope to hear from you soon!

Best wishes,

Sam King
President

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Curt Woolhiser 
Department of Slavic Languages 
and Literatures 
12 Quincy St., Barker Center 
Harvard University 
Cambridge, MA 02138-3879 USA 

Tel. (617) 495-3528 
Fax (617) 496-4466 
email: cwoolhis at fas.harvard.edu 
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