Greetings from the secretary-General

Dear Delegates, Faculty Advisors, and Friends,

On behalf of our Secretariat and staff, I am thrilled to welcome you to the Twenty-Seventh Session of ChoMUN, the University of Chicago’s Intercollegiate Model United Nations Conference, which will be held from Thursday, March 28 through Sunday, March 31, 2024, at the historic Palmer House Hilton in downtown Chicago.

Ranked as the Delegate’s Choice for Best Conference according to Best Delegate, ChoMUN has grown into the largest and most competitive crisis-focused conference in North America. Our commitment to the delegate experience and innovation continue to drive us forward, and this year we will are excited to present our dynamic and fast-paced committees, including hybrid and General-Assembly-style committees. The following spring, ChoMUN XXVII will host nearly 1,000 delegates and a staff of over 250 students, maintaining our better than 4:1 delegate-to-staff ratio to ensure that our committees offer each delegate a personalized and engaging committee experience.

I am thrilled to present you with the most exciting version of ChoMUN yet. While running engaging and challenging committees, we continue to push the envelope and formulate new approaches to Model UN. Building on our successful hybrid committees, we will continue to develop the style of integrated crisis unique to ChoMUN, with single and double-delegation committees containing both crisis and GA elements. Our range of topics further reflects our commitment to providing something for everyone. The ChoMUN body has put together a conference that represents what this activity is really about– collaborating with new friends to tell meaningful, powerful stories. Our mission of prioritizing collaboration, innovation, and leadership is needed now more than ever in our era of immense polarization to chart a future of mutual understanding, acceptance, and learning.

At ChoMUN XXVII, we are offering trailblazing committees on a variety of interesting topics. From ancient seafarers to futuristic democratic conventions, we guarantee that there is a committee for everyone this year at ChoMUN. We are excited to host some of the most innovative mechanics on the collegiate MUN circuit this year, including multiple committee topics in one and building the structure of a committee from the ground up. This small snapshot of ChoMUN only scratches the surface of our offerings, and our dedicated staff will work tirelessly to ensure that the delegate experience, both substantively and socially, is the best yet. 

As we approach the 27th ChoMUN, I hope you will help us usher in a new era of ChoMUN and Model UN that would have been unimaginable when we began with just a few dozen delegates in 1998 on the University of Chicago campus.

Browse through our website to see all of the committees and opportunities offered at ChoMUN XXVII, and please reach out if you have any questions.

I look forward to welcoming you to the Twenty-Seventh Session of ChoMUN at the Palmer House this year.

Best regards,

Neha Sadasivan

Secretary-General

ChoMUN XXVII

secgen@chomun.org