This document is a bulletin from the press team covering the opening ceremony and first day of the Tainan Model United Nations conference. The opening ceremony included welcoming speeches from the host school principal, English department chair, directors, and secretaries general. They discussed the purpose of the conference and preparations that went into it. The bulletin then provides interviews with some of the student delegates discussing their research process and challenges preparing for the conference. It also interviews some teacher advisers about how they helped guide the students. The bulletin concludes with a description of the formal banquet held that evening, providing a lively social atmosphere for students. It also introduces the press

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Global Tainan, Tainan Globalized
A Small Step for TNFSH, A Big Step for Southern Taiwan
FEB.19,2011 TAINAN MUN I 2011, ISSUE II
Opening Ceremony
Welcoming Speeches from the Host School
T he first day of Tainan MUN began with greetings from
the principal, English department chair, directors, secretary
general, admin team, each delivering their words of wisdom
and heartfelt wishes to all participants. With Principal Huang
taking the lead, he reiterated the signified and the purpose of
Tainan MUN. He believes that valuable experience will be
gained during the process. “Delegates will experience what it
is like to be a real diplomat,” said the principal. Though brief,
his lecture is a real boost toward the nervous participants.
Finally, he ended his speech by sending his best regards to-
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ward those who have contributed to this activity. The speech
was followed by a thundering applause as he retired.
Coming up next was the English Department Chair, Mrs.
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Sybil Huang. She gave a brief summary of the club’s history. She pointed out that without the guidance
and constant support from a score of English teachers, these remarkable achievements would not have Opening ceremony
been possible. “We have had more than five hundred students trained so far,” she said proudly.
As the opening ceremony proceeded, we came to realize that neither being a delegate nor a member of
press team is an easy task. Just as Mrs. Chen, director of Tainan MUN, mentioned in her address, dele- Interviewing the delegates 2
gates have their resolutions and position papers to mind about. On the other hand, the press team is under
tremendous pressure to release related news before the deadline. Mrs. Chen extended her appreciation to
the working staff including Eric Chiu, TNFSH Special Education Section Chief, and many others, but
barely mentioned her own contribution to the activity.
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The secretaries general, role-played by the chair and co-chair of the MUN club, are two other signifi-
cant figures that can not be excluded. In their speech, the process of preparation was brought up. They
talked about some of the difficulties and challenges they had encountered. They also shared their stories
of how they ended up in this position. None of them expected to get so deeply involved in MUN before
they entered high school. “Being Deputy Secretary General is a miracle I could not have imagined” said Wonderful night– the 4
Kevin Chen, co-chair of the Tainan MUN. Speaking of the motivation, “Rather than leaving high school
banquet
with nothing but all those memorized facts, we choose to devote our youth to something crazy,” he not-
ed. After gaining experiences from previous MUN conferences, they put this idea into action. And now
they have fulfilled their dream as they wished.
Finally, Admin Staff along with the press team also sent their regards, sincerely wishing this event to
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be a cherished memory for those who participate in it. (written by Steve Su) approval panel and the
press team
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Interviewing the Delegates
s ome of the delegates already had the experience of participating in this kind of event prior to Tainan MUN I, 2011. The dele-
gate of Lebanon participated in Tai-MUN and Hsin-MUN last year, he is interested in this activity because it gives him an oppor-
tunity to meet different delegates of different stances. The delegate of Palestine once served as the co-chair in Tai-MUN and she
said, ”I am good at the issue about human right. I think that it will be a challenge for me to be a participant of the Security Council.
So I think that attending the Security Council opens a new window to me.” Many delegates are a first timer. “ This is the first time
we participate in this kind of inspiring event, MUN. Knowing that many of the delegates have a lot of experiences of MUN, we feel
really intimidated,” said the delegates of Germany and Nigeria. No matter how many times they have participated in MUN the del-
egates wholeheartedly focus on the issue, the independence of Palestine, and eager to see a helpful solution for Palestine.
The delegates do a lot research via the Internet and also read a lot of articles while preparing for the issue of the independence of
Palestine. Before the MUN came. The delegate of China read magazines and recent articles concerning the independence of Pales-
tine. Also, the delegate of Brazil used Google to look for information. Some of the delegates asked the teachers or scholars for their
advice. The delegates of Bosnia and Palestine asked their advisers about how they thought about the independence of Palestine.
Doing research is really a laborious job but it is the most basic things the delegates do. Thus, this really shows how important re-
search can be. The more you research, the more evidences you can find to back up your position.
While exploring for the information, the delegates face a lot of difficulties. “ The most difficulty I face is that I find my English
is not good enough to fully digest the material I gather,” said the delegate of South Africa. However, the delegates overcome the
challenge and do well on the conference. Some of the delegates ask the teachers to help them solve the problems. “If given more
time for preparations, I can do better. It is a rewarding experience to work with all of the participants. I have a good time during the
conference.” said the delegate of Russia. During the conference the delegates enjoy the time getting along with other delegates. The
delegate of Nigeria said, “We have a lot of fun during the lobbying time and of course we learn communication and lobbying skills
from this conference.”
The delegates all do a good job. They have some suggestions for Tainan MUN. “I think the conference is alright, but delegates
should be more active to join the lobbying and other procedures. It was a little quiet during the lobbying. And I also hope some
clauses in my resolution take effect to the current situation,” said the delegate of the U.S.A.
(written by Joe Hsiao, Ken Wang, David Wu and William Cheng)
Interviewing the Advisers
T he teachers of SKGSH made the students do research first, and then let them ask questions. Of course, there are still some
questions that can’t be answered. In this case, the English teachers will make them ask their history or geography teachers. “In this
way, students will know more about their situation so they will be able to write an impressive speech!” said Ms. Ya-Hui Chang,
an advisor from SKGSH. “By the way, this is the first time for us to attend this kind of event, so that we feel a little nervous, of
course.” “We not only prepare for the speech but also learn a lot of history and international situations. I think this is a very pre-
cious experience!” added Ms. Ching-Li Tou, another advisor from SKGSH. “The thing that impresses me the most is the prepara-
tion job everyone did. Everyone was so well-prepared that they all did a great job on their speeches. They really tried their best,”
said the advisor.
Nicole is one of the members of the approval panel of Tainan MUN, so she read a lot of resolutions. “I really appreciate what
the delegates did but sometimes they didn’t take a really clear position so that they failed to convince others easily. Still, they did
a really good job especially the delegate of Israel in Security Council,” said Nicole. “He expresses his position really conspicu-

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ously and clearly.” Also, she mentioned that though this is the first time for SKGSH to participate in the MUN, but they impress
her a lot with their stunning speeches. “It is great that all the participants can wholeheartedly focus on the speeches and writings,
and with their devotion, it makes Tainan MUN better.” she added.
Advisors from TNGS set deadlines to every procedure so that the students can catch up and prepare more for the MUN. They
made their students do things all by themselves so that they could learn more. “They learn to do research, and to write opening
speeches and resolutions. We only help them check their mistakes and urge them to practice more,” said advisor Ms. Carol Wu.
“It is good that we can attend this kind of event in TNFSH. It is impressive and we are really astonished by how greatly the prepa-
rations THFSH has made.” “Participating in Tainan MUN is a fascinating experience. We think that the delegates of our school do
a greater performance than I have expected. They really do a great job. I hope that we can participate in such an event in the fu-
ture,” added Ms. Chen-Yi, Wu, another advisor from TNGS. Also, they mentioned that letting students make mistakes and learn
from them might seem cruel, but it is always the best and the fastest way of learning.
(written by Joe Hsiao, Roy Cheng and Ken Wang )

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A Night of Joy
Formal Banquet
T he night closed in, and the moon rose quietly. After discussing and working extremely hard on resolutions for an entire
day, all the delegates appeared exhausted.
However, the day didn’t end here. A brand new chapter unfolded with the formal banquet beckoning.
TNFSH welcomed all the visitors from everywhere with delicious food and good music. At the Banquet Hall, a variety of
exquisite dishes caught your eyes. You could stuff your stomach with roast beef, and eat turkey to your heart’s content. Shrimp
salad also delighted everyone with special sauce on it. If you were hungry for more, all kinds of snacks were there waving at you.
There were cakes, pancakes and so on. Also, you could have a good talk with the friends that you just met this morning over a
drink. As a member of the press team, this was definitely the greatest opportunity to make an interview. A special reminder to the
boys: this was the best time to get close to the girls they admired as well. I saw several groups chatting happily, and then exchang-
ing cell phone numbers. At the other side of the hall, there were handsome delegates from our school taking photos with beautiful
delegates from other schools. Much to my surprise, there were some hardworking delegates still talking about and arranging the
strategy for the exciting battle next day.
Happy time flew past in the blink of an eye. At the end of the story, the students hugged each other, saying goodbye. It was
the precious memory that we would cherish. We all know that, next year, we will meet here again.
I promise. (written by Roy Cheng)
Wonderful Tonight !

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Na Momo Group (the silent group) Press Box
Editor-in-Chief
THE PRESS TEAM Samuel Lu 盧廷軒
Stan Wang 王奕棠
Stanford Yu 余慈海
Steve Su 蘇宇軒
Assistant Editor
Joe Hsiao 蕭哲輝
Jackie Wu 吳佳憲
Reporters
Ken Wang 王林謙
David Wu 吳敦仁
William Cheng 鄭哲宏
Jordan Huang 黃奕文
Roy Cheng 鄭翔允
Charlie Wang 王嘉宏
D
uring the conference, not only the delegates but also the Press Team is occupied in pre- Chris Wu 吳宇軒
paring for Tainan MUN. While the delegates were conducting a fierce debate, the Press
Team strived to come up with press release. Advisor
Delegates are usually the ones who are in the center of spotlight in a regular MUN con- Andrew Hung 洪鍾儒
ference. Less attention goes to the Press Team, hence few people are aware of their contribution. The
following is a brief introduction of what we do. Vincent Hung 洪瑞鴻
The Press Team commenced their task in early February, which included interviewing the advisers, Ming-Hung Chiang 蔣銘鴻
chairs and most important of all, the directors of Tainan MUN. In the process, each member was as-
signed to a task to accomplish, such as editing news press, interviewing the delegates, and taking pho-
tos, and had dedicated their best effort toward this activity. We came to realize that all others who are Approval panel
involved in Tainan MUN all devoted themselves to achieving success in this activity. Inspired by the
commitment, we decided to give it our best shot. The aim of the Press Team is to document wonderful
TNFSH :
bits and clips of the conference, as the advisor, Andrew Huang, told us. We hope the Tainan MUN Meihua Chen 陳美華
bulletin will fulfill the objective, and record the wonderful memories for every participant. Sybil Huang 黃慧姬
(written by Stan Wang, Stanford Yu, Steve Su, Roy Cheng, and Joe Hsiao)
Carrie Lin 林湘昀
Joyce Chang 張雅玫
THE APPROVAL PANEL
H
eartfelt apprecia-
tion is dedicated to TNGS :
the approval panel Carol Wu 吳佳霖
for their full sup-
Zhen-Yi Wu 吳貞儀
port to this activity. With spe-
cial thanks to the approval SKGSH :
panel for using the expense of Ching-Li Tou 竇景麗
their evening, editing the dele-
gates’ resolutions, even if it Ya-Hui Cheng 張雅惠
means to lose their opportunity
to attend the banquet. The
principal had invited the approval panel to join the banquet several times, however, they rejected. In
their heart, getting the students’ resolutions done is the most important. (written by Samuel Lu, Steve Su,
and Joe Hsiao)

6. To be continued...
Published by: The Tainan MUN I Press Team
Na Momo Group