Dear Delegates,

Hi y’alI, I would like to extend a warm southern welcome to the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (SPECPOL). It is an honor and privilege to be your chair of the most distinguished committee of ILMUNC XXVI.

If you will, I would like to take a brief moment to introduce myself. My name is Stanley Therlow Huntley II, but I would prefer you simply call me Therlow. I am a junior in the College of Arts and Science studying Political Science and Hispanic Studies. I am from the great state of South Carolina, and my favorite thing in the world is sweet tea, with a hint of lemonade. I have been involved in the IAA since my freshman year. Most recently I served as USG Special Events for UPMUNC XLII, Penn’s premier college conference. I have also served as Vice Chair of ICJ at ILMUNC XXV.

I want to congratulate all of y’all on choosing the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (SPECPOL) as it will undoubtedly be one of the best committees at ILMUNC XXVI. The SPECPOL team has taken a lot of time in choosing and preparing topics that will invoke both research and debate. As delegates of SPECPOL you all are responsible for dealing with world’s current political issues of decolonization in a just and efficient manner. Therefore the SPECPOL staff encourages that you maximize everyone’s experience, staff included, by coming to committee knowledgeable of the topics and prepared to engage in debate.

That being said, please do not hesitate to approach me at conference if you have any questions at all about SPECPOL, ILMUNC, or to simply say hi.

Therlow Huntley

Chair, Special Political and Decolonization

Ivy League Model United Nations Conference XXVI

Dear Delegates,

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the twenty-sixth session of the Ivy League Model United Nations Conference! And I take even greater pleasure in welcoming you to the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly, the Special Political and Decolonization Committee! My name is Eric Lemor and I am your Moderator, responsible for moderating (duh!) our discussions about all things special and political.

A little about myself: I am a Senior in the College of Arts and Sciences here at the University of Pennsylvania. I am majoring in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, but thankfully that all falls into one major called PPE. I am originally from New York City, have been an active participant in Model UN since high school and still cannot believe that I have been doing it for the past seven years. Last year, I had the distinct honor and pleasure of serving as the Secretary-General for ILMUNC 25 - just one more reason that SPECPOL is going to be the best committee at ILMUNC 26. In my spare time, I like to plan high school Model UN conferences, watch movies, spend time with friends, cook, and complain that my UPenn meal plan doesn't work at any Philadelphia restaurants.

A brief story: back when I was in high school I decided I should get involved with this thing called "Model UN." All of my friends were doing it (thankfully they weren't doing anything my parent's wouldn't approve of) - so I signed up for my first conference and was assigned to the Special Political and Decolonization Committee. It has remained my favorite MUN committee ever since. For the last few months the great staff of SPECPOL and I have been working tirelessly with the Secretariat of ILMUNC XXVI to ensure that this will be the best conference to-date (and, of course, the best committee).

I look forward to meeting all of you and hearing your exciting and innovative solutions for the topics we discuss. Come ILMUNC, our special and political agenda will be: Water Disputes (with the ultimate goal of ensuring access to clean water to everyone) and Preventing 21st Century Colonization: A Critical Look at NGOs. At conference, please feel free to approach me with any questions, concerns, funny Model UN stories, or just to say hey! I want to wish you the best of luck as you do your research and I look forward to seeing and meeting each of you in January!

Yours truly,

Eric Lemor

Moderator, Special Political and Decolonization

Ivy League Model United Nations Conference XXVI