LSEMUN XVIII
Our previous iteration was unprecedented in several ways. We had seven incredible crisis committees: ranging from one to three cabinets, spanning across three continents, and delving into everything from town-hall scale debate to international great power politics. The conference also introduced some of the highest-calibre socials on the UK's circuit, including a cocktail reception with live music in the Shaw Library and a boat party on the Thames. Finally, our Diplomatic Panel and ceremonies counted with illustrious speakers, including Britain's first black cabinet Minister, Lord Boateng, and Mr. Ng Teck Hean, the High Commissioner of Singapore.
GUEST SPEAKERS
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
The Shaw Library, one of LSE's most historic venues, was the setting for our cocktail reception. Guests were treated to live music, appetizers and drinks after their committee sessions.
BOAT PARTY
The boat party we organized was a hit! Attendees including delegates, chairs, and staff relished the stunning nighttime vistas of London, along with pizza, drinks, and other delights. Join us at the Thames in future iterations!
COMMITTEES
UK HOUSE OF COMMONS
Set in 2040 the UK Parliament, with all its specialist procedures and heckling, delegates had to overcome new threats of cyber-terrorism while also battling each other in an electoral race. Beginning with an attack on the national grid to drone attacks on infrastructure delegates had to deal with escalating issues.
SALEM WITCH TRIALS
This committee took delegates to the local level of government within Massachusetts, a rarity in crisis, and focused on the infamous Salem Witch Trials in 1692 in the backdrop of the disruption of the Massachusetts Bay Colony governorship. As such, delegates represented the Salem Town Hall representatives, weeding out the witches to govern their community.
ROMAN SENATE
This committee represented a LSEMUN and UK first in the form of the Roman Senate, an economic crisis committee. The Senate, set in 33 AD, required collective and individual action from delegates to bring a resolution to a financial crisis caused by the greed of Senators.
THE DECEMBRISTS
A war of intrigue and conspiracy pitting delegates as two rival branches of a secret society seeking to reform and modernise the Russian Tsarist state under their different visions and methods. Dissatisfied by the lack of reform which Tsar Alexander I promised, the Russian intellectuals, radicals and reformers now seek to undermine the power of the Tsar and achieve their own visions of a modern Russia.
END OF THE GREAT WAR
Bringing delegates to the grim world of 1918 Europe representing Allied Powers from the US to Italy and Central Power members from Germany to the Ottoman Empire. This committee brought together military and political strategy to end the Great War and shape the terms of armistice or even peace as the Central Powers struggle to hold their ground against renewed Allied offensives.
AGE OF DISCOVERY
An LSEMUN first in the form of a tri-cabinet crisis where delegates will control the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France and Ming Dynasty in exploring and settling a completely reimagined North America. Risking expeditions across the Atlantic or Pacific, racing for resources, facing internal discontent, charting out new lands and, of course, fighting your rivals in Great Power politics this crisis covered nearly every crisis theme there is.
CLASSIFIED
This committee took an ad-hoc approach to crisis, in which delegates where not exposed to the topics until their arrival at LSEMUN. Ultimately, this experience tested their ability to think on their feet and solve a hostage crisis.
