2012Washington Model

Organization of American States

General Assembly for Universities

Program

Washington, D.C.

3-7 April 2012

Sponsored by the Department of International Affairs,

Secretariat for External Relations,

Organization of American States and

Coordinated by the Institute for Diplomatic Dialogue in the Americas

SCHEDULE: Tuesday, 3 April 2012

OAS Headquarters, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue

12:00- 1:00 pm: RegistrationOAS Lobby

1:00 – 1:30Welcoming Remarks:Hall of the Americas

By OAS Secretary General Insulza

  • Dr. Mark Sachleben (ShippensburgUniversity), Chair of the Faculty Council
  • Dr. Joan Andorfer (FrostburgStateUniversity), WMOAS Co-Coordinator and President of the IDDA

1:30- 2:00Opening Plenary Session of the Preparatory Committee of the Washington Model OAS General Assembly

  • Opening Statement by the President of the Model OAS General Assembly
  • Agreement on the Plenary Session’s Modus Operandi
  • Additions to, or deletions from, the Draft General Assembly Agenda
  • Adoption of the Agenda
  • Announcement of the Crisis Scenario Topic

2:00 – 3:00First Committee Session: Rooms and Agenda

Each committee shall meet in the following rooms:

General Committee –Hall of the Americas

First Committee –

Second Committee -- Columbus Room

Third Committee --Miranda Room

Fourth Committee -- Guerrero Room

Opening statement by the Committee Chair;

• Roll Call

• Introduction of the Committee Officers and staff: Vice-Chair, Rapporteur, Secretariat Staff member, and OAS Consultant(s) if appropriate;

• Brief comments by OAS Consultants on matters pertaining to the committee's agenda topics and functioning, if appropriate;

• Agreement on the committee's particular Modus Operandi;

• Such other procedural matters deemed appropriate by the Committee Chair; and

• An un-moderated caucus for the purpose of exchanging views and obtaining co-signatories on Proposed Draft Resolutions.

3:00-4:30 Second Committee Session: Agenda

Call to order by the Chair;

• Roll Call;

• A Moderated Caucus for the purpose of exchanging views and asking questions on each agenda topic and, in the General Committee, on Head Delegate Opening Statements; and

• Other substantive measures as deemed appropriate by the Chair, with the exception that there shall be no formal discussion of any Proposed Draft Resolution.

7:00 pmFaculty Social TBA Fairmont Hotel

Wednesday, 4April 2012

9:00 - 11:45 AMMorning Embassy Briefings at Permanent Missions to OAS

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SESSIONS OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEES OF THE WMOAS

Location
Session # / Ballroom A / Ballroom B / Roosevelt / Caucus
Imperial 1 / Caucus
Decatur
3
Wed. 1:00-2:30 / GC / I / II / III / IV
4
Wed. 2:30-5:30 / III / IV / GC / I / II
5
Thurs, 8:00-10:30 / I / II / III / GC / IV
6
Thurs. 10:45-1:15 / IV / GC / I / II / III
7
Thurs. 1:30-3:30 / II / III / IV / GC / I
8
Thurs. 3:45-5:00 / GC / I / II / III / IV
9
Fri. 8:00-10:30 / III / IV / GC / I / II
10
Fri. 10:45-1:15 / I / II / III / GC / IV
11
Fri. 1:30-3:30 / IV
ELECTIONS / GC / I
ELECTIONS / II / III
12
Fri. 3:45-5:00 / II
ELECTIONS / III
ELECTIONS / IV / GC / I

4:30 p.m.Submission of ResolutionsMeeting Rooms

DEADLINE to Submit Resolutions for Working Groups; Faculty will be on hand to collect from each committee. This packet is reserved for Working Group Resolutions only.

4:30 – 6:00Faculty Review of ResolutionsImperial II

  • Faculty Review Committee Members will review the Working Group Resolutions of the Second Packet.

6:00 – 6:30Return of ResolutionsMeeting Rooms

  • Faculty Review Committee Members will be Present to return resolutions NOT accepted for the Working Group Packet.

7:00-9:30 PMGalaHall of the Americas

Thursday, 5 April 2012

8:00-10:30 AMFifth Session of the Committees/Caucus Committee Rooms As Noted

Election forms made available

8:30 – 10:00 AMFaculty MeetingTBA

10:45 - 1:15 PMSixth Session of the Committees/Caucus

12:00-1:30 PMIDDA Board Meeting

1:30 PMSubmission/Resubmission of Resolutions

DEADLINE to Submit Resolutions for the Washington Packet; Chairs will collect resolutions at the beginning of session and Vice-Chairs will deliver to the Secretariat Office. Rapporteurs will assemble resolutions that must be considered by the Fourth Committee because of Budget Implications (the first Budget Packet), and the Vice-Chairs will deliver these to the Secretariat Office as well.

1:30 – 4:00Faculty Review of Resolutions Imperial I

  • Faculty Review Committee Members will review the Resolutions submitted for the Washington Packet.

1:30-3:30Seventh Session of the Committees/Caucus

3:45-5:00Eighth Session of the Committees/Caucus

Fourth Committee reviews 1st Budget packet.

Friday, 6 April 2012

8:00-10:30NinthSession of the Committees/Caucus

  • Election Nominations Due

• Nomination forms shall be turned over to the Secretariat at the end of the last morning session on the fourth day of the General Assembly, except in the General Committee, where the deadline shall be at the conclusion of the last session of the fourth day of the General Assembly, subject to the Program of the General Assembly;

• Nomination forms shall be collected by the Secretariat staff and transferred to the Secretariat for certification by the Secretariat Staff (including the Administrative Staff Supervisor), the Secretary General, and the Coordinator(s).

  • Washington Packet will be distributed to the committees.

Rapporteurs will assemble additional resolutions that must be considered by the Fourth Committee because of Budget Implications, and the Vice-Chairs will deliver these to the Secretariat Office as well.

10:45-1:15Tenth Session of the Committees/Caucus

1:30-3:30Eleventh Session of the Committees/Caucus

  • Election of Committee Chairs, Vice-Chairs for 2013 Washington Model OAS (except Second and Third Committees)
  • Fourth Committee receives 2nd Budget Packet.

3:45-5:00Twelfth Session of the Committees/Caucus

  • All committee business must be completed by the end of session, including elections for all but the General Committee.
  • Election of Committee Chair, Vice-Chair of Second and Third Committees for 2013Washington Model OAS.

Saturday, 7 April 2012

Plenary Sessions of the General Assembly of the

2012 Washington Model OAS

9:00 – 9:45 am Second Plenary SessionHall of the Americas

The Second Plenary Session shall be for the purpose of the election of the President, Vice-President, and Secretary General of the next WMOAS General Assembly. The Election Commission for the General Committee (Article 77) will administer these elections (Article 78).

Elected officers shall serve for the duration of the General Assembly for which they have been elected.

9:45-10:30ClosingPlenary Session Hall of the Americas

Call to order and Roll Call;

• A report by the President on the disposition and resolution of the Crisis Scenario;

• The adoption or rejection of all resolutions approved by committees during their sessions, preceded by brief remarks from each Chair, in turn;

• Establishment of the Order of Precedence of delegations for the following year’s Model session; and

• Introduction of any Declarations and/or Courtesy Resolutions.

10:30 –11:30Closing CeremonyHall of the Americas

  • Presentation of Certificates
  • Election Results
  • Closing Remarks by Jorge Sanín, Director, Department of International Affairs, OAS
  • Closing Remarks, Dr. Justin Van Fleet, President of the WMOAS Alumni Association

Immediately Following the Closing Ceremony: There will be a brief meeting of all newly elected officers for the 2013 WMOAS with Drs. Voss,Trudeau, Friedman, and Andorfer. Please report to the stage area of the Hall of the Americas.

The Department of International Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations, Organization of American States

and

The Institute for Diplomatic Dialogue in the Americas

Thank you for yourcooperation at the 2012Washington Model OAS.