Biographies+2009

General Assembly Debate Chairs
Fellow Delegates and Chairs
 * Shaun Chen**

Hi! I'm Shaun Chen from Hangzhou International School, the hosting school of this years Westlake MUN Conference, and will be chairing for General Assembly.

This is my third year participating in Model United Nations. I have been at the previous conferences of Westlake 2008, BEIMUN, SUZMUN, and some other conferences. I have experiences in both large and small conferences, and understands the basic procedures of a MUN conference. I will soon be posting information about the debate topics in the page “GA 1”.

MUN gave us the chance to discuss International Issues with students with different background, or from different schools. Participating in MUN conferences would help improve one's research skills, critical reading skills, and also communication skills. At conferences, delegates will have the chance to debate topics, defend their resolutions, and also exercise their various skills in MUN.

As a debate chair, I sincerely welcome all delegates and chairs to the Westlake MUN conference. I will be looking forward to meet all people participating in this wonderful conference.

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 * Huezin Lim**

Dear Delegates of the General Assembly,

I am Huezin Lim, a Singaporean senior currently attending Suzhou Singapore International School. I will be one of your chairs for the 2009 WestLake MUN conference and I sincerely hope that we will be able to engage in meaningful and influential debates the many issues at hand. Furthermore, for the new delegates, I extend a warm welcome to you and hope that all the chairs, including myself, will be able to encourage your enthusiasm for MUN.

This will be my fourth year participating in MUN and my seventh conference thus far. Previous conferences that I have been to include THIMUN in 2007 and 2008, Westlake 2008 and SHAMUN. However, I have only chaired a few conferences but in no way is this detrimental to my understanding of MUN procedures. I am really excited to be able to chair at WestLake 2009 and it is truly an honour. I hope that you will enjoy the experience here because I know that I will! See you soon!

fellow delegates and distinguished guests
 * Wang SiQi (Eva)**

My name is Siqi Wang(Eva). I’m from Xi’an Gaoxin No.1 High School. It’s a really good pleasure for me that I can be a chair in Westlake MUN 2009. Last year, I participated in the Westlake MUN 2008 as a delegate(This is my first time to participate in the Model UN conference). At that time, I do not have too much confidence in this group discussing and be afraid of speaking out. After that time, I summaried my shortages and compared with other delegates. In Aug. of this year, I participated in the Youth Assembly of WEMUN held in Beijing. During that period, I can speak aloud in the stage and proposed my proposal for the public.

This is just my little experiences to join the MUN conferences. But I want to say, do not afraid what you will have faced, just speak out, just say your own point of views. Nobody will laugh at what you have said. Conversely, they will admire you have this courage.

Model UN brings the opportunities for you, guys! Although you are teenagers, you can still contribute a lot for the world through this conference. Sharing your ideas among all public will not only help you, but also all the people improve a lot.

So,

Dear delegates, waiting for your fabulous performances in November!!!!!!

**Economic and Social Council Debate Chairs**

 * Austin Anderson**
 * Greetings Delegates,**
 * I am Austin Anderson, a Junior enrolled at Shanghai Community International School-Hongqiao and one of your chairs for the ECOSOC council.**
 * I have been involved in MUN for one year. My first conference was West Lake 08. Then I attended BEIMUN, at which some of you veterans were present at, then a conference at Auburn University over the summer, which none of you attended, and WEMUN in August, which some of you newer delegates may have attended.**
 * Having been to all of these conferences, I can speak with authority when I say West Lake is a conference of the highest caliber. Your skills as a delegate will be taxed as you attempt to persuade other delegates to use your solution to the various issues.**
 * My advice to you would be, to study your issues extensively, because you can hardly be a productive participant in the debate if you don't know exactly what you're talking about. If you run across anything that you need assistance with, I will be glad to help you, just contact me through the wikispace mail and I am usually prompt with an answer. Above all, have fun, the environment created by MUN is a totally different one than anything else that has been thrown at you so far, and the opportunity to gain experience in debating, persuading, and researching is invaluable.**
 * I am very excited for this conference and I can't wait to see all of you in November!

Austin**

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 * Wu Fan (Rose)**

Dear Directors and Delegates,

I am Rose from GaoXin No.1 High School and now in Senior Three. This is my third year of MUN. Last year, I took part in the West Lake MUN 2008 as a delegate from Kenya. This time, as the Debate Chair of Economics and Social Council, I am looking forward to the wonderful performance from all of you guys!!!

I started to engage in MUN as soon as I attended high school. Through my entire high school years, participating in MUN has always guided me and to some extent subtly deepened my perception toward the whole world. From the trade barriers that global warming exerted on carbon-emission industries to the housing crisis which a majority of us is facing now, I keep updating my knowledge and refreshing my outlook on the current world issues.

I believe MUN will help a lot to establish one's overall ability. Here, one can get access to all those most heated world topics. Here, one will have the chance to meet many other like-minded. By totally immersed in the fierence debate, anyone is able to cultivate good public speaking skills, through which slowly but certainly, he or she will as well develop many other key skills such teamwork, communicating and leadership.

As the Debate Chair, one of my biggest responsibilities is to guide the new comers and assist with the faculty work. I believe with the perfect cooperation between chairs and every member of delegate, we will hold a successful conference together!

Rose

Security Council Debate Chairs

 * Jenny An**

Most esteemed advisors, fellow Debate Chairs, and honorable delegates,

My name is Jenny An, and I will be serving all of you as Debate Chair of Security Council this year at West Lake MUN 2009. On behalf of the SC student officer team, I welcome you to participate this year's West Lake MUN conference. I am currently a seionr at Teda International School, located in Tianjin. I have attended four official MUN conferences, including Security Council of the sixteenth annual session of Beijing International Model United Nations, and one Model Congress so far. As this is the first time participating in the West Lake MUN conference, I am extremely excited about making new friends and am eagerly looking forward to having an enjoyable merging process and active debates with you all!

Two years of experience of Model United Nations conferences have given me fabulous opportunities to appreciate the beauty of MUN. MUN has enriched my youth and allowed me to take a step forward toward taking reponsibility for making the world a better place for all of us to live and prosper. It would be an honor to sow the seeds of brighter future for the world as a student officer in the third annual session of West Lake Model United Nations.

As guides of the exciting journey, my fellow Debate Chairs and I will frequently communicate with you prior to the conference and enthusiastically lead the lobbying process and facilitate productive debates during the conference. As we have found certain delegates' dominance and efforts in destroying others' resolutions particularly frustrating, we would like to encourage you, honorable Delegates, not to compete but to create resolutions that enjoy wide consensus among delegates and Chairs in the house. I am responsible for the first SC topic, "Peace and Security on the Korean Peninsula," so please feel free to ask me questions pertaining to the issue as well as the SC procedure, as SC is a rather unique forum.

I am looking forward to the upcoming West Lake MUN conference with strong faith in fruitful debates and sweet friendship! See you soon!

Live Well & Prosper,

//Jenny An West Lake MUN 2009 Security Council Chair//


 * Dana Lin**

Warmest greetings to all!

My name is Dana Lin and I am currently a junior attending Suzhou High School of Jiangsu Province. It is my pleasure to have the opportunity to serve as the chair in the Security Council this year. This will be my third year engaging in MUN and the third time attending Westlake MUN. Previously in Westlake 2008, I was the delegate of Belgium in the General Assembly, and in Westlake 2009, I served as one of the debate chairs in General Assembly Two. I hope to see some familiar faces again this year (:

Throughout my years of participation in MUN, Westlake has accounted for many of the most exhilarating and enjoyable moments, yet allowed me to grow as a person. With the expansion in the number of forums available and the number of schools participating this year, I have no doubt that the upcoming Westlake conference in November 2009 will be the best one yet. Eversince the founding of the United Nations in the twentieth century, the Security Council has been a highly influencial body within the UN and takes the responsibility of tackling issues related to international peace and security. This year's, Westlake will be modelling the real SC, and the three issues that the chairs have carefully chosen are real problems challenging the current world. I encourage all delegates to remain polite and diplomatic, carry out comprehensive research, use the wikispace to share information, actively participate in all of the coming debates, and coorporate with other delegates to produce feasible solutions.

Finally, I hope that the collaboration between student officers, administrative staff, advisors, and of course, the delegates themselves will make Westlake 2009 a fruitful and successful conference. Good luck with your preparations.

See you all in November!

All the best,

//Dana Lin <3 Westlake 2009 Security Council chair//

Greetings Delegates, I am Caleb Oh, a sophomore in Qingdao MTI International school, this year I will be serving you as a debate chair. It is my utmost pleasure and honor to serve you delegates as debate chairs. This is my third year in taking MUN as my favorite subject, hobby, and my dream in the future. This is my second time being a chair in a conference. Both times I was chairing were in the SC. The other times in MUN, I was a delegate in many varieties of committees, varying from the GA to the G20 Summit to the Sino-EU Strategic Dialogue. Westlake is my first conference i have been to and is my most memorable conference i have. It was my first conference ever. It turned out to be awesome, everyone had fun, i learned and grew through this conference and now i am going to chair in the Conference. I hope delegates will learn from this conference, have fun memorable events, grow through this conference and grow in MUN.
 * Caleb Oh**

I do hope that Westlake MUN will be a very memorable conference to you this year and a very enjoyable time. I hope to make the debate as fruitful as we can. I expect all delegates to contribute to the debate as much as you can and we can all together make a fruitful conference. One again, let’s work our best to reach this goal! See you at November!

Caleb Oh