Model UN Conferences by Category
Major US Conferences
Major competitive US conferences generally have a few common characteristics: at least 1,500 participants, 4-days long, varying committee size from small (<25) to very large (>125), and attract schools from more than 10 states, as well as international delegations.
| Conference Name |
State |
|---|
| Harvard Model UN Conference |
MA |
| North American International Model UN Conference |
DC |
| Ivy League Model UN Conference |
PA |
| Princeton Model UN Conference |
NJ |
| Model United Nations of the University of Chicago |
IL |
| UC Berkeley Model UN Conference |
CA |
Mid-Major Conferences
Mid-Major conferences span 3-4 days, have at least 15 hours of committee time, host between 400-1400 delegates, and attract schools from not only the region in which they are hosted but also host schools from across the country and world.
| Conference Name |
Acronym |
State |
|---|
| Boston Invitational Model UN Conference |
BosMUN |
MA |
| Brown Simulation of the United Nations |
BUSUN |
RI |
| John Hopkins Model UN Conference |
JHUMUNC |
MD |
| Washington Area Model UN Conference |
WAMUNC |
DC |
| Rutgers Model United Nations |
RUMUN |
NJ |
| Yale Model UN Conference |
YMUN |
CT |
| Chicago International Model UN Conference |
CIMUN |
IL |
| University of Michigan Model United Nations |
MUNUM |
MI |
| Stanford Model UN Conference |
SMUNC |
CA |
| Cornell Model UN Conference |
CMUNC |
NY |
| William and Mary High School Model United Nations |
WMHSMUN |
VA |
| USC Model UN |
TrojanMUN |
CA |
Regional Conferences
Regional conferences span 2-4 days, attract at least 20 schools (usually, but not necessarily from the region), and host between 300-900 delegates. They may be competitive but do not attract the most competitive high school teams from outside their region.
Northeast Regional
| Conference Name |
Acronym |
State |
|---|
| University of Connecticut Model United Nations |
UCMUN |
CT |
| University of Massachusetts Model United Nations |
UMassMUN |
MA |
| Boston College Model UN Conference |
EagleMUNC |
MA |
| Maine Model UN |
MeMUNC |
ME |
| Dartmouth Model United Nations |
DartMUN |
NH |
| MIT Model UN |
MITMUNC |
MA |
Mid-Atlantic Regional
| Conference Name |
Acronym |
State |
|---|
| Columbia Model UN Conference Exposition |
CMUNCE |
NY |
| Empire Model United Nations Conference |
EmpireMUNC |
NY |
| Washington International Relations Conference |
WIRC |
DC |
| University of Delaware Model United Nations |
HenMUN |
DE |
| Pennsylvania High School Model UN Conference |
PHUNC |
PA |
| University of Virginia Model United Nations |
VAMUN |
VA |
| Old Dominion Model United Nations Conference |
ODUMUNC |
VA |
| Mid-Atlantic Simulations of the United Nations |
MasMUN |
VA |
Midwest Regional
| Conference Name |
Acronym |
State |
|---|
| Model United Nations Illinois |
MUNI |
IL |
| Northwestern University Model United Nations |
NUMUN |
IL |
| Michigan State Model United Nations |
MSUMUN |
MI |
| Great Lakes Invitational Model UN Conference |
GLIMUN |
MI |
| Washington University Model United Nations Symposium |
WUMUNS |
MO |
| Lake Erie Model United Nations |
LEIMUN |
OH |
| Wisconsin High School Model United Nations |
WHSMUN |
WI |
| Miami University Model United Nations Conference |
MUMUNC |
OH |
South-Southeast Regional
| Conference Name |
Acronym |
State |
|---|
| University of Florida |
GatorMUN |
FL |
| Miami Invitational Conference and Simulation of the Model United Nations |
MICSUN |
FL |
| Florida International Model UN Conference |
FIUMUN |
FL |
| Georgia Southern University High School Model UN Conference |
– |
GA |
| Model United Nations Chapel Hill |
MUNCH |
NC |
| Vanderbilt University Model United Nations |
VUMUN |
TN |
| Mid-South Model United Nations |
MSMUN |
TN |
| Central Texas Model United Nations |
CTMUN |
TX |
| Georgia Tech Model United Nations |
GTMUN |
GA |
| University of Georgia Model United Nations Conference |
UGAMUNC |
GA |
| Alabama Model UN |
ALMUN |
AL |
| Duke University Model United Nations Conference |
DUMUNC |
NC |
| University of Central Florida Model United Nations |
KnightMUN |
FL |
| University of Virginia Model United Nations |
VAMUN |
VA |
West Regional
| Conference Name |
Acronym |
State |
|---|
| Arizona Model United Nations |
AzMUN |
AZ |
| Bruin Model United Nations |
BruinMUN |
CA |
| McKenna Model United Nations |
McKennaMUN |
CA |
| University of California Irvine Model United Nations |
UCI MUN |
CA |
| Washington State Model United Nations |
WASMUN |
WA |
| Model UN of Alaska |
MUNA |
AK |
Academic Conferences
Academic conferences tend not to focus on awards or competitiveness, instead focusing on academic quality and teaching. Academic conferences can vary drastically in size and span 2 to 4 days.
| Conference Name |
Acronym |
State |
|---|
| National High School Model UN Conference |
NHSMUN |
NY |
| Regional High School Model UN Conference |
RHSMUN |
CA |
| Southern United States Model United Nations |
SUSMUN |
GA |
| Florida High School Model UN |
FHSMUN |
FL |
| Mid American Model United Nations |
MAMUN |
MI |
| World Humanitarian Improving Society Model UN |
WHISMUN |
NY |
| Change the World Model United Nations |
CWMUN |
NY |
| YMCA Model UN Conference I & II |
YMCA-MUN |
PA |
| YMCA Louisiana Model United Nations |
- |
LA |
Single or Double Day Conferences
Single and double day conferences provide schools with a great opportunity to get more experience and interact with different schools. Single and Double day conferences tend to have less than 200 local participants.
| Conference Name |
Acronym |
State |
|---|
| Arkansas Model United Nations |
AMUN |
AR |
| Clark University Model UN |
CUHSMUN |
MA |
| Gaucho Model United Nations High School Conference |
GauchoMUN |
CA |
| University of Colorado Model United Nations |
UCHSMUN |
CO |
| University of Denver Model United Nations |
DUHSMUN |
CO |
| Tallahassee Southern Model United Nations |
TSMUN |
FL |
| Southwest Florida Model United Nations |
SWFLMUN |
FL |
| Georgia State Model United Nations Conference |
GSUMUN |
GA |
| Kennesaw State University Model United Nations |
– |
GA |
| Iowa High School Model United Nations |
IHSMUN |
IA |
| Earlham College Model United Nations |
ECMUN |
IL |
| Indianapolis Model United Nations |
IMUN |
IN |
| Metro Kansas City Model United Nations |
MKCMUN |
KS |
| Wheaton College Model United Nations |
WCMUN |
MA |
| SouthEast Michigan Model United Nations |
SEMMUNA |
MI |
| CASC Summits |
CASC |
MI |
| Hope College Model United Nations |
Hope MUN |
MI |
| Mississippi Model Security Council |
MMSC |
MS |
| Montana Model United Nations |
MMUN |
MT |
| University of Montana |
MUMUN |
MT |
| Appalachian State Model United Nations |
– |
NC |
| Seton Hall University Model United Nations |
SHUMUN |
NJ |
| UNA Rochester Model United Nations |
UNAR |
NY |
| International Institute of Buffalo Model United Nations |
BUFFMUN |
NY |
| Kutztown University Model United Nations Conference |
KUMUNC |
PA |
| Mercyhusrt College High School Model United Nations |
– |
PA |
| Baylor Model United Nations |
BaylorMUN |
TX |
| North Texas Invitational Model United Nations Conference |
NTIMUN |
TX |
| Houston Area Model United Nations |
HAMUN |
TX |
| Brigham Young University Model United Nations |
BYUMUN |
UT |
| Washington and Lee University Model United Nations |
WLUMUN |
VA |
| Wisconsin High School Model United Nations |
WHSMUN |
WI |
| Crisis at Carnegie Mellon U |
[email protected] |
PA |
| Bard College Model UN |
BardMUN |
NY |
| Metro Detroit Model United Nations Conference |
MeDMUN |
MI |
| Global Classrooms Model UN UNA USA Los Angeles |
GCMUN LA |
CA |
| Global Classrooms Model UN UNA USA Houston |
GCMUN Houston |
TX |
| Global Classrooms Model UN UNA USA NYC |
GCMUN NYC |
NY |
| Global Classrooms Model UN UNA USA Chicago |
GCMUN Chicago |
IL |
| Global Classrooms Model UN UNA USA Miami |
GCMUN Miami |
FL |
| Global Classrooms Model UN UNA USA Minnesota |
GCMUN Minnesota |
MN |
| Global Classrooms Model UN UNA USA Tampa |
GCMUN Tampa |
FL |
| Global Classrooms Model UN UNA USA Washington D.C. |
GCMUN D.C. |
D.C. |
| Eastern Kentucky University Model UN |
EKUMUN |
KY |
| UCSD Model UN |
TritonMUN |
CA |
| Model UN at UC Davis |
DMUNC |
CA |
| Model United Nations at UC Riverside Youth Summit |
UCRMUN |
CA |
| Oregon Model UN |
ORMUN |
OR |
| Syracuse's Central New York MUN |
CNYMUN |
NY |
| York College of Pennsylvania High School MUN |
YCPHSMUNC |
PA |
| Temple University Owl Model United Nations |
OwlMUN |
PA |
| University of New Mexico Model UN |
NMMUN |
NM |
| University of Oklahoma Model UN |
MUNSW |
OK |
| University of Pittsburgh Model UN |
PittMUN |
PA |
| Washington State Model United Nations |
WASMUN |
WA |
| Yeshiva University MUN |
YUNMUN |
NY |
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