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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