9 months of hard work, efforts and planning ultimately boiled down to 3 days of a successful conference and rigorous debate (LO3). This Journey as the Head Of Operations for COMUN 2022 holds a dear place in my heart as it was challenging on several days but working with 32 amazing people in the secretariat and executive committee that were all focused on the common goal which helped boost the morale in the group (LO2, LO4, LO5).
The first day of the conference came with rollercoasters of its own, starting with the opening ceremony to the actual debate. The opening ceremony that was being live-streamed to over 150 delegates and faculty advisors did not work because of internet issues however with the help of the tech team we resolved that issue and finished the opening ceremony on time (LO2 and LO5). When we started the first session all the chairs faced one common concern. These were issues delegates were facing to join the committee on zoom due to power cuts throughout Sri Lanka. To address this issue we made sure in all committees that those delegates were given a fair chance so that they were able to join the debate even after missing some parts of it (LO7). Luckily after that, the first day went off really smoothly, everything ran according to our agenda and we remained on schedule to start the second day as well (LO1).
On the second day, we started our debate from where we left off on day 1. We focused on getting things ready for the next day like the arrangement of tables, the videos of the chief guests who were joining us online, certificates and medals (LO1 and LO3). The second day did not have too many challenges as we collaboratively worked towards having working zoom links, a smooth debate and moreover no chaos between committees (LO5).
Day 3, the last and final day. It was the last time working with these fabulous people but it could not have been more memorable. Crisis was very successful and after that, we had to get awards decided between committees and then write people’s names on the certificates. This required high levels of communication between different people in the Secretariat and the Administration and this really helped me develop my skills as I was challenged to be efficient even during the most chaotic times to get ready for the closing ceremony (LO1, LO2, LO3). After 3 years of being a part of COMUN as a delegate, a member of IPC and being a part of the secretariat this is my last year as I graduate in May 2022 (LO4). We addressed a lot of important issues around the world thus putting emphasis on multilateral relations between countries (LO6).
