UTMUN 2018: DELEGATE HANDBOOK

UTMUN 2018: DELEGATE HANDBOOK

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THE UTMUN 2018 SECRETARIAT

Secretary General: Under-Secretary General Logistics: Melika Shafiee Nyestanak Graydon Kelch [email protected] [email protected]

Director of Strategic Planning: Director of Corporate Relations: Jason Silvestri Andrea Gonzalez [email protected] [email protected]

Charge d’Affaires: Director General: Chloe Bray Harry Twyford [email protected] [email protected]

Director of General Assemblies: Director of Operations: Tom Fraser Molly Cong [email protected] [email protected]

Director of Specialized Committees: Under-Secretary General Academics: Arthur Nelson David Rhodes [email protected] [email protected]

Director of Crisis Committees: Director of Public Relations: Adil Rehman Maryam Rahimi [email protected] [email protected]

Associate Director of Design and Director of Design and Technology: Technology: Ryan Truong [email protected] Auj Hamayun [email protected] UTMUN 2018 ADVISOR HANDBOOK

CONFERENCE ITINERARY

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH 2018

2 PM – 5 PM: Registration and UTMUN Reception (Great Hall, Hart House)

5 PM – 7 PM: 1st Committee Session

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH 2018

8 AM – 9:30 AM: Opening Ceremony (Convocation Hall)*

10 AM – 12 PM: 2nd Committee Session

12 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch Break

1:30 PM – 4 PM: 3rd Committee Session

4 PM – 5 PM: Break

5 PM – 7:30 PM: 4th Committee Session

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH 2018

9 AM – 12 PM: 5th Committee Session

12 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch Break

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM: 6th Committee Session

3:30 PM – 4 PM: Break

4 PM – 6 PM: 7th Committee Session

7 PM – 10 PM: Delegate Social (Great Hall, Hart House) UTMUN 2018 ADVISOR HANDBOOK

7:30 PM – 10 PM: Advisor Social (East Common Room, Hart House)

8:30 – 12 AM: Midnight Crisis (Yorkville Marriott Hotel)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH 2018

10 AM – 11:30 AM: 8th Committee Session

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Lunch Break

12:30 PM – 2 PM: Final Committee Session

2 PM – 3:30 PM: Closing Ceremony (Convocation Hall) **

* Convocation Hall doors will open at 7:30 AM. Everyone must be seated by 7:50 AM. No food or drinks will be allowed in Convocation Hall. ** Convocation Hall doors will open at 1:30 PM. UTMUN Staff are welcome to attend the delegate closing ceremony and are asked to stay for the Staff Awards ceremony.

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ROOM ALLOCATIONS

GENERAL ASSEMBLIES Disarmament and Security Council (DISEC): Thursday - Banting Institute, 131 Friday - Banting Institute, 131 Saturday - University College, 161 Sunday - University College, 161

United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP): Thursday - Hart House, East Common Room Friday - Hart House, East Common Room Saturday - Hart House, East Common Room Sunday - Hart House, East Common Room

World Health Organization (WHO): Thursday - Hart House, Music Room Friday - Hart House, Music Room Saturday - Hart House, Music Room Sunday - Hart House, Music Room

Social Cultural and Humanitarian Committee (SOCHUM): Thursday - Hart House, Debates Room Friday - Victoria College, 115 Saturday - Hart House, Debates Room Sunday - Hart House, Debates Room

United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC): Thursday - University College, 161 Friday - Victoria College, 212 Saturday - Sidney Smith, 2106 Sunday - Sidney Smith, 2106

International Labour Organization (ILO): Thursday - Best Institute, 114 Friday - Best Institute, 114 Saturday - Sidney Smith, 1070 Sunday - Sidney, 1070

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CRISIS Witcher: Thursday - Hart House, North Dining Room Friday - Hart House, North Dining Room Saturday - Hart House, North Dining Room Sunday - Hart House, North Dining Room

Taking the Isles: Thursday - Hart House, Board Room Friday - Hart House, Board Room Saturday - Hart House, Board Room Sunday - Hart House, Board Room

Apple Inc.: Thursday - University College, 44 Friday - Wycliffe College, Cody Library Saturday - University College, 44 Sunday - University College, 44

The Imposed War: Thursday - University College, 63 Friday - University College, 63 Saturday - University College, 63 Sunday - University College, 63

Appanage Russia: Thursday - Hart House, Committee Room Friday - Wycliffe College, East Lecture Room Saturday - Hart House, Committee Room Sunday - Hart House, Committee Room

Ending the Raj: Thursday - Hart House, Bickersteth Room Friday - Hart House, Bickersteth Room Saturday - Hart House, Bickersteth Room Sunday - Hart House, Bickersteth Room

Ad-Hoc: Thursday - University College, 65 Friday - University College, B203 Saturday - University College, 65 Sunday - University College, 65

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SPECIALIZED United Nations Security Council: Thursday - University College, 67 Friday - University College, 67 Saturday - University College, 67 Sunday - University College, 67

The African Union: Thursday - Victoria College, 206 Friday - Victoria College, 215 Saturday - Sidney Smith, 2108 Sunday - Sidney Smith, 2108

INTERPOL: Thursday - Emmanuel College, 108 Friday - Emmanuel College, 105 Saturday - Sidney Smith, 1084 Sunday - Sidney Smith, 1084

The FIFA Congress: Thursday - Wetmore Hall, 74 Friday - Wetmore Hall, 74 Saturday - Wetmore Hall, 74 Sunday - Wetmore Hall, 74 The 9th Chinese Politburo: Thursday - Victoria College, 215 Friday - Northrop Frye Hall, 007 Saturday -Sidney Smith, 1086 Sunday - Sidney Smith, 1086

The Reconstruction of Iraq: Thursday - Northrop Frye Hall, 008 Friday - Northrop Frye Hall, 008 Saturday - Sidney Smith, 1088 Sunday - Sidney Smith, 1088

ADVISOR ROOM South Dining Room, Hart House

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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO CAMPUS MAP

HH – Hart House 7 Hart House Circle UC – University College 15 King's College Circle SS – Sidney Smith 100 St George Street NF – Northrop Frye 73 Queens Park Crescent East WE - Wetmore Hall 300 Huron Street VC – Victoria College 91 Charles Street West EM – Emmanuel College 75 Queens Park UTMUN 2018 ADVISOR HANDBOOK

CITY ATTRACTIONS FOR ADVISORS

The following itinerary details numerous museums, art exhibitions, city attractions and social events designed for advisors during the conference. The suggested events were chosen with the consideration of travel distance from the university, and the committee schedule for the delegates.

EVENT ITINERARY

Thursday BOARD GAMES CAFÉ: The Great Hall at Hart House 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM; Please Join Us for games, hot chocolate and tea after registration

BATA SHOE MUSEUM: 327 Bloor Street West 5:00PM – 8:00PM: Visit North America’s premiere shoe museum. Currently showcasing The Gold Standard: Glittering Footwear from Around the Globe

Friday : 111 Queens Park 4:00PM Onwards: Visit Canada’s national ceramics museum. Currently showcasing Japan Now: Form + Function, an exhibition on elaborate Japanese clay vessels.

Saturday THE SUNSHINE EATERS: 199 Richmond Street West 12:00PM – 5:00 PM: Visit OCAD’s onsite gallery and enjoy an original multi- sensory exhibition by OCAD’s students.

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ADVISOR SOCIAL: East Common Room at Hart House 7:00PM – 10:00PM Please join us for some light refreshments and delightful conversation with other staff advisors and parent chaperones. Ongoing: SELF GUIDED CITY TOURS: Downtown Toronto Maps plus additional information is available on following pages.

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THE BATA SHOE MUSEUM

The Bata Shoe Museum is home to a collection of over a thousand shoes and related artifacts. Its semi-permanent exhibition, showcases footwear that ranges from Chinese bound foot shoes and ancient Egyptian sandals to chestnut-crushing clogs, glamorous platforms and 20th-century celebrity shoes. Three additional galleries feature changing exhibitions. Currently on is The Gold Standard: Glittering Footwear from Around the Globe, which explores the meanings and cultural uses of golden footwear across the globe. Also on display is Fashion Victims: The Pleasures and Perils of Dress in the 19th Century which explores the not so glamorous side of fashion. Admission to the museum is PayWhatYouCan on Thursdays after 5pm. For more information, please visit batashoemuseum.ca.

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THE GARDINER MUSEUM

The Gardiner Museum is an inviting destination that inspires and connects people, art and ideas through clay, one of the world’s oldest art forms. The current exhibition is Japan Now: Form + Function, an exciting collection of Japanese ceramics created for use but with elaborate and intentional designs. The collection explores the evolving form that ceramic vessels have taken as their functionality varies. Its permanent collections display over 4,000 artifacts of European, Chinese and Japanese porcelain, ceramics from the ancient Americas and contemporary ceramics. Aside from its collections, the museum also hosts weekly drop-in clay classes on Friday evenings. Admission to the museum is half price on Fridays after 4PM. For more information, please visit gardinermuseum.on.ca. UTMUN 2018 ADVISOR HANDBOOK

OCAD UNIVERSITY ON-SITE GALLERY

The Sunshine Eaters is an original multi-sensory exhibition that highlights how artists and designers look to the land and its plants, flowers and trees as a means to imagine and conjure hope in the face of local and global crises. The exhibitions is housed at the Onsite Gallery, OCAD University’s professional gallery and experimental curatorial platform for art, design and digital media. Admission is always free. For more information, please visit www.ocadu.ca/gallerly/onsite.htm.

SELF GUIDED CITY TOURS

We invite you to explore some of downtown Toronto’s hidden historic and cultural sites during your free time at UTMUN2018. A walking route has been outlined below that will lead you North of Hart House, and should take about 1.5 hours to complete at a comfortable pace. The places need not be followed in a particular order, however, the order is chosen such that you will return to where you started in the easiest way possible. We hope that you enjoy a taste of some of Toronto’s unique and interesting locales!

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WALKING TOUR MAP

LEGEND Hart House Philosopher’s Walk Royal Conservatory of Music Royal Museum Church of the Redeemer Gardiner Museum Victoria College Queen’s Park University College UTMUN 2018 ADVISOR HANDBOOK

HART HOUSE

The main building for UTMUN2018 is Hart House. Hart House was commissioned by the Massey family and gifted to the by the Massey Foundation as a gathering place for students to partake in co-curricular activities. The then 22-year-old Vincent Massey (who would later become Canada’s first native-born Governor General) named the building for his grandfather, Hart, and chose architect Henry Sproatt, one of the last North American masters of the Gothic form, along with engineer Ernest Rolph, to design it. Construction began in 1911, and since its opening on Remembrance Day, 1919, Hart House has remained a crown jewel in the University of Toronto’s architectural, academic and social history.

Sproatt’s showpiece, The Great Hall, occupies the east wing of the House. A gilded inscription of Milton’s Areopagitica, written in 1644 in defense of freedom of speech and thought, surrounds the 140-foot hall. The coats of arms of the Royal Family and degree- granting universities of the British Empire from 1919 sit below an enormous stained glass window on the south wall. Shields at the north end of the hall represent 74 universities of nations allied with Britain and Canada in 1919. Portraits of past Hart House wardens, as well as chancellors and governors of the university hanging in the hall are identified at the entrance way. The east windows are heavily leaded with a medley of pastel glass UTMUN 2018 ADVISOR HANDBOOK interspersed with clear glass painted with motifs. The upper gallery windows feature hand-painted caricatures of the scholars and eccentrics from the time of Hart House’s origins. Today, Hart House is the cultural centre of the University, and is home to Hart House Theatre and the Art Museum. The impressive Hart House Permanent Art Collection was established in 1922 with the purchase of Georgian Bay, November, by A.Y. Jackson, a member of the Group of Seven, for $200. The Art Committee went on to buy representative works by other members of the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, including Tom Thomson, Emily Carr, Charles Comfort, David Milne and Carl Shaefer, as well as works by the Automatistes and Painters Eleven. Today, the collection numbers over 600 works of art. The Permanent Collection is on view throughout Hart House.

PHILOSOPHER’S WALK

Philosopher’s Walk is a scenic footpath located North of Hart House. It traverses the University and is bound by numerous Toronto landmarks, including the , the Royal Conservatory of Music and Trinity College. The path runs in the north- south direction, over what was once the ravine of the Taddle Creek, now flowing underground. The gates on the south entrance to the path were built in 1901 and were originally situated on the northeastern entrance. The gates were moved to the south UTMUN 2018 ADVISOR HANDBOOK entrance in 1960 following the expansion of . The letters A and E on each gate are to commemorate Edward and Alexandra, the reigning King and Queen at the time.

THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

The Toronto Conservatory of Music was founded in 1886 with the goal of developing a unique graded curriculum for the study of music. Its original building was situated on the corner of University and College. In the early twentieth century, under the leadership of Augustus Vogt, conductor of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, The Conservatory grew to be one of the largest such institutions in the British Empire. Over the following decades, the Conservatory became the birthplace of the Canadian Symphony Orchestra and the Canadian Opera Company. In recognition of its status as one of the Commonwealth's greatest music institutions, The Conservatory received the Royal Charter from King George VI, and became The Royal Conservatory of Music in 1947. Following years of great success, the headquarters of the Conservatory move to McMaster Hall on Bloor street, where it still resides today. In 2012, The Royal Conservatory celebrated its 125th anniversary year and was granted a Royal Patronage from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.

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THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) was created with the signing of the ROM Act in the Ontario Legislature on April 16, 1912. The University of Toronto and the province each provided half of the funding. The ROM opened its doors to the public on March 19, 1914. The building was built alongside Philosophers’ Walk and the main entrance faced Bloor Street.. The historic building originally housed five separate museums: the Royal Ontario Museums of Archaeology, Paleontology, Mineralogy, Zoology, and Geology. The structure was designed by Toronto-based architects Darling and Pearson, the graceful yellow brick structure incorporated architectural motifs from many times and cultures.

The Museum expanded in 1933 such that the main entrance now sat facing Queens Park. In 1955, the five museums unified, and later, in 1968, the museum separated from the University and because its own agency under the Government of Ontario. The museum expanded again in 1978 to accommodate its expanding research activities and increase its storage. Toronto architect Gene Kinoshita won a Governor-General's Award for his design of the new Queen Elizabeth Terrace Building. In 2001, the ROM launched a project to expand revitalize the historic structure. In 2007, after five years of construction, the now iconic Michael Lee-Chin Crystal Galleries were inaugurated.

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THE CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER

In the 1850s, Yorkville was a small village to the north of Toronto, surrounded by fields and farmland. Horse-drawn coaches provided a connection to the downtown via Yonge Street. Anglicans who resided in the Yorkville area worshipped at St. Paul’s, located east on Bloor street. In 1871, the Parish of St. Paul’s was of a sufficient size that it was deemed advisable to split it into two parishes, with Yonge Street as the dividing line. The parishioners of the new parish, to the west of Yonge, chose the name, “The Church of the Redeemer.” The building that stands on the corner of Avenue and Bloor today was built in 1878 after the old building became too small for the growing parish. The new Church of the Redeemer was designed by the architectural firm of James Smith and William Gemmell, and held its first service on June 15, 1879.

The Church building was designed in the High Victorian Gothic style. The walls were covered with rubble stone from the Credit Valley, near Georgetown. The term rubble stone means that the stones were the rubble that remained after stones were cut in the quarry. They were irregular in shape and their sizes varied. However, though rough in texture and inexpensive, they created a pleasing effect when assembled on the church walls. Ohio sandstone was imported for the stone ornamentations and the trim around the windows of the church. The interior walls were of white and red bricks, enhanced with geometric patterns. The support columns in the interior were constructed of polished granite from the Bay of Fundy area. UTMUN 2018 ADVISOR HANDBOOK

Today the building stands surrounded by towering residential buildings and commercial locales, however, at its inception, it was thought to be relatively far removed from the busy parts of Toronto.

THE GARDINER MUSEUM

The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art was opened in 1984 by George and Helen Gardiner to house their collection of ancient American artifacts and European pottery and porcelain. Between 1987 and 1996 it was managed by the Royal Ontario Museum, but a generous endowment from George Gardiner allowed it to regain its independence. Attendance, membership, and program participation more than doubled over the next seven years, and the Museum became an important centre for ceramics in North America he Museum was closed from 2004 to 2006 for a major expansion. The expansion was completed by the award-winning firm of Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg and the Museum reopened in 2006 to universal critical acclaim. The expansion allowed for the addition of 14,000 square feet, primarily for new galleries, larger educational, administrative, and studio spaces, a new retail shop, a café and special events space, and an engaging extension to the street. If you are interested in learning more about the Museum, please feel free to visit on Friday afternoon and enjoy half priced admission after 4pm. UTMUN 2018 ADVISOR HANDBOOK

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY

Victoria University is a college of the University of Toronto.Victoria College was founded as the Upper Canada Academy by the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1831 and was originally located in Cobourg, Ontario. In 1841, it became Victoria College after Queen Victoria, and later Victoria University after it federated with Albert College in 1884. Victoria University federated with the University of Toronto in 1890 and moved to its current site in 1892. The main building, pictured above, is an example of Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style by the architect was W. G. Storm. Characteristics of this type of architecture feature elements from northern Italian structures such as heavy stonework, rounded archways, domed towers, and detailed carvings. Victoria University is home to Annesley Hall, which was built in 1903 and was the first residence built specifically for women in Canada. The building sits directly across the Royal Ontario Museum and is a National Historic Site of Canada. The second oldest residence at the University is , which was designed 1911 by Henry Sproac, the same architect who designed Hart House. Notable alumni of the college include Lester B. Pearson, Margaret Atwood, and Frederick Banting. UTMUN 2018 ADVISOR HANDBOOK

QUEENS PARK

Ontario’s Legislative Building was built from 1886 until 1892, and was designed in the Richardson Romanesque style, just like Victoria University. The exterior walls are made of pink sandstone quarried from the Credit Valley near Orangeville, Ontario. The stones were carved on the grounds of Queen’s Park by English stonecutters. The roof was covered in slate from Vermont, and copper was used over the roof domes. The columns inside the building feature cast iron detailing, the floors and walls are made in oak, and inner walls are made of over 10 million bricks. The Legislative Chamber is housed in the main building. In 1909, a fire destroyed the west wing of the building, which was then redesigned by Toronto Architect E.J. Lennox. At the same time, a north wing was added and today it houses the Legislative Library. The east wing has the original oak floors and cast iron column, while the west wing features Italian marble on the inside. Though Queen’s Park is currently considered a public park, the land is actually owned by the University of Toronto, and is on lease to the Government of Ontario for a period of 999 years. UTMUN 2018 ADVISOR HANDBOOK

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

University College is a secular college of the University of Toronto. It was first established in 1853. Construction of the building began in 1856, and the college first opened its doors to students in 1859. The building was designed in the Romanseque- Revival style by architects Frederic Cumberland and William Storm, who were inspired by Oxford and Cambridge Universities in England. Today, the college sits at the heart of the University, but when it was first built, cows would graze on the fields behind the college. In 1890, the east wing of the building was destroyed in a fire which began on the night of the annual student ball. The stone structure remained mostly intact, so it was only the interior which was rebuilt in 1892. More than 70 years later, the Laidlaw wing of the building was inaugurated, completely enclosing the building to the north. This is one of several buildings being used for UTMUN2018.

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