Model United Nations Conference
RAMMUNC III (February 27-28) is a Model United Nations conference for high school students looking to learn more about global issues, practice public speaking and explore what VCU has to offer.
The conference is organized and led by VCU’s Model United Nations club, CIRO, and is sponsored by the College of Humanities and Sciences. It is held in person in the heart of downtown Richmond at VCU’s Monroe Park campus.
Students will spend two days debating topics ranging from the rights of indigenous persons, to how to regulate space for private or public consumption. Students will meet in committees in order to create and share resolutions, learn about and tour VCU, make friends from other Virginia high schools, and potentially earn awards for their hard work during committee sessions.
Committees
Each student will be placed in a committee that focuses on a specific set of topics, and assigned a person or nation to represent in that committee. The committees offered at RAMMUNC III are:
- General Assembly: Versailles 1919
- General Assembly: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Specialized Agency: God and Liberty
- Specialized Agency: Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
- Crisis Committee: The Tripartite Aggression
Join us for an unforgettable weekend of debate, teamwork and fun!
Frequently Asked Questions
The cost to attend depends on the time your delegation registers.
If your delegation registers prior to November 1, it is $20 per delegate and $30 per delegation. If your delegation registers prior to February 1 but after November 1, it is $25 per delegate and $35 per delegation.
If your delegation registers after February 1, it is $30 per delegate and $40 per delegation.
Individual/independent delegates (delegates registering on their own, separate from a school and/or larger group of delegates) are required to pay the delegate fee, but are not required to pay the delegation fee.
Delegation fees are only paid once regardless of delegation size. A delegation of four delegates would have to pay four delegate fees and one delegation fee. A delegation of forty delegates would have to pay forty delegate fees and one delegation fee.
Delegation fees are nonrefundable. Delegate fees are refundable in full prior to February 21.
Our conference runs for two days, from February 27-28, 2026. Further details pertaining to the daily itinerary will be provided in the coming months.
Traditionally, MUN teams from high schools compete in conferences. However, we welcome individual delegates to register who are not associated with a high school or MUN club!
RAMMUNC III is a conference dedicated to learning, and we are thrilled to have first-time MUN delegates! However, we strongly recommend that you come to the conference with a basic understanding of parliamentary procedure so you can fully participate in debate.
You can always send us an email at commonwealthiro@gmail.com.