Weekly update – Mar 7, 2011
Dear IRSAMers,
Last week IRSAM welcomed former South African minister Jay Naidoo for what turned out to be a riveting talk. This week, the University is buzzing with SSMU election campaigns taking center stage. As always, IRSAM has plenty to offer in terms of events and opportunities, providing the drive you need to get through your week. For more IRSAM, keep reading…
1.1 IRSAM Meeting, Tuesday 19:30
2.1 SSUNS 2011 Call for Committee Staff
3.1 Benedicte Labre House, Community Volunteering
4.1 ASSA: Female Entrepreneurship and Empowerment in Africa
5.1 MonWHO
6.1 Message from SSMU Presidential Candidate, Cathal Rooney-Cespedes
6.2 Message from SSMU VP Internal Candidate, Todd Plummer
7.1 United Nations Job Vacancies, Independent Compilation
1.1 IRSAM Meeting, Tuesday 19:30
This IRSAM meeting is game night! Fancy a scrabble competition with your favourite IRSAMers? Think you’re the king of Monopoly? Come to room 302 at 19:30 on Tuesday!
2.1 SSUNS 2011 Call for Committee Staff
SSUNS 2011 is still recruiting dynamic and enthusiastic Chairs, Vice-Chairs, and Crisis Directors! You the staff are crucial to ensuring that we pull off another great conference and run exciting new committees for our delegates. Also, we are still seeking innovative suggestions for potential simulations, so feel free to get creative with your proposals! This year promises to be intense, refreshing, and of course a lot of FUN. If you’re interested in being part of what promises to be a truly unforgettable session of SSUNS, then we strongly encourage you to fill out the attached application. Applications are due on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 18:00 by email to committees@ssuns.org, to the IRSAM office or mailbox 101 in the Shatner Building. Should you have any questions, concerns, or queries please feel free to e-mail Rida Malik at committees@ssuns.org.
3.1 Benedicte Labre House, Community Volunteering
Interested in volunteering in the community? For the first time, IRSAM is working with the Benedict Labre House, an organization in downtown Montreal that provides the homeless with social services, a warm place to stay and a hot meal. Through the Meal Team Program, a group of IRSAM students will plan, prepare and serve a meal for approx. 150 people on March 27th. It will only take about 4 hours the day of so if you are interested, please contact Emily at external@irsam.ca.
4.1 ASSA: Female Entrepreneurship and Empowerment in Africa
ASSA is proud to announce the event “Female Entrepreneurship and Empowerment in Africa: The Future Beckons,” featuring the Professor Gilles Cloutier and McGill Law student Siena Anstis. Come for a candid discussion on challenges and prospects facing the African continent, as well as a forum for forward-thinking ideas in social entrepreneurship, women empowerment, and innovative development in Africa. The night will be informative and stimulating, so come with an active mind!
Thursday, 10 March 2011
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Leacock 26
McGill University
5.1 MonWHO Maternal & Child Health – Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
Are you interested in learning about the WHO? Ever wanted to work with an international organization? Do you want to meet student leaders like yourself who want to make a difference in the world?
The Montréal World Health Organization Simulation is a real-time simulation of the WHO. The conference brings together students from a wide range of disciplines to discuss health issues of global concern as representatives of countries, NGOs or the media.
Some the key features of the Conference include:
- 3 days of intense debate on Maternal and Child Health
- Participate in drafting a resolution that will be sent to the WHO
- keynote speeches by Dr. Nicolas Steinmetz
- Opportunity to network with future global leaders
WHEN: Friday, March 11 to Sunday, March 13, 2011
WHERE: Hotel Gouverneur Place Dupuis Montréal
For additional information, please visit www.monwho.org.
6.1 Message from SSMU Presidential Candidate, Cathal Rooney-Cespedes
An award-winning Model UN debater, Cathal plans to use his experience in MUN as a means to fundamentally change the way politics of your Students’ Society are done, promoting the virtues of diplomacy and effectiveness of well-researched positions. The function of the Students’ Society is to provide excellence in service, representation, and leadership for undergraduate students, and that is exactly what Cathal plans to do. Student politics has been dominated by too frequent debates of us versus them, right versus wrong, and a combative mentality, that Cathal – having spent eight years in Model UN, four in IRSAM – will eliminate from your Students’ Society. As President, Cathal will perform his duties by coupling his passion for student life with real pragmatism, and by recognizing that as a community of students, we hold more than strength in numbers – we also have a wealth of knowledge. Let’s put it to work. Please vote at ovs.ssmu.mcgill.ca.
6.2 Message from SSMU VP Internal Candidate, Todd Plummer
Hey IRSAM. I’m running for SSMU VP Internal. I am a huge supporter of helping independent student groups and clubs flourish- I don’t want next year’s SSMU exec to be overbearing. IRSAM does its own thing, and it does it really well. Why should SSMU interfere?
Here are the highlights of my platform: I want to bring a permanent student art gallery to McGill, bring more compelling guest speakers throughout the year, and have more consultation with the administration on SSMU’s activities so they don’t hate us. For my complete platform, check out my website http://votetoddforssmu.wordpress.com/
Voting runs March 5-11, at http://ovs.ssmu.mcgill.ca. Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions! todd.plummer@mail.mcgill.ca
7.1 United Nations Job Vacancies, Independent Compilation
For those who are interested, you may search this week’s vacancies at http://unjoblist.org/results.php?org%5B%5D=All+organisation+on+UN+Job+List%3A&dts=&ics1=ICS-08&ics2=ICS-09&O2=yes&kw=&Job=Search. The listed vacancies are for P-2 positions, though you may customize your preferences and sign up with your email address by clicking on the “E-mail alerts” tab on the left of your screen.
SSUNS 2011 Committees Staff Application (PDF)
SSUNS 2011 Committees Staff Application (DOCX)