My name is Elos Li and I am a founding sophomore at Hiba Academy Shanghai. I am so excited to be meeting all of you at SMICMUN as President of the General Assembly in November. I have experience being a delegate, chair, and even organizer at multiple MUN conferences in the past, the most notable being organizing and chairing my school's first ever MUN conference earlier this year.

Outside of MUN, my favorite extracurricular activity is debate, having become the first to win Stanford's 2026 Annual Tournament in JVPF during the winter. Aside from that, I am also passionate about traversing the globe during my holidays, having visited countless countries throughout the years. This has also led to some of my more "unique" and "exciting" life experiences of being stranded in a war zone at the end of February this year.

I am beyond excited to get to know the delegates during the conference & looking forward to having an awesome weekend in November.

Hello everyone! My name is Yuhan, and I'm a sophomore in the Shanghai French school. I've been involved in MUN for several years and have participated in a number of conferences as both a delegate and a chair. What I enjoy most about MUN is the combination of debate, diplomacy, and getting to meet new people.

Some of my hobbies outside of MUN are scouting, playing volleyball, and making art.

As your Chair, I hope to create a committee that is both serious and enjoyable, where everyone feels comfortable speaking, challenging ideas, and contributing to the debate. I'm really excited to meeting all of you at SMICMUN X!

Greetings, delegates! My name is Arella, and I am a freshman at SHSID. It is my honor to serve as your deputy president of the General Assembly of this year's SMICMUN!

I started MUN in 7th grade; since then, I've attended various conferences, where my passion for MUN has grown over time. SMICMUN X will mark my 10th conference and my second time chairing. Personally, Model UN has had a significant and positive impact on my life; it has helped me become a better team player, problem solver, and public speaker.

In this conference, I will mainly focus on the topic of "Strengthening Global Preparedness for Infectious Diseases and Epidemics." Recalling the past decade, this topic will be especially relevant in today's world as an experiencer of COVID-19. Though after several years of determined effort, COVID-19 has largely ended throughout the world, it is still important to reflect that during those periods, some nations lacked solid frameworks for handling fast-spreading diseases. As delegates, I encourage you to reflect on nations' past experience and actions, both pros and cons, as a reference to develop feasible solutions.

Additionally, I would strongly recommend all delegates conduct thorough research and develop a solid background understanding of both topics. This would help foster more engaging and fruitful debates as a whole. To many of you, I know that this might be your first or first few conferences, and here's my word of wisdom: Don't panic. Be confident in your ideas; don't be afraid to speak up. When you hesitate, just raise that placard!

Good luck and see you all in November!