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The Cornell International Affairs Society (CIAS) is a student-run organization dedicated to enhancing the understanding of international affairs through Model United Nations at Cornell University and around the world since 2001. In November 2016, the student members of this club incorporated a partner corporation known as CIAS, Inc. to expand the organization and allow for a stronger alumni network. It is a registered 501(c)(3) organization under the state of New York. Although CIAS in its current form has only existed since 2001, it is the successor to a number of organizations involved in Model United Nations, or rather Model League of Nations, at Cornell since at least 1927. In fact, Cornell attended the first Model Assembly of the League of Nations at Syracuse University in 1927 and subsequently hosted their own assembly, believed to be the second ever conference, the next year.

CIAS is composed of 3 semi-autonomous bodies: Cornell Model United Nations Conference (CMUNC), Cornell International Affairs Conference (CIAC), Cornell International Affairs Observer (CIAO). In addition to those bodies, CIAS itself functions with weekly discussions on an international relations topic, guest lectures, and outreach trips. The latter function was started with a pilot program in 2015, when a group of club members traveled to two high schools in inner city New York to teach Model United Nations basics and debate and public speaking skills to students. The organization was mentioned as a prominent club on Cornell's campus by the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges list's overview of Cornell University.

CMUNC
The Cornell Model United Nations Conference (CMUNC), pronounced "see-munk," was founded in 2002 as a learning conference for students competing on the high school Model UN circuit, held every year on the Ithaca, NY campus for four days in the Spring. CMUNC is know for attracting high profile speakers like Chris Burnham, Ravi Karkara, and Benjamin Ngachoko. CMUNC 2017 was the 16th iteration of the conference held on April 20–23, 2017 and hosted over 800 delegates, attracting student delegations from across the world with countries including Ghana, Uzbekistan, Honduras, Venezuela, India, and China. CMUNC 2017 partnered with WaterAid, making it its official conference philanthropy.

Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King visited the conference in 2012 with two of Winfrey's students from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, who were delegates in the conference. She praised the conference, particularly the Cambodian Civil War Committee, during an interview on CBS This Morning.

The Cornell Model United Nations Conference became the first North American conference to implement a committee using UN4MUN rules and procedures. As part of an initiative by the United Nations Department of Public Information, UN4MUN is designed to bring Model UN simulations more in line with the way the UN actually works.

Secretariat
The CMUNC Secretariat is composed of 14 positions: Secretary-General, Director-General, Chief of Staff, 3 Under-Secretary Generals, Director of Public Relations, Director of Finance, Director of Conference Development, Director of Operations, Director of Technology, and 3 Conference Assistant Directors.

Staff
Beyond the Secretariat, CMUNC’s staff structure is broken up by committee. Each committee will have a dais consisting of a chair, a vice-chair, and a collection of general staffers. Crisis committees will also have a crisis director who steers the committee in specific directions. CMUNC is staffed by Cornell University undergraduates that are selected and interviewed by the Secretariat. In recent years, CMUNC staff to delegate ratio has been 1:7.

Committees
CMUNC 2017 includes 17 committees. They are:

General Assemblies Specialized Committees Crisis Committees
 * DISEC
 * SOCHUM
 * SPECPOL
 * 3rd Plenum of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, 1978
 * COP 23
 * European Commission
 * NGO Forum
 * La Via Campesina
 * ASEAN
 * Organization of American States (OAS)
 * ILO
 * ECOFIN
 * Ad Hoc
 * [JCC] Gulf War - US
 * [JCC] Gulf War - Iraq
 * Roman Republic
 * Russia's Imperial Cabinet
 * SCAF
 * Zimbabwe's War of Liberation

CIAC
The Cornell International Affairs Conference (CIAC), pronounced "kayak," was first hosted by CIAS in 2010 as a crisis-centered conference for students competing on the collegiate Model UN circuit. CIAC has grown from hosting about 50 delegates to hosting about 250 delegates since its beginnings, attracting students from across the continent. In addition to its size growing, the diversity of committees that CIAC offers has grown as well, offering both crisis committees and adjusted-crisis committees. In 2016, CIAC was ranked by Best Delegate as the 6th best collegiate conference in North America.

Secretariat
The CIAC Secretariat is composed of 11 positions: Secretary General, Director General, Chief of Staff, 3 Under-Secretary Generals, Director of Public Relations/Outreach, Director of Finance, Director of Events, Director of Operations, and Director of Technology.

Staff
Beyond the Secretariat, CIAC’s staff structure is broken up by committee. Each committee will have a dais consisting of a chair, a vice-chair, and a collection of general staffers. Crisis committees will also have a crisis director who steers the committee in specific directions. CIAC is staffed by Cornell University undergraduates, and attracts about 100 staffers.

Committees
CIAC has expanded from solely crisis committees—smaller, more fluid and fast-paced committees on specialized topics—to a combination of crisis committees and adjusted crisis committees—larger committees that have crisis elements. CIAC committees are generally centered on global issues from innovative standpoints that place delegates in a variety of different situations. The committees at CIAC VII were: CIAC VIII, which will be taking place November 2–5, 2017, will have the following committees:
 * Motion Picture Association of America
 * Mussolini’s Cabinet
 * Pol Pot’s Regime
 * Onin Civil War
 * [Triple Crisis Committee] Drug Enforcement Agency
 * [TCC] Cali Cartel
 * [TCC] Medellin Cartel
 * US Intelligence Task Force
 * United States Robotics Board of Directors
 * [Joint Crisis Committee] Pirates of the 1700s- Pirates
 * [JCC] Pirates of the 1700s- British Royal Navy
 * The Collapse of Communism
 * Outer Space: The Final Frontier
 * Council of the European Union
 * Detroit, Michigan: Bankruptcy and Development
 * National Treasure
 * The Viking Age
 * [JCC] Star Wars- The Republic
 * [JCC] Star Wars- The Separatists
 * Global Warming: Fall of the World
 * Fight for the South China Sea: 2030

CIAO
The Cornell International Affairs Observer (CIAO), pronounced like the Italian greeting "ciao", is a student-run publication which provides astute analysis of international affairs in a format adapted to the needs of busy students. Drawing on the passion and knowledge of CIAS members and other writes from the wider Cornell community, it produces concise articles on topics in international affairs and conducts interviews with professionals in the field, including Carne Ross (Executive Director of Independent Diplomat), Derek Mitchell (U.S. Ambassador to Burma, 2012-2016), Naoto Kan (Prime Minister of Japan, 2010-2011), and Nguyen Phuong Nga (Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations).

CIAO was founded in June 2016 and published its first edition in August 2016. It regularly publishes articles and interviews via its website, Facebook page, and quarterly journal.

International Presence
The Cornell International Affairs Society began international partnerships in 2013. In an effort to extend its mission beyond the Ithaca campus, the Cornell International affairs Society has developed partnerships abroad, with WELAND International and MUNCafé.

WELAND International
CIAS began its partnership with WELAND in 2013, and has since expanded its role now sending five directors to the WEMUN Expo, the largest model UN conference in China, and now with the development of CMUNC China.

CMUNC China
CMUNC China, is the Asia edition of CIAS’ high school conference. In its first iteration in 2017, eight Cornell students travelled to Chengdu, China and hosted over 200 Chinese delegates to further their knowledge of Model United Nations, and hone their public speaking, negotiation, and diplomacy skills.

MUNCafé
CIAS has invited MUNCafé delegates to CMUNC for years, often receiving about 40 delegates. In 2017 the partnership with MUNCafé and CIAS as the latter became a participant in the GMAP Program.