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The Georgetown International Relations Association (GIRA) was founded in 1969 with a goal of promoting youth education and awareness of international affairs. Since then, the 501(c)(3) has continued to pursue that goal in a variety of ways, both at the high school level and at the college level through its own programming and a partnership with the Georgetown International Relations Club, a student club at Georgetown University dedicated to the same mission.

GIRA consists of a Board of 11 students of Georgetown University, including a C-Suite, Executives of the Model UN conferences, and Emeriti from last years' conferences.

Misson
The mission of the Georgetown International Relations Association, Inc. is to promote youth education in international affairs, and to foster among students a high conception of international relations through interactive diplomacy simulations that enhance leadership, communication, and problem solving skills.

GIRA promotes youth education in global affairs through Model United Nations (Model UN) where students, as delegates, represent people, groups, political parties, countries, and regions in simulations of international political bodies. Delegates debate at Model UN conferences where they act as their assigned persona, defending their positions against their peers from other educational institutions. GIRA believes Model UN serves as a dynamic and innovative platform for helping secondary school and university students develop the analytic and leadership skills necessary for success in their future endeavors. Model UN is designed to allow students the opportunity to apply knowledge they have acquired in the classroom and in their personal studies to a realistic debate of key international issues. GIRA hosts two Model United Nations conferences, one being the National Collegiate Security Conference for college students and the North American Invitation Model United Nations for high school students.

GIRA also offers other opportunities to students to gain a global education or to contribute at a global level.

North American Invitational Model United Nations
The North American Invitational Model United Nations (NAIMUN) is one of the oldest UN simulations for high school students in North America and the world. Since 1963, the conference has been a forum in which a dynamic range of young students come from around the world to seek, through discussion, negotiation and debate, solutions to the various problems of the world. The 3,000+ participants convene for four days, simulating their role as delegates to the United Nations from a particular nation and serving as representatives of that country's policies. NAIMUN runs over 38 mini-simulations, including standard committees from the UN General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Security Council, as well as crisis simulations of various regional organizations, national cabinets, corporate boards and political organizations.

For a conference of its size in a Model UN world now increasingly dominated by for-profit companies and large, hierarchical organizations, NAIMUN is unique in that all aspects of the conference, from the committee experience to the programming, are run by students for the benefit of their peers. We endeavor to provide competitive simulations and rigorous substance without losing sight of the educational and bridge-building value of Model UN as an activity. Ultimately NAIMUN belongs not only to the conference executives and GIRA, but also to the 3,300+ General Staffers, Moderators and Delegates who continue to make it the finest MUN conference in the world. It is this spirit of collective ownership of the conference that has guided NAIMUN over the past 50 years and will continue to drive it in the future.

National Collegiate Security Conference
The mission of the National Collegiate Security Conference is to provide for its collegiate participants a professional and enjoyable experience through competitive diplomacy simulations that are interactive, demanding, and educational. Located near the nation's capital, NCSC also offers an unparalleled social experience through programming and networking opportunities.

Since 1972, NCSC has served as a dynamic forum for detailed debate on the world’s most serious crises. Each year, internationally-minded Georgetown University students work tirelessly to provide an unforgettable NCSC experience for over 500 of the nation's best collegiate Model United Nations delegates. We remain firmly committed to continuing the NCSC tradition of intimate, innovative, and predominantly crisis-based committees respected for their substantive strength, and NCSC XLI aims to further strengthen the committee experience for delegates.

GIRA Global Generations Grant
GIRA's annual Global Generation Grant is an outlet for student leaders at Georgetown University to pursue their passions, engage others, and impact communities through self-designed projects in global affairs.

The Board of the Georgetown International Relations Association, Inc. (GIRA) annually awards grants of up to $2,500 for projects that promote teaching and understanding of international relations or that address a current issue in global affairs or international development. Ideally, proposed projects should strive to empower youth with regard to those subjects, whether that be through their organizers or its beneficiaries.

Other Initiatives
Aside from hosting premier Model UN conferences, GIRA also commits itself to other programs that fulfill its mission. The organization does so primarily though working with international Model United Nations conferences. GIRA has also recently expanded its philanthropic arm.

GIRA currently partners with the Georgetown International Relations Club (GIRC), an extracurricular club at Georgetown University. GIRA provides the International Relations Club (IRC) with financial support and scholarships for the club's traveling Model UN team. For more information on the IRC and their activities, please visit their website.