Please visit our Registration pages on our website for all details pertaining to our registration rates and timeline, as well as the registration form for EmpireMUNC XIII. Registration begins April 3, 2026, and we encourage registering early to secure spots for our conference.

No. As long as you have listed how many delegates and advisors you will bring, we will accommodate your delegation. After registration we permit the addition of delegates and advisors within a time frame detailed in a follow-up email upon the closure of the current registration period. Additional chaperones not listed will not have official advisor status and will not be able to access committee sessions nor the NYU campus buildings. Please inform us as early as possible if you wish to add more delegates or advisors and we will do our best to accommodate you.

We welcome any and all high school students to attend, whether on behalf of their school or as independent delegates! We have delegates ranging between 13-19 years of age, and you may attend so long as you are enrolled in a high school (or equivalent) program. Advisors may be any supervisor, chaperone, or parent/guardian, given they are 18+.

If demand exceeds our conference capacity, we would then establish a waitlist.

We are committed to accommodating every delegation that registers up through to our Regular Registration Period. To help meet increased demand, EmpireMUNC XIII has expanded its delegate capacity by 150% compared to last year, significantly increasing the number of delegates we can welcome. While we hope this expansion will minimize the need for a waitlist, we still encourage schools to register early to secure their place.

Registration will be held in a publicly available indoor space in the Kimmel Center for University Life, where you will receive lanyards with delegate and advisor badges. This is your only way of entering any NYU building, due to our strict ID rules. Please do not lose them. You should show this to security and they should let you in - if they do not, for any reason, please immediately contact us and we will come to help.

We are actively finalizing hotel deals for our conference, which will soon be listed on our website’s Hotel page. If you have already registered, discount codes or access points will be emailed to you directly. Note that we host EmpireMUNC XIII on New York University’s Campus.

If you, for any reason, cannot register on time, please inform us via email as soon as your travel plans are confirmed. We will organize an alternative check-in timing and make sure that your delegates can get their committees on-time.

Email: empiremunc.nyu@gmail.com

We do not require attendance at our Closing Ceremony, however we encourage you to stay to show your support for other delegations and our staff! We will not give out any awards before Closing Ceremony, even if your travel plans require you to leave beforehand. We are always happy to email PDFs of certificates, however physical awards (eg. Gavels) may face significant delays in shipment. We also do not require attendance at our Opening Ceremonies, however we recommend attending for relevant messages, our guest speaker, and information about the conference.

No.

We do not require position papers. We also understand that position papers are a relevant way to prepare for a committee and often advisors make their delegates write them as a method of researching, and so we will be happy to provide feedback if you have written one.

Position Papers will not, in any capacity, contribute to awards. Please contact your Chairs directly (emails on Committee pages) if you have any further questions about specific requirements of committees.

EmpireMUNC prides itself on having committees suiting a range of delegates’ experiences! We believe we have a great slate of crisis committees to simultaneously introduce crisis procedure to beginners whilst also keeping them engaging for experienced crisis dels.

We recommend that brand new delegates engage in our many GA committees, ranging from UN bodies to Regional Bodies. We recommend your advanced delegates participate in our 3 Ad Hocs or our Non-Traditional Crisis Committee, for varying mechanics and increased competition.

Our exact procedure guide will be in our Delegate Handbook (which will be released soon).

On our instagram, our USG of Training and Head Delegate of NYU’s competitive Travel Team will be uploading videos explaining the basics of competing in Model UN, across various types of committees, and how to be a strong and competitive delegate.

We also recommend a number of websites, including BestDelegate, with more information about Model UN procedure and etiquette.

No. We have opted to discontinue Character Bios.

We will be having small character descriptions in Background Guides, as is standard in Model UN, which we believe will be enough for delegates to construct crisis arcs with. We believe that Delegates should use their imagination and creativity to make a character their own, with the description as a guideline, not a rulebook.

We will account for delegations’ responses to our Committee Preference form, spreading out delegates as much as possible over our many committees. EmpireMUNC XIII will be using CP-SAT from Google OR-Tools to handle committee assignments.

We will be accommodating requests for certain delegations about positions (eg. if a delegation wishes to have the same country/position in all GAs). We will be allowing delegations to rank committees by preference. Specific requests can be emailed to us, and we will try our best to accommodate them within reason.

Awards will be decided via a number of criteria, as determined by our Committee Staff. An awarding delegate should present strong public speaking skills, excellent diplomatic skills, and creative backroom arcs. The number of awards will vary based on committee size and type. All Delegations (over 5 delegates) will be in automatic consideration for Delegation Awards, divided by Small (<10 delegates) and Large (10+ delegates) Delegations, based on overall delegation performance.

GAs have a fairly standard award system based on bloc leadership and performance. Our crisis committees weigh backroom 60% and frontroom 40%. JCCs and our Non-Traditional Crisis will also weigh the use of the added mechanics.

The dress code for all committee sessions is Western Business Attire, and a major violation of this dress code may result in a disqualification from awards for the violating delegate.

We waive this requirement for our final committee session Sunday (not factored into awards), Closing Ceremony, and for all delegate activities. We will leave the specifics of those dress codes up to your advisors.

We expect all delegates to act appropriately throughout the duration of the conference. Any form of delegate misconduct will not be tolerated and be reported to our staff and the delegate’s advisor and appropriate action will be taken. We will be spreading anonymous report forms for inappropriate behavior and rules violations, and we always recommend bringing up your concerns to your Chairs.

For specifics about policies, please reference our Conference Policies page on our website, or email us any questions you may have.

Email: empiremunc.nyu@gmail.com

Upon losing your ID badge, please let us know immediately. You will not be allowed to re-enter any NYU buildings without it, so keep it safe for the duration of the conference. Please be actively cautious about where you keep your badges and lanyards.

We will make another ID badge for you, and will make sure you are given it as soon as possible. This may take time depending on the availability of staff members, and so losing it may mean you miss a substantial amount of a committee session. We can guarantee your replacement by the following break, but will try to make sure that it will not take that long.

Yes, as a general rule we try to keep topics appropriate enough for our youngest delegates.

Specific rules about what will be and will not be permitted in debate and written material is specified in our Content and Committee Policies page under Conference Policies. We recommend advisors (and delegates) read through these to prepare appropriately.

Yes. Every delegation must have an adult chaperone or advisor. For independent delegates, this may include a parent/guardian. The advisor/chaperone must be on-campus during the duration of the conference and contactable by email and phone at all times.

Each delegation must maintain a delegate to advisor ratio of 25:1 at the most.

It is the advisor’s responsibility in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all of their delegates. Please notify us if there are any concerns from your delegates. We encourage your delegates maintain group chats or some form of internal communication to keep in contact. Please note that NYU’s Campus extends solely to its buildings, and that virtually any outdoor area, even seemingly on-campus, is public space. Please exercise good judgement in the many public spaces around NYU.

Yes! Advisors will be allowed to step into committee rooms and observe debate given they are wearing their advisor badge and they are not disrupting debate. An extensive violation of either these may result in a request to leave the committee room. Please do not enter any backrooms, active classrooms, or Kimmel Commuter Lounge. There are a number of lounges and spaces across campus to sit down and relax at, and we will be happy to inform you of any of our recommendations.

We will not be able to email you directly about every single absence across every single committee. We will be sharing our publicly available attendance sheet which our Chairs will mark attendance on. We suggest checking this page 10-15 minutes into a committee session to ensure your delegate is in attendance. It is ultimately the responsibility of the advisor or chaperone to ensure a delegate makes it to their committees on time and we encourage having quick communication access with your delegates.

There are a variety of stations and airports servicing New York City, this is some quick advice about getting to Penn Station, and then from there to NYU’s Kimmel Center.

John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penn Station

Via Public Transport:

• Approx 45 minutes: AirTrain —> LIRR

• Approx 1 hour: AirTrain —> Subway

Via Car:

• Approx 30-45 minutes

LaGuardia Airport to Penn Station

Via Public Transport:

• Approx 45 minutes: Bus —> Subway

Via Car:

• Approx 20-35 minutes

Newark Liberty International Airport to Penn Station

Via Public Transport:

• Approx 45 minutes: AirTrain —> NJ Transit

Via Car:

• Approx 25-35 minutes

Penn Station to NYU’s Kimmel Center

Via Public Transport:

• Approx 15 minutes: A/C/E to West 4th-Washington Square; 1 to Christopher St-Sheridan Sq

Via Car:

• Approx 10-15 minutes

New York’s extensive public transportation system makes getting around incredibly easy! Google and Apple Maps both work, however we personally recommend CityMapper for the most accurate and detailed transit information! Please be aware of the direction your subway or bus is headed and for any transfers. To access the MTA, you can tap a credit/debit card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay, or purchase an OMNY card ahead of time. Make sure to plan ahead of time and feel free to ask us any questions!

EmpireMUNC is hosted at New York Universtity’s campus in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, surrounding the lively Washington Square Park, and spreads across through the West Village, Union Square, and Broadway. We highly encourage delegations to explore the area, especially if you’ve never been to New York before!

Our committees will be spread out across a number of NYU’s buildings, all within a couple minutes walk of one-another, and the specific addresses will be specified in the delegate handbook and updated on the website once finalized.

NYU is an incredibly accessible campus by public transportation! These are the closest subway stations to us, we recommend planning your route ahead of time and to accommodate the inevitably packed subways around rush hour.

Subway Stations within 10 minutes of NYU Kimmel Center for University Life:

• West 4th-Washington Square: A/C/E, B/D/F/M

• 8th St-NYU: R/W

• Christopher St-Sheridan Sq: 1

• Astor Place: 6

NYU being an open, urban campus makes getting around complicated for those unfamiliar. While NYU does have a campus map, we feel that it’s cluttered, not helpful, and borderline unusable.

In our delegate handbook (to be released), we will include direct addresses of all buildings and venues you will need to enter, as well as photos of them. 20 minutes before and after the start of the first committee session, we will have Directorate members in the near vicinity of all buildings. We will also always have a Directorate member in every building. If you are unsure about where to go, consult them.

Any app to navigate New York will help in navigating NYU.

For accommodation requests or questions pertaining to disability, please contact us via email. Accommodation requests, pertaining to a disability, technology accommodation, or anything else, should be emailed to us directly, alongside the delegate’s name. We will put a good faith effort to fulfill all requests by 11/1.

We will respond to you quickly with a confirmation that we have received your request, and update you on our ability to fulfill the accommodation request.

Email: empiremunc.nyu@gmail.com

We are not able to offer any financial assistance or fee waiver. Our delegation and per-delegate prices upon registration are final and not subject to change. This pertains to both domestic and international delegations.

We do offer hotel discounts and restaurant deals which we hope will make your stay in New York City more affordable.

Yes! All delegates and advisors, in attending this conference, may be documented either in photographic or video form, at all points throughout the conference by EmpireMUNC staff or other advisors. These may be used for Marketing purposes on behalf of EmpireMUNC.

All photos and videos taken by EmpireMUNC staff will be shared to all delegations after the conference!