Transcript 6th Hwa Chong Model ASEAN Summit

24th February 2010
Pre-Summit Training Session
(Position Paper Lecture)
Agenda
What is a Position Paper?
Steps to drafting a Position Paper
Example
WHAT?
A document contain your country’s stance on
the given issue
Used to organize your research and prepare
your speeches
Prepares delegates very well for a thorough and
high level debate
WHAT?
1. Background of the Topic
2. Country Stance
3. Proposed Solution
Para 1: Background
of the Topic
Background
Main elements of the problem
Roots of these elements
Bring out examples
Para 2:Country
Stance
Country Stance
What are your national interests in the
situation?
Nation’s policies
Quotes from country leaders
Action taken by your government
Para 3:Proposed
Solution
Proposed Solution
What solutions does your country propose?
What steps would you like to see taken to deal
with the problem
Justification
Basic Country Facts
Political Structure
Cultural Factors
Geography
Economy
Natural Resource
Defence
View on World Problems
Format
Minimum length of 1 page, Maximum length of
2 pages
‘Times New Roman’ at a 10-point font size,
single spaced
Name of country you are representing: Top left
corner.
Name of your school: Top right corner.
Name of your community: At centre and
underlined
Example
Important
• Refer to your position paper when in DOUBT
• ALWAYS stick to your country stance!
• NEVER support/propose solutions that go
against your country’s policies