As the semester wraps up, there are many exciting opportunities available to get involved in BUIAA. It can certainly be confusing to wrap your head around all of these different opportunities and what on earth all the acronyms mean, so I’ve composed a quick rundown of the positions which are currently open, both on the BarMUN secretariat and impending spring semester vacancies which will be electing new people for.
Why get more involved in the IAA? Because it’s fun! No really, ask around. Working with a team of people toward one thing, be it a conference or the club as a whole is a great experience that you won’t regret. It builds leadership, communication, and problem solving skills, not to mention it looks awesome on a resume and can be your foot in the door for internships and jobs.
BarMUN Secretariat
Travis Cunningham is the newly elected BarMUN V SG and he is assembling a dynamo secretariat. Applications are due Sunday night at 11pm- don’t miss out.
Below are a very quick description of the current positions- feel free to reach out to Travis, the eboard, or the barmun iv secretariat for more info!
Travis’ email is: tcunning@bu.edu and the link to his Secretariat application is here.
Charge d’Affaires- Responsible for all marketing of the conference to other schools and communication for all potential and registered delegations before and during the conference.
BarMUN IV: Alexandra Solomon
Chief Crisis Coordinators (the two C3s)- These two people are effectively the chiefs of staff. responsible for the development of the conference’s substantive tracks, hiring staff for those committees, and overseeing the staff’s preparation for the conference including training and background guides.
BarMUN IV: Oriana Zoghbi and Eric Kashdan
Chief Operations Officer (COO)- Responsible for all operational aspects of barmun. This includes reserving rooms for the conference, determining the logistics of the conference, and ensuring everything runs as smoothly as possible weekend of.
BarMUN IV: Maha Kamal
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)- Responsible for managing the finances of barmun. This includes keeping budgetary records, making financial recommendations, and leading all sponsorship endevours as well as philanthropy and charity partnerships.
BarMUN IV: Aarthi Gunasekaran
Chief Information Officer(CIO)- Responsible for the creation of all material for BarMUN. Notably, this includes the BarMUN website as well as the delegate handbook in addition to other material for the conference.
BarMUN IV: Colin Rosenow
Executive Board
There are also three executive board positions up for election. More detail can be found in the constitution, but here is a quick description of each. A person must receive two nominations (this can include self-nominations) from BUIAA members to iaa@bu.edu to qualify for election. Nominations are due Wednesday, Nov 23 at 11pm.
For more information, please click here to review the constitutional requirements of each position. Feel free to reach out to the current position holders or any member of the executive board if you have any questions.
President: “El Jeffe”. Responsible for presiding over and managing the club as a whole via the executive board. Responsible for all overarching duties, ideas, and essentially anything which is not delegated to another executive board member in the constitution. (It’s a bit difficult to describe in a few sentences). Most importantly, ensure that everything possible is being at all moments to make sure that the IAA is reaching its full potential as a successful organization in relation to the general membership and BU at large.
Current: Jessica Merrell
Treasurer: Responsible for overseeing the financials of the IAA. Maintain account, monitor all deposits and withdrawals, make financial recommendations to the club, and perform audits.
Current: Colin Rosenow
Head Delegate: This is a newly created executive board-level position and this will be the first election which includes the position of head delegate. Though there are currently discussions going on as to what the exact role of the Head Del will be, but the framework will certainly include the following aspects. The Head Delegate will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the travel team ranging from playing a strong role in deciding which conferences we attend, which countries and committees we request, and which persons are selected to attend each conference. They will also oversee the training of the travel team and communications between the IAA and external conferences.
Current: Jessica Merrell
