Conditions of Affiliation

• THIMUN-affiliated MUNs must give credit to THIMUN in their mailings, in statements to the media, and on all documentation; this also applies to web sites: a link to the THIMUN web site must be included on the front page of the web site of the THIMUN-Affiliated MUN;
• Full acknowledgement must be given, with the source clearly stated, for the use of any THIMUN materials e.g. extracts/adaptations from the THIMUN web site, the Instructional Guide or the Rules of Procedure;
• THIMUN must receive copies of all documentation relating to the THIMUN-Affiliated MUN, e.g. invitational mailings, handbooks, reports;
• Affiliated conferences are responsible for providing updated information to THIMUN;
• THIMUN-affiliated MUNs must be evaluated and accredited, at least once every three years, by a member of the THIMUN Board of Directors or a member of the THIMUN Advisory Board; arrangements must be made for this person to attend the conference;
• In the event of a change in the principal organiser of the conference, this evaluation will have to be carried out anew;
• Unless the designated member of the Board /Advisory Board is attending the conference as a participant, THIMUN-Affiliated MUNs must pay the travel/accommodation expenses of the evaluator and, therefore, need to budget for this;
• Evaluation reports must be returned to the THIMUN Office as soon as possible after the conference; a copy will be sent to the THIMUN-Affiliated MUN organisers;
• In the event of criticisms or a negative evaluation, a discussion will take place with the organisers with a view to making necessary improvements;
• All recommendations made by the evaluator should be put into practice by the conference immediately following the evaluation;
• Failure to comply with any of the above conditions may result in Affiliation being withdrawn.