{"603862":{"#nid":"603862","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Model United Nations Hosts First Collegiate Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtmun.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EThe Georgia Tech Model UN (GTMUN)\u003C\/a\u003E program hosted TechMUN this past weekend. This was the team\u0026rsquo;s first collegiate conference they\u0026rsquo;ve hosted.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGTMUN set itself apart from other conferences by being the first technology-based conference. They handled all resolutions, directives, and notes digitally using Slack, a collaboration app. \u0026quot;We wanted to use technology so that TechMUN would be one of the least logistically challenged and most environmentally friendly conferences,\u0026quot; said Secretary-General Kirthi Karunakaran.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough this was the first collegiate conference hosted by the GTMUN, they host an annual high school conference. Every year since 1998, GTMUN has hosted the GTMUN High School Conference, which is a two-day conference held during Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s fall break. This conference has grown to approximately 950 students attending from around the Southeast and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEvery year the GT students attend competitions at universities such as Georgetown University, Duke University, Emory University as well as regional conferences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Model UN (GTMUN) program hosted TechMUN this past weekend. This was the team\u0026rsquo;s first collegiate conference they\u0026rsquo;ve hosted.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Model UN (GTMUN) program hosted TechMUN this past weekend. "}],"uid":"34435","created_gmt":"2018-03-15 18:54:36","changed_gmt":"2018-03-15 18:54:36","author":"jpalacios9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"603859":{"id":"603859","type":"image","title":"GT MUN","body":null,"created":"1521139632","gmt_created":"2018-03-15 18:47:12","changed":"1521139632","gmt_changed":"2018-03-15 18:47:12","alt":"","file":{"fid":"230154","name":"DSC_0012.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_0012.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_0012.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":475282,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DSC_0012.JPG?itok=vsAR1aDj"}},"603860":{"id":"603860","type":"image","title":"GT MUN1","body":null,"created":"1521139685","gmt_created":"2018-03-15 18:48:05","changed":"1521139685","gmt_changed":"2018-03-15 18:48:05","alt":"","file":{"fid":"230155","name":"DSC_0008.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_0008.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_0008.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":423657,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DSC_0008.JPG?itok=uMBmlydh"}}},"media_ids":["603859","603860"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"144721","name":"Georgia Tech Model UN"},{"id":"169209","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts; Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJessica Palacios\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdministrative Professional II\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Ejessica.palacios@inta.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}