Chair Applications — The Global 60

01 The role

Sixty delegates.
A dais of four.

One General Assembly of sixty. One agenda: governing artificial intelligence.

What a chair does

Runs three sessions and leads the Assembly to its vote
Co-writes the Committee Background Guide
Reads every position paper before New York
Keeps sixty people moving under standard rules
Judges the four academic awards
Holds the room to diplomatic conduct

What a vice-chair does

Runs the speakers' list, timing, motions and votes
Co-writes the guide and shares the paper reading
Takes the chair when needed
Co-judges the awards

02 The practical questions

Before you
apply.

Eligibility18 or over by April 2027, with chairing or senior-delegate experience. Background screening required.
TimelineApply by 15 December 2026. Video interview if shortlisted. Decisions in January 2027.
Before New YorkThe guide, paper reading and two calls: about fifteen to twenty hours, February to March.
In New YorkAll four days with the cohort: the sessions, the vote, the awards, New York and the gala.
TermsTravel and accommodation terms confirmed in writing with the offer.
ConductChairs are staff: screening, the staff code of conduct, no alcohol around underage delegates.

Apply to chair.

Twenty to thirty minutes, in four parts. We acknowledge every application within 72 hours.

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The Global 60

Chair application

Founding Class · New York

21 – 24 April 2027

Part IParticularsWho you are and where you study or work.

Full name

Country of residence

University, school or employer

Current status

Languages you work in (optional)

Part IIThe daisYour record on the dais and on the floor.

Role preference

Conferences chaired

Your Model UN record

CV or profile link (optional)

A reference (optional)

Part IIIThe agendaThe dais carries the substance as well as the procedure.

Agenda of the General Assembly Governing Artificial Intelligence: Safeguarding Humanity, Bridging Global Divides, and Shaping Our Shared Future. Sixty delegates, three committee sessions, one framework put to the vote. Read the study guide before you answer.

Which of the five policy pillars could you moderate with the most authority?

Plan the debate. Across three committee sessions, in what order would you take the pillars, where do you expect blocs to form, and how would you bring sixty delegates to a vote on one framework? (up to 1,500 characters)

A scenario. In Session II, a bloc of technology-producing states stalls a clause on access to computing power, and a first-time delegate from an emerging economy has not yet spoken. What do you do from the chair? (up to 1,500 characters)

Part IVYour approachHow you run a room, and the declarations every chair makes.

How you would run a General Assembly of sixty (up to 2,500 characters)

I will be 18 or over on 21 April 2027. I understand that selected chairs complete background screening before working with delegates under 18. I declare that this application is my own work, that the information I have given is accurate, and that I will chair impartially.

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Chair the
General Assembly.

Sixty delegates.
A dais of four.

What a chair does

What a vice-chair does

Before you
apply.

Apply to chair.

Know the room you would run.

Chair theGeneral Assembly.

Sixty delegates.A dais of four.

What a chair does

What a vice-chair does

Before youapply.

Apply to chair.

Know the room you would run.

Chair the
General Assembly.

Sixty delegates.
A dais of four.

Before you
apply.