Pre-Conference Lectures

On Monday the 2nd of November, the SMUN Host Team is pleased to invite all delegates to this year’s first pre-conference lecture!

7-8 pm: Historical and Regional Introduction to Afghanistan
For the first hour of this lecture, we are proud to welcome the Secretary-General of the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, Mr. Torbjörn Pettersson, who will open our series of lectures with an introduction to the history of Afghanistan and the surrounding region.

8-9 pm: Regional Security Issues
During the second hour, we will focus on the security situation in Afghanistan and the regional security dynamics – the discussion topic of the SMUN 2009 Security Council – as we receive H.E. Ann Wilkens, President of the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, and former Swedish Ambassador to Pakistan 2003-2007, at the time also responsible for Sweden’s relations to Afghanistan.

Time: 7-9 pm on Monday the 2nd of November.
Location: Lecture room 750 at the Stockholm School of Economics.

The Host Team is planning two further pre-conference lectures, to be held on Thursday the 5th of November 6-8 pm, and Monday the 9th of November, between 7-9 pm.

The Host Team encourages all delegates to attend these lectures as part of your preparations and research for the conference, and also as your first opportunity to meet other delegates and start feeling the SMUN atmosphere!

Warm regards,

The Host Team