TAIMUN 12th Press 2014

Intro to the Economic and Social Council Chairs

By: Rebecca Lu, Hsinchu American School

 

     Two outstanding chairs, Bryant Chao and Victor Huang, are sharing their enthusiasm with all the delegates of this year’s ECOSOC conference.

 

     Having six Model United Nation prosperous experiences, including TAIMUN and THIMUN, Bryant Chao, a senior from the American School in Taichung, has already served multiple times as a reporter and as a delegate. However, he will be chairing for the first time in TAIMUN XII. “Since the upcoming TAIMUN will be my last MUN experience in high school,” explained Chao, “I am looking forward to have a wonderful chairing experience.” Chao also hopes to continue his MUN career when he attends college in the states. Not only is Chao interested in MUN, he is also profoundly fond of basketball since second grade. Whenever he is on the basketball court, he seeks happiness and confidence. The legendary NBA basketball player, Kobe Bryant, has been Chao’s role model throughout his lifetime. “Kobe Bryant’s persistence and tenacity on the court has always impressed me,” he remarked.

 

     On the other hand, Victor Huang, a junior from Taipei American School (TAS), will be serving as the co-chair of ECOSOC. Having traveled around the world in the past, Huang has attended eight Model United Nations conferences as a delegate and in one as a chair. Huang revels in chairing throughout the past experiences, which is why he hopes to receive another opportunity of becoming a chair in the upcoming TAIMUN XII. “I used to be extremely introverted,” explained Huang, “and MUN taught me how to speak correctly.” ­­Huang has improved his ability to communicate with others after joining the MUN society. Asked of who inspired him the most, Huang pointed to the people around him, who aren’t “far-off abstract targets that [he tries] to surpass,” but rather “people who [he interacts] with on a daily basis.” Indeed, observing friends and peers, who one can easily relate to, gradually improve motivates one much more than seeing any scientific achievement of a young genius on the news.

 

     Last but not least, the two prudent chairs concur that MUN is considered “a tremendous event." Chao believes that MUN is a phenomenal experience “to let delegates practice [their] public speeches” in front of a massive audience. In the same vein, Huang urges all delegates of ECOSOC to have fun and learn. “Although MUN is all about being serious and trying to solve the world’s problems,” reasoned Huang, “silly speeches and/or POIs should not be taboo!”