A Note on Historical Accuracy


Greetings delegates! I am ecstatic to have finally departed the cataclysm that was 2020 and enter a new world of hope with BMUN 69. With our conference approaching, I thought it best to discuss what the dais would prefer to see in terms of historical accuracy. One of the problems this committee, and historical committees more broadly, can pose is that the dais must balance known historical factors with a plan to stimulate innovative thinking. Having deliberated, this is how we have decided to grade delegates in our committee with regard to proposed solutions.

First and foremost, our main criteria in evaluation is the quality of ideas and the breadth of knowledge underscored in your proposed solutions. In particular, for those seeking greater appraisal, the dais will search for an understanding of events that occurred after the Treaty of Paris in 1815. The historical accuracy of your character’s statements and ideas will be judged secondly.

This is not to suggest that you completely ignore the attitudes and actions of your character. We do not want to hear Metternich advocate for constitutional democracy in France or see Cardinal Consalvi push for Austrian influence in Italy. Rather, we are providing you with the latitude to drift from your character so long as you do not completely break from their established views and interests. What we hope to see are far wiser, reflective delegates at BMUN 69 than we actually got at the Congress of Vienna, acting with the benefit of hindsight. As such, the proposed solutions should seem semi-plausible for a European conference in 1814. In addition, the dais would prefer solutions that are distinct from the Viennese settlement in at least one meaningful way.


On a final note, while you may refer to events which occurred post-Vienna in unmoderated caucus, please refrain from referencing them in all other contexts while in conference (i.e. no references to them in moderated caucus, formal caucus, speakers list, etc.).


If you have further questions, send our committee and email or post a comment. We look forward to seeing you in February.


Best,

Andrew Reynoso

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