Announcement on the postponement of RhodesMRC 2020

Announcement on the postponement of RhodesMRC 2020

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Dear RhodesMRC Family,   With great sense of responsibility and duty towards the youth that have embraced RhodesMRC all these years and the future generations that will continue to cherish it, we are announcing the postponement of the 11th Rhodes Model Regional Co-operation 2020. Your favorite simulation will now be scheduled for the same period next year, Oct. 13-17, 2021.   After much thought and deliberations with the organizing partners, we are convinced that the COVID19 pandemic and the counter measures taken by the Greek and European Authorities, do not allow us to realize a conference at the standards and specifications we have posed and you, our participants, expect.   The Health and Safety of all those involved, participants, board members, volunteers, organizers, is of the outmost importance. Keeping in…
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Call for Board Members and Executives for RhodesMRC 2019

Call for Board Members and Executives for RhodesMRC 2019

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RhodesMRC Organizing Committee starts its preparations for the 10th Anniversary Edition of Rhodes Model Regional Co-operation 2019. Having grown from a small conference of two committees with 5 board members and 40 participants to two separate conferences of a total 650 participants, board members and staff members, RhodesMRC is taking the next step to its evolution. And in order to do so, we need the most capable and willing people to join our team! We need YOU! We are glad to open the Applications to fill in the required seats for two successful conferences in RhodesMRC 2019. Complementary to the Board Members already recruited during RhodesMRC 2018 we need to fill the following positions: Board Members for the University Edition Crisis Team for the University Edition Secretariat for the High…
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RhodesMRC 2018 receives the official support of NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division

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We are glad to announce that RhodesMRC 2018 receives the support of NATO's Public Diplomacy Division. The Public Diplomacy Division at NATO Headquarters harmonises all public diplomacy activities and coordinates communication activities NATO-wide. The overall aim of NATO’s communications activities is to promote dialogue and understanding, while contributing to the public’s knowledge of security issues and promoting public involvement in a continuous process of debate on security. Stimulating debate on NATO issues contributes to strengthening knowledge of the Alliance’s goals and objectives. One of the goals of NATO's Public Diplomacy Division (PDD) is to foster awareness and understanding of NATO, its values, policies, and activities, and to increase the level of debate on peace, security, and defense related issues. To this end, the Division conducts and supports a wide range…
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Official Call for Applications, RhodesMRC 2018

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Rhodes Model Regional Co-operation or RhodesMRC, the conference that brought to the international academic community simulations of the Union of the Mediterranean, the Black Sea Economic Co-operation, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the League of Arab States, the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation or the Organization of American States, along with simulations of the EuroAtlantic Partnership Council or the North Atlantic Council of NATO and the Council of Europe, returns, for its 9th edition, aiming to bring in Rhodes more than 700 high school students, university undergraduates, young scientists and professionals, for the most satisfying conference experience. The 9th RhodesMRC 2018 will take place in Rhodes, Greece, October 10-14, 2018, for the university edition – open to both students and graduates -, and November 08-11, 2018, for the high…
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RhodesMRC 2018 under the auspices of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Co-operation

RhodesMRC 2018 under the auspices of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Co-operation

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We are glad to announce that the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Co-operation has placed under its auspices RhodesMRC 2018 and under the auspices of its PERMIS and its head, the Secretary General, Ambassador Michael B. Christides. In his letter of support, the Secretary General, Ambassador Christides, mentions among others: «BSEC is a full-fledged intergovernmental, regional economic organization that includes 12 Member States from the wider Black Sea region (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, BuIgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federatiory Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine). BSEC has more than 20 Workirig Groups, promoting regional cooperation in the relevant fields, through the exchange of information and best practices, the promotion of joint activities and the elaboration of joint projects.» «The BSEC PERMIS attaches great importance in supporting young people's efforts to become…
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Meeting with the Austrian Ambassador in Athens, Andrea Ikic-Böhm

Meeting with the Austrian Ambassador in Athens, Andrea Ikic-Böhm

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[caption id="attachment_420" align="alignleft" width="300"] © Austrian Embassy in Athens. Michael G. Kavuklis (President of the House of Europe in Rhodes) and Andrea Ikic-Böhm (Austrian Ambassador in Athens)[/caption] During her visit to Rhodes (19/01/2018), the Austrian Ambassador Andrea Ikic-Böhm also met the President of the House of Europe in Rhodes, Founder and Head of the Organizing Committee of RhodesMRC, Mr. Michael G. Kavuklis. The Austrian Embassy is connected with the House of Europe in Rhodes in particular via the "Rhodes Model Regional Cooperation", in which young people simulate regional international organization. Ambassador Andrea Ikic-Böhm was interested in the various activities of the House of Europe and welcomed this volunteer-based initiative, which makes it possible for young people to have a direct experience of Europe. Especially the European Union, whereby Austria will…
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Announcement of the RhodesMRC Embassy program

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The Organizing Committee of the International Rhodes Model Regional Co-operation Conference is glad to announce the successful launch of its “RhodesMRC Embassy” program. After two months of preparation, the RhodesMRC Embassy program succeeded in securing the official support of an amazing number of Embassies of foreign countries in Athens. The program has the following aspects: The verbal, non-material, support of each Embassy towards RhodesMRC 2017, The spread of our call to each respective country, The possibility of RhodesMRC 2017 delegates representing one country to visit its Embassy in Athens, The cultural enhancement of the various offerings of RhodesMRC 2017. Till now the Embassies and Missions supporting RhodesMRC 2017 and participating to the RhodesMRC Embassy program, with some or all the aforementioned aspects, are: The Australian Embassy in Athens The Austrian…
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Call for Applications: Rhodes Model Regional Co-operation 2017, International Simulation Conference – October 11-15, 2017, Rhodes, Greece

Call for Applications: Rhodes Model Regional Co-operation 2017, International Simulation Conference – October 11-15, 2017, Rhodes, Greece

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The awarded and prestigious Rhodes Model Regional Co-operation or RhodesMRC returns this year with two separate editions, offering to the world academic community unique simulations of international regional organizations and the amazing experience of Rhodes, a top destination, with the experience of having served more than 1200 students from 22 countries. The 8th RhodesMRC will take place in Rhodes, Greece, October 11-15, 2017, for the university level – open to students and graduates -, and November 09-12, 2017, for the high school level – open to grades 9-12. Students, young scientists of law, political science or international relations and diplomats or just international relations “fans”, gather together in Rhodes every year to simulate the works of the organs and committees of a regional international organization, gaining valuable experience on negotiations…
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