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Participants in the 2007 Model European Union conference.
Participants in the 2007 Model European Union conference.

Several students have recently returned to campus and the New York City program from a wonderful, if wet, weekend conference in Buffalo, New York. The annual EuroSim meeting of the Trans-Atlantic Consortium for European Union Studies and Simulations was held on the campus of Canisius College from April 12-15. Hamilton College was represented by Mariam Ballout '10; Henok Alemayo '10; Priscilla Rouyer '10; Steve Sallan '09; Murtaza Jafri '08; and Elena Filekova '08. Professor Ted Lehmann, faculty advisor from the Government Department, accompanied the group.

Elena Filekova summarized the experience of the students and the simulation: "The EuroSim conference is a collaborative effort between American and European schools, where students are assigned to represent various EU member country ministers and EU officials. This year the discussion topic was EU Energy Policy and Environmental issues - the Commission proposal dealt with the green house gas emission reduction from cars and energy savings from increased building efficiency. Hamilton students held alter egos as Environmental and Energy Ministers, heads of government and members of the European Council Secretariat.

"This simulation was a great experience for all of us, because it let us engage with a very important topic not only at the European but also at the global level. We debated on behalf of our respective countries and experienced both progress and deadlock in the negotiation process. It was quite exciting to sit in a room with students from different countries and educational backgrounds, to exchange ideas and learn from each other."

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