All students from Roger Williams University or participating Universities can sign up!
How long does it last?
At 9:00AM, April 10, everyone will log onto Zoom for opening ceremonies where IRO Leadership will announce the broad area of concern and provide some additional guidance on writing the policy brief and preparing the presentation powerpoint. Teams will then have 23 hours to write your policy.
When will the policy question be revealed?
The question will be revealed during the opening ceremonies.
Does it require any preparation?
You will not need to do any research before the conference. At the opening ceremonies, everyone will be provided with background information to get you started.
What kind of things should we expect? Do we have to be Political Science or International Relations Majors?
You do not need to be either a Political Science or International Relations major to attend or to do well. Members of IRO participated in a a similar competition where the broad area of concern was the South China Sea. The competition featured over 60 teams with students from every major imaginable. Some of the policy proposals that covered the broad topic were:
Increasing inter-regional trade within the South China Sea area (this might cover economics, politics, international relations, or international business)
Combating piracy in the shipping lanes throughout the South China Sea region (politics, international relations, criminal justice, or international law)
Dealing with security issues in the South China Sea (history, politics or international relations)
Strengthening international finance regulation within the South China Sea economic area (international relations, finance, international business, or economics)
Creating an intra-regional framework for disease prevention (politics, international relations, public health, or pre-medicine)
Combating over fishing of the South China Sea which creates economic, political, and environmental concerns (politics, international relations, economics, environmental science, or international business)
Regulating the exploration for oil and gas resources in the South China Sea to preserve economic and environmental flexibility (politics, international relations, international business, economics, or environmental science)
Creating a regional climate change framework (politics, international relations, international business, economics, or environmental science)
I’m interested in attending but I have a team of more or less than three, what do I do?
Submissions of three people are preferred. You still can sign up with teams that are smaller. If you are in a team smaller than 3, please let us know and we will do our best to figure something out.
How are the policies going to be judged?
Judges will be using a version of the following rubric to score the policies.
I have a question that was not answered on this website, what do I do?
RWUIPC 