Every conference QAS attends this year, in one place. We aim for one conference a month, hosted here in Qatar by schools including RGS, Doha College, and Oryx, plus the Qatar Foundation's own QF MUN and AWSAJ. The one international conference is in New York. There are no conferences during Ramadan or the exam periods.
Each conference takes real preparation: researching your country, writing a position paper, and practising in committee. We would rather do a few conferences well than many in a rush, so we keep to about one a month. That pace also protects the balance between MUN, schoolwork, and the rest of students' lives.
Audition and selection dates, and which conference is next, are posted on the MUN group on ManageBac and on posters around school, always ahead of time. Conference dates below are set by the host schools and can still shift.
| Conference | Dates | Open to |
|---|---|---|
| RGS | 2 to 3 October 2026 | Middle and High School |
| Doha College | 12 to 14 November 2026 | Middle and High School |
| Oryx | 10 to 12 December 2026 | To be confirmed |
| QF MUN | 26 to 29 January 2027 | To be confirmed |
| February to mid-March 2027: Ramadan (about 8 February to 8 March) and Eid al-Fitr (around 9 to 12 March), so no conferences. These dates follow the lunar calendar and are approximate. | ||
| Georgetown University | Late March 2027, one day | To be confirmed |
| AWSAJ | 16 to 17 April 2027 | Middle and High School |
| Voltaire | Early May 2027, to be confirmed | To be confirmed |
National conferences usually cost between 250 and 400 QAR each. Dates are set by the host schools and may shift. We confirm which conferences QAS attends, and who is going, each term. In April, AWSAJ here in Qatar is the option for Middle and High School students who are not travelling to New York; like QF MUN, it is a Qatar Foundation conference.
New York City, multiple venues, with opening and closing ceremonies linked to the UN Headquarters.
1 to 4 April 2027A guide to help you plan. The figures below are per person, and the total depends on how many students share a room. These are rough estimates, confirmed at registration.
| Room sharing | Approximate total per person, all in |
|---|---|
| 4 to a room | About 16,000 QAR per person |
| 2 to a room | About 20,000 QAR per person |
| Single room | About 24,500 QAR per person |
Each total is per person and covers accommodation and transfers, the flight (about 6,500 to 7,000 QAR), and the airport bus (500 QAR). Figures are rough and confirmed when you register.
A place in the ASA does not guarantee a seat in New York.
Selection for the New York delegation is competitive and runs across the whole year. New York is earned, not won in one audition. We look at five things:
| What we look at | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| Attendance | You come to ASA sessions and you are reliable. The delegation is built from the students who show up. |
| Progress | You improve across the year. We reward growth, not just where you started. |
| Motivation | You prepare between sessions, read around the topics, and take feedback seriously. |
| Skills | Speaking, research, writing, and how well you work inside a bloc. |
| Conduct | In New York you represent QAS abroad. We choose delegates we trust to carry that well. |
Show up. Improve. Prepare. Do that across the year and you put yourself in the room when the delegation is chosen. The students who treat every national conference and every ASA session as practice for New York are the ones who go.