NYC Metro Model UN Conference

March 21, 2026

International Academic Competitions is pleased to announce the 2026 New York City Metro Model UN Regional Conference, which will take place at Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, NJ on March 21st, 2026!  This Conference will have both the Standard and Crisis Committee options, and is open to middle and elementary school students in grades 4-8, regardless of what state they are from, as long as they have not participated in an IAC Regional Conference in the 2025-2026 school year. Please read through the page here to learn more about how this conference is structured, and how to prepare for it.

To register, please fill out the form below. If you don’t receive a confirmation email within an hour, your registration may not have been processed and you should email ModelUN@iacompetitions.com as soon as possible.

  • Preregistration closes on February 28th at 11:59 pm EST.
  • No refunds will be given after February 28th at 11:59 pm EST.

For further information, please email the Model UN Coordinator, ModelUN@iacompetitions.com. Thank you, and we look forward to welcoming you to Houston in January!

In Person Regional Qualifying Exam (IRQE)
All students are eligible to take the In-Person Regional Qualifying Exam (IRQE) which is a free opportunity to qualify for the Regional Tournaments of the National Science Bee, the National History Bee, and the National Geography Bee.
Regional Tournaments allow students the chance to advance to the Middle & Elementary School National Championships for these competitions in May in Orlando! IRQEs are multi-subject assessments with 30 questions in each of 3 subjects, Science, History, and Geography. Students that answer at least 50% of the questions correctly in any subject will qualify for the National Science, History, and Geography Bee Regional Tournaments in that subject.

National Qualifying Exams (NQE)

At the Middle & Elementary School level, we offer 6 different National Qualifying Exams (NQEs), which are ways to qualify for other competitions at the Middle & Elementary School National Championships in May 2026. These include the following subjects:

Middle & Elementary National Qualifying Exams have 35 multiple choice questions; students may take up to 3 of these exams at a Regional Model UN Conference. Each National Qualifying Exam costs $20.

Proposed Schedule
The schedule as listed below is considered tentative and therefore may still be subject to changes due to registrations or other factors. Students looking for further guidance on the schedule or for any other questions should contact our Model UN Coordinator, Audra Dankwardt, at ModelUN@iacompetitions.com

  • 8:30 AM Doors open, Check-in Begins
  • 9:00 AM Opening Meeting – Standard Committee Session
  • 9:20 AM Standard Committee Session – Begin
  • 12:50 PM Standard Committee Session – End
  • 12:50 PM Lunch Break
  • 1:05 PM In-Person Regional Qualifying Exams/National Qualifying Exams
  • 1:40 PM Buzzer Quizzing Demonstration
  • 2:00 PM Opening Meeting – Crisis Committee Session
  • 2:20 PM Crisis Committee Session – Begin
  • 4:20 PM Crisis Committee Session – End
  • 4:25 PM Award Ceremony
  • 4:35 PM End

 

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