Change
Is the Only Constant
by Mathavi Sankar for People’s Daily
One such notable change is
the hotel in which the conference will take place. For the past couple of
years, JHUMUNC has taken place in the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel,
which is located in downtown Baltimore, right across from the Inner Harbor. However,
this year the conference will be held at the Hilton Baltimore, an AAA Three
Diamond hotel. “The Hilton will provide a convenient and comfortable
environment for all of our delegates,” assures a JHUMUNC staff member. Delegates
and advisors will be able to enjoy contemporary accommodations 15 minutes from
the Baltimore Washington International Airport. Furthermore, delegates
will have plenty of opportunities to browse the local shops and dine at the
surrounding restaurants, including a Jimmy John's and a restaurant called The
Diamond Tavern, both of which are located within the hotel itself. The hotel
also has a well-equipped fitness center
and a large pool with a lifeguard on duty for delegates who do not want to
leave their daily workouts at home. In the spacious hotel rooms themselves,
each delegation will find unbelievably comfortable beds, luxurious furniture,
wired and wireless Internet access, a large LCD HDTV, and a safe for valuables.
Despite all these benefits, there are some disadvantages
to having the conference at the Hilton. A delegate from one of the
Quadrumvirate committees commented, “The Hilton is further away from the Inner
Harbor than the Renaissance Hotel. The Inner Harbor has so many places to shop
and eat. Before, we just had to run across the street during lunch and dinner
breaks to get any kind of food we wanted. But now we can’t.” The Inner Harbor
is approximately 7 blocks away from the hotel. Walking that distance in the single-digit
temperatures (which have become the norm lately) can be quite the struggle.
But it looks like the ever-prepared JHUMUNC staff have a
solution to that problem as well. This year, for the first time ever, JHUMUNC
will be featuring a variety of food trucks
directly outside the Hilton Hotel during the dinner breaks. Will Dorman,
JHUMUNC Chief of Staff, reports, “Various trucks will come. In my experience, as a native Baltimorean
and frequent patron of food trucks, food ranges a wide array of prices. A
common number is around $12 but there are always menu items for less and for
more than that.”
Despite all
these changes, the one thing delegates can expect to remain constant is the
quality of the conference. JHUMUNC’s philosophy is simple: to provide delegates with multiple
opportunities to engage with the field of international studies, both inside
and outside the committee room. Keep an open mind and you’re bound to have fun!
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