William & Mary High School Model UN

What William & Mary High School Model UN does

William & Mary High School Model UN (WMHSMUN) is a student-run, non-profit annual conference that has hosted high school Model United Nations simulations since 1987. The 40th session, WMHSMUN XL, is scheduled for November 6-8, 2026, at the College of William & Mary's campus in Williamsburg, Virginia. The conference serves high school students interested in international affairs, debate, and diplomacy, as well as the adult sponsors (teachers, administrators, parents) who chaperone delegations. The most recent disclosed attendance figure was 700+ delegates from 50 schools across 13 states.

The conference's product offering is a three-day immersive Model UN experience organized around four committee tracks: Novice Committees (for first-time delegates with limited prior experience), General Assemblies (traditional country-representation simulations producing resolutions), Specialized Agencies (hybrid GA-crisis formats using directives), and Crisis Committees (fast-paced individual-representation committees using crisis notes). Supporting services include a Position Paper Program required for award eligibility, a MUN 101 educational resource library, and the WMHSAid financial assistance program. The organization operates on a website-based infrastructure (wmhsmun.org, Squarespace-hosted) with Google Forms handling registration; there is no proprietary technology platform.

WMHSMUN generates revenue through per-delegate registration fees ($70 during early registration, $80 during regular) and per-delegation fees ($60-$70), supplemented by $5 sponsor fees. Accommodation is contracted at the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel & Suites at $200.01/night through a partnership with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The organization is run by a 10-person undergraduate student secretariat at William & Mary under the International Relations Club, with leadership rotating annually. The International Relations Club also runs complementary MWIDMUN (middle school) and &MUN (college) conferences, creating a multi-tier educational franchise anchored to William & Mary.

Name

William & Mary High School Model UN

Legal name

William and Mary High School Model United Nations

Website

https://wmhsmun.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WMHSMUN is a student-run annual Model UN conference hosted by William & Mary's International Relations Club, serving high school delegates from 50+ schools across 13 states through novice, general assembly, specialized, and crisis committee simulations in Williamsburg, VA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Conference Services

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Model United Nations (MUN) (EDAMAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Leadership, Debate & Model UN Camps (EDAMALAK)

Keywords

• Model united nations
• High school conferences
• Diplomatic simulations
• Academic competitions
• Student governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Williamsburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Conference Registration Fees: WMHSMUN generates revenue through per-delegate registration fees ($70-80 depending on early/regular registration period) and delegation fees ($60-70). Sponsor fees of $5 per adult sponsor are also collected.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

William & Mary High School Model UN (WMHSMUN) hosts an annual high school Model United Nations conference in Williamsburg, Virginia, offering students multiple committee tracks including Novice, General Assembly, Specialized, and Crisis committees, along with pre-conference training programs. The organization operates as a student-run conference under the College of William & Mary's International Relations Club, providing delegates with simulated UN deliberation experience staffed by college-level dais members.

Product overview

WMHSMUN operates as a single annual conference (WMHSMUN XL, the 40th session) that offers four distinct committee tracks: Novice Committees (for beginners with limited experience), General Assemblies (traditional country-representation UN simulations producing resolutions), Specialized Agencies (hybrid committees using directives with crisis elements), and Crisis Committees (fast-paced individual-representation committees using crisis notes and directives). The conference also provides supporting services including a Position Paper Program requiring written submissions for award eligibility, WMHSAid financial assistance for schools and independent delegates, and MUN 101 educational resources for participant preparation. Delegates attend from over 50 schools across 13 states for the three-day November conference.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WMHSMUN Annual Conference
• Pre-Conference Training Program
• Hotel Accommodations Package

Quantifiable outcome

• Recognized as one of the best Model UN conferences in the nation by Best Delegate and All-American MUN

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Colonial Williamsburg FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWMHSMUN partners with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation to provide discounted group rates at the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel & Suites for delegates. The partnership includes shuttle service between the hotel and William & Mary campus.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Model United Nations at the University of Chicago (MUNUC): A long-running high school MUN conference hosted by University of Chicago undergraduates. Comparable in scale, college-campus setting, and committee-based programming for high school delegates.
• North American Invitational Model UN (NAIMUN): Georgetown University's flagship high school MUN conference, one of the largest and most competitive in North America. Direct peer serving high school delegates with multi-track committee programming on a college campus.
• Stanford Model United Nations (Stanford MUN): Stanford's student-run high school MUN conference. Comparable as a college-hosted, student-organized conference with multi-committee programming serving competitive high school delegations.
• Yale Model United Nations (YMUN): Yale's flagship high school MUN conference. Direct competitor in the Ivy-tier college-hosted MUN space, drawing from the same pool of well-resourced high school programs.
• ILMUNC (University of Pennsylvania): UPenn's Ivy League Model UN Conference for high school students. Direct peer with similar committee breadth, college-hosted format, and competitive draw from MUN-engaged schools nationwide.
• Harvard Model United Nations (HMUN): One of the most prestigious high school MUN conferences in the world, hosted by Harvard undergraduates. Directly comparable as a student-run, college-hosted MUN conference targeting high school delegates with multi-committee offerings.
• UC Berkeley Model United Nations (UCBMUN): A major high school MUN conference hosted by UC Berkeley students. Direct peer offering similar novice, GA, and crisis committee formats to a comparable delegate demographic.
• Columbia Model United Nations (CMUN/ChoMUN): Columbia University's high school MUN conference, comparable in structure (student-run, multi-committee, Ivy-affiliated) and directly competing for the same pool of MUN-engaged high school delegations.

Others

• Best Delegate: An industry media and ranking organization for the Model UN community. Not a competing conference but a primary information source, conference ranking publisher, and ecosystem participant that shapes reputation and demand for conferences like WMHSMUN.
• All-American Model UN: A respected MUN ranking and advisory organization recognized alongside Best Delegate as a top-tier authority on conference quality. Functions as an industry influencer and recognizer rather than a direct conference competitor, but directly shapes demand for MUN conferences.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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