The participants at SOFIMUN 2010 visit the National Museum of History of Bulgaria

Thanks to the efforts and support of Rotaract Club Sofia International, the beautiful capital of Bulgaria, Sofia became an arena for world politics for 1 week during the 3rd edition of the Sofia International Model United Nations (July 24-31 2010). The event was organized together with the SOFIMUN International Foundation and the UN branch offices in Bulgaria. The main sponsors of the event were the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (Bulgaria Office) and Hotel Hemus.

Around 200 participants from around 50 states from 5 continents for 7 days in Sofia!

You can find more on the official website: http://www.sofimun.org

The SOFIMUN International Foundation together with RAC Sofia International realised the international conference with the generous sponsorship and partnership of Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Bulgaria, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works of the Republic of Bulgaria, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Bulgaria, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Bulgaria, Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism of the Republic of Bulgaria, Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, Ministry of Environment and Water of the Republic of Bulgaria, Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Bulgaria,  Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Bulgaria, Bulgarian National Bank, Sofia Municipality, Sofia Municipality Council, UHCR to Bulgaria, UN Bulgaria, United Nations Information Services office in Vienna, Representation of the European Commission to Bulgaria, Information Bureau of the European Parliament in Bulgaria, The Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication (FJMC), FRIEDRICH EBERT FOUNDATION, Human Resources Development Centre, Embassy of the United States of America to the Republic of Bulgaria, Embassy of Hungary  to the Republic of Bulgaria, Embassy of Germany  to the Republic of Bulgaria, Embassy of Netherlands  to the Republic of Bulgaria, Embassy of Austria  to the Republic of Bulgaria, Embassy of Italy  to the Republic of Bulgaria, HOTEL HEMUS, National Palace of Culture, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY,  DEVIN, RED BULL, LORA Medical Center, Bulgarian Telegraph (News) Agency, Bulgarian National Radio, Bulgarian National Television, Information Agency “Focus”, Dnevnik.bg Newspaper, Public Republic, Media “Obshtestvo.net”, Restaurant “Matti-d”, Restaurant “Pri Yafata” (At the Yafa), Restaurant “Sky Plaza”, Club “Cabaret”, Club NAI, “PhotoGraphic”, “ABCD Consult”, “Svetu Design”, JAR Computers.

Special guests of the SOFIMUN 2010 conference were:

H.E. Mrs. Judit Lang, Ambassador of Hungary to the Republic of Bulgaria
H.E. Mr. James Warlick, Ambassador of United States of America to the Republic of Bulgaria
H.E. Mr. Matthias Hopfner, Ambassador of Germany to the Republic of Bulgaria
H.E. Mr. Gerhard Reiweger, Ambassador of Austria to the Republic of Bulgaria
H.E. Mr. Marc Michielsen, Ambassador of Belgium to the Republic of Bulgaria
H.E. Mr. Karel van Kesteren, Ambassador of Netherlands to the Republic of Bulgaria
Dr. Marc Meinardus, director of Friedrich Ebert Foundation – Bulgaria
Mr. Iain Grieve, president of Rotary Club Sofia International
Mr. Michail Sougarev, secretary of Rotary Club Sofia International
Mr. Stamen Tassev, past-president of Rotary Club Sofia International and member of the Board of Trustees of the SOFIMUN Foundation
Mr. Michayl Christov, press-officer of the Information Office of the EU Parliament to Bulgaria
Mr. Steven Johnson, DEA representative for the Balkans
Mrs. Petya Karayanev, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Mrs. Elena Atanasova, UNICEF – Office Bulgaria
Mrs. Nina Sherbetova, state expert in directorate “Social Inclusion”, Ministry of Labor of Bulgaria
Mr. Kaloyan Pargov, member of Sofia Municipality Council
Mr. Vladimir Shopov, politologist
Mr. Svetoslav Ivanov, research journalist from bTV

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