THE NON-PROFIT CORPORATION

WELCOME FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Lake Erie International Model United Nations Corporation (LEIMUN) Board of Trustees would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the portion of our website that is dedicated to our non-profit corporation. LEIMUN is the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit corporation created to maintain and administer the program previously known as the Kent State Ashtabula Model United Nations Program (KSUAC-MUNC). The corporation has its headquarters in Ashtabula, Ohio. It conducts conferences and corporate events throughout Northeast Ohio.

Since its creation in 2000, LEIMUN has helped to make the conferences that they sponsor two of the most sought after Model United Conferences in the Midwest. The Northcoast High School Conference is held in late March each year. The Lake Erie College Conference is held in late October/early November each year. There have also been discussions regarding launching a third conference during the year, though which direction this conference might take has yet to be determined. Among the possibilities are an "alumni" conference that would be open open to anyone who has ever participated in one of our other conferences, a second high school conference in a different location, or a conference for younger participants.

While operating two highly sought after conferences each year is the most important thing that LEIMUN does, it is not the only thing that we do. We have also sponsored guest speakers and panel discussions on current international issues. We offer training workshops to interested high school and college Model United Nations teams. We offer this service whether team does or does not attend our conferences. We also allow our Rules of Procedure to be utilized at other conferences, e.g. UN/USA at Jefferson Area High School and the Canisius College Conference. We are always willing to consider sponsoring and/or operating other internationally themed events should they present themselves to us. 

We are also in the process of establishing a LEIMUN Scholarship Fund and seeking out a variety of mechanisms through which our organization can become a better corporate citizen.

We hope that you will read more of the information provided about our corporation. The Northcoast and Lake Erie conferences could not continue to be as successfully as they are without LEIMUN as the backbone. We hope that your interest will be piqued enough that you will consider becoming a LEIMUN Member and assisting us fulfill our mission.

James W. Bacher
Warren Matthew Buckey
Pirooz Dadbeh
Rita K. Drew
Samantha Drew

The Board of Trustees
The Lake Erie International Model United Nations Corporation