Who is eligible to participate in this committee?

The Second Continental Congress is run at the high-school level, which is the eligibility tier MUN PSL has set for this Paris edition.

What format should delegates expect?

The event is structured as a crisis simulation held in Paris over a single day, which means delegates should prepare for fast directive cycles rather than multi-day resolution drafting.

How accessible is the fee structure?

Registration is priced at a flat, low level for both individual and delegation entries, denominated in euros, which keeps the Paris conference within reach for school clubs operating on modest budgets.

Is prior crisis experience required?

No formal prerequisite is published, but because the committee is small and the format is crisis-based, delegates without prior crisis exposure should invest preparation time in directive writing and character research before arriving in Paris.

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Second Continental Congress by MUN PSL

Name: Second Continental Congress by MUN PSL
Start: 2026-06-13T00:00:00Z
End: 2026-06-13T00:00:00Z
Location: Paris

Paris, France · high-school

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Dates: Jun 13–2026 (day: 13)
Fee: €10
Reg deadline: TBD
Delegates: 13
Language: English
Format: In-person

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Summary

The Second Continental Congress, hosted by MUN PSL, brings high school delegates to Paris for a single-day crisis simulation. The conference revisits a foundational moment in transatlantic political history through the structured improvisation of crisis committee work, asking participants to negotiate alliances, draft directives, and respond to evolving developments under time pressure. For a Paris-based committee with a tight roster and a modest fee structure, the event reads as an accessible, high-intensity entry point into crisis-style Model UN rather than a sprawling general assembly experience. The compact format is the product here: fewer delegates, faster cycles, sharper accountability for every position taken in room.

Why this edition matters in 2026

Crisis committees teach a different muscle than General Assembly debate. Where GA work rewards bloc-building and resolution drafting over multiple days, crisis work rewards rapid information processing, written directives, and the ability to hold a character's interests under stress. A one-day Paris crisis with a small delegate count compresses that learning curve into a single sitting, which is exactly the format where ambitious high school delegates tend to make their largest jumps. The choice of subject matter also matters. The Continental Congress is a setting where every delegate holds a stake in the outcome and where the legitimacy of the body itself is contested in real time. That is unusually honest preparation for the actual diplomatic environments students will encounter later - settings where procedure, precedent, and raw political leverage are negotiated simultaneously rather than in sequence. For the Paris MUN circuit specifically, a low-cost, high-school-level crisis offering broadens the funnel. It gives students who have done committee work in school clubs a way to test themselves in a more demanding format without the travel and budget commitment of a multi-day flagship conference.

How to prepare

Delegates preparing for this committee should treat it as a crisis simulation first and a history exercise second. That means building a character brief that goes beyond the public record: known allies, private grievances, financial exposure, and the specific outcomes the character would consider a personal win or loss. Crisis chairs reward delegates who act in character even when it complicates the room, not delegates who optimise for consensus. Directive writing is the second priority. A short conference gives few opportunities to recover from a slow start, so delegates should arrive with a mental library of standard crisis moves - intelligence requests, covert actions, public communiques, resource reallocations - and the format for writing them quickly. The delegates who place in one-day crises are almost always the ones whose first directive lands within the opening session. Finally, because the committee is small, every speech and every note carries weight. There is no back row. Delegates should plan to speak early, to commit to a clear strategic posture in the first hour, and to use the compressed timeline as leverage rather than as a constraint.

Eligibility deep-dive

Level: high-school
Age: —
Team size: —
Country quota: Open

Schedule & deadlines

Conference
Jun 13, 2026 – Jun 13, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Who is eligible to participate in this committee?
The Second Continental Congress is run at the high-school level, which is the eligibility tier MUN PSL has set for this Paris edition.
What format should delegates expect?
The event is structured as a crisis simulation held in Paris over a single day, which means delegates should prepare for fast directive cycles rather than multi-day resolution drafting.
How accessible is the fee structure?
Registration is priced at a flat, low level for both individual and delegation entries, denominated in euros, which keeps the Paris conference within reach for school clubs operating on modest budgets.
Is prior crisis experience required?
No formal prerequisite is published, but because the committee is small and the format is crisis-based, delegates without prior crisis exposure should invest preparation time in directive writing and character research before arriving in Paris.

Last verified May 27, 2026 · Source: mymun.com

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